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| Above: | 1987 Pentax World Solar Challenge |
| Subheader: | The 1st edition of the World Solar Challenge |
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| Label1: | Host Country |
| Data1: |  Australia |
| Label2: | Dates run |
| Data2: | 1987 |
| Label3: | Start |
| Data3: | Darwin, Australia |
| Label4: | Finish |
| Data4: | Adelaide, Australia |
| Label6: | Total Distance (km) |
| Data6: | 3,028 |
| Header7: | Results |
| Label8: | Winner |
| Data8: |  General Motors |
| Label9: | 2nd |
| Data9: | Ford Australia |
| Label10: | 3rd |
| Data10: | Biel College of Engineering |
The 1987 World Solar Challenge was the first international solar-powered car race held in Australia. It covered about 3,000 km (1,900 mi) through the Australian Outback, from Darwin, Northern Territory to Adelaide, South Australia.
The race included 23 teams and was won by a team from General Motors with the car 'Sunraycer' ahead of entries from Ford Australia and Biel College of Engineering.[1] The race included a time deadline. Of the 23 entrants, six completed the full course, with others' completion points were noted in order at their location at the time of the race end time. A few teams chose to continue to Adelaide afterwards, with one team from Japan completing the course in a month.[2]
The World Solar Challenge runs across approximately 3,000 km from Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, to Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.
| Rank | Team | Car | Country | Time (hr:mn) | Speed (km/h) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Motors | Sunraycer | USA | 44:90 | 66.90 | |
| 2 | Ford Australia | Sunchaser | Australia | 67:53 | 44.48 | |
| 3 | Biel College of Engineering | Spirit of Biel | Switzerland | 69:97 | 42.98 | |
| 4 | Australian Geographic | Marsupial | Australia | 42:14 | 71.00 | |
| 5 | Darwin Institute of Technology | Desert Rose | Australia | 44:33 | 67.31 | |
| 6 | Chisholm Institute of Technology | Desert Cat | Australia | 45:26 | 66.00 |