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| Successor | Sauber C2 |
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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]
Peter Sauber chose the designation C1 after the first letter of his wife Christiane's first name and kept it for the racing car series that followed later. The self-constructed chassis made of a tubular space frame with double triangular wishbones, stabilizers, telescopic and gas pressure shock absorbers was supplemented by Brabham parts. The C1 was powered by an 85 kW (115 hp) 1 L (61 cu in) 4-cylinder Cosworth engine with dry-sump lubrication. [4] [5]
Peter Sauber raced the car himself for Sauber Motorsport and won the 1970 Swiss Sports Car Championship. In 1974 Friedrich Hürzeler became champion with the C1 sports car. Only two examples of the C1 were produced. They raced under different drivers in international competitions until 1983. [6]
In 1971 the Sauber C2 followed with a 1,600 cc (98 cu in) four-cylinder engine. [7] [8]
In 2013, a C1 took part in the historic mountain race for the International Edelweiß Bergpreis Roßfeld in Berchtesgaden. [9]
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The Mercedes-Benz C11 is a Group C prototype race car introduced for the 1990 World Sports-Prototype Championship. Built by Sauber as a successor to the Sauber C9, the C11 used the same Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L twin turbo V8. It was the first time that Mercedes-Benz chose to put their name on the car, instead of simply using Sauber.
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The Sauber C3 was the third sports prototype racing car that Swiss Peter Sauber designed and developed. It was built in 1973. It scored one race win, seven podium finishes, clinched one pole position, and achieved three additional wins in its class. It was powered by a naturally aspirated 2.0 L (120 cu in) Ford-Cosworth BDG four-cylinder engine, developing 280 hp (210 kW).
The Sauber C4 was the fourth sports prototype racing car that Swiss Peter Sauber designed and developed. It was built in 1975. It competed in the European 2-Litre Sportscar Championship, where it managed to score 1 win and 5 podium finishes. It was powered by the same naturally aspirated 2.0 L (120 cu in) Ford-Cosworth BDG four-cylinder engine as its predecessor, developing 275 hp (205 kW).
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