Single Occupant Results

The Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix 2023 is 3 days of racing on the 2.5 mile road course at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kansas. Solar Cars drive for 8 hours per day and have additonal solar charging time available in the morning and evening. FSGP is open to the public and free to attend! Full Event Info →

Vehicles competing in the Single Occupant Vehicle Class are ranked solely on laps completed. The most laps over 3 days wins!

Final Results

First: #5 - University of Florida - 707.5 miles (283 laps)
Second: #32 - Principia College - 542.5 miles (217 laps)
Third: #17 - Illinois State University - 420 miles (168 laps)

Fastest Lap: 3:26 (43.7mph) Chris Strong - #32 - Principia College

Staff Awards

Abe Poot Teamwork Award: Appalachian State University
Dr. James Hill Sportsmanship Award: Principia College
Spirit of the Event: Polytechnique Montréal
Aesthetics: University of Florida
Perserverance: Northwestern University
Most Improved: University of Florida
Rookie of the Year: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Electrical Design: Polytechnique Montréal
Safety: Illinois State University
Best New Team Scrutineering: Dalhousie University

Drag Racing Results

Teams who completed scrutineering early had the opportunity to take runs on the Heartland Motorsports Park 1/4 mile dragstrip. Download the Results.

  • Single Occupant Lap Counts (Each cross axis is 50 laps)
    labels modified Florida Dalhousie Northwestern Illinois State Principia Virginia Wisconsin Ohio State Western Michigan
    Day 1 93 52 46 95 25 1 33 40
    Day 2 187 85 3 89 166 32 40 51 72
    Day 3 296 135 15 168 230 41 97 109 127
    • #5 - Florida
    • #7 - Dalhousie
    • #11 - Northwestern
    • #17 - Illinois State
    • #32 - Principia
    • #87 - Virginia
    • #608 - Wisconsin
    • #614 - Ohio State
    • #786 - Western Michigan


    Scroll right to see all data on small screens
    Team Total Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Penalty Fastest
    #5 - Florida 283 93 94 109 13 3:34
    #32 - Principia 217 95 71 64 13 3:26
    #17 - Illinois State 168 46 43 79 0 3:34
    #7 - Dalhousie 135 52 33 50 0 4:26
    #786 - Western Michigan 127 40 32 55 0 5:21
    #614 - Ohio State 103 33 18 58 6 5:26
    #608 - Wisconsin 92 1 39 57 5 4:48
    #87 - Virginia 32 25 7 9 9 5:24
    #11 - Northwestern 7 0 3 12 8 5:44
    Last Updated: 2 Jul 2023 - 10:09PM Central Daylight Time
    Darker Cells Indicate Teams Completing More Laps