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=== 2007 === {{Main|World Solar Challenge 2007}} The 2007 WSC saw the Dutch Nuon Solar team score their fourth successive victory with ''Nuna 4'' in the Challenge Class, averaging {{convert|90.07|km/h|mph|2|abbr=on}} under the new, more restrictive rules, while the [[Belgium|Belgian]] Punch Powertrain Solar Team's ''Umicar Infinity'' placed second.<ref>[http://www.twikeklub.ch/images/1_2007_Final_Results.pdf WSC 2007 results]</ref> The Adventure Class was added this year, run under the old rules, and won by Japanese Ashiya team's ''Tiga''. {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="min-width:50em;" ! colspan=6 | Challenge results |- !Rank !Team !Country !Distance (km) !Time (hr:mn) !Speed (km/h) |- | 1 || [[Nuna|Nuon]] || [[Netherlands]] || 2999 || 33:00 || 90.87 |- | 2 || Umicore || Belgium || 2999 || 34:36 || 88.05 |- | 3 || [[Aurora Solar Car|Aurora]] || Australia || 2999 || 35:17 || 85.00 |- | 4 || [[Bochum]] Solar World 1 || Germany || 2999 || 41:09 || 72.87 |- | 5 || [[Southern Taiwan University]] || [[Taiwan]] || 2999 || 44:08 || 67.95 |- | 6 || [[University of Twente]] || [[Netherlands]] || 2999 || 44:46 || 66.83 |- | 7 || [[University of Michigan]] || United States || 2999 || 44:55 || 66.76 |- | 8 || [[University of Calgary]] || Canada || 2999 || 51:43 || 57.98 |- | 9 || [[University of Waterloo]] || Canada || 2999 || 54:49 || 54.70 |- | 10 || Helios || France || 2999 || 59:24 || 50.80 |- | 11 || Solar Fox || [[UK]] || 2719 |- | 12 || Sinag || [[Philippines]] || 2691 |- | 13 || Sun Speed || France || 2002 |- | 14 || [[University of Chile]] || [[Chile]] || 1862 |- | 15 || [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queens University]] || Canada || 1345 |- | 16 || Leeming HS || Australia || 1050 |- | 17 || Gwawr || [[UK]] || 740 |- | 18 || Heliox || Switzerland || 735 |- | 19 || [[University of Malaya]] || [[Malaysia]] || 250 |} The Japanese Ashiya team's ''Tiga'' won the Adventure Class, run under the old rules, with an average speed of {{convert|93.53|km/h|mph|2|abbr=on}}. {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="min-width:50em;" ! colspan=6 | Adventure results |- !Rank !Team !Country !Distance (km) !Time (hr:mn) !Speed (km/h) |- | 1 || [[Ashiya University]] || Japan || 2999 || 32:03 || 93.57 |- | 2 || Apollo || [[Taiwan]] || 2999 || 35:43 || 83.96 |- | 3 || Southern [[Aurora Solar Car|Aurora]] || Australia || 2999 || 40:44 || 73.63 |- | 4 || [[University of New South Wales|sUNSWift UNSW Sydney]] || Australia || 2999 || 44:11 || 67.88 |- | 5 || [[University of Toronto]] || Canada || 2999 || 46:19 || 64.74 |- | 6 || Christine Aurora || Australia || 2999 || 46:33 || 64.42 |- | 7 || TAFE SA || Australia || 2999 || 50:52 || 58.95 |- | 8 || [[Salesian Polytechnic University]] || Japan || 2999 || 58:19 || 51.42 |- | 9 || Towards Tomorrow || Australia || 2896 |- | 10 || [[University Tech Malaysia]] || [[Malaysia]] || 2719 |- | 11 || HelioDet || Germany || 2517 |- | 12 || Solar Fern || New Zealand || 2233 |- | 13 || [[Stanford University]] || United States || 1864 |- | 14 || [[University of Western Ontario]] || Canada || 1680 |- | 15 || [[Hachinohe Institute of Technology]] || Japan || 1675 |- | 16 || [[Polytechnique Montreal]] || Canada || 1772 |- | 17 || Willetton || Australia || 729 |- | 18 || Houston HS || United States || 143 |}
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