Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2025
The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge gives teams the chance to build a solar car and race it across Australia, inspiring the world in sustainable mobility.
Since 2001, the team of Delft students has participated in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia. In 2025, Team Nuna 13 will be at the starting line, aiming to bring the world title back to Delft once again.
This year, the Challenge takes place from August 24 to 31, two months earlier than usual. This means the team has two months less preparation time to design and build the solar car. The race starts in Darwin and finishes in Adelaide, on Australia’s southern coast, taking participants over a 3,000-kilometer journey through the challenging outback.
With the race held in a different season, temperatures are expected to be milder, and cloud cover is likely to increase. This could pose extra challenges, especially in Adelaide, as solar cars rely on sunlight to perform efficiently. These conditions add an extra layer of difficulty for the ambitious team.
Despite these challenges, the students are determined to give it their all to bring the victory back to Delft once more.
More information about the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge: worldsolarchallenge.org
