JU Solar Team celebrates after crossing the finish line in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Adelaide, Australia, after once again becoming the best Swedish team in the competition.
JU Solar Team best Swedish team in Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
JU Solar Team was once again the best Swedish team in the world's largest solar car competition Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia. They came in eighth place out of 40 starting teams.
"It feels incredible to be at the finish line and I am so proud of the team and our performance in the competition," says Matilda Svensson Duric, Team Manager for JU Solar Team 2025.
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Matilda Svensson Duric, Team Manager for JU Solar Team, is very pleased with the team's performance in the competition.
The race route is 3,022 kilometers across Australia from Darwin in the north to Adelaide in the south. The JU Solar Team crossed the finish line on 27 August just before 15:00 local time and has maintained an average speed of 78.6 kilometers per hour.
"It is above expectations and actually quite fast. We had hoped for a better position, but the teams have generally been faster in this race. We finished in five days and for the previous JU teams it has taken six days, says Matilda Svensson Duric.
"The team has worked really well"
Two Dutch teams came in first and second and a team from Belgium finished third. These countries usually compete for the podium in Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. The winning team Brunel had a final time of 34.91 hours and JU Solar Team finished in 38.46 hours.
"The team has worked really well, and I am convinced that we all did the best we could with what we had," says Matilda Svensson Duric.
Kevin Lundström, who drove JU Solar Team's final leg, performed well and defended the team's eighth place in the competition.
22 out of 40 teams have failed to complete
The other Swedish teams in the competition were Chalmers University of Technology and Halmstad University. Chalmers was in tenth place at the time of writing and was expected to finish on 29 August. Halmstad University had to cancel already on the first day and a total of 22 teams did not complete the competition due to technical errors or something else. It is not unusual for this to happen in Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.
Kevin Lundström in JU Solar Team drove the last leg, which was 31 Swedish miles. It was quite dramatic with a lot of rain and wind, but it went well, and they reached the the finish line with a relatively good margin to the Canadian team, who came after them and got the final time 39.03 hours. The JU Solar Team changed drivers after crossing the finish line, allowing Ellie Brismar to drive the car across the red carpet, followed by a celebration and team photo.
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The JU Solar Team celebrated in classic style with a fountain bath.
