Double wishbones, coil springs over shock absorbers, torsion bar stabilizer
Suspension (rear)
Double wishbones, push-rod operated coil springs over shock absorbers, torsion bar stabilizer
Length
4,800 mm (189.0 in)
Width
2,000 mm (78.7 in)
Height
1,070 mm (42.1 in)
Axle track
1,600 mm (63.0 in)
Wheelbase
2,770 mm (109.1 in)
Engine
Mercedes-Benz M119HL 4,973 cc (5.0 L; 303.5 cu in) 90° V8 Twin KKK Type 27 Turbos Mid, longitudinally mounted
Torque
578.6 lb⋅ft (784 N⋅m)
Transmission
Hewland VGC 5-speed Manual
Power
producing 720 to 820hp (545 to 611kW) at 7,000 rpm
Weight
905 kg (1,995.2 lb)
Fuel
Bosch Motronic MP 1.7 Fuel Injection
Tyres
Michelin
Competition history
Notable entrants
Kouros Racing Team Sauber Mercedes
Notable drivers
Jochen Mass
Manuel Reuter
Stanley Dickens Mauro Baldi
Kenny Acheson
Gianfranco Brancatelli
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Alain Cudini
Johnny Dumfries
Mike Thackwell
Michael Schumacher
Debut
1987 1000km of Spa
Races
Wins
Poles
F/Laps
21
13
7
5
Teams' Championships
1 (1989)
Constructors' Championships
1 (1989)
Drivers' Championships
1 (Jean-Louis Schlesser, 1989)
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The SauberC9 (later named the Sauber Mercedes C9 or Mercedes-Benz C9) is a Group C prototype racing car introduced in 1987 as a continuation of the partnership...
the teams championship. In 1987, the Kouros team switched to the newer SauberC9, while C8 chassis #2 was sold to privateer French team Noël del Bello...
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eponymous Sauber Formula One team. After being trained as an electrician, Sauber became a car salesman in Hinwil, Switzerland. This was Sauber's first real...
was seen as the latest incarnation of the elegant "Silver Arrows", the SauberC9, while an influx of Japanese manufacturer interest saw prototypes from...
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with third going to Mauro Baldi and Jean-Louis Schlesser in their Sauber-Mercedes C9 . A little under a month later, the F3000 brigade arrived. Practice...
which was won by Jean-Louis Schlesser and Jochen Mass driving their Sauber Mercedes C9. This race would prove to be the final top level motor race on the...
Porsche 956 with Bob Wollek, and the 1988 Spa Francorchamps race in a SauberC9 with Mauro Baldi). After retiring from CART at the end of the 1996 season...
endurance race of all, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 1989 driving a Sauber Mercedes C9. It was the second triumph for Mercedes-Benz at Le Mans, their previous...
in 1988 with Sauber-Mercedes and was due to drive at Le Mans, but the team pulled out in practice. He embarked on a full season with Sauber-Mercedes in...
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held the following year as part of the World Sportscar Championship. The Sauber-Mercedes of Jochen Mass and Jean-Louis Schlesser prevented the Tom Walkinshaw...
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