Bridgestone World Solar Challenge on its way to Darwin

The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge is gearing up and returning to the bitumen, after a four-year hiatus from hosting teams on Australian soil.

The world’s largest and most prestigious solar car event challenges secondary and tertiary students from more than 20 countries to undertake the 3000km journey from Darwin to Adelaide, travelling through iconic Australian landscapes in their self-engineered and designed solar-powered vehicles.

Back to its traditional Sunday start, the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge will begin 22 October 2023, and conclude in Adelaide on Sunday 29 October.

Event Director Chris Selwood said the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge was preparing for a busy lead-up to the challenge with a range of events to be announced.

“Without giving too much away as yet, the exciting live program of events we will be announcing in the coming months to celebrate the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge return, will be able to be enjoyed by more people in both Darwin and Adelaide with the inclusion of the two weekends,” Chris said.

To find out more visit https://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/