Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

Sauber C8

Index Sauber C8

The Sauber C8 was a Group C prototype race car introduced in 1985 for the 24 Hours of Le Mans as the first in a partnership between Sauber and Mercedes-Benz. [1]

29 relations: Bernard de Dryver, Christian Danner, Dieter Quester, Dunlop Tyres, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Group C, Henri Pescarolo, John Nielsen (racing driver), Le Mans Prototype, Manual transmission, Max Welti, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz in motorsport, Mercedes-Benz M117 engine, Mike Thackwell, Peter Sauber, Prototype, Robert Bosch GmbH, Sauber, Sauber C7, Sauber C9, World Sportscar Championship, 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1986 World Sportscar Championship, 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 6 Hours of Nürburgring.

Bernard de Dryver

Bernard de Dryver (Brussels, 19 September 1952) is a racing driver from Belgium.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Bernard de Dryver · See more »

Christian Danner

Christian Danner (born 4 April 1958 in Munich) is a former racing driver from Germany.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Christian Danner · See more »

Dieter Quester

Dieter Quester (born 30 May 1939 in Vienna) is an active touring car racing driver from Austria. Dieter has participated in 53 24-Hour Races. He competed in a single Formula One race in which he finished ninth. Starting with motorboats in the 1950s, he became part of the Formula 2 team of BMW which intended to take part in the 1969 German Grand Prix. Teammate Gerhard Mitter was killed at the Nürburgring while practising with the BMW 269, though. As a suspension or steering failure was suspected, the BMW team with Quester and Hubert Hahne withdrew from the race, as did Mitter's teammate at Porsche, Hans Herrmann. Quester participated in his home 1974 Austrian Grand Prix on 18 August 1974. He out-qualified his three team mates at Surtees and finished 9th ahead of Hans-Joachim Stuck and double World Champion Graham Hill in the race, but scored no championship points. Quester then focused again on European Touring Car Championship to drive a BMW 3.0 CSL for Schnitzer Motorsport. Quester had already won the 1973 Spa 24 Hours. Later racing in the DTM, he once slid on the roof of his BMW M3 over the start/finish line of the AVUS for a 3rd place. His career is still active at age 70, sponsored by Red Bull. On 15 January 2006 he won the 24 Hours race at the Dubai Autodrome on a BMW M3 together with Hans-Joachim Stuck, Philipp Peter and Toto Wolff. Stuck and Quester returned in the 24 Hours Nürburgring, but their BMW was destroyed in a crash at night that involved an oil spill and seven cars. During the weekend of 9–10 September 2006, he won the Britcar 24 Hours of Silverstone in a Duller Motorsport BMW MZ4, and on 14 January 2007 he again won the 24 Hours race at the Dubai Autodrome in the Duller Motorsport BMW Z4. In September 2007 he and Duller won the 24 Hours of Silverstone in the Duller BMW Z4, by a margin of 30 laps.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Dieter Quester · See more »

Dunlop Tyres

Dunlop is a brand of tyres owned by various companies around the world.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Dunlop Tyres · See more »

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an American multinational tire manufacturing company founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling and based in Akron, Ohio.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company · See more »

Group C

Group C was a category of motorsport, introduced by the FIA in 1982 for sports car racing, along with Group A for touring cars and Group B for GTs.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Group C · See more »

Henri Pescarolo

Henri Jacques William Pescarolo (born 25 September 1942) is a former racing driver from France.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Henri Pescarolo · See more »

John Nielsen (racing driver)

John Nielsen (born 7 February 1956) is a Danish former racing driver.

New!!: Sauber C8 and John Nielsen (racing driver) · See more »

Le Mans Prototype

A Le Mans Prototype (LMP) is the type of sports prototype race car used in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, FIA World Endurance Championship, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Le Mans Prototype · See more »

Manual transmission

A manual transmission, also known as a manual gearbox, a standard transmission or colloquially in some countries (e.g. the United States) as a stick shift is a type of transmission used in motor vehicle applications.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Manual transmission · See more »

Max Welti

Max Welti (born 6 September 1952 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a former Swiss racing driver.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Max Welti · See more »

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a global automobile marque and a division of the German company Daimler AG.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Mercedes-Benz · See more »

Mercedes-Benz in motorsport

Throughout its long history, Mercedes-Benz has been involved in a range of motorsport activities, including sportscar racing and rallying, and is currently active in Formula Three, DTM, and Formula One.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Mercedes-Benz in motorsport · See more »

Mercedes-Benz M117 engine

The Mercedes-Benz M117 is an OHC (overhead cam), 2 valve per cylinder V8 engine made in several versions by Mercedes-Benz between 1971 and 1992.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Mercedes-Benz M117 engine · See more »

Mike Thackwell

Michael Thackwell (born 30 March 1961 in Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand) is a former racing driver, who participated in a number of prominent racing categories, including Formula One.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Mike Thackwell · See more »

Peter Sauber

Peter Sauber (born 13 October 1943) is a retired Swiss motorsport executive.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Peter Sauber · See more »

Prototype

A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Prototype · See more »

Robert Bosch GmbH

Robert Bosch GmbH, or Bosch, is a German multinational engineering and electronics company headquartered in Gerlingen, near Stuttgart, Germany.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Robert Bosch GmbH · See more »

Sauber

Sauber Motorsport AG, competing as Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team, is a Swiss Formula One team.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Sauber · See more »

Sauber C7

The Sauber C7 was a Group C prototype race car built by Swiss manufacturer Sauber for competition in the World Sportscar Championship.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Sauber C7 · See more »

Sauber C9

The Sauber C9 (later named the Sauber Mercedes C9 or Mercedes-Benz C9) was a Group C prototype race car introduced in 1987 as a continuation of the partnership between Sauber as a constructor and Mercedes-Benz as an engine builder for the World Sportscar Championship.

New!!: Sauber C8 and Sauber C9 · See more »

World Sportscar Championship

The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.

New!!: Sauber C8 and World Sportscar Championship · See more »

1985 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 53rd Grand Prix of Endurance as well as the fourth round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship.

New!!: Sauber C8 and 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans · See more »

1986 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 54th Grand Prix of Endurance as well as the third round of the 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship.

New!!: Sauber C8 and 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans · See more »

1986 World Sportscar Championship

The 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship season was the 34th season of FIA "World Sportscar Championship" motor racing.

New!!: Sauber C8 and 1986 World Sportscar Championship · See more »

1987 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 55th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 13 and 14 June 1987.

New!!: Sauber C8 and 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans · See more »

1988 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 56th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 11 and 12 June 1988.

New!!: Sauber C8 and 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans · See more »

24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is the world's oldest active sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, France.

New!!: Sauber C8 and 24 Hours of Le Mans · See more »

6 Hours of Nürburgring

The 6 Hours of Nürburgring (formerly the Nürburgring 1000 km) was an endurance race for sports cars held on the Nürburgring in Germany and organized by the ADAC since 1953.

New!!: Sauber C8 and 6 Hours of Nürburgring · See more »

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauber_C8

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »