The Sapuangin team from Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) took first place on the track in the Urban Concept Internal Combustion Engine category.

As the ITS Antasena team won third place on track in the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Prototype category at the Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) Asia-Pacific and Middle East 2023 event at Pertamina International Circuit Mandalika, in Lombok, which ended on Sunday (9/7/2023).

The Sapuangin team also earned third place to represent Asia-Pacific and the Middle East in the 2023 Drivers’ World Championship (DWC)+ which will be held in India. The Sapuangin and Antasena team won several other awards at SEM 2023.

In the off-track competition for the virtual program competition category, the ITS Sapuangin team won first place in the data and telemetry award. Additionally, in the Environmentally Friendly Competition category, the ITS Antasena team also won second place in the Carbon Footprint Reduction award.

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The on-track event is divided into two categories of vehicles, namely prototype and urban concept with three energy fuel numbers, namely internal combustion, electric battery and hydrogen fuel cell.

This prestigious competition organized by the oil and gas company Shell brought together more than 70 teams from 13 countries in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions such as India, Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and others. World champions China and Thailand have always excelled in craftsmanship and craftsmanship.

The ITS Sapuangin team with the Sapuangin XI Evo 3 car which participated in the SEM 2023 managed to overcome the challenges posed.

Namely, do a race of three laps with a total distance of 12.3 kilometers and a time limit of 30 minutes. The ITS Sapuangin team succeeded in meeting this challenge with an energy efficiency result of 422.9 kilometers per litre.