About Us
The University of Kentucky Solar Car team is an independent, student-led organization that operates on the campus of UK. With a large and active student body, the team works during the school year to design and construct solar vehicles, which are used in STEM outreach, and to compete in national solar car competitions which include the Formula Sun Grand Prix and the American Solar Challenge.
The Car
The University of Kentucky Solar Car Team has been building and racing solar cars since 1999.
Since then, the team has manufactured and raced six different vehicles, with our seventh currently being manufactured with its rollout date scheduled for December 2024. Our recently retired car, Gato del Sol VI, finished its last race in 2022. Its impressive track record has placed it 1st in the Formula Sun Grand Prix and 2nd in the American Solar Challenge in 2021, as well as a podium in 2022 for FSGP and ASC. Gato VI also holds the track record for fastest lap at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.