AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (May 12, 2025) – Three talented high school students are the winners of the 2025 Stellantis Drive for Design contest. 

Beginning in mid-March, the Stellantis North America design team called upon high school students from around the U.S. to enter the 13th annual contest and to create their dream Chrysler brand vehicle. Close to 30 eligible students shared sketches of their personal vision of a future Chrysler vehicle.

The three student winners of the 2025 Drive for Design contest are:

  • First place – Ryan Panizzoli, 11th grade, Michigan
  • Second place – Felix Bucaro, 11th grade, Wisconsin
  • Third place – Owen Bronson, 11th grade, Michigan  

“Judging the entries this year was a huge challenge for the team, as we had to choose between some outstanding sketches that showed a ton of effort and focus. I’d like to congratulate the winners for sharing and showing off their talents and creativity at such a young age.”

– Mark Trostle, head of Ram Truck and Mopar design for Stellantis

In addition to the summer design internship in the Ram Truck design studio, grand-prize winner Ryan Panizzoli will also receive:

  • Apple iPad Pro and Apple Pencil
  • Featured post on Stellantis North America social media channels
  • Invitation to serve as a student judge at the prestigious EyesOn Design car show at Ford House in Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Prizes for the second- and third-place finishers include:

  • Apple iPad Pro and Apple Pencil
  • Virtual networking opportunity with the Stellantis design team
  • Featured post on Stellantis North America social media channels
  • Invitation to serve as a student judge at the prestigious EyesOn Design car show at Ford House in Grosse Pointe, Michigan
  • Scholarship to College for Creative Studies three-week Precollege Summer Experience “Transportation Design” program in Detroit, Michigan, July 13 – August 2, 2025

The storied Chrysler brand marks its 100th anniversary in 2025. In addition to creating groundbreaking technologies and achieving various engineering feats throughout its first century, the brand has produced some of the most iconic American automotive designs known the world over.

Notable Drive for Design winners from past contests include:

  • 2024 winner: Rohan Seiber (Portola Valley, California), former intern
  • 2016 winner: Ben Treinen (Loveland, Ohio), Ram Truck Interior Design Studio employee
  • 2015 winner: Dongwon Kim (Cupertino, California), former employee and intern
  • 2023 winner: Rocco Morales (Northville, Michigan), first high school student intern
  • 2021 winner: Vincent Piaskowski (Birmingham, Michigan), former intern
  • 2020 winner: Job Skandera (Santa Rosa, California), former intern
  • 2019 winner: Max Cooper (Miami, Florida), former intern
  • 2015 winner: Josh Blundo (Moultonborough, New Hampshire), former intern
  • 2014 winner: Alex Fischer (Rochester, Michigan), former intern