EXPLORE THE SASOL SOLAR CHALLENGE

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The Sasol Solar Challenge is a competition for teams to design, manage, build and drive solar-powered vehicles across South Africa.

The eight-day event sees local and international solar-powered cars travel as far as they can on various roads and loops between Pretoria and Cape Town. Some teams will travel distances of over 4000km. The 2016 event from 24 September to 1 October 2016 traverses some of the world’s most beautiful and diverse landscapes, from desert and savannah to mountains and coastal forest. International teams are attracted to the challenge of competing in an event which covers 2000km in varying road conditions, and drops nearly 2000m in altitude.

The Sasol Solar Challenge initiative is intended to encourage young people to achieve success in STEM subjects – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. It helps educates young people in the principles of science, technology, engineering, innovation, teamwork and business; and promotes collaboration between students, industry and government. Students get an opportunity to practically apply the science and technology theory they’ve learnt at school or university, and South African students get a chance to test their engineering skills against some of the best solar car teams in the world. 

Some of the top teams in the world are scheduled to participate in the 2016 event. These include Delft University from the Netherlands, Tokai from Japan and Anadolu from Turkey. The Northern Cyprus team is a fairly new competitor internationally, and joins the Sasol Solar Challenge for the second time. GAMF Hungary and Polish team Lodz will be competing here for the first time. They go up against four South African universities, eager to test their engineering skills against some of the best solar car teams in the world.

The student teams are joined by two private teams from SA, as well as two inspiring high school teams who have built on SA university vehicles from past races.

Sol Invictus Dynamics

Team NameSol Invictus DynamicsCar NameSOL-1Class/CategoryChallengerCountrySouth AfricaNewcomer/Veteran Participant New Participant About Team SOL INVICTUS Dynamics is a unique, multi-university collaborative engineering team comprising students from four of South Africa’s leading institutions:

June 26, 2026 Posted in2026, Teams

CUT

Team NameCUTCar NameKganyapaClass/CategoryCruiserCountrySouth AfricaNewcomer/Veteran Participant Veteran Participant About Team The Central University of Technology (CUT) Solar Car Team, known as Seilatsatsi, is a student-driven engineering initiative based in Bloemfontein, South

June 25, 2026 Posted in2026, Teams

Solar Energy Racers

Team NameSolar Energy RacersCar NameSER 6Class/CategoryChallengerCountrySwitzerlandNewcomer/Veteran Participant Veteran Participant About Team The Sasol Solar Challenge Project, brings together a multidisciplinary team of motivated apprentices, technicians, and project mentors who share

June 23, 2026 Posted in2026, Teams

Tshwane University of Technology

Team NameTshwane University of TechnologyCar NameSunchaser 4Class/CategoryChallengerCountrySouth AfricaNewcomer/Veteran Participant Veteran Participant About Team The TUT Team is made up of students from the Tshwane University of Technology, ranging from first-year

June 23, 2026 Posted in2026, Teams

NWU Solar Eagles

Team Name NWU Solar EaglesCar NameNaledi2.0SEClassChallengerCountry South AfricaNewcomer / Veteran ParticipantVeteran Participant About Team The North-West University (NWU) Solar Eagles is a multidisciplinary group of students and staff from the

June 23, 2026 Posted in2026, Teams

UNISA

Team Name UNISACar NameUNI-GLIDEClassChallengerCountry South AfricaNewcomer / Veteran ParticipantVeteran Participant About Team Team UNISA is dedicated to creating innovative solar-powered automobiles. To compete in the Sasol Solar Challenge, the team

June 23, 2026 Posted in2026, Teams

AgniRath

Team NameAgniRathCar NameAagneya ClassChallengerCountryIndiaNewcomer/Veteran ParticipantNewcomer About Team We are Team AgniRath, the solar car racing team of IIT Madras, driven by a shared vision of advancing sustainable mobility through engineering

June 4, 2026 Posted in2026, Teams

Anadolu Solar Team

Spectator Teams Media Volunteer Event Information Team name: AnadoluCar name: Sunatolia'3Country: TurkeyClass: Challenger  The Anadolu team was started a decade ago, and this is the second time they are participating in the Sasol Solar

August 30, 2016 Posted inTeams

DSJ Solar Car Team

Spectator Teams Media Volunteer Event Information Team name: DSJ Solar Car TeamCar name: Sonnenbrand IIICountry: South AfricaClass: Challenger The Deutsche Schule Johannesburg has been competing in the Sasol Solar Challenge for many years as

August 30, 2016 Posted inTeams

GAMF Hungary

Spectator Teams Media Volunteer Event Information Team name: GAMF HungaryCar name: MegaluxCountry: HungaryClass: Challenger The MegaLux Challenger solar car will be competing in the Sasol Solar Challenge in South Africa for the first time, manned

August 30, 2016 Posted inTeams

Lodz Solar Team

Spectator Teams Media Volunteer Event Information Team name: Lodz Solar TeamCar name: Eagle OneCountry: PolandClass: Cruiser The first ever Polish solar car to be built by students, Eagle One is the only competitor in

August 30, 2016 Posted inTeams

Maragon Olympus

Spectator Teams Media Volunteer Event Information Team name: Maragon Solar EaglesCar name: OlympusCountry: South AfricaClass: Challenger The Maragon Olympus is one of only two vehicles entered by high school teams, competing against world class

August 30, 2016 Posted inTeams

MUT Solar Team

Spectator Teams Media Volunteer Event Information Team name: MUT Solar TeamCar name: MUT Green CarCountry: South AfricaClass: Challenger The Mangosuthu University of Technology based in KwaZulu-Natal has entered the Sasol Solar Challenge for the

August 30, 2016 Posted inTeams

Near East University (NEU) Team

Spectator Teams Media Volunteer Event Information Team name: Near East University (NEU) Solar Car TeamCar name: Ra27Country: Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusClass: Challenger The NEU solar team is unique among competitors. Unlike most teams,

August 30, 2016 Posted inTeams

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