Editing World Solar Challenge (section)

=== 2009 ===
[[File:BOcruiser 3.jpg|thumb|In 2009, the [[PowerCore SunCruiser#Race|BO-Cruiser prototype]] from [[Bochum]] (Germany) stood out by a more practical, real world design, sporting 4 wheels and multiple seats]]
{{Main|World Solar Challenge 2009}}
The 2009 WSC was won by the "[[Tokai Challenger]]", built by the [[Tokai University]] Solar Car Team in Japan with an average speed of {{convert|100.54|km/h|mph|2|abbr=on}}. The longtime reigning champion Nuon Solar Team's ''Nuna 5'' finished in second place.<ref>[http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/files/70_history_results-to-date.pdf WSC 2009 results]</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="min-width:50em;"
! colspan=6 | Challenger results
|-
!Rank
!Team
!Country
!Distance (km)
!Time (hr:mn)
!Speed (km/h)
|-
| 1 || [[Tokai University]] || Japan || 3021 || 29:49 || 100.54
|-
| 2 || [[Nuna|Nuon]] || [[Netherlands]] || 3021 || 32:38 || 91.88
|-
| 3 || [[University of Michigan]] || United States || 3021 || 33:08 || 90.49
|-
| 4 || [[University of New South Wales]] || Australia || 3021 || 39:18 || 76.28
|-
| 5 || [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] || United States || 3021 || 40:41 || 73.70
|-
| 6 || [[Aurora Solar Car|Aurora]] || Australia || 3021 || 42:20 || 70.82
|-
| 7 || [[Principia College]] || United States || 3021 || 43:23 || 69.11
|-
| 8 || [[University of Twente]] || [[Netherlands]] || 3021 || 44:53 || 66.80
|-
| 9 || [[Bochum]] Solar World 1 || Germany || 2896
|-
| 10 || [[Stanford University]] || United States || 2719
|-
| 11 || [[Nanyang Technological University]] || [[Singapore]] || 1953
|-
| 12 || [[Bochum]] Bo Cruiser || Germany || 1850
|-
| 13 || Belenos || France || 1645
|-
| 14 || [[University of Cambridge]] || [[UK]] || 1616
|-
| 15 || [[Sakarya University]] || [[Turkey]]  || 1437
|-
| 16 || [[Istanbul Technical University]] || [[Turkey]]  || 1380
|-
| 17 || Heliox || Switzerland || 1042
|-
| 18 || Leeming HS || Australia  || 950
|-
| 19 || Willetton HS || Australia  || 906
|-
| 20 || Umicore || Belgium || 380
|-
| 21 || [[Polytechnique Montreal]] || Canada || 287
|-
| 22 || Uniten Solar Ranger Team || [[Malaysia]] || 250
|-
| 23 || [[McMaster University]] || Canada || 146
|-
| 24 || [[École de technologie supérieure|ETS]] || Canada || 96
|}

The [[UNSW Sunswift|Sunswift]] IV built by students at the [[University of New South Wales]], Australia was the winner of the Silicon-based Solar Cell Class, while Japan's [[Osaka Sangyo University]]'s ''OSU Model S'' won the Adventure class.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="min-width:50em;"
! colspan=6 | Adventure results
|-
!Rank
!Team
!Country
!Distance (km)
!Time (hr:mn)
!Speed (km/h)
|-
| 1 || OSU || Japan || 3021 || 34:45 || 86.27
|-
| 2 || Southern [[Aurora Solar Car|Aurora]] || Australia || 3021 || 44:17 || 67.71
|-
| 3 || Goko HS || Japan || 2719 || || 61.77
|-
| 4 || Helios || France || 2719 || || 58.31
|-
| 5 || SolarShop Kelly || Australia  || 2217
|-
| 6 || Towards Tomorrow || Australia  || 1156
|-
| 7 || CPDM || [[Malaysia]] || 514
|}