Oct.15, Event has been closed with Street parade and Award ceremony - 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge Report (12)
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On this day, street parade and award ceremony took place in Adelaide and the solar car race that lasted for about 1 week ended.
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Solar cars lined up at Victoria Square in Adelaide from the morning.
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BMW i3 equipped with Bridgestone “ECOPIA EP500” tires led the street parade followed by solar cars.
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In the afternoon, award ceremony was held at Adelaide Convention Centre.
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In Challenger Class, Nuon Solar Team from the Netherlands won three consecutive championships in 2013, 2015, and 2017.
(For official results)
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University of Michigan Solar Car Team from the United States is at the second.
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Punch Powertrain Solar Team from Belgium places third.
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Solar Team Eindhoven from the Netherlands won the Cruiser Class in two consecutive races.
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HS Bochum SolarCar-Team from Germany won the second.
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Clenergy Team Arrow from Australia came in third.
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The 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge was over, however, Bridgestone continues to encourage developments of environmental technologies and support people’s challenge in various ways.
Dream bigger and Go farther!