The 2007 World Solar Challenge was one of a biennial series of solar-powered car races, covering 2999km (1,863miles) through the Australian Outback, from Darwin, Northern Territory, to Adelaide, South Australia.
In the Challenge class 19 teams started, of which 10 completed the course, and the winner was a Nuna car built by Nuon of the Netherlands. In the Adventure class 18 teams started and eight completed the course, the winner being Ashiya University of Japan.
| Rank | Team | Country | Distance (km) | Time (hr:mn) | Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2999 | 33:00 | 90.87 | ||
| 2 | Umicore | Belgium | 2999 | 34:36 | 88.05 |
| 3 | Aurora | Australia | 2999 | 35:17 | 85.00 |
| 4 | Bochum Solar World 1 | Germany | 2999 | 41:09 | 72.87 |
| 5 | 2999 | 44:08 | 67.95 | ||
| 6 | 2999 | 44:46 | 66.83 | ||
| 7 | United States | 2999 | 44:55 | 66.76 | |
| 8 | Canada | 2999 | 51:43 | 57.98 | |
| 9 | Canada | 2999 | 54:49 | 54.70 | |
| 10 | Helios | France | 2999 | 59:24 | 50.80 |
| 11 | Solar Fox | UK | 2719 | ||
| 12 | Sinag | 2691 | |||
| 13 | Sun Speed | France | 2002 | ||
| 14 | 1862 | ||||
| 15 | Canada | 1345 | |||
| 16 | Australia (WA) | 1050 | |||
| 17 | Gwawr | UK | 740 | ||
| 18 | Heliox | Switzerland | 735 | ||
| 19 | 250 |
| Rank | Team | Country | Distance (km) | Time (hr:mn) | Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2999 | 32:03 | 93.57 | |
| 2 | Apollo | 2999 | 35:43 | 83.96 | |
| 3 | Southern Aurora | Australia | 2999 | 40:44 | 73.63 |
| 4 | Australia | 2999 | 44:11 | 67.88 | |
| 5 | Canada | 2999 | 46:19 | 64.74 | |
| 6 | Christine Aurora | Australia | 2999 | 46:33 | 64.42 |
| 7 | TAFE SA | Australia | 2999 | 50:52 | 58.95 |
| 8 | Japan | 2999 | 58:19 | 51.42 | |
| 9 | Towards Tomorrow | Australia | 2896 | ||
| 10 | 2719 | ||||
| 11 | HelioDet | Germany | 2517 | ||
| 12 | Solar Fern | New Zealand | 2233 | ||
| 13 | United States | 1864 | |||
| 14 | Canada | 1680 | |||
| 15 | Japan | 1675 | |||
| 16 | Canada | 1772 | |||
| 17 | Willetton | Australia (WA) | 729 | ||
| 18 | Houston HS | United States | 143 |