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The Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) is an annual solar-car race that takes place on closed-loop race tracks. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test, and race
solar-powered vehicles Solar power, also known as solar electricity, is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Solar panels use the photovoltaic effect to conve ...
. Every two years the race serves as a qualifier for the
American Solar Challenge The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test ...
road race.


Format and organization


Rules

* The race consists of three days of freely driving laps around the race track. * The team with the most total laps driven wins. * The total area of all solar cells and related reflectors, etc., must not exceed . * The solar array may be reoriented toward the sun for charging batteries for specified time periods before and after race hours. * Strict specifications and engineering scrutiny process is provided for vehicle configuration, safety requirements, and other standards. * Previous races have divided teams into "open" and "stock" classes based on levels of solar cell and battery technologies.


History

Formula Sun Grand Prix is governed by the Innovators Educational Foundation, and was started in summer 2000 at Heartland Park race track in
Topeka, Kansas Topeka ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeastern Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 cen ...
, in conjunction with a solar-bike race. It has served as a qualifying race for the biennial
American Solar Challenge The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test ...
road race. The race was held there every year through 2005 until the 2007 American Solar Challenge was canceled due to funding issues. It resumed in 2009 and has been held every year since then at a few different venues.


2000

The inaugural race was held at
Heartland Park Topeka Heartland Motorsports Park, formerly known as Heartland Park Topeka, was a multi-purpose motorsports facility south of downtown Topeka, Kansas near the Topeka Regional Airport. It operated from 1989 until its closure in 2023. History When it o ...
race track in
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,
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. It was won by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's ''Solar Phantom V''. The stock class was won by the
University of Missouri-Rolla Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T or S&T) is a public research university in Rolla, Missouri. It is a member institution of the University of Missouri System. Most of its 6,456 students (2023) study engineering, busin ...
's ''Solar Miner II''.


2001

FSGP 2001 served as a qualifier for the 2001
American Solar Challenge The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test ...
and was the only year when multiple events were held. * The first event was again held at
Heartland Park Topeka Heartland Motorsports Park, formerly known as Heartland Park Topeka, was a multi-purpose motorsports facility south of downtown Topeka, Kansas near the Topeka Regional Airport. It operated from 1989 until its closure in 2023. History When it o ...
and the Rose-Hulman again took first place overall with ''Solar Phantom VI'', while the stock class was won by the co-op team from
Minnesota State University, Mankato Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU, MSU, or Minnesota State) is a public university in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. It is Minnesota's second-largest university and has over 145,000 living alumni worldwide. Founded in 1868, it is t ...
and
Winona State University Winona State University is a public university in Winona, Minnesota, United States. It was founded as First State Normal School of Minnesota in 1858 and is the oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It was the fi ...
. * The second event was held at
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in
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, and was won by
Principia College Principia College is a private liberal arts college in Elsah, Illinois. It was founded in 1912 by Mary Kimball Morgan with the purpose of "serving the Cause of Christian Science." Morgan wrote in her book, Education at the Principia that, "Alt ...
's ''RA IV'', while the stock class was won by
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
.


2002

FSGP 2002 was held at
Heartland Park Topeka Heartland Motorsports Park, formerly known as Heartland Park Topeka, was a multi-purpose motorsports facility south of downtown Topeka, Kansas near the Topeka Regional Airport. It operated from 1989 until its closure in 2023. History When it o ...
and was won by the
University of Missouri-Rolla Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T or S&T) is a public research university in Rolla, Missouri. It is a member institution of the University of Missouri System. Most of its 6,456 students (2023) study engineering, busin ...
's ''Solar Miner III'', while the stock class was won by
Kansas State University Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant coll ...
.


2003

FSGP 2003 was held at
Heartland Park Topeka Heartland Motorsports Park, formerly known as Heartland Park Topeka, was a multi-purpose motorsports facility south of downtown Topeka, Kansas near the Topeka Regional Airport. It operated from 1989 until its closure in 2023. History When it o ...
and served as a qualifier for the 2003
American Solar Challenge The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test ...
. It was won by the
University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...
's ''Borealis II'', while
Kansas State Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public inst ...
finished just one lap behind in second place. The stock class was won by
North Dakota State University North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It was ...
.


2004

FSGP 2004 was held at
Heartland Park Topeka Heartland Motorsports Park, formerly known as Heartland Park Topeka, was a multi-purpose motorsports facility south of downtown Topeka, Kansas near the Topeka Regional Airport. It operated from 1989 until its closure in 2023. History When it o ...
and the
University of Missouri-Rolla Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T or S&T) is a public research university in Rolla, Missouri. It is a member institution of the University of Missouri System. Most of its 6,456 students (2023) study engineering, busin ...
's ''Solar Miner IV'' took first place overall.


2005

FSGP 2005 was held at
Heartland Park Topeka Heartland Motorsports Park, formerly known as Heartland Park Topeka, was a multi-purpose motorsports facility south of downtown Topeka, Kansas near the Topeka Regional Airport. It operated from 1989 until its closure in 2023. History When it o ...
and served as a qualifier for the 2005
North American Solar Challenge The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test, ...
. It was won by
Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
's ''Borealis III''.


2009

After a three-year hiatus due to a lack of funding, FSGP 2009 was held at
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in
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. The
University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...
's ''Centaurus'' took first place overall.


2010

FSGP 2010 was again held at the MotorSport Ranch Cresson and served as a qualifier for the 2010
American Solar Challenge The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test ...
. It was won by the
University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...
.


2011

FSGP 2011 was held at the
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in
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,
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, as part of the
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's 100th-anniversary celebrations.
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's ''Centaurus II'' took first place overall.


2012

FSGP 2012 was held at the
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in
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,
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, and served as a qualifier for the 2012
American Solar Challenge The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test ...
. It was won by
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.


2013

FSGP 2013 was held at
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in
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.
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's ''Phoenix'' took first place overall, while
Illinois State University Illinois State University (ISU) is a public research university in Normal, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University and is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teachin ...
's ''Mercury IV'' finished one lap behind in second place, and
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's ''Hyperion'' finished one lap behind them in third place.


2014

FSGP 2014 was again held at
Circuit of the Americas Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a Grade 1 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA-specification motor racing track and facilities located in Austin, Texas, United States. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Pr ...
and served as a qualifier for the 2014
American Solar Challenge The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test ...
. It was won by
Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
. The race was marred by an electrical fire in a garage causing many team's cars and equipment to be damaged by water from the complex's sprinkler system.


2015

FSGP 2015 was held again at
Circuit of the Americas Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a Grade 1 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA-specification motor racing track and facilities located in Austin, Texas, United States. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Pr ...
on July 29–31, 2015. It was won by
Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricult ...
with 223 total laps and a fast lap of 4:30.444, both track records for solar cars. Hot weather forced most of the teams to have to pull into the pits at times to cool their batteries. The
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became the first Cruiser team to compete in FSGP. * Teams with a Cruiser Class vehicle tied below the next conventional team.


2016

FSGP 2016 took place at Pitt Race in
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on July 26–28, 2016. It served as a qualifier for the 2016
American Solar Challenge The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test ...
. It was won by
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.


2017

FSGP 2017 was held again at
Circuit of the Americas Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a Grade 1 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA-specification motor racing track and facilities located in Austin, Texas, United States. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Pr ...
on July 6–8, 2017. It was won by the CalSol team of
UC Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkele ...
with 228 total laps.


2018

FSGP 2018 was held at Motorsports Park Hastings in
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on July 10–12, 2018. This year featured the first ever Multi-Occupant Vehicle (MOV) class at FSGP, which was won by
University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...
with triple the score of the runner-up, setting a record as the first team to win FSGP 5 times. The Single-Occupant Vehicle (SOV) class was won by Polytechnique Montreal with 403 laps.


2019

FSGP 2019 was held at
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in
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on July 4–6, 2019. The Multi-Occupant Vehicle (MOV) class was won by
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with a Score of 24.188. The Single-Occupant Vehicle (SOV) class was won by Polytechnique Montreal with 230 laps.


2020

FSGP 2020 was planned to return to
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on July 10-16, 2020, but was postponed to September and ultimately cancelled due to the
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.


2021

FSGP 2021 was held at
Heartland Park Topeka Heartland Motorsports Park, formerly known as Heartland Park Topeka, was a multi-purpose motorsports facility south of downtown Topeka, Kansas near the Topeka Regional Airport. It operated from 1989 until its closure in 2023. History When it o ...
on July 30-August 1, 2021. The Multi-Occupant Vehicle (MOV) class was won by
University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...
with a Score of 26.873. The Single-Occupant Vehicle (SOV) class was won by the
University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ...
with 250 laps.


2022

FSGP 2022 was held at
Heartland Park Topeka Heartland Motorsports Park, formerly known as Heartland Park Topeka, was a multi-purpose motorsports facility south of downtown Topeka, Kansas near the Topeka Regional Airport. It operated from 1989 until its closure in 2023. History When it o ...
on July 5-7, 2022. The Multi-Occupant Vehicle (MOV) class was won by
Polytechnique Montréal (; previously ) is a Public university, public research university affiliated with the in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The school offers Graduate School, graduate and postgraduate training, and is very active in research. Following tradition, ne ...
with a Score of 135.4. The Single-Occupant Vehicle (SOV) class was won by
Principia College Principia College is a private liberal arts college in Elsah, Illinois. It was founded in 1912 by Mary Kimball Morgan with the purpose of "serving the Cause of Christian Science." Morgan wrote in her book, Education at the Principia that, "Alt ...
with 299 laps.


2023

Electrek FSGP 2023 was held at Heartland Motorsports Park. Topeka, KS June 27 - July 2. The Single-Occupant Vehicle (SOV) class was won by the University of Florida - 707.5 miles (283 laps). The Multi-Occupant Vehicle (MOV) class was won by
Polytechnique Montréal (; previously ) is a Public university, public research university affiliated with the in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The school offers Graduate School, graduate and postgraduate training, and is very active in research. Following tradition, ne ...
with a 137.3 points / 1,315 person miles (263 laps).


2024

Electrek FSGP 2024 was held at the
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Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, KY from July 16-18th. The 2024 event served as the qualifier for the Electrek
American Solar Challenge The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test ...
2024 which immediately followed FSGP. Difficult weather resulted in many teams not meeting the qualification requirements for ASC with some being granted provisional qualification. The Single Occupant Class was won by team Éclipse from
École de technologie supérieure École de technologie supérieure (, ''Higher Technology School'', ÉTS), founded in 1974, is a public university, public research university in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and affiliated to the Université du Québec system. The school s ...
with 215 lap completed for a total of 677.25 miles. The Multi-Occupant Class was also won by a team from
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with Project Esteban from
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earning the top score of 88.57.


See also

*
List of solar car teams This is a list of solar car racing teams. Australia Belgium Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Denmark France Germany Greece India Iran Italy Jordan Japan Indonesia Malaysia Morocco The Netherlands Pakistan ...
*
List of prototype solar-powered cars This list of prototype solar cars comprises multiperson, relatively practical vehicles powered completely or significantly by solar cells ( panels or arrays, mounted on the vehicle) which convert sunlight into electricity to drive electric motors ...


Other solar vehicle challenges

*
American Solar Challenge The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test ...
*
The Solar Car Challenge The Solar Car Challenge is an annual solar-powered car race for high school students. The event attracts teams from around the world, but mostly from American high schools. The race was first held in 1995. Each event is the end product of a t ...
, an annual event for high school students from the U.S. and (to a lesser extent) other parts of the world; first held in 1995 * South African Solar Challenge, a
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n biennial event; first held in 2008 *
World Solar Challenge The World Solar Challenge (WSC), named the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge since 2013, is an international event for solar powered cars. The course is over 3,022 Kilometers (1,878 miles) through the Australian outback, from Darwin in ...
, an
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
n biennial world championship solar car race


References


External links

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