1987 Pentax World Solar Challenge
The 1st edition of the World Solar Challenge
Host CountryAustralia Australia
Dates run1987
StartDarwin, Australia
FinishAdelaide, Australia
Total Distance (km)3,028
Results
WinnerUnited States General Motors
2ndAustralia Ford Australia
3rdSwitzerland Biel College of Engineering

The 1987 World Solar Challenge was the first international solar-powered car race held in Australia. It covered about 3,000 km (1,900 mi) through the Australian Outback, from Darwin, Northern Territory to Adelaide, South Australia.

The race was won by a team from General Motors with the car 'Sunraycer' ahead of entries from Ford Australia and Biel College of Engineering.[1] There were 23 entrants, however only six completed the event.[2]

Route

The World Solar Challenge runs across approximately 3,000 km from Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, to Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.

Results[2]

Rank Team Car Country Time (hr:mn) Speed (km/h)
1 General Motors Sunraycer USA 44:90 66.90
2 Ford Australia Sunchaser Australia 67:53 44.48
3 Biel College of Engineering Spirit of Biel Switzerland 69:97 42.98
4 Australian Geographic Marsupial Australia 42:14 71.00
5 Darwin Institute of Technology Desert Rose Australia 44:33 67.31
6 Chisholm Institute of Technology Desert Cat Australia 45:26 66.00

Teams from the Solar Resource Syndicate (Australia), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alarus, Chariot of the Sun (Denmark), Hoxan Corporation, Morphett Vale High School and Semiconductor Energy Lab failed to finish.

References

  1. ↑ "Honour Roll | World Solar Challenge 2023". worldsolarchallenge.org. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  2. 1 2 "Team List". 140.112.14.7. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
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