Editing World Solar Challenge (section)

=== 2015 ===
[[File:Stella Lux, a solar-powered family car (cropped).jpg|thumb|In 2015 [[Stella (solar vehicles)|Solar team Eindhoven]] won the Cruiser Class again with their Stella Lux "[[family car]]".]]
The 2015 WSC was held on 15–25 October with the same classes as the 2013 challenge.
[[File:World Solar Challenge 2015-Parade at Victoria Sqare in Adelaide, Australia.JPG|thumb|World Solar Challenge 2015-Parade at Victoria Square in Adelaide, Australia]]

In the Cruiser Class, the winner was once again Solar Team Eindhoven's ''[[Stella (solar vehicles)|Stella Lux]]'' from [[Eindhoven University of Technology]] in the [[Netherlands]] with an average speed of {{convert|76.73|km/h|mph|2|abbr=on}}, while the second place team was [[Kogakuin University]] from Japan who was the first to cross the finish line, but did not receive as many points for passenger-kilometers and practicality. [[Bochum]] took 3rd place this year with the latest in their series of cruiser cars.<ref>[http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/files/1492_v3_official_times_cruiser_class_display.pdf WSC 2015 Cruiser class results]</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="min-width:50em;"
! colspan=9 | Cruiser Results
|-
!Rank
!Team
!Country
!Distance (km)
!Time (hr:mn)
!Person kilometers
!External energy (kWh)
!Practicality (%)
!Final score (%)
|-
| 1 || [[Eindhoven University of Technology|TU Eindhoven]] || [[Netherlands]] || 3022 || 39:23 || 6044 || 29.68 || 84.5 || 97.27
|-
| 2 || [[Kogakuin University]] || Japan || 3022 || 37:52 ||3022 || 29.71 || 51.75 || 93.61
|-
| 3 || HS [[Bochum]] || Germany || 3022 || 48:30 || 4528 || 29.68 || 80.5 || 82.91
|-
| 4 || [[University of New South Wales|sUNSWift UNSW Sydney]] || Australia || 3022 || 54:03 || 3022 || 29.68 || 54.0 || 72.91
|-
| 5 || [[University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project|University of Minnesota]] || United States || 3022 || 58:27 || 4009 || 29.68 || 38.5 || 68.21
|-
| 6 || [[Ardingly College]] || [[UK]] ||  ||  || 0 || 12.5 || 61.75 || 42.93
|-
| 7 || [[Lodz University of Technology]] || [[Poland]] ||  ||  || 2113 || 29.83 || 63.5 || 24.19
|-
| 8 || [[Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education]] || [[Hong Kong]] ||  ||  || 896 || 29.83 || 51.5 || 21.41
|-
| 9 || [[Singapore Polytechnic]] || [[Singapore]] ||  ||  || 768 || 29.97 || 50 || 21.41
|-
| 10 || [[Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology]] || [[Indonesia]] ||  ||  || 1036 || 29.43 || 42.5 || 21.00
|-
| 11 || [[University of Tehran]] || [[Iran]] ||  || || 1161 || 29.97 || 35.75 || 20.05
|-
|}

In the Challenger Class, the team from [[Delft University of Technology]] retained the title with ''Nuna 8'' and an average speed of {{convert|91.75|km/h|mph|2|abbr=on}}, while their Dutch counterparts, the [[University of Twente]], who led most of the challenge, finished just 8 minutes behind them in second place, making 2015 the closest finish in WSC history. [[Tokai University]] passed the [[University of Michigan]] on the last day of the event to take home the bronze.<ref>[http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/files/1489_2015_bwsc_challenger_class_outright_results.pdf WSC 2015 Challenger class 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 || [[Nuna|Nuon]] || [[Netherlands]] || 3022 || 37:56 || 91.75
|-
| 2 || [[University of Twente]] || [[Netherlands]] || 3022 || 38:04 || 91.63
|-
| 3 || [[Tokai University]] || Japan || 3022 || 38:50 || 89.41
|-
| 4 || [[University of Michigan]] || United States || 3022 || 38:54 || 89.29
|-
| 5 || Punch Powertrain ([[KU Leuven]]) || Belgium || 3022 || 39:19 || 88.10
|-
| 6 || [[Stanford University]] || United States || 3022 || 41:24 || 83.14
|-
| 7 || [[GAMF Hungary]] || Hungary || 3022 || 43:04 || 79.70
|-
| 8 || Team Arrow || Australia || 3022 || 45:22 || 76.71
|-
| 9 || EAFIT-EPM || [[Colombia]] || 3022 || 46:19 || 73:29
|-
| 10 || [[University of Western Sydney]] || Australia  || 3022 || 46:51 || 72.21
|-
| 11 || [[North-West University]] || [[South Africa]] || 3022 || 47:22 || 71.70 
|-
| 12 || [[University of Toronto]] || Canada || 3022 || 47:40 || 70.91
|-
| 13 || [[University of KwaZulu-Natal]] || [[South Africa]] || 3022 || 47:53 || 70.40
|-
| 14 || GOKO High School || Japan || 3022 || 50:22 || 66.74
|-
| 15 || [[Jonkoping University]] || Sweden || 3022 || 50:36 || 66.39
|-
| 16 || [[Nagoya Institute of Technology]] || Japan || 3022 || 50:42 || 66.25
|-
| 17 || [[Principia College]] || United States || 3022 || 54:51 || 60.62
|-
| 18 || [[Kanazawa Institute of Technology]] || Japan || 3022 || 56:24 || 58.91
|-
| 19 || [[Anadolu University]] || [[Turkey]] || 3022 || 57:48 || 58.00
|-
| 20 || [[Kookmin University]] || [[Korea]] || 3022 || 60:00 || 54.78
|-
| 21 || [[University of Adelaide]] || Australia || 2292 
|-
| 22 || [[Cambridge University]] || [[UK]] || 2047
|-
| 23 || [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] || United States || 1835 
|-
| 24 || [[Beijing Institute of Technology]] || China || 1823 
|-
| 25 || [[Dokuz Eylül University]] || [[Turkey]] || 1575
|-
| 26 || [[MARA University of Technology]] || [[Malaysia]] || 97 
|-
| 27 || [[Durham University]] || [[UK]] || 0 
|-
|}

The Adventure Class was won by the Houston High School solar car team from [[Houston, Mississippi|Houston]], [[Mississippi]], United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/files/1491_v3_official_times_adventure_class_display.pdf |title= WSC 2015 Adventure class results |publisher=World Solar Challenge |date=6 November 2015 |access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="min-width:50em;"
!colspan=6| Adventure results
|-
!Rank
!Team
!Country
!Distance (km)
|-
| 1 || Houston HS || United States || 2441
|-
| 2 || [[TAFE SA]] || Australia || 1289
|-
| 3 || Liberty Christian School || United States || 1288
|}