Hong Kong’s VTC Solar Car Team, with their Sophie, took victory in the Cruiser category of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.
The last one was a day of wild weather as teams at times battled wind gusts and driving rain. After a delayed start due to weather conditions, drivers and their support crews set off on the final stages of the 2025 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.
Congratulations to the VTC Solar Car Team from Hong Kong who are now celebrating their Cruiser Class victory, as the aerodynamic Sophie 8X cruised to the Adelaide finish line at 11.29.56 am this morning. In what was a closely contested battle for line honours, Estonia’s Solaride in their solar electric Solaride III Enefit, crossed in second place, just four minutes behind.
Also celebrating, Italy’s Onda Solare from the University of Bologna, is on the outskirts of Adelaide and is on track to cross in 3rd place. Taiwan’s Apollo IX Plus is expected later this afternoon. Australia’s Sunswift in Sunswift 7 and Deakin University’s DUST are doing their best to cross the finish line before the 5.45pm cut off time tonight.
Event Ambassador Chris Selwood AM congratulated the VTC Solar Team on their victory and commitment to the green to the mainstream Cruiser Class with design features you can expect to see in our driving future.
What a credit to this team. In 2023 they finished in the non-competitive class. Now in 2025, they’ve returned to win the Cruiser Cup,’ Chris said.
In the Toyota Challenger Class – Hungary’s Neumann reached Adelaide this morning at 11.11 am in 10th position followed by Sweden’s Chalmers and Swiss team a Centauri, in 11th and 12th position just six minutes apart. Remaining challengers expected today include Japan’s Kogakuin, Osaka, and Wakayama and South Korea’s SNU.
Final Classification Cruiser Class
- 1° 25 VTC Last Control Stop Adelaide Time in 2025-08-29 11:29:56 Speed 68.7 km/h
- 2° 66 Solaride Last Control Stop Adelaide Time in 2025-08-29 11:34:00 Speed 68.6 km/h
- 3° 59 Onda Solare Last Control Stop Adelaide Time in 2025-08-29 14:31:05 Speed 64.3 km/h
- 4° 95 Apollo Last Control Stop Port Augusta Time in 2025-08-29 11:40:35 Speed 60.8 km/h
- 5° 11 Sunswift Last Control Stop Port Augusta Time in 2025-08-29 11:45:38 Speed 60.7 km/h
- 6° 67 DUST Last Control Stop Port Augusta Time in 2025-08-29 12:26:36 Speed 59.8 km/h
- 7° 35 Minnesota Last Control Stop Barrow Creek Time in 2025-08-26 14:40:52 Speed 52.2 km/h
- 8° 24 Archimede Last Control Stop Darwin Time in 2025-08-24 08:00 Speed 0.0 km/h
Source: World Solar Challenge
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