Rennsportwagen der Formel 1
Formel-1-Rennwagen Sauber Petronas C16, Herbert
Dating
1997Persons
PP Sauber AG (Sauber Motorsport AG, Red Bull Sauber AG, Sauber Petronas AG) (1970 - 2005), Hersteller/in, signiert
PP Sauber AG (Sauber Motorsport AG, Red Bull Sauber AG, Sauber Petronas AG) (1970 - 2005), Betreiber/in, signiert
Sauber Petronas Engineering AG (1995), Hersteller/in Motor, signiert
Johnny Paul Herbert (1964), Rennfahrer/in, signiert
Description
Formel-1-Rennwagen Sauber Petronas C16, von Fahrer Johnny Paul Herbert, Rennwagenmotor ist ausgebaut, Chassis-Nr.: 97.C16.02.Signature / Inscription
Signatur / Beschriftung: Beschriftung: "Red Bull", "Petronas", "Malaysia", "Good Year", "Magneti Marelli", "J. Herbert"; Signatur: "16"Object type
Object (three-dimensional)Geography
Herkunftsland/Herkunftsort: Hinwil, Kanton ZürichMaterial / Technique
Kohlefaser, MonocoqueDimensions
450 x 200 x 100 cm (ohne Motor) 340 kgInventory number
VHS-5936Legend
Sauber Petronas C16
Switzerland 1997
From driver to designer
Peter Sauber built his first racing car in the cellar of his parents’ house. After a Swiss Championship title, Sauber decided to give up driving and to only build „racing machines“, as he calls them.
Entry into Formula 1
After successes with Mercedes in Group C in 1989 und 1990, this racing classification was dropped for reasons of cost. Formula 1 hardly costs anything more, but offers much more publicity. The racing team make their first start in the top class in 1991. Although some initial successes only establish the newcomer in the lower ranks, this represents a stable basis.
Racing team without a track
At the end of 2005, Peter Sauber sells 80% of his racing team to BMW. Even today, the BMW-Sauber team still has its offices in Hinwil, Zurich – a unique situation, because Sauber is the only team in Formula 1 that does not have a race track in its own country.
Technical data
Main colour
blau / grünDetails
Motor ist ausgebautNumber of crew
1Number of passengers
0Top speed [km/h]
360Type of propulsion
Kolbenverbrennungsmotor (Benzin)Engine design
Viertakt, V, WasserkühlungPower [kW]
558.5Capacity [l]
2.998110
Speed [rpm]
14500Systematics
• Motor racing
• Racing cars
Literature
Die Sauber-Formel. Peter Sauber und der Automobil-Rennsport, Autor/in: Reinhard, Daniel; Co-Autor/in: Froidevaux, Jimmy/Stäuble, Michael, Sign.: SMP 4
Das Verkehrshaus Wimmelbuch, Autor/in: Waltenspühl, Amadeus, Sign.: HGU 44 sowie MAU 63