Editing World Solar Challenge (section)

=== 2019 ===
The 2019 WSC was held from 13 to 20 October. 53 teams from 24 countries entered the competition,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/blogs/2019/06/11/charging_the_future__next_gen_dreams_to_reality|title=CHARGING THE FUTURE – NEXT-GEN DREAMS TO REALITY {{!}} World Solar Challenge 2019|website=www.worldsolarchallenge.org|access-date=16 July 2019|archive-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716102644/https://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/blogs/2019/06/11/charging_the_future__next_gen_dreams_to_reality|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=abc-2019-fire-vattenvall/> featuring the same three classes, Challenger (30 teams), Cruiser (23 teams) and Adventure.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Chasing the sun: the World Solar Challenge 2019|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2019/oct/20/chasing-the-sun-the-world-solar-challenge-2019-in-pictures|date=19 October 2019|access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref> In the Challenger class, Agoria Solar Team (formerly Punch Powertrain) won for the first time. Tokai University Solar Car Team finished in second place.<ref name=wsc-2019-agoria-win>{{cite web |title=Agoria claims first title |url=https://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/blogs/2019/10/17/agoria_claims_their_first_bwsc_title |website=worldsolarchallenge.org |publisher=South Australian Tourism Commission |access-date=13 February 2021 |language=en |date=17 October 2019}}</ref>

In the Cruiser class, Solar Team Eindhoven won their fourth consecutive title.<ref name="wsc-team-eindhoven">{{cite web |title=It's cruise control all the way for Solar Team Eindhoven |url=https://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/news/its-cruise-control-all-the-way-for-solar-team-eindhoven |website=worldsolarchallenge.org |publisher=South Australian Tourism Commission |access-date=13 February 2021 |language=en-AU |date=21 October 2019}}</ref> Despite multiple incidents on the road, Team Sonnenwagen Aachen managed to beat other teams and finished in 6th position.

Several teams had mishaps. Vattenfall was leading when their car ''Nuna X'' caught fire. The driver was uninjured, but the vehicle was destroyed. It was the first no-finish for that team in 20 years.<ref name=abc-2019-fire-vattenvall/> Others were badly affected by strong winds. 

Dutch team Twente was leading the journey at {{cvt|100|km/h}}, when their car was forced off the road by winds and rolled over. The driver was taken to hospital. Within 30 minutes team Sonnenwagen Aachen was also blown off the road north of [[Coober Pedy]], the driver was not hurt. An {{cvt|80|km/h}} speed limit was then imposed by event officials, lifted when conditions improved. The day before, wind damage to solar panels put the team from Western Sydney University out of the challenge. The driver of ''Agoria'' from Belgium escaped injury when their vehicle was "uprooted" at 100 km/h (62 mph) by severe winds, but still went on to win the Challenger class.<ref name="abc-2019-fire-vattenvall">{{cite news |last1=Slessor |first1=Camron |last2=Campbell |first2=Claire |title=Leading car at World Solar Challenge bursts into flames forcing team Vattenfall out of challenge |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-17/solar-challenge-leading-vehicle-bursts-into-flames/11611112 |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=17 October 2019 |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name="abc-2019-windy">{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Claire |last2=Opie |first2=Rebecca |title=Two cars blown off road during World Solar Challenge near Coober Pedy |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-16/solar-car-rollover-in-world-solar-challenge/11607152 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=13 February 2021  |date=16 October 2019 |language=en-AU}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="min-width:50em;"
! colspan=6 | Challenger results
|-
| '''Rank''' || '''Team''' || '''Car name''' || '''Country''' || '''Distance''' (km) || '''Average speed''' ((km/h))
|-
| 1 || Agoria Solar Team || Bluepoint || Belgium || 3019&nbsp;km || 86.6&nbsp;km/h
|-
| 2 || Tokai University Solar Car Team || Tokai Challenger || Japan || 3019&nbsp;km || 86.1&nbsp;km/h
|-
| 3 || University of Michigan Solar Car Team || Electrum || USA || 3019&nbsp;km || 79.6&nbsp;km/h
|-
| 4 || Top Dutch Solar Racing || Green Lightning || Netherlands|| 3019&nbsp;km || 78.4&nbsp;km/h
|-
| 5 || Kogakuin University Solar Team || Kute Eagle || Japan || 3019&nbsp;km || 72.1&nbsp;km/h
|-
| 6 || Team Sonnenwagen Aachen e.V. || Covestro Sonnenwagen || Germany|| 3019&nbsp;km || 71.8&nbsp;km/h
|-
| 7 || Antakari Solar Team || INTIKALLPA V|| Chile|| 3019&nbsp;km || 66.9&nbsp;km/h
|-
| 8 || Nagoya Institute of Technology Solar Racing || Horizon Ace || Japan|| 3019&nbsp;km || 66.5&nbsp;km/h
|-
| 9 || Eclipse || Eclipse X || Canada || 3019&nbsp;km || 65.1&nbsp;km/h
|-
| 10 || JU Solar Team || Axelent || Sweden|| 3019&nbsp;km || 64.6&nbsp;km/h
|-
| 11 || Blue Sky Solar Racing || Viridian|| Canada || 3019&nbsp;km || 63.2&nbsp;km/h
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="min-width:50em;"
! colspan="6" | Cruiser results
|-
| '''Rank''' || '''Team''' || '''Country''' || '''Stages completed''' || '''Score'''
|-
| 1 || Solar Team Eindhoven || Netherlands || 3 || 111.7 
|-
| 2 || sUNSWift UNSW Sydney|| Australia || 3 || 56.1
|-
| 3 || IVE Engineering Solar Car Team || Hong Kong || 3 || 44.2
|-
| 4 || SolarCar-Team Hochschule Bochum || Germany || 1 || 48.4
|-
| 5 || Sun Shuttle || China || 1 || 17.4
|-
| 6 || University of Minnesota || USA || 1 || 14.6
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="min-width:50em;"
! colspan="6" | Adventure results
|}