As part of its growing collaboration with Shell, Qatar Auto Museum (QAM) proudly launched the inaugural Vehicle Design Off-Track Award at the 2025 Shell Eco-marathon Asia-Pacific and Middle East, held in Doha from February 8–12 2025. The award celebrates excellence in visual innovation and sustainable vehicle design, judged across five categories: Aesthetics, Ergonomics, Technical Feasibility, Aerodynamics, and Sustainability Practices. In its first edition, 22 university teams from 9 countries—including Indonesia, Egypt, Pakistan, and Qatar—submitted proposals. Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember won in both categories: the Antasena Falcon 2.0 for Prototype and ITS Team Sapuangin’s Urban Concept vehicle powered by internal combustion.
The second edition of the award took place at Shell Eco-marathon Americas, held at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway from April 2–6 2025, where teams from the US and Canada braved unpredictable weather to present innovative designs in both Prototype and Urban Concept categories. Cedarville University’s “Karcharias” and Saint Thomas Academy’s hydrogen-powered vehicle earned top honors for their creative use of materials, aerodynamic form, and user-centered design.
The Qatar Auto Museum will serve as a hub for culture and innovation by showcasing one of the most vibrant and passionate car culture communities in the world through an unmatched collection of automobiles and engaging exhibitions and experiences that unite innovators, designers, engineers, collectors, and policymakers through a shared passion for cars.
The Qatar Auto Museum Vehicle Design Off-Track Award will next be presented at Shell Eco-marathon Europe and Africa 2025, taking place at Silesia Ring in Kamień Śląski, Poland, from June 10–15, continuing Qatar Auto Museum’s mission to support future-facing mobility solutions and showcase global talent in automotive design.
Shell Eco-marathon is a global academic programme that challenges student teams to design and manufacture vehicles that can travel the farthest using the least amount of fuel. The programme aims to push the boundaries of what is technically possible and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers to develop future energy solutions.
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About Qatar Museums
Qatar Museums (QM), the nation's preeminent institution for art and culture, provides authentic and inspiring cultural experiences through a growing network of museums, heritage sites, festivals, public art installations, and programmes. QM preserves, restores, and expands the nation's cultural offerings and historical sites, sharing art and culture from Qatar, the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia (MENASA) region with the world and enriching the lives of citizens, residents, and visitors.
Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and led by its Chairperson, Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, QM has made Qatar a vibrant centre for the arts, culture, and education in the Middle East and beyond. QM is integral to the goal of developing an innovative, diverse, and progressive nation, bringing people together to ignite new thinking, spark critical cultural conversations, educate, and encourage environmental stewardship and sustainable practices, and amplify the voices of Qatar's people. Since its founding in 2005, QM has overseen the Museum of Islamic Art and MIA Park, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, the National Museum of Qatar, QM Gallery Al Riwaq, QM Gallery Katara, 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, and Dadu, Children's Museum of Qatar.
Through its newly created Creative Hub, QM also initiates and supports projects—such as the Fire Station Artist in Residence, the Tasweer Qatar Photo Festival and the creative hub for innovation, fashion, and design M7—that nurture artistic talent and create opportunities to build a strong and sustainable cultural infrastructure.
Animating everything that Qatar Museums does is an authentic connection to Qatar and its heritage, a steadfast commitment to inclusivity and accessibility, and a belief in creating value through invention. For more information visit https://qm.org.qa.
About Qatar Auto Museum
Conceived at the end of the oil age, the Qatar Auto Museum will be an engine that drives design, research, inspiration, and innovation in new forms of mobility. The Museum aims to bring together enthusiasts, collectors, designers, policymakers, students, and engineers with permanent and temporary exhibitions and global events to learn about the history of the car and shape the ways we will move in the future. Through its partnerships with educational and tourism sectors, car manufacturers, and community organizations, the Qatar Auto Museum will instigate collaborative investment in the creative economy. Dr. Alkindi Aljawabra serves as director.
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