Editing World Solar Challenge (section)

=== 2021 ===
In response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia]] the WSC closed entries three months earlier than normal, on 18 December 2020. They were then to "… review all current government measures relating to social distancing, density and contact tracing, international travel restrictions and isolation requirements."<ref name="wsc-covid-response" /> On 12 February 2021, the South Australian Government confirmed the cancellation of the 2021 staging of the event. While the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] was not explicitly cited as the reason, the "complexities of international border closures" affecting Australia at the time appear to be the primary reason for the event's cancellation. The same statement also noted the next event would take place in October 2023 - at least 962 days from the date of announcement, and resulting in a four-year gap between events.<ref name=wsc-'21-cancel>{{cite web |title=2021 CHALLENGE UPDATE |url=https://worldsolarchallenge.org/news/2021-challenge-update |website=worldsolarchallenge.org |publisher=South Australian Tourist Commission |access-date=13 February 2021 |language=en-AU |date=12 February 2021 |quote=The 16th edition of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge will not go ahead from 22-30 October this year.}}</ref> Registered teams should receive a full refund of all fees.<ref name="wsc-covid-response">{{cite web |title=COVID-19 and the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge |url=https://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/news/covid-19-and-the-bridgestone-world-solar-challenge |website=worldsolarchallenge.org |publisher=South Australian Tourism Commission |access-date=13 February 2021 |language=en-AU |date=7 October 2020}}</ref>