World Solar Challenge 2009

The 2009 World Solar Challenge was one of a biennial series of solar-powered car races, covering 3,021 km (1,877 mi) through the Australian Outback, from Darwin, Northern Territory to Adelaide, South Australia.

In the Challenge class 24 teams started, of which eight completed the course, and the winner was Tokai University of Japan. In the Adventure class seven teams started and two completed the course, the winner being Osaka Sangyo University also of Japan.

Challenge class

Rank Team Country Distance (km) Time (hr:mn) Speed (km/h)
1Tokai UniversityJapan302129:49100.54
2NuonNetherlands302132:3891.88
3University of MichiganUnited States302133:0890.49
4University of New South WalesAustralia302139:1876.28
5Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States302140:4173.70
6AuroraAustralia302142:2070.82
7Principia CollegeUnited States302143:2369.11
8University of TwenteNetherlands302144:5366.80
9Bochum Solar World 1Germany2896
10Stanford UniversityUnited States2719
11Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore1953
12Bochum Bo CruiserGermany1850
13BelenosFrance1645
14University of CambridgeUK1616
15Sakarya UniversityTurkey1437
16Istanbul UniversityTurkey1380
17HelioxSwitzerland1042
18Leeming HSAustralia950
19Willetton HSAustralia906
20UmicoreBelgium380
21Polytechnique MontrealCanada287
22Uniten Solar Ranger TeamMalaysia250
23McMaster UniversityCanada146
24ETSCanada96

Adventure class

Rank Team Country Distance (km) Time (hr:mn) Speed (km/h)
1Osaka Sangyo UniversityJapan302134:4586.27
2Southern AuroraAustralia302144:1767.71
3Goko HSJapan271961.77[note 1]
4HeliosFrance271958.31[note 1]
5SolarShop KellyAustralia2217
6Towards TomorrowAustralia1156
7CPDMMalaysia514

Note

  1. Tiebreaker

References


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