Sauber Motorsport

Swiss motorsport engineering company

"Sauber" redirects here. For other uses, see Sauber (disambiguation).

Kick Sauber-Ferrari

Full name| Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber[1]
Base| Hinwil, Zürich, Switzerland
Bicester, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
(Technology Centre)[2][3]
Team principal(s)| Jonathan Wheatley
Chief Technical & Operating Officer| Mattia Binotto[4][5]
Technical director| James Key
Founder(s)| Peter Sauber
Website| sauber-group.com
Previous name| BMW Sauber
Alfa Romeo F1 Team
Next name| Audi F1 Team
2025 Formula One World Championship
Race drivers| 05\.  Gabriel Bortoleto[6]
27\.  Nico Hülkenberg[7]
Test driver(s)|  Paul Aron
Chassis| C45
Engine| Ferrari
Tyres| Pirelli
Formula One World Championship career
First entry| 1993 South African Grand Prix
Last entry| 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix
Races entered| 503 (500 starts)[N 1]
Engines| Sauber, Mercedes, Ford, Petronas, BMW, Ferrari
Constructors'
Championships| 0
Drivers'
Championships| 0
Race victories| 1[N 2]
Podiums| 28[N 4]
Points| 920[N 5]
Pole positions| 1[N 3]
Fastest laps| 5[N 6]
2024 position| 10th (4 pts)

Sauber Motorsport AG, currently competing in Formula One as Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber and also known simply as Kick Sauber or Sauber, is a Swiss motorsport engineering company and race team. Founded by Peter Sauber as PP Sauber AG in 1970, the team produced sports cars for hillclimbing and endurance racing until 1993. In the World Sportscar Championship, the team's factory affiliation with Mercedes-Benz yielded two world championships and overall victory at the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans. After Group C racing regulations were outlawed, Sauber joined Formula One in 1993 with engine support from Mercedes. After a brief stint as the Ford factory team in 1995 and 1996, the team operated as an independent constructor until being purchased by BMW in 2005.

As BMW Sauber from 2006 to 2009, the team achieved its best results in Formula 1. Robert Kubica achieved the team's only F1 win to date at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix, and the team finished second in that year's World Constructors Championship. However, the team struggled to adapt to 2009's regulation changes and BMW announced its withdrawal mid-season due to the global financial crisis. After heavy speculation, BMW sold the team back to founder Peter Sauber for one euro.[8]

As an independent constructor from 2010 to 2025, the team runs with customer Ferrari engines. After being acquired by Finn Rausing in 2016,[9] the team cancelled a deal to become the Honda works team and drew closer to Ferrari. From 2018 onwards the team entered a title sponsorship agreement with Alfa Romeo, competing as Alfa Romeo Racing and later as Alfa Romeo F1 Team until 2023.

In the penultimate season of its Alfa Romeo sponsorship deal, Sauber announced that 75% of the team would be acquired by Audi to become the Audi factory team in Formula One in 2026.[10] This plan was revised in 2024 when Audi acquired 100% of the team, who later sold a minority stake to the Qatar Investment Authority.[11][12] From 2026 onwards, all sporting and chassis operations will continue to be based in Hinwil, Switzerland.[13] Engine manufacturing for the team will take place in Neuburg, Germany with a satellite technology facility in Bicester, United Kingdom.[14][15]

In January 2025, Audi reported that it had completed the purchase of the team's parent company, Sauber Holding, for €600 million.[16]

## Sports cars

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Sauber Motorsport AG

Formerly| PP Sauber AG
Red Bull Sauber AG
BMW Sauber AG[17]
Company type| Private
Industry| Motor racing
Founded| 1970
Founder| Peter Sauber
Headquarters| Hinwil, canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Key people

| Gernot Döllner (Chairman)
Jonathan Wheatley (Team Principal)
Mattia Binotto (CEO)
Iñaki Rueda (Sporting Director)
Xevi Pujolar (Racing Director)
Beat Zehnder (Director of Signature Programs & Operations)
Owner| Audi AG (70%)
QIA (30%)[18]

Peter Sauber began building sports cars in his parent's garage in Zurich in 1970.[19] His first car, the Sauber C1, was powered by a four-cylinder Cosworth engine and competed in local hillclimbing competitions.[20] The car's name was chosen to honor his wife Christiane, and all Sauber-built cars to date have featured a name starting with the letter C (including cars produced by BMW Sauber, which were retroactively named the C25 to C28 after the introduction of the C29). After debuting in Group C with the Sauber SHS C6, the team began collaborating with Mercedes-Benz in 1985 with the Sauber C8. In 1987, the team introduced the very successful Sauber C9. After a year of testing, Sauber became the Mercedes factory team in 1988 and competed as Team Sauber Mercedes. With a roster of drivers including Michael Schumacher, Karl Wendlinger, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Jochen Mass, Jean-Louis Schlesser, and Mauro Baldi, the team dominated the world championship in 1989 and 1990. The highlight of this period included two consecutive world championships and overall victory at the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans with Mass, Manuel Reuter, and Stanley Dickens.[21] As Group C regulations began to wane, the team struggled with the unsuccessful C11 and C291. After Group C was outlawed, the Mercedes-Benz sports car partnership ended and the stillborn C292 never entered competition.

Outside of prototypes, Sauber built a BMW M1 chassis for the 1980 BMW M1 Procar Championship. The team raced with Marc Surer, Manfred Schurti, and Walter Nußbaumer, achieving three pole positions and one win in the series. In 1981 the team built two custom M1 chassis to comply with Group 5 regulations, upgrading them substantially from their original Procar configurations. During the 1981 World Sportscar Championship, drivers Nelson Piquet and Hans-Joachim Stuck won the Nürburgring 1000km for Sauber customer team GS Tuning.

## Formula One

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### Sauber (1993–2005)

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#### Beginning and partnership with Mercedes-Benz (1993–1994)

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See also: Mercedes-Benz in Formula One

The first 'turbo era' of Formula One ended with the 1988 season. The 1.5-litre turbocharged engines were phased out in favour of naturally aspirated 3.5-litre engines. Massive demand for engine suppliers and a constant influx of new teams saw car manufacturers like Subaru, Porsche and Lamborghini enter Formula One as engine suppliers and sometimes buying out existing teams. Other projects never progressed beyond design studies, such as one carried out by Simtek for BMW. It was a turbulent time that led to the withdrawal of many small teams and even more famous marques such as Brabham and Lotus.

A planned Mercedes collaboration with Sauber to enter their own Formula One team was shelved, although Mercedes continued to fund Sauber's Formula One project. The team was to be powered by V10 Ilmor engines in a chassis dubbed the C12, a continuation of Sauber's naming policy from sports car construction (the 'C' was a reference to Peter Sauber's wife Christine). It was to be driven by JJ Lehto and Karl Wendlinger.

The Sauber team's first Formula One car, the Sauber C12 The traditional Sauber "S" logo which has evolved through different sponsors over the years

The car's racing debut took place in the first race of 1993, in South Africa. The car was soon turning heads not only for its sharp FW14-like lines and striking black livery but its impressive performance, claiming fifth place (two points under the scoring system at the time) on its Grand Prix debut. Despite this impressive entrance to the Grand Prix scene, over the remainder of the season the team rarely saw the finish line due to unreliability and racing accidents. However, they proved their form was not a flash in the pan recording a slow stream of points finishes and rarely finishing outside the top ten when they actually completed a race distance. Despite not achieving a podium, they ended the season with twelve points, seventh out of the thirteen original entries.

The team went into the 1994 season as Sauber Mercedes, now officially Mercedes's factory-backed team with a new car in the Sauber C13 and the free of charge Ilmor engine rebadged the Mercedes 3.5 V10. New team Pacific Grand Prix Ltd took a customer supply of more dated Ilmor units. Between seasons Lehto had signed to Mild Seven Benetton Ford. Former Sauber sports car driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen took up the role as Karl Wendlinger's teammate.

Early signs showed the team was, rather disappointingly, delivering similar performances to the previous year, scoring a small tally of points in the opening rounds. The season took a turn for the worse after a fourth place by Wendlinger following the tragic deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at the San Marino Grand Prix. Just two weeks later, Wendlinger was seriously injured after crashing in practice for the Monaco Grand Prix; losing control of his car under braking for the Nouvelle Chicane. He suffered serious head injuries which left him in a coma for weeks and he was sidelined for the rest of the season. He was replaced by Andrea de Cesaris and a returning Lehto who had been replaced at Benetton after injury complications.

The Wendlinger accident was a pivotal moment in Formula One history. Together with the death of Ayrton Senna, it later prompted the mandatory implementation of head protection for drivers in the form of high cockpit sides. Sauber voluntarily pioneered prototypes of these to protect their drivers.

They would finish the season with the same points tally as the previous year but finished only eighth out of the fourteen original entrants. Mercedes was dissatisfied with the progress and left the team at the end of the year, enticed by an offer from the McLaren team which was still looking for a new works deal since Honda withdrew from the sport and an also-disappointing partnership with Peugeot (whose engines went to Jordan). The partnership would see Team McLaren Mercedes take their first win in 1997 and both titles in 1998 but left Sauber to pick up the works Ford engine deal from Benetton.

#### Red Bull alliance and Ford engines (1995–1996)

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Frentzen driving for Sauber at the 1995 British Grand Prix

The 1995 season and Sauber C14 marked the beginning of a ten-year sponsorship deal with energy drink giant Red Bull. Entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz had purchased a majority share in the team and Fritz Kaiser joined as commercial director.[22] They landed a factory supply of Ford ECA Zetec-R V8 engines from Benetton. The 1995 season saw the return of Karl Wendlinger partnering Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Unfortunately, the Austrian's serious accident in 1994 seemed to have taken a lot out of his driving potential and he was replaced after two races by rookie Jean-Christophe Boullion.

The season, for Frentzen at least, went surprisingly well. The team finished with a record eighteen points despite the underperforming Ford engine and Jean-Christophe Boullion, who was again dropped, allowing Wendlinger to make his final Formula One appearance. They also climbed back up to seventh in the Constructors' Championship.

1995 also saw Petronas become Sauber's presenting sponsor. They renewed their association in 2006, by which time the team had changed ownership.[23]

1996 saw Sauber's worst Formula One season in terms of points despite a promising driver line-up in Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Johnny Herbert, a revised C15 and the new V10 Cosworth JD engine. Despite again holding seventh spot on a shrinking list of constructors, they only scored 11 points and had not impressed for much of the season. For the next season they announced a customer deal to receive Ferrari V10 engines while they worked with new sponsors Petronas to construct their own engines. Unfortunately, due to a major economic crash in Asia the engines were never completed.

#### Sauber-Petronas Engineering (1997–2005)

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Jacques Villeneuve driving for the Sauber team at the 2005 Canadian Grand Prix

Sauber used Ferrari designed customer engines (from 1997 to 2005) and gearboxes built by Sauber Petronas Engineering, a company founded for the sole purpose of building these engines, that were nearly identical to the ones used by Ferrari as Sauber was relegated to being a customer team after four years as an independent works partner team. Sauber licensed nearly every legally licensable part from Ferrari and even had several Ferrari engineers on staff. Many[who?] pointed out suspicious similarities[example needed] between Ferrari and Sauber chassis, but no formal accusations were ever made (FIA rules required each team to design their own chassis).

In 2001, Sauber brought a virtually unknown and very inexperienced Kimi Räikkönen into Formula One, despite the protests of a few drivers and influential members of the FIA, including Max Mosley, that he would pose a danger to other drivers. His performances that year, however, more than vindicated their decision (he would later go on to win the 2007 Drivers' Championship with Ferrari). It also caused Red Bull to sell their majority share in the team to Credit Suisse in protest (Red Bull wanted Enrique Bernoldi to take the seat but he wound up at Arrows). In 2004, Sauber spent a large sum of money on a new wind tunnel at Hinwil, and a high performance supercomputer (called Albert) to help refine the aerodynamics of their cars. The state-of-the-art infrastructure Sauber has built up is one aspect that attracted BMW Motorsport to Sauber.

In its later years, Sauber's links with Ferrari became weaker. They sided with the non-Ferrari teams over planned rule changes at the end of the 2004 season and also joined up with the GPWC. Then they decided to switch to Michelin tyres, while Ferrari continued to use Bridgestone tyres. Meanwhile, beverage company Red Bull left Sauber in 2005 as they bought their own team, Red Bull Racing. Sauber had secured a deal with BMW for a supply of their engines from 2006, initially expected to be on a customer relationship but following BMW's decision to split from Williams at the end of 2005, BMW agreed to take ownership of the team from 1 January 2006, having bought Credit Suisse's shares in the team and thus Red Bull Racing took over Ferrari customer engine partnership. Sauber's final Grand Prix before BMW takeover was the 2005 Chinese Grand Prix, with Massa, in his final race for the team having been promoted to Ferrari for the 2006 season, scoring a welcome sixth place to round off the team's history. Sauber had finished its independent run in F1 with six third places and two front-row starts being their best results. Among notable Sauber drivers were Jean Alesi, 2008 Drivers' Championship runner-up Felipe Massa, Johnny Herbert, and 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve. Two former Sauber drivers drove for the new BMW Sauber team in 2006: Nick Heidfeld who was a Sauber driver from 2001 to 2003, and Villeneuve who drove for the team in 2005.

### BMW factory team (2006–2009)

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See also: BMW in Formula One

Nick Heidfeld took BMW's first podium finish at the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix. BMW Sauber put "Thanks Michael" messages on the back of their cars for what was then Michael Schumacher's last Grand Prix in Brazil.

At the end of the 2005 season, the team's majority shareholding previously owned by Credit Suisse was bought by BMW, with Peter Sauber retaining a 20% stake, and was renamed BMW Sauber. BMW sold its part back to Peter Sauber after the end of the 2009 season, but the team formally used the name BMW Sauber until the end of the 2010 season. The team held a German licence from 2006 to 2009, then reverted to a Swiss licence in 2010.[24]

#### 2006

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For the 2006 season the team re-signed Nick Heidfeld from Williams to be their lead driver (Heidfeld drove for Sauber in 2001–2003), while 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve had his existing Sauber contract confirmed. Pole Robert Kubica was signed as the team's third driver. The team continued to use Sauber's facilities, mostly for chassis construction and wind tunnel testing, while BMW's headquarters in Munich were responsible for building the new P86 V8 engine.

Former Sauber title sponsor Petronas renewed their contract with the new team after BMW Sauber snubbed BP-Castrol, despite them being BMW's official commercial gasoline and motor oil partner. Credit Suisse also continued their sponsorship. For the new season BMW Sauber announced a technical partnership with Intel and O2, claiming that it will eventually lead to technological improvements available on BMW road cars.[25]

The new livery, unveiled in Valencia on 17 January 2006, was the traditional BMW M blue and white with red flashes.

Jacques Villeneuve scored the team's first points with a seventh-place finish at the 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, after Heidfeld retired from fifth with an engine failure late in the race. Over the first two-thirds of the season the drivers picked up points with a succession of seventh- and eighth-place finishes.

The team ran a radical "twin towers" aero enhancement on the front of the car for the race in Magny-Cours, France, which was meant to direct airflow to the rear and thus improve performance.[26] This unconventional add-on was promptly banned by the FIA as it was adjudged to impede the drivers' vision and thus compromise safety.[27]

Heidfeld scored the team's first podium at the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix from tenth on the grid. Kubica stood in for Villeneuve, BMW stating that Villeneuve could not drive due to medical complications following his accident at the German Grand Prix. Kubica finished seventh, although he was later disqualified for an underweight car.[28] After the Hungarian Grand Prix, BMW announced that Kubica would complete the season for the Swiss team, spelling the end of former world champion Villeneuve's F1 career.[29]

Kubica scored BMW Sauber's second podium of the season at the Italian Grand Prix, after running in third place for most of the race and leading briefly during the first round of pit stops. Heidfeld struggled in the race and barely earned a point by finishing eighth. The team's fifth place in the Constructors' Championship was cemented by Heidfeld's two further points at the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix, and Toyota's early double retirement from the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix.

#### 2007

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Nick Heidfeld took BMW Sauber's best result of 2007 with second place at the Canadian Grand Prix.

On 19 October 2006, it was announced that Robert Kubica would partner Nick Heidfeld for the 2007 season with Sebastian Vettel taking the test and reserve driver role. On 21 December, it was announced that Timo Glock had been signed as the team's second test driver.[30] The team launched their 2007 car, the F1.07, on 16 January 2007.[31]

The new car showed promising form throughout the winter testing, topping the times sheets on occasions. However, team principal Mario Theissen declared some reliability concerns before the season's opening race in Melbourne. Kubica duly retired from fourth place mid-race with gearbox trouble, but Nick Heidfeld proved their pace in winter testing was no fluke as he raced to fourth place. Heidfeld continued this success with two more fourth places in Malaysia and Bahrain respectively. Kubica finished sixth in Bahrain after retiring in Australia and mechanical trouble in Malaysia.

Their performance thus far had been such that many were saying a race win was likely after firmly establishing themselves as the best team behind championship leaders Ferrari and McLaren. Although the perceived performance gap between the two leaders and BMW Sauber was a fair amount, it was still less than that between BMW Sauber and the teams behind them.[32]

The Canadian Grand Prix brought mixed fortunes for the team. While Nick Heidfeld scored a second-place finish, Robert Kubica suffered a huge crash that resulted in a long safety car period. The media was initially told Kubica had broken his leg, but it later emerged that he had escaped with only a sprained ankle and concussion.[33]

Sebastian Vettel took his place in the US Grand Prix, finishing in eighth place and therefore becoming the youngest driver to score a Formula One World Championship point. After the European GP, however, it was announced by Scuderia Toro Rosso that Vettel would take the second driver seat from Scott Speed.

#### 2008

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BMW Sauber took a podium finish in the first race of the 2008 season, courtesy of Nick Heidfeld. The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix saw Robert Kubica win his and BMW Sauber's only race.

On 21 August 2007, BMW confirmed its driver line-up of Heidfeld and Kubica for the 2008 season.[34] Their 2008 car, the F1.08 was officially launched in Munich at BMW Welt on 14 January 2008. It made its track debut at Valencia the next day, with Robert Kubica driving.

The BMW Sauber team also introduced a new scheme for the team as a whole, with every individual getting "fit for pole",[35] from the boss to the cleaners, meaning that the team would be in optimum fitness for the 2008 season. Team principal Mario Theissen targeted the team's first Formula 1 victory for 2008.

BMW Sauber started the season well with Kubica narrowly missing out on pole after a mistake in his main qualifying lap in Melbourne. He later retired after being hit by Kazuki Nakajima but Heidfeld finished second. Kubica took second in Malaysia, with Heidfeld in sixth setting the fastest lap of the race. The team's points total of 11 was their largest score up to that time. In Bahrain, Kubica scored his and the team's first ever pole position, beating Felipe Massa by just under three hundredths of a second. The team went on to finish third and fourth in the race, equalling their highest round points total and promoting them to first place in the Constructors' Championship for the first time.

The team also attained a second-place finish in the Monaco Grand Prix with Robert Kubica, beating both Ferraris and only trailing the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton by three seconds.

BMW Sauber's first race victory came in the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix, the team achieving a one-two finish with Robert Kubica's first race win and Nick Heidfeld taking second place. The victory came after Lewis Hamilton collided with Kimi Räikkönen in the pitlane, ending the race for both drivers. Kubica was on a different refuelling strategy from Heidfeld, who also briefly led the race before securing the one-two finish for BMW Sauber in comfortable fashion. This was the first Formula One victory for a BMW engine since the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix.

After the team's breakthrough win, development was switched to the 2009 season where new regulations come into play. This greatly annoyed Kubica, (who was leading the championship after the Canadian Grand Prix), as he felt they could have had a realistic chance of taking at least one title. The lack of development was reflected with a drop of form throughout the second half of the season, causing BMW to be outpaced by Renault, Toyota and even Toro Rosso (who started the season as one of the slowest teams) by the end of the season. Despite this, Kubica remained with an outside chance of taking the Drivers' Championship until the Chinese Grand Prix, the 17th round out of 18.

#### 2009

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In a disappointing final year for BMW, Nick Heidfeld took the first of the team's two podiums during the season at the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix.

In October 2008, the team confirmed that they would stick with Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld as their drivers for the 2009 season.[36]

Although BMW Sauber targeted the 2009 season as the year they would challenge for the title, their start to the season was a disappointment. Kubica was in third place in the opening round, when he collided with Vettel while battling for second place and was forced to retire. Heidfeld then secured the team's first podium of the year in Malaysia, but after six races BMW Sauber had collected a mere six points, and occupied eighth place in the Constructors' Championship out of ten teams. A raft of upgrades were set for Turkey, including an improved regenerative braking system (KERS) and a double deck diffuser. While the new diffuser was implemented, the KERS could not be made to fit the new car and both drivers raced without the device. After the qualifying session for the British Grand Prix Mario Theissen announced that the team had decided to halt further development of KERS; of which BMW had been one of the strongest proponents, and focus instead on improving the car's aerodynamics. This left Ferrari and McLaren as the only remaining users of the KERS system. In the European Grand Prix at Valencia, Kubica scored the team's first points since the race in Turkey.

Following a meeting of the BMW board on 28 July, the company held a press conference the following morning in which it confirmed the team's withdrawal from Formula One at the end of 2009. Chairman Dr. Norbert Reithofer described the decision as a strategic one.[37] The Formula One Teams Association released a statement in response pledging its support to help the team remain in F1.[38]

On 15 September 2009, it was announced that BMW Sauber had secured a buyer, Qadbak Investments Limited which turned out to be a shell company. However, Lotus Racing had been given the 13th and final slot in the 2010 season. The team were awarded what was termed a 14th entry, which hinged either on another team dropping out or all the other teams agreeing to allow 28 cars to enter the 2010 Championship.[39][40]

### Sauber (2010–2018)

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#### Independent return with Ferrari engines (2010–2017)

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Kamui Kobayashi racing during the 2010 German Grand Prix

2010

On 27 November 2009, it was announced that Peter Sauber would repurchase the team conditional upon the team receiving a FIA entry for the 2010 season.[41]

On 3 December 2009, the FIA confirmed that Sauber had been granted the entry vacated by Toyota Racing following their withdrawal[42] and would be using Ferrari engines.[43] Peter Sauber had previously announced, on 29 November, that the team's chassis for the 2010 season would be designated Sauber C29, while the Swiss newspaper Blick reported that the team will be called Team Sauber F1.[44] However, in January 2010, Peter Sauber had said that he had not yet applied for a change of name, so therefore they remained for the season as BMW Sauber F1 Team despite zero BMW components.[45] Kamui Kobayashi was announced as their first signed driver for the 2010 season on 17 December 2009. Pedro de la Rosa was signed as Sauber's second driver on 19 January 2010.[46]

Before the Singapore Grand Prix, it was announced that Nick Heidfeld would replace de la Rosa for the remaining five races of the season. Esteban Gutiérrez later joined the team as a reserve driver, and drove during young drivers' testing after the end of the season.

Despite promising pace in winter testing, the team struggled with technical problems in the early rounds of the season, with no points from the first six races. After running a blank livery for the first four races of the 2010 season, the team finally announced a sponsorship deal with the Burger King fast food franchise at the Spanish and European Grands Prix.[47] During frustrations, Peter Sauber admitted that his decision to rescue the team had been emotionally driven, but insisted that it was proper.[48] Finally, in Turkey, Kobayashi finished tenth, collecting the team's first championship point for the season.

At the European Grand Prix in Valencia, after qualifying in 18th place, Kobayashi spent a vast proportion of the race in third position defending from Jenson Button who was following closely behind in fourth. After entering the pits during the closing stages of the race to switch tyres, Kobayashi exited the pit in ninth. In the last few laps of the race, Kobayashi overtook the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso and the Toro Rosso of Sébastien Buemi for a seventh-place finish. The impressive drive from Kobayashi received much acclaim and was Sauber's best result of the season to-date. Pedro de la Rosa meanwhile, despite originally crossing the line in tenth position to secure 1 point, was relegated to 12th place after a penalty, stripping away a double points finish. Both drivers went on to score points at the Japanese Grand Prix and Korean Grand Prix.

The second half of the season gave more productive and consistent results; The drives of Kobayashi, Heidfeld and de la Rosa combined earned 44 points, giving the team eighth place in the Constructors' Championship. Kobayashi performed the team's season-best finish of sixth at the British Grand Prix.

2011
Sergio Pérez at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix

Kobayashi was retained for 2011; he was joined by teammate Sergio Pérez and his compatriot Esteban Gutiérrez as reserve driver. The team debuted their 2011 car – the C30 – on 31 January,[49] with testing beginning the following day.

At the start of the season in Australia, both Pérez and Kobayashi were later disqualified due to technical infringements. Pérez suffered a major collision at the Monaco Grand Prix, resulting in concussion and a sprained thigh.[50] Despite being passed fit for the Canadian Grand Prix, Pérez withdrew from the weekend after the first free practice session due to illness, he was replaced by 2010 Sauber driver Pedro de la Rosa for the remainder of the weekend.[51]

For the remainder of the season, the team obtained regular top-10 finishes, and overall finished seventh in the Constructors' Championship.

On 28 July, it was announced that Kobayashi, Pérez and Gutiérrez would all remain in the Sauber setup for the 2012 season.[52]

2012
Sergio Pérez at the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix

Sauber started the 2012 season with a double points-scoring finish – Kobayashi sixth and Pérez eighth – in Australia, before Pérez finished second the following week, at the Malaysian Grand Prix; the team's best result as an independent team.[53] Kobayashi then started third at the Chinese Grand Prix behind the two Mercedes cars of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher; although Kobayashi finished the race in tenth position, he recorded the fastest lap of the race, his first in Formula One.

Prior to the Spanish Grand Prix, Sauber announced a sponsorship deal with English Premier League team Chelsea.[54] After the race, in which Kobayashi equalled his career-best result of fifth, Peter Sauber announced that he had transferred ownership of a third of the team to CEO Monisha Kaltenborn.[55] Pérez achieved his second podium of the season at the Canadian Grand Prix with third place, while Kobayashi added a ninth place to help Sauber move up to sixth place in the Constructors' Championship.[56]

For the German Grand Prix, Sauber achieved their best result of the season. After starting in twelfth position, Kobayashi finished fifth, equalling his best result at the time, before a time penalty for Sebastian Vettel pushed him up into fourth, giving him the best result of his career. Meanwhile, after starting down in 17th due to a penalty, Pérez managed to work a great tyre strategy and finished just behind Kobayashi – prior to Vettel's penalty – in sixth position, giving the team a total points haul of 20, their best since splitting with BMW, and giving them a 53-point advantage over Williams for sixth in the Constructors' Championship.[57] At the Belgian Grand Prix, Kobayashi started second and Pérez fourth, the best grid positions in Sauber's history. At the start of the race, Romain Grosjean caused a spectacular crash taking himself, Pérez, championship leader Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton out of the race. Kobayashi's Sauber was also damaged and he finished the race in 13th place.

At the Italian Grand Prix, Sauber scored 20 points; Pérez used a one-stop strategy to move from twelfth on the grid to take his third podium of the season with second place, while Kobayashi finished in ninth place.[58] Kobayashi took his first podium finish and the team's fourth of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix; the following week, it was announced that Peter Sauber was stepping back from the daily management of his team, handing the role of team principal to Kaltenborn.[59]

Nico Hülkenberg racing during the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix

2013

On 23 November 2012, it was announced that Nico Hülkenberg, Esteban Gutiérrez and Robin Frijns would make up the team's line-up for the 2013 season; Hülkenberg and Gutiérrez as part of the race team and Frijns as reserve driver.[60] The team's car for the season, the C32, was launched in Hinwil on 2 February 2013.[61] The livery was changed and the car is now grey, similar to the Sauber cars in the early 1990s.[62] Despite a promising eighth place for Hülkenberg at the second round of the season, the Malaysian Grand Prix, it was clear soon that the C32 was far from the competitiveness shown by its predecessor, with Hülkenberg unable to obtain better than a tenth-place finish in subsequent races and rookie Gutiérrez having been unable to score as of the Belgian Grand Prix. Despite this, Hülkenberg caused a shock by putting his car third on the grid for the Italian Grand Prix, outqualifying both Ferraris in the process.[63]

On 15 July 2013, Sergey Sirotkin joined Sauber as a development driver as part of a tie-in with Russian investors with a view to promoting him to a race seat as early as 2014.[64]

At the Singapore Grand Prix both Hülkenberg and Gutiérrez were in the points, running sixth and seventh respectively due to pitting under the safety car, but as their tyres went away Hülkenberg managed ninth place and Gutiérrez only 12th. Hülkenberg showed some impressive driving in Korea, finishing in fourth place and allowing Sauber to pass Toro Rosso in the standings. The Japanese Grand Prix saw the team's first double points finish of the 2013 season with Hülkenberg sixth after running most of the race in fourth, and Gutiérrez seventh after an impressive battle with Nico Rosberg's Mercedes. Hülkenberg scored again in the last two rounds and Sauber finished seventh in the WCC with 57 points.

2014
Esteban Gutiérrez at the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix

In February 2014, IndyCar Series driver Simona de Silvestro was signed by Sauber as an "affiliated driver", with the intent of racing in F1 by 2015.[65] However, by the end of 2014, de Silvestro was no longer part of the team.[66] For the 2014 season, Gutiérrez was retained and joined by Adrian Sutil, following Hülkenberg's decision to return to Force India. The team struggled throughout the season, often going out in the first round of qualifying and failing to score a single point for the first time in team history.

Felipe Nasr driving the Sauber C34 at the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix

2015

On 1 November 2014, it was announced that Marcus Ericsson would drive for Sauber in 2015.[67] On 5 November 2014, Felipe Nasr was announced as a Sauber driver to complete the 2015 line-up.[68] Ferrari Driver Academy member Raffaele Marciello acted as reserve driver. The team also underwent a livery change in accordance to their new sponsor Banco do Brasil.[69][70]

Driver's contractual dispute

The start of the season saw Sauber become involved in legal action commenced by their 2014 reserve driver, Giedo van der Garde. On 5 March 2015, van der Garde received a partial award under international arbitration by the Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution, upholding the driver's contract for a race seat in 2015.[71] Sauber breached the contract when the team instead signed Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson as announced in November 2014. Despite the Swiss arbitrator ordering Sauber to "refrain from taking any action the effect of which would be to deprive Mr. van der Garde of his entitlement to participate in the 2015 Formula One season as one of Sauber's two nominated race drivers", further legal action was required to see the award enforced.[72] Just prior to the Australian Grand Prix held on 13 to 15 March 2015, van der Garde applied to an Australian court who ordered, at first instance on 11 March and on 12 March following Sauber's failed appeal, that he be permitted to race in Melbourne.[73] Due to the risk of having its assets seized for not obeying Court orders,[72] Sauber opted to abort participation in Friday morning's first practice session[74] pending an outcome in contempt of court proceedings against Sauber's team principal, Monisha Kaltenborn.[75]

Based on media speculation, however, thanks to an intervention by Bernie Ecclestone to avoid further negative publicity on the sport,[76] Ericsson and Nasr were able to take part in Friday afternoon's second practice session.[77] The matter was temporarily resolved on Saturday, 14 March 2015, following an announcement by van der Garde that he would forego racing in Melbourne,[78] with a view to finding a more permanent solution in the future.[79] The Sauber team and its new drivers for 2015, Ericsson and Nasr, were thus able to complete the Saturday qualifying session and point-scoring race on the Sunday. Three days later, on 18 March 2015, van der Garde confirmed that he and Sauber had reached, by mutual consent, a settlement that would see him relinquish, once and for all, his rights to race in Formula One with the team in return for compensation in the amount of US$16 million.[76][80] The controversy, however, continued due to a statement released by van der Garde revealing further background and indicating that his intention had also been that of promoting the rights of racing drivers, whose contracts are often dishonoured. In response, the Sauber team expressed surprise at van der Garde's post-settlement statement opting to not comment further on the matter.[81]

After the resolution of the dispute, Sauber underwent an improvement from the previous year, finishing fifth in the race, their best result all year. They finished the season eighth, ahead of McLaren and Marussia.

Sauber drivers Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson racing for position at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix

2016

On 23 July 2015, Sauber confirmed that Ericsson and Nasr would be retained for 2016.[82]

Mid 2016 sale to Longbow Finance S.A.

On 20 July 2016 it was announced that Swiss based investment firm Longbow Finance had bought both Peter Sauber and Monisha Kaltenborn's shares in the company, which made Longbow Finance the sole owner of Sauber. Pascal Picci was announced to take Peter Sauber's role as chairman of the board and president. Monisha Kaltenborn remained as Team principal and CEO of Sauber. The acquisition by Longbow Finance followed a series of speculation about the future of Sauber. The team had been in financial trouble for years before the change of ownership, often being unable to pay salaries to team members on time.[9][83] Longbow's owners are said to include Swedish billionaires Finn Rausing,[84][85] Stefan Persson and Karl-Johan Persson.[85]

During the season, the team only scored points on one occasion; Felipe Nasr's ninth-placed finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix scored two points for the team, who finished tenth in the Constructors' Championship, one point ahead of Manor.[86]

2017
Pascal Wehrlein competing for Sauber at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix

On 11 November 2016, Sauber announced Ericsson would remain with the team in 2017.[87] On 16 January 2017, the team announced the signing of Pascal Wehrlein, replacing Nasr.[88] After Wehrlein was injured in a crash at the 2017 Race of Champions, Ferrari third driver Antonio Giovinazzi took his place for the first winter test.[89] Despite Wehrlein being fit to take part in the Australian Grand Prix, he later withdrew after participating in the first two practice sessions, with Giovinazzi replacing him for the rest of the race weekend.[90] Giovinazzi again replaced Wehrlein for the following race in China.[91] Days before the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, it was confirmed that the first ever female F1 team principal Monisha Kaltenborn would be stepping down from the team. Her role was replaced by former Renault team principal Frédéric Vasseur.

#### Partnership with Alfa Romeo (2018)

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Marcus Ericsson driving an Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

2018

In April 2017, it was confirmed Sauber would end their engine deal with Ferrari and begin a new contract with Honda.[92] However, on 27 July 2017, it was announced that Sauber had cancelled their planned partnership with Honda for 2018 onwards for "strategic reasons".[93] The following day Sauber confirmed their new multi-year agreement with Ferrari for up-to-date engines starting in 2018.[94] On 29 November 2017, Sauber announced that they had signed a multi-year technical and commercial partnership contract with Alfa Romeo, therefore the team was renamed to Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team for the 2018 season onwards.[95]

Charles Leclerc driving the Sauber C37 during the first free practice session of the 2018 Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit

On 2 December 2017, it was announced that Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson would be racing for the team in 2018.[96] Tatiana Calderón was promoted to the role of test driver, having been a development driver for the team in 2017.[97] On 8 April at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Ericsson placed ninth and picked up 2 points for the team using a one-stop strategy. Two races later, Leclerc finished sixth in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix which was the team's highest position since the 2015 Australian Grand Prix. The race that followed in Spain saw Leclerc finish in tenth and score back to back points finishing results. It was the first time Sauber finished in the points in back to back races since 2015. Over the course of the season, Sauber would finish in the points on 12 occasions and would get both cars in the points twice.

Antonio Giovinazzi driving the Alfa Romeo C38 during the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring

Sauber finished the season with a respectable 48 points, finishing in eighth position on the Constructors' Championship. Following the season's conclusion, Ericsson was not retained for the following season and Leclerc departed for Scuderia Ferrari.[98]

### Alfa Romeo Racing/F1 Team (2019–2023)

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Main article: Alfa Romeo in Formula One § Commercial partnership with Sauber (2019–2023)

#### 2019

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In September 2018, Sauber confirmed that Kimi Räikkönen would be swapping places with Charles Leclerc for the 2019 season.[99] Also announced in September 2018 was that Ericsson would stay with the team, but as third driver and brand ambassador.[100] Antonio Giovinazzi would replace Ericsson and drive alongside Räikkönen for the 2019 season.[101] On 1 February 2019, Sauber announced that it would compete in the 2019 season as Alfa Romeo Racing[102] although the ownership, Swiss racing licence,[103] and management structure would remain unchanged.[104] In addition to Alfa Romeo, sponsors for the season included Shell,[105] Singha,[106] Axitea,[107] Carrera,[108] Iveco,[109] Richard Mille,[108] Magneti Marelli,[110] Pirelli, Claro,[111] Adler-Pelzer,[110] Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Betsafe,[112] Little Mole,[109] Singapore Airlines,[109] Sparco,[113] and Huski Chocolate.[114]

The 2019 season was a good season for Alfa Romeo – they managed to score 57 points and finished eighth in the Constructors' Championship.[115] Räikkönen managed nine point finishes over the 2019 season, with four consecutive top-10 finishes in the first four races.[116] Giovinazzi only managed four point finishes over the season.

Highlight of the season for the team came in Brazil. After an action packed race, a collision between Alexander Albon and Lewis Hamilton saw both Alfa Romeo's promoted into the top 5. Räikkönen finished P4 and Giovinazzi finished P5,[117][118] securing 22 points for the team and solidifying eighth in the Constructors' Championship.

#### 2020

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Kimi Räikkönen driving the Alfa Romeo C39 at the 2020 Pre-Season testing session at Circuit de Cataluyna

Räikkönen and Giovinazzi stayed on for the team after the 2019 season.[119] Ericsson decided to focus fully on IndyCar rather than being Alfa Romeo's reserve driver.[120] Ericsson ensured that he will maintain links with Alfa Romeo and Sauber.[121] Alfa Romeo signed Robert Kubica to replace Ericsson after he was released by Williams.[122] This also meant that PKN Orlen would become the co-title sponsors of Alfa Romeo.[123][124]

After an investigation was launched against Ferrari's power unit, the FIA reached an unknown agreement with Ferrari, Haas and Alfa Romeo.[125] The details of this agreement are unknown, but it was done to hinder the performance of the Ferrari power unit.[126]

The 2020 season was not a good season for Alfa Romeo. While they did manage to retain eighth in the Constructors' Championship, they only managed to get eight points, 49 points below what they got in 2019. Throughout the season, Räikkönen managed only two point finishes, with Giovinazzi got three. Both drivers ended up with four points and ended in 16th and 17th in the drivers' standings respectively.

#### 2021

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Alfa Romeo retained both Räikkönen and Giovinazzi with Kubica as the reserve driver for the 2021 season. Ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Alfa Romeo confirmed that Callum Ilott would become their test driver. The Ferrari power unit agreement with the FIA had finished, meaning the power unit should be back to normal use.

Alfa Romeo finished ninth in the Constructors' Championship with 13 points. Räikkönen scored 10 points by finishing in top 10 on four occasions, while Giovinazzi scored twice to collect the remaining three points. Räikkönen tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix, forcing him to sit out of the event as well as the Italian Grand Prix a week later. Kubica stood in, finishing 15th and 14th respectively.

#### 2022

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After Räikkönen announced his retirement and the team elected not to retain Giovinazzi, former Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas and rookie Zhou Guanyu were signed for the 2022 season. The team entered the season as Alfa Romeo F1 Team.[127] Bottas had a best result of fifth at Imola and finished 10th in the overall standings, whereas Zhou scored points in three races and ranked 18th in the drivers' standings.

#### 2023

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Valtteri Bottas driving the Alfa Romeo C43 at the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix

Sauber ended their relationship with Alfa Romeo at the end of 2023 season after deciding not to renew the agreement.[128] The driver pairing of Bottas and Zhou were retained for the season. On 13 December 2022, Andreas Seidl was announced as Sauber's new chief executive officer from January 2023, replacing Frédéric Vasseur.[129] In January 2023, Alfa Romeo announced a multi-year title sponsorship agreement with online casino Stake, renaming the team as Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake.[130][131] The team also signed a partnership agreement with live streaming platform Kick,[132] which shares Stake co-founder and owner Eddie Craven as investors.[133] Kick's name and logo will replace Stake's in countries where gambling and sports betting advertisements are not allowed as Alfa Romeo F1 Team Kick.[134]

### Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber (2024–2025)

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#### 2024

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Bottas and Zhou on the grid for Sprint Race, 2024 Chinese Grand Prix

Sauber officially lost its Alfa Romeo sponsorship due to transitioning to Audi Sport from 2026 onwards. Due to this, Sauber's links with Ferrari became weaker, with the Haas team effectively assuming Sauber's role as Ferrari's new satellite team. While Zhou and Bottas stayed on for the 2024 season,[135][136] Sauber entered the season as Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber (but will go as Stake F1 Team on a day-to-day basis), continuing the sponsorship deals signed by Alfa Romeo with Stake and Kick in the previous season. In countries where gambling advertisement is disallowed, the team presents as Kick Sauber F1 Team, and replaced all Stake sponsors on their car with Kick logos, just as they had done in 2023.[137][138] Kick has also acquired the naming rights of the chassis for two seasons, with the 2024 car named as Kick Sauber C44.[139] On 5 February the car launch event was held at London's Guildhall which was hosted by Naomi Schiff.[140] The team finished the 2024 season in tenth place, scoring only four points.

#### 2025

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Nico Hülkenberg returned to the team starting from 2025, arriving from Haas F1 Team.[141] Hülkenberg was joined by reigning Formula 2 Champion Gabriel Bortoleto, completing their lineup for 2025.[142]

Jonathan Wheatley was initially expected to join Sauber as the new Team Principal in the summer of 2025, replacing Team Representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi.[143][144] On 15 January, Sauber announced that Team Representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi would be leaving the team at the end of January.[145][146] Thus, this meant that Chief Operating and Technical Officer Mattia Binotto would serve as Team Principal temporarily until Wheatley's arrival. Subsequently, reports emerged on the same day that Wheatley's gardening leave would be ending earlier and he would begin his new role on 1st April, which would be in time for the Japanese Grand Prix.[147][148] On 12 March, Sauber officially confirmed that Wheatley will join the team from 1st April, which meant that he will be making his debut as Team Principal at the Japanese Grand Prix.[149][150]

In February 2025, it was announced that Sauber would be opening a new 'technical centre' in the United Kingdom by the summer, with Bicester, Silverstone, and Milton Keynes as potential locations. This was part of the move to allow Sauber to “extend the team’s presence and influence within the global Formula 1 landscape” as it will give them access “to the world’s largest motorsport expertise and talent pool.[151][152][153] Subsequently, Bicester was announced as the location which the 'technical centre' would be opened in, specifically Bicester Motion.[154][155]

At the British Grand Prix, Hülkenberg finished in third place to take his first ever podium in Formula One after 239 race starts, which was also Sauber's first since the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix.

### Audi factory team (from 2026)

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Main article: Audi in Formula One

On 26 October 2022, it was announced that Sauber will compete as the Audi factory team from 2026, using Audi's power unit and thus ended a sixteen-year customer engine relationship with Ferrari since 2010 season.[156] In January 2023, Audi announced the acquisition of a minority stake in the Sauber Group.[157]

On 8 March 2024, the Audi Group confirmed a full takeover of Sauber. Former McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl was planned to continue as CEO, additionally taking over the role of team principal from Alessandro Alunni Bravi.[158] However, he was replaced by former Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto starting from 1 August 2024.[159]

Additionally, Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley was expected to join in the summer of 2025, having left Red Bull at the end of 2024 and having planned to go on gardening leave in the start of 2025.[160] However, he joined earlier on 1 April 2025, following a deal struck for his earlier release to Sauber.

## Sauber Academy

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Main article: Sauber Academy

In November 2018, Sauber entered a partnership with Czech team Charouz Racing System to form the Sauber Junior Team, followed by the creation of a karting team in March 2019.[161][162] In 2020, Sauber relaunched the junior team as Sauber Academy and parted ways with Charouz.[163][164]

## Race cars

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Overview of Sauber race cars

Year  | Car  | Image  | Category
1970  | Sauber C1 |  | Group 6
1971  | Sauber C2 |  | Group 6
1973  | Sauber C3 |  | Group 5
Sauber C4 |  | Group 5
1975  | Sauber C5 |  | Group 6
1982  | Sauber SHS C6 |  | Group C
1983  | Sauber C7 |  | Group C
1985  | Sauber C8 |  | Group C1
1987  | Sauber C9 |  | Group C1
1991  | Mercedes-Benz C11 |  | Group C2
Mercedes-Benz C291 |  | Group C1
Mercedes-Benz C292 |  | Group C1
1993  | Sauber C12 |  | Formula One
1994  | Sauber C13 |  | Formula One
1995  | Sauber C14 |  | Formula One
1996  | Sauber C15 |  | Formula One
1997  | Sauber C16 |  | Formula One
1998  | Sauber C17 |  | Formula One
1999  | Sauber C18 |  | Formula One
2000  | Sauber C19 |  | Formula One
2001  | Sauber C20 |  | Formula One
2002  | Sauber C21 |  | Formula One
2003  | Sauber C22 |  | Formula One
2004  | Sauber C23 |  | Formula One
2005  | Sauber C24 |  | Formula One
2006  | BMW Sauber F1.06 |  | Formula One
2007  | BMW Sauber F1.07 |  | Formula One
2008  | BMW Sauber F1.08 |  | Formula One
2009  | BMW Sauber F1.09 |  | Formula One
2010  | Sauber C29 |  | Formula One
2011  | Sauber C30 |  | Formula One
2012  | Sauber C31 |  | Formula One
2013  | Sauber C32 |  | Formula One
2014  | Sauber C33 |  | Formula One
2015  | Sauber C34 |  | Formula One
2016  | Sauber C35 |  | Formula One
2017  | Sauber C36 |  | Formula One
2018  | Sauber C37 |  | Formula One
2019  | Alfa Romeo Racing C38 |  | Formula One
2020  | Alfa Romeo Racing C39 |  | Formula One
2021  | Alfa Romeo Racing C41 |  | Formula One
2022  | Alfa Romeo C42 |  | Formula One
2023  | Alfa Romeo C43 |  | Formula One
2024  | Kick Sauber C44 |  | Formula One
2025  | Kick Sauber C45 |  | Formula One

## Racing record

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Main article: Sauber Grand Prix results

Formula One results

Year  | Name  | Car  | Engine  | Tyres  | No.  | Drivers  | Points  | WCC
Sauber
1993 |  Team Sauber Formula 1  | C12 | Sauber 2175A 3.5 V10 | G | 29.
30\.  |  Karl Wendlinger
JJ Lehto | 12  | 7th
1994 |  Broker Sauber Mercedes
Sauber Mercedes[N 7] | C13 | Mercedes 2175B 3.5 V10 | G | 29.
29.
29.
30\.  |  Karl Wendlinger
Andrea de Cesaris
JJ Lehto
Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 12  | 8th
1995 |  Red Bull Sauber Ford  | C14 | Ford ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8 | G | 29.
29.
30\.  |  Karl Wendlinger
Jean-Christophe Boullion
Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 18  | 7th
1996 |  Red Bull Sauber Ford  | C15 | Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 V10 | G | 14.
15\.  |  Johnny Herbert
Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 11  | 7th
1997 |  Red Bull Sauber Petronas  | C16 | Petronas SPE-01 3.0 V10 | G | 16.
17.
17.
17\.  |  Johnny Herbert
Nicola Larini
Gianni Morbidelli
Norberto Fontana | 16  | 7th
1998 |  Red Bull Sauber Petronas  | C17 | Petronas SPE-01D 3.0 V10 | G | 14.
15\.  |  Jean Alesi
Johnny Herbert | 10  | 6th
1999 |  Red Bull Sauber Petronas  | C18 | Petronas SPE-03A 3.0 V10 | B | 11.
12\.  |  Jean Alesi
Pedro Diniz | 5  | 8th
2000 |  Red Bull Sauber Petronas  | C19 | Petronas SPE-04A 3.0 V10 | B | 16.
17\.  |  Pedro Diniz
Mika Salo | 6  | 8th
2001 |  Red Bull Sauber Petronas  | C20 | Petronas 01A 3.0 V10 | B | 16.
17\.  |  Nick Heidfeld
Kimi Räikkönen | 21  | 4th
2002 |  Sauber Petronas  | C21 | Petronas 02A 3.0 V10 | B | 7.

8\.  |  Nick Heidfeld
Felipe Massa
Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 11  | 5th
2003 |  Sauber Petronas  | C22 | Petronas 03A 3.0 V10 | B | 9.
10\.  |  Nick Heidfeld
Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 19  | 6th
2004 |  Sauber Petronas  | C23 | Petronas 04A 3.0 V10 | B | 11.
12\.  |  Giancarlo Fisichella
Felipe Massa | 34  | 6th
2005 |  Sauber Petronas  | C24 | Petronas 05A 3.0 V10 | M | 11.
12\.  |  Jacques Villeneuve
Felipe Massa | 20  | 8th
BMW Sauber
2006 |  BMW Sauber F1 Team  | F1.06 | BMW P86/6 2.4 V8 | M | 16.
17.
17\.  |  Nick Heidfeld
Jacques Villeneuve
Robert Kubica | 36  | 5th
2007 |  BMW Sauber F1 Team  | F1.07 | BMW P86/7 2.4 V8 | B | 9.
10.
10\.  |  Nick Heidfeld
Robert Kubica
Sebastian Vettel | 101  | 2nd
2008 |  BMW Sauber F1 Team  | F1.08 | BMW P86/8 2.4 V8 | B | 3.
4\.  |  Nick Heidfeld
Robert Kubica | 135  | 3rd
2009 |  BMW Sauber F1 Team  | F1.09 | BMW P86/9 2.4 V8 | B | 5.
6\.  |  Robert Kubica
Nick Heidfeld | 36  | 6th
2010 |  BMW Sauber F1 Team[N 8] | C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | B | 22.
22.
23\.  |  Pedro de la Rosa
Nick Heidfeld
Kamui Kobayashi | 44  | 8th
Sauber
2011 |  Sauber F1 Team  | C30 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | P | 16.
17.
17\.  |  Kamui Kobayashi
Sergio Pérez
Pedro de la Rosa | 44  | 7th
2012 |  Sauber F1 Team  | C31 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | P | 14.
15\.  |  Kamui Kobayashi
Sergio Pérez | 126  | 6th
2013 |  Sauber F1 Team  | C32 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | P | 11.
12\.  |  Nico Hülkenberg
Esteban Gutiérrez | 57  | 7th
2014 |  Sauber F1 Team  | C33 | Ferrari 059/3 1.6 V6 t | P | 21.
99\.  |  Esteban Gutiérrez
Adrian Sutil | 0  | 10th
2015 |  Sauber F1 Team  | C34 | Ferrari 060 1.6 V6 t | P | 9.
12\.  |  Marcus Ericsson
Felipe Nasr | 36  | 8th
2016 |  Sauber F1 Team  | C35 | Ferrari 061 1.6 V6 t | P | 9.
12\.  |  Marcus Ericsson
Felipe Nasr | 2  | 10th
2017 |  Sauber F1 Team  | C36 | Ferrari 061 1.6 V6 t | P | 9.
36.
94\.  |  Marcus Ericsson
Antonio Giovinazzi
Pascal Wehrlein | 5  | 10th
2018 |  Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team  | C37 | Ferrari 063 1.6 V6 t | P | 9.
16\.  |  Marcus Ericsson
Charles Leclerc | 48  | 8th
Alfa Romeo
2019 |  Alfa Romeo Racing  | C38 | Ferrari 064 1.6 V6 t  | P | 7.
99\.  |  Kimi Räikkönen
Antonio Giovinazzi | 57  | 8th
2020 |  Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen  | C39 | Ferrari 065 1.6 V6 t  | P | 7.
99\.  |  Kimi Räikkönen
Antonio Giovinazzi | 8  | 8th
2021 |  Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen  | C41 | Ferrari 065/6 1.6 V6 t  | P | 7.
88.
99\.  |  Kimi Räikkönen
Robert Kubica
Antonio Giovinazzi | 13  | 9th
2022 |  Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen  | C42 | Ferrari 066/7 1.6 V6 t  | P | 24.
77\.  |  Zhou Guanyu
Valtteri Bottas | 55  | 6th
2023 |  Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake  | C43 | Ferrari 066/10 1.6 V6 t  | P | 24.
77\.  |  Zhou Guanyu
Valtteri Bottas | 16  | 9th
Sauber
2024 |  Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber  | C44 | Ferrari 066/12 1.6 V6 t  | P | 24.
77\.  |  Zhou Guanyu
Valtteri Bottas | 4  | 10th
2025 |  Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber  | C45 | Ferrari 066/12 1.6 V6 t  | P | 5.
27\.  |  Gabriel Bortoleto
Nico Hülkenberg | 51*  | 7th*

Notes

* * – Season still in progress.

## Footnotes

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1. ^ The total tally includes 70 races in which the team competed as BMW Sauber and 38 races in which the team competed as Kick Sauber. It does not include 104 races in which the team competed as Alfa Romeo.
2. ^ The team won its only race as BMW Sauber.
3. ^ The team achieved its only pole position as BMW Sauber.
4. ^ The total tally includes 17 podiums achieved as BMW Sauber.
5. ^ The total tally includes points achieved as BMW Sauber.
6. ^ The total tally includes 2 fastest laps achieved as BMW Sauber.
7. ^ Sauber dropped Broker as title sponsor mid-season.
8. ^ BMW remained in the team's official title due to issues with the Concorde Agreement.

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* Penske (results)
* Porsche (results)
* Prost
* Protos
* Racing Point
* RAM
* Realpha
* Rebaque
* Renault (results)
* Reynard
* Rial
* Scarab
* Scirocco
* Shadow
* Shannon
* Simtek
* Spirit
* Spyker
* Stebro
* Stewart
* Super Aguri
* Surtees
* SVA
* Talbot-Lago
* Tec-Mec
* Tecno
* Theodore
* Toro Rosso (results)
* Token
* Toleman
* Toyota
* Trojan
* Tyrrell (results)
* Vanwall
* Veritas
* Virgin
* Williams (FWRC)
* Wolf
* Zakspeed

Proposed|

* Audi (confirmed for 2026)
* Bravo F1
* Cadillac (confirmed for 2026)
* DAMS
* Direxiv
* Dome
* FIRST
* Hitech GP
* Phoenix
* Prodrive
* Stefan
* US F1

Although World Championship races held in 1952 and 1953 were run to Formula Two regulations, constructors who only participated during this period are included herein to maintain Championship continuity.
Constructors whose only participation in the World Championship was in the Indianapolis 500 races between 1950 and 1960 are not listed.

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