2021 Virtual Programme
Watch the 2021 Season Finale Show where we announce the winners of the Road to 2050 Bonus Challenge, Virtual Tech Inspection and the Global Virtual League.
The 2021 Virtual Programme – a step into the future.
2021 saw the launch of the first ever virtual programme with a new global Virtual League where teams earn points across a range of different challenges. From some brand-new competitions like Pitch the Future and the new Autonomous Programming Competition to the well-known Off-Track Awards this virtual programme had it all!
As the season is now over, you can find out which lucky teams have topped the Virtual League Table and those that won the individual competitions. Plus, in case you missed it live, you can watch the 2021 Season Finale show here.
Looking ahead to Shell Eco-marathon in 2022 – we are aiming to get back out on a track, when and where safely possible across the regions.
Watch this space and follow us on Instagram and Twitter for updates to the 2022 Programme and more.
2021 Season Finale Show
Watch the final awards show of the 2021 virtual season to find out the winners of Road to 2050 Bonus Challenge, Virtual Tech Inspection, and the Global Virtual League Table.
League Competitions
The Virtual League is comprised of different virtual components, each counting towards the teams’ standings in a global ranking. The Future Rider page will be up soon with the competition rules and everything you need to know about this exciting new challenge! Read more about the other Virtual League components below.
Virtual League Table
League competitions / Final results
See how your favourite Shell Eco-marathon team did against other teams from around the world.
The Road to 2050 Bonus Challenge
League competitions
We asked teams to create a 30-second TV advert to answer this one big question: What should mobility look like in your future?
Virtual Technical Inspection
League competitions / Online Event
This year’s Technical Inspection took place in a virtual environment, where teams demonstrated their vehicle’s compliance with a selection of technical rules.
Off-track Awards
League competitions
The Off-Tracks look beyond the car, celebrating the range of skills that go into each Shell Eco-marathon project. In 2021 the awards went completely virtual, but continue to celebrate and award the teams’ qualities of collaboration, empathy and innovation.
Pitch the Future
League competitions / Online Event
A competition that challenged students to apply their technical skills to real world problems and come up with solutions for a series of energy-related mini-challenges. The best teams then pitched their ideas in a virtual environment to a panel of industry experts.
Autonomous Programming Competition
League competitions / Online Event
Developed in partnership with Southwest Research Institute, this completely virtual competition challenges participants to develop path planning, perception and control algorithms for an autonomous vehicle, and then put it to the test in a simulated environment.
