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Formula-G or Turkish Solar Car Grand Prix is a solar car championship. The last race was done in Ankara, Turkey in 2007. The first and second positions in this year was held by the teams of Istanbul Technical University. The third place was held by Sakarya University. The 2005 and 2006 races were both held in Istanbul Park, Turkey, the former being held on 30 August. [1]
SOCRATR from Istanbul University won the race in 2009.
| Rank | Solar Car | Lap | Best record (minute) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İÜ | 25 | |
| 2 | Anadolu University | ||
| 3 | Uludag University | ||
| Rank | Solar Car | Lap | Best record (minute) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İTÜ RA | 30 | |
| 2 | İTÜ ARIBA-2 | 30 | |
| 3 | Boğaziçi University | 29 | |
| Rank | Solar Car | Lap | Best record (minute) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İTÜ ARIBA-1 | 30 | 1:53.881 |
| 2 | İTÜ ARIBA-2 | 30 | 1:55.578 |
| 3 | SAÜ SAGUAR X6 | 29 | 1:58.609 |
| Rank | Solar Car | Lap | Best record (minute) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İTÜ ARIBA-1 | 30 | 2:42.872 |
| 2 | İTÜ ARIBA-2 | 28 | 2:53.937 |
| 3 | YTÜ BARRACUDA | 25 | 3:11.131 |
| Rank | Solar Car | Lap | Best record (minute) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İTÜ ARIBA-1 | 30 | 2:18.003 |
| 2 | SAÜ SAGUAR X5 | 30 | 2:19.438 |
| 3 | İTÜ ARIBA-2 | 25 | 2:46.859 |
| Rank | Solar Car | Lap | Best record (minute) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ORT | 8 | 9:53.349 |
| 2 | Hasat | 7 | 8:39.952 |
| 3 | YUGAT | 6 | 7:24.238 |
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