Engineering:Sauber C2
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Short description: Racing car
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| Constructor | Sauber | ||||
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| Predecessor | Sauber C1 | ||||
| Successor | Sauber C3 | ||||
| Technical specifications | |||||
| Chassis | Tubular spaceframe | ||||
| Suspension (front) | 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 | ||||
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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]
References
- ↑ "Sauber C2, 1971 [Auta5P ID:13247 EN"]. https://auta5p.eu/lang/en/katalog/auto.php?idf=Sauber-C2-13247.
- ↑ "Sauber C2 (1971)". https://www.zwischengas.com/de/inserat/Sauber-C2-1971/0bd83144-4daa-47fb-9345-fe548490596a.html?fromrelated=true.
- ↑ "Peter Sauber: Vom C1 zum C22". https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/peter-sauber-vom-c1-zum-c22.
- ↑ "History and Heritage". https://www.sauber-group.com/corporate/history/.
- ↑ Engineering, Racecar (July 19, 2010). "40 years of Sauber Motorsport". https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/40-years-of-sauber-motorsport/.
- ↑ "Sauber's half centenary". May 11, 2020. https://www.historicracingtechnology.com/2020/05/saubers-half-centenary/.
- ↑ The Fastest Show on Earth: The Mammoth Book of Formula 1. Little, Brown Book Group. September 3, 2015. ISBN 9781472110527. https://books.google.com/books?id=3udeBwAAQBAJ&dq=sauber+c1&pg=PT183. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Peter Sauber biography". https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=7630.
- ↑ Shah, Kunal (June 29, 2020). "Peter Sauber Interview On 50 Years In Motorsport". https://www.kunalsf1blog.com/peter-sauber-50-years-motorsport/.
- ↑ "Sauber C2". https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/Sauber/C2.html.
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