World Solar Challenge 1987
In the inaugural World Solar Challenge event the successful finishers covered 3005km. The Ford Australia (now Aurora) team came second overall behind the overall winner from General Motors.
Race Results
| Placing | Team | Car | Origin | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | General Motors | SunRaycer | USA | 44:54 h:m | 66.92 km/h |
| 2nd | Ford Australia | Sunchaser | Geelong, Australia | 67:32 h:m | 44.49 km/h |
| 3rd | Ingenieurschule Biel | Spirit of Biel/Bienne | Switzerland | 69:58 h:m | 42.95 km/h |
| 4th | Australian Geographic | Team Marsupial | Australia | 81:26 h:m | 36.90 km/h |
| 5th | Darwin Institute Tech. | Desert Rose | Australia | 95:27 h:m | 31.48 km/h |
| 6th | Chisholm Institute Tech. | Desert Cat | Australia | 98:12 h:m | 30.60 km/h |
