The Sauber F1 Team is a Swiss Formula One team. Founded in 1970 by Peter Sauber, the team entered F1 in 1993, and experienced a moderate amount of success (but no wins) before being sold to BMW after the 2005 season and being renamed BMW Sauber for 2006, winning a race in 2008. After 2009, BMW decided to end its involvement in the sport, and sold the team back to Peter Sauber. The team ran as "BMW Sauber" in 2010 (using Ferrari engines) for the TV money, before reverting back to "Sauber" in 2011.
Peter Sauber owned a 66.6% stake in the team, with 33.4% belonging to former CEO Monisha Kaltenborn. Kaltenborn was team principal after Sauber began to step back from daily management of the team. On 20 July 2016, Sauber announced they were being bought by Longbow Finance S.A., but still went under the name of "Sauber", while Peter Sauber announced his retirement, putting Pascal Picci in charge of the team.[1] Kaltenborn later left the team on 21 June 2017,[2] while Frédéric Vasseur was announced on 12 July as the new team principal.[3]
In 2018, Sauber used the Sauber C37,[4] which was driven by Marcus Ericsson and Charles Leclerc along with Antonio Giovinazzi being a test driver.[5] It became defunct after it re-entered as Alfa Romeo in 2019.
As Alfa Romeo left, Sauber returned in 2024.
Entrant Names[]
Year(s) | Name |
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1993 | Team Sauber F1 |
1994 | Broker Sauber Mercedes |
1994 | Sauber Mercedes |
1995–1996 | Red Bull Sauber Ford |
1997–2001 | Red Bull Sauber Petronas |
2002–2005 | Sauber Petronas |
2006–2010 | BMW Sauber F1 Team |
2011–2017 | Sauber F1 Team |
2018 | Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team |
2024 | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber |
Formula 1 Summary[]
Sauber Grand Prix Driver Count[]
Name | Duration | Grand Prix Starts |
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Nick Heidfeld | 2001-2003, 2006-2010 | 125 |
Marcus Ericsson | 2015-2018 | 81 |
Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1994-1996, 2002-2003 | 65 |
Kamui Kobayashi | 2010-2012 | 58 |
Robert Kubica | 2006-2009, 2021 | 57 |
Felipe Massa | 2002, 2004-2005 | 52 |
Johnny Herbert | 1996-1998 | 49 |
Felipe Nasr | 2015-2016 | 39 |
Esteban Gutiérrez | 2013-2014 | 38 |
Sergio Pérez | 2011-2012 | 37 |
Jean Alesi | 1998-1999 | 32 |
Pedro Diniz | 1999-2000 | 32 |
Jacques Villeneuve | 2005-2006 | 30 |
Karl Wendlinger | 1993-1995 | 23 |
Charles Leclerc | 2018 | 21 |
Adrian Sutil | 2014 | 19 |
Giancarlo Fisichella | 2004 | 18 |
Nico Hülkenberg | 2013 | 18 |
JJ Lehto | 1993-1994 | 18 |
Pascal Wehrlein | 2017 | 18 |
Kimi Räikkönen | 2001, 2019-2021 | 17 |
Mika Salo | 2000 | 16 |
Pedro de la Rosa | 2010-2011 | 14 |
Jean-Christophe Boullion | 1995 | 11 |
Andrea de Cesaris | 1994 | 9 |
Gianni Morbidelli | 1997 | 8 |
Nicola Larini | 1997 | 5 |
Norberto Fontana | 1997 | 4 |
Antonio Giovinazzi | 2017, 2019-2021 | 2 |
Sebastian Vettel | 2007 | 1 |
Valtteri Bottas | 2022-present | 0 |
Guanyu Zhou | 2022-present | 0 |
Wins[]
No. | Event | Driver | Chassis |
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1 | 2008 Canadian Grand Prix | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber F1.08 |
Complete Results[]
- Main article: Sauber/Results
Notes[]
- ↑ "Sauber under new ownership". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 20 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/sauber-under-new-ownership.html. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "Statement by the Chairman regarding Monisha Kaltenborn". Sauber. 22 June 2017. https://www.sauberf1team.com/news/statement-by-the-chairman-regarding-monisha-kaltenborn. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ "The Sauber F1 Team announces Frédéric Vasseur as the new Team Principal". Sauber. 12 July 2017. https://www.sauberf1team.com/news/the-sauber-f1-team-announces-frederic-vasseur-as-the-new-team-principal. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "Sauber F1 Team Twitter (1:30 AM - 29 Jan 2018 Tweet)". Twitter. 29 January 2018. https://twitter.com/SauberF1Team/status/957908865965871104. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathan (2 December 2017). "Sauber confirms Ericsson alongside Leclerc for 2018". Motorsport.com (Motorsport Network). https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/sauber-confirms-ericsson-leclerc-for-2018-f1-season-985150/. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
External links[]
V T E | Sauber F1 Team | |
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Former drivers Bottas · Ericsson · Leclerc · Wehrlein · Nasr · Hülkenberg · Pérez · Kobayashi · Kubica · Heidfeld · Räikkönen · Zhou · more | ||
Former Personnel Frédéric Vasseur · Pascal Picci · Alex Sauber · Eric Gandelin · Timothée Guerin · Axel Kruse · Beat Zehnder | ||
Engine Suppliers Ilmor (1993) · Mercedes (1994) · Ford (1995-96) · Petronas (1997-2005) · Ferrari (2010-2018) | ||
Cars C12 · C13 · C14 · C15 · C16 · C17 · C18 · C19 · C20 · C21 · C22 · C23 · C24 · F1.06 · F1.07 · F1.08 · F1.09 · C29 · C30 · C31 · C32 · C33 · C34 · C35 · C36 · C37 · C44 | ||
See also BMW Sauber · Alfa Romeo |