Sauber C1 - Wikipedia
The Sauber C1 was the first racing car that the Swiss Peter Sauber designed and built in 1970 at the age of 26 in his parents' basement in Zurich. [1] [2] [3]
Sauber Motorsport - Wikipedia
The first Sauber car, C1, was built in 1970. Sauber, in partnership with Mercedes, won the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1989 and the World Sports Prototype Championship in 1989 and 1990 with the Sauber C9 and Mercedes-Benz C11, respectively. Sauber …
Dive into our rich racing heritage - Sauber Group
His first race car, the Sauber C1 (“C” stands for the first initial of his wife’s name, Christiane), won the 1970 Swiss sports car championship. The “C” has become a trademark for Sauber race cars, and remains in place to date.
Sauber C1 specs, performance data - FastestLaps.com
1970 Sauber C1 specs, performance data, engine specifications, pictures, updated August 2024.
40 years of Sauber Motorsport - Racecar Engineering
Jul 19, 2010 · Sauber powered his racing sports cars with Mercedes engines from 1985, bringing the team closer still to Stuttgart. And just a year later Henri Pescarolo and Mike Thackwell drove a Sauber C8 to victory in the 1,000-kilometre race at the Nürburgring.
Sauber C1 1970 - GTPlanet
Jun 24, 2014 · Presents the first Sauber racing car, the C1. The C1 was in fact a tribute from Peter Sauber to his wife Christiane and so the model C was born. A remarkable man with a long history in Motorsport including Formula One.
Sauber celebrates half centenary | Race Tech Magazine
May 11, 2020 · Fiirst of the line, the Sauber C1. It was the beginning of something special: something that would go on from these humble beginnings in Hinwil to the international scene, putting Switzerland on the motorsport map and eventually bringing millions of fans to Formula 1.
Peter Sauber, over half a century of auto sport - Legends Magazine
Nov 26, 2021 · Peter Sauber, born on 13 October 1943 in Zurich, has raced a number of famous drivers from 1970 to 2021. Among them were four F1 world champions: Kimi Räikkönen, Sebastian Vettel, Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher.
Sauber - atlasf1.com
From 1988, Sauber was the spearhead for the return of Mercedes to motorsport. Highlights of this partnership with the renowned manufacturer from Stuttgart include a double win at Le Mans (1989) and both the Constructors’ and Drivers’ World Championships (1989 and 1990).
F1 Origins: How Sauber went from family cellar to Audi partnership
Oct 26, 2022 · When 27-year-old electrician Peter Sauber took over his father's traffic light business, he had little interest in racing, but after tinkering with his own car, he decided to move into motorsport – a move he called "downright crazy". The 1970 Swiss Sportscar Championship-winning C1 was the result.