Sauber C24
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Sauber Petronas | |||||||||
| Notable drivers | 11.  Jacques Villeneuve12.  Felipe Massa | ||||||||
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| Debut | 2005 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last event | 2005 Chinese Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Sauber C24 was a
2005 season
.
The C24 was driven by Jacques Villeneuve and Felipe Massa, the first time Sauber had a non-European driver lineup. The team didn't have a test driver. Sauber finished eighth in the Constructors' Championship scoring just 20 points - the team's lowest finish since
2000 season
.
Overview
The Sauber C24 was supposed to be launched in
Asian tsunami disaster in 2004.[1] This car was the first completely designed with the team's new wind tunnel at Hinwil. The engine was a Petronas 05A 3.0 V10
.
Sponsorship and livery
Sauber went into 2005 season with sponsorship continuity. The livery had a sponsorship change with
2004 seasons. The team's main sponsor was Credit Suisse
.
Sauber C24B
The Sauber team was taken over by
Barcelona in a C24B car using Michelin tyres. On 7–17 December 2005, Heidfeld and Villeneuve attended off season testing at Circuito de Jerez with the same car. Just before the launch of BMW Sauber F1.06
, Heidfeld attended off-season testing with C24B car in the full white interim livery on 10–13 January 2006.
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005
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Sauber Petronas
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Petronas V10* | M | AUS | MAL | BHR | SMR | ESP | MON | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | TUR | ITA | BEL | BRA | JPN | CHN | 20 | 8th | |
| Jacques Villeneuve
|
13 | Ret | 11† | 4 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 9 | DNS | 8 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | ||||||
| Felipe Massa
|
10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11† | 9 | 14 | 4 | DNS | Ret | 10 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
* denotes Ferrari engine badged as Petronas
References
- ^ "New Sauber C24 Breaks Cover". Autosport.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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