Day 3 of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge is over. Above (click to zoom) is a chart of control stop times for Challenger-class cars, incorporating latest data plus adjustments for more accurate control stop distances now on the BWSC website and for teams mistakenly given credit for some legs. Two speeds are shown for each team: the first is the average speed since Darwin; the second (in brackets) is the average for the last leg.
Confirmed out of the race are Solis-EV (#99), ANU (#41), ITU (#34), Wadaisolar (#61), HUST (#23), and (in Cruiser class) Beijing (#80). Still hanging on, I believe, are Chalmers (#51 and Adelaide (#9).
Wadaisolar say goodbye on Instagram. They have done a great job for a new team. Credit: team
Top Dutch (#6) made it to Erldunda today, although they have suffered from reduced charge. due to smoky conditions yesterday. They are in 7th place.
Kogakuin (#88), just behind Top Dutch, has had persistent MPPT problems, making them slower than they could have been. They are continuing with a donated MPPT from Hong Kong team Sophie.
Michigan (#2) started last in Darwin, due to electrical problems at hot-lap time, but have done a fantastic job working steadily up to 4th place. Brunel/Delft (#3) are in 3rd place. They had to eat lots of apples today, after discovering too late that importation into South Australia was banned. Twente (#21) are 2nd. Innoptus/Leuven are still in the lead.
Last ranking of the top 3 Cruisers (all at Alice Springs) was:
- Sunswift (#27), score 86.0
- Minnesota (#35), score 23.0
- Solaride (#66), score 16.5
Scientific Gems 
Hi! Love your work and charts!
I’m collecting a detailed dataset of telemetry data that you can access here: https://www.kaggle.com/code/leo45890/world-solar-challenge-2023-analysis
Maybe combined with your charting skills, we could give the community even more detailed insights.
Looks like it is getting a closer race to the finish. It’s a pity that you can’t see distances on the tracker map; now it’s hard to judge how far the teams are apart.