World Solar Challenge 2007


The 2007 World [Solar Challenge] was one of a biennial series of Solar [car racing|solar-powered car races], covering through the Australian Outback, from Darwin, Northern Territory, to Adelaide, South Australia.
In the Challenge class 19 teams started, of which 10 completed the course, and the winner was a Nuna car built by Nuon of the Netherlands. In the Adventure class 18 teams started and eight completed the course, the winner being Ashiya University of Japan.

Challenge class

RankTeamCountryDistance Time Speed
1NuonNetherlands299933:0090.87
2UmicoreBelgium299934:3688.05
3AuroraAustralia299935:1785.00
4Bochum Solar World 1Germany299941:0972.87
5Southern Taiwan UniversityTaiwan299944:0867.95
6University of TwenteNetherlands299944:4666.83
7University of MichiganUnited States299944:5566.76
8University of CalgaryCanada299951:4357.98
9University of WaterlooCanada299954:4954.70
10HeliosFrance299959:2450.80
11Solar FoxUK2719--
12SinagPhilippines2691--
13Sun SpeedFrance2002--
14University of ChileChile1862--
15Queen's UniversityCanada1345--
16Leeming Senior High SchoolAustralia 1050--
17GwawrUK740--
18HelioxSwitzerland735--
19University of MalayaMalaysia250--