# World Solar Challenge 2001

The 2001 World Solar Challenge was one of a biennial series of solar-powered car races, covering about 3,000 km (1,900 mi) through the Australian Outback, from Darwin, Northern Territory to Adelaide, South Australia. The winner was a Nuna "Alpha Centauri" car built by Nuon of the Netherlands.

## Results

| Rank | Car No | Team | Car Name | Class | Country | Date In | Time In | Distance (km) | Total Time (HH:MM) | Avg Speed (km/h) |
| 1 | 3 | Nuna | Nuna | Development | Netherlands | Nov 21 | 17:09 | 2997.8 | 32:39 | 91.81 |
| 2 | 101 | Aurora Vehicle Association | Aurora | Development | Australia | Nov 22 | 08:43 | 2997.8 | 33:13 | 90.26 |
| 3 | 2 | University of Michigan | M-Pulse | Development | United States | Nov 22 | 09:49 | 2997.8 | 34:19 | 87.37 |
| 4 | 142 | University of Missouri-Rolla | SolarMiner III | Development | United States | Nov 22 | 13:14 | 2997.8 | 37:44 | 79.45 |
| 5 | 100 | Queens University | Mirage | Production | Canada | Nov 22 | 13:43 | 2997.8 | 38:13 | 78.45 |
| 6 | 77 | University of Tamagawa(Team A) | White Dolphin | Production | Japan | Nov 22 | 14:53 | 2997.8 | 39:23 | 76.12 |
| 7 | 10 | Lake Tuggeranong College | Spirit of Canberra | Production | Australia | Nov 22 | 16:07 | 2997.8 | 40:37 | 73.81 |
| 8 | 15 | Northern Territory University | Desert Rose | Development | Australia | Nov 22 | 16:22 | 2997.8 | 40:52 | 73.36 |
| 9 | 33 | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | KIT Golden Eagle | Development | Japan | Nov 22 | 17:03 | 2997.8 | 41:33 | 72.14 |
| 10*** | 4 | Solar Motion | SoMo | Development | United States | Nov 23 | 09:07 | 2997.8 | 42:37 | 70.35 |
| 11 | 52 | University of New South Wales | Sunswift II | Development | Australia | Nov 23 | 10:01 | 2997.8 | 43:31 | 68.89 |
| 12 | 88 | University of Tamagawa(Team B) | Dolphin | Production | Japan | Nov 23 | 10:32 | 2997.8 | 44:02 | 68.08 |
| 13 | 11 | Tokai University | Tokai Spirit 2001 | Production | Japan | Nov 23 | 10:51 | 2997.8 | 44:21 | 67.59 |
| 14 | 12 | University of Toronto Blue Sky | Faust | Development | Canada | Nov 23 | 10:56 | 2997.8 | 44:26 | 67.47 |
| 15 | 24 | University of Waterloo | Midnight Sun VI | Development | Canada | Nov 23 | 10:57 | 2997.8 | 44:27 | 67.45 |
| 16 | 41 | South Bank University | Mad Dog 3 | Production | UK | Nov 23 | 13:28 | 2997.8 | 46:58 | 63.83 |
| 17 | 55 | Ashiya University | Sky-Ace Tiga | Production | Japan | Nov 23 | 14:49 | 2997.8 | 48:19 | 62.05 |
| 18 | 5 | AGU Solar Car Project | AGU Aglaia | Stock | Japan | Nov 23 | 14:52 | 2997.8 | 48:22 | 61.98 |
| 19 | 67 | Tokyo Salesian Polytechnic | Ikuei Neo II | Production | Japan | Nov 23 | 14:58 | 2997.8 | 48:28 | 61.86 |
| 20 | 59 | Helios | Helios 2-001 | Development | France | Nov 24 | 09:18 | 2997.8 | 51:48 | 61.26 |
| 21 | 26 | South Australia Solar Car Consortium | Ned | Stock | Australia | Nov 24 | 10:13 | 2997.8 | 52:23 | 57.23 |
| 22 | 17 | Solehada | Solelhada | Stock | France | Nov 24 | 10:43 | 2997.8 | 53:13 | 56.33 |
| 23 | 51 | Mannum Highschool | Christine | Production | Australia | Nov 26 | 16:17 | 2997.8 | 89:17 | 34.94 |
| 24 | 2001 | Team of Kirenjaku | Kirenjaku Mini | Production | Japan | Nov 27 | 13:27 | 2531.6 | | |
| 25 | 6 | Sungroper Solar Car Association | Sungroper | Stock | Australia | Nov 26 | 17:03 | 2301.5 | | |
| 26 | 13 | Kormilda College | Towards Tomorrow | Stock | Australia | Nov 26 | 11:34 | 2257.3 | | |
| 27 | 4740 | Team Ornithorhychus | Ornithorhychus | Stock | Australia | Nov 26 | 12:35 | 2063.8 | | |
| 28 | 50 | Burdekin Highschool | Spirit of Burdekin | Stock | Australia | Nov 26 | 12:48 | 2008.6 | | |
| 29 | 62 | South Australia Solar Car Consortium | Kelly | Production | Australia | Nov 23 | 15:31 | 1819.7 | | |
| 30 | 7 | Vehicle Solaire Neo-Caledonien | Defi Solaire | Production | New Caledonia | Nov 25 | 12:35 | 1531.0 | | |
| | 75 | Hutt Valley High School | Hutt Valley | Stock | New Zealand | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn |
| | 21 | HelioDet | Heliodet 5 | Stock | Germany | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn |
| | 42 | Southern Cross College | Southern Exposure | Stock | Australia | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn |
| | | Greenfleet | Honda Insight | Demonstration | Australia | | | 2997.8 | | |
| | 2500 | Biel | Spirit of Biel | Demonstration | Switzerland | | | 2997.9 | | |
| | 53 | Honda Australia | Insight | Demonstration | Australia | | | 2997.9 | | |
| | 18 | Annesley College | EOS Spirit of Unley | Demonstration | Australia | | | 2997.9 | | |
| ***Solar Motion was originally recorded arriving in 4th place at 12:07 on Nov 22, but was later penalized |||||||||||