Double wishbones, Coil springs over Dampers, Anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)
Twin lower links, Single top links, twin trailing arms, Coil springs over Dampers, Anti-roll bar
Length
3,296 mm (129.8 in)
Width
2,000 mm (79 in)
Height
880 mm (35 in)
Axle track
1,355 mm (53.3 in) (front) 1,535 mm (60.4 in) (rear)
Wheelbase
2,260 mm (89 in)
Engine
Cosworth BDA, 1.6 L (97.6 cu in), L4, DOHC, NA
Transmission
Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual
Power
240 hp (179 kW)
Weight
480 kg (1,060 lb)
Competition history
Debut
1971
Wins
Podiums
3
7
The Sauber C2 was the second prototype racing car that Swiss Peter Sauber designed and developed. It was built in 1971. It scored three race wins and seven podium finishes. It was powered by a naturally aspirated 1.6 L (98 cu in) Ford-Cosworth BDA four-cylinder engine, with 240 hp (180 kW). It was also very light, weighing only 480 kg (1,060 lb).[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
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the car. In 1971, Sauber handed over the driver's seat to Hans Kunis, who drove the new SauberC2 model in the same series, as Sauber himself had done...
different drivers in international competitions until 1983. In 1971 the SauberC2 followed with a 1,600 cc (98 cu in) four-cylinder engine. In 2013, a C1...
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their only race for the Championship season. The other potential rival was Sauber, now formally backed by Mercedes-Benz, but after a major high-speed tyre-blowout...
race. Zhou Guanyu of Sauber became the first Chinese driver to compete at his home Grand Prix. Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds...
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period, the race restarted with a standing start on lap three. On lap 12, Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu retired due to a gearbox problem, the third retirement...
formula, with Jaguar and Sauber entering their older Group C vehicles; Jaguar entering their XJR12 alongside a sole XJR14 and Sauber not entering their C291...
starting grid order for the sprint. During the first segment (SQ1), the Sauber of Valtteri Bottas nearly collided with Oscar Piastri of McLaren as he was...
Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota, Mazda and Aston Martin. As costs increased, a C2 class (originally named C Junior) was created for privateer teams and small...
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spectators. There were also three racing manufacturers each in C1 (WM, Sauber and Cougar) and C2 (Ecosse, Spice and ALD). The IMSA-GTP class would be a works contest...
also a drive in the Mercedes-Benz sportscar team for 1990. Driving the Sauber-Mercedes C11 – alongside Michael Schumacher, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Mauro...
a major effort to win, with the notable exception of defending winners Sauber-Mercedes. Fitted with a special qualifying engine, Mark Blundell put in...
Mercedes returned for the first time in 30 years, as engine supplier to the Sauber team. The return was short-lived though, as the car got airborne in practice...
Early on Sunday morning, third-placed Jochen Mass crashed out when he hit the C2 class-leading Ecosse of Mike Wilds who had spun on oil dropped in the Porsche...
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World Sports Prototype Championship which was open to FIA Group C and Group C2 cars and to IMSA GTP, GTX, GTO and GTU cars. The championship was contested...
FIA Group C2 Sports Prototypes and IMSA GTP cars. Raul Boesel won the Drivers Championship, Fermin Velez was awarded the FIA Cup for Group C2 Drivers,...
former, but they were never able to challenge the Peugeots, Jaguars and Sauber Mercedes for the top spot. The DFV was also the engine for which the Formula...
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