Sauber C2

{{Short description|Racing car}} {{Infobox racing car | Car_name = Sauber C2<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://auta5p.eu/lang/en/katalog/auto.php?idf=Sauber-C2-13247|title=Sauber C2, 1971 [Auta5P ID:13247 EN]|website=auta5p.eu|access-date=2022-06-17|archive-date=2020-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230070024/https://auta5p.eu/lang/en/katalog/auto.php?idf=Sauber-C2-13247|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zwischengas.com/de/inserat/Sauber-C2-1971/0bd83144-4daa-47fb-9345-fe548490596a.html?fromrelated=true|title=Sauber C2 (1971)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205026/https://www.zwischengas.com/de/inserat/Sauber-C2-1971/0bd83144-4daa-47fb-9345-fe548490596a.html?fromrelated=true |access-date=17 June 2022|archive-date=2014-05-18 }}</ref> | Constructor = [[Sauber]] | Predecessor = [[Sauber C1]] | Successor = [[Sauber C3]] | Chassis = [[Space frame#Cars|Tubular spaceframe]] | Engine name = [[Cosworth BDA]], {{convert|1.6|L|cuin|1|abbr=on}}, [[Straight-four engine|L4]], [[DOHC]], [[Naturally-aspirated engine|NA]] | Power = {{convert|240|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} | Gearbox name = [[Hewland]] FGA 400 5-speed [[manual transmission|manual]] | Weight = {{convert|480|kg|lb||abbr=on}} | Wheelbase = {{cvt|2260|mm|in}} | Front suspension = [[Wishbone suspension|Double wishbones]], [[Coil spring]]s over [[Shock absorber|Dampers]], [[Anti-roll bar]] | Rear suspension = [[Suspension link|Twin lower links]], [[Suspension link|Single top links]], [[Trailing-arm suspension|twin trailing arms]], [[Coil spring]]s over [[Shock absorber|Dampers]], [[Anti-roll bar]] | Track = {{cvt|1355|mm|in}} (front)<br />{{cvt|1535|mm|in}} (rear) | Length = {{cvt|3296|mm|in}} | Width = {{cvt|2000|mm|in}} | Height = {{cvt|880|mm|in}} | Debut = 1971 | Wins = 3 | Podiums = 7 | image = Sauber C2.jpg }} The '''Sauber C2''' was the second [[Sports prototype|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]] {{cvt|1.6|L|cuin}} [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]-[[Cosworth BDA]] [[Straight-four engine|four-cylinder engine]], with {{cvt|240|hp|kW}}. It was also very light, weighing only {{cvt|480|kg|lb}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/peter-sauber-vom-c1-zum-c22|title=Peter Sauber: Vom C1 zum C22|website=Handelszeitung|access-date=2022-06-17|archive-date=2020-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716205537/https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/peter-sauber-vom-c1-zum-c22|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sauber-group.com/corporate/history/|title=History and Heritage|access-date=2022-06-17|archive-date=2022-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412022038/https://www.sauber-group.com/corporate/history/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/40-years-of-sauber-motorsport/|title=40 years of Sauber Motorsport|first=Racecar|last=Engineering|date=July 19, 2010|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200643/https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/40-years-of-sauber-motorsport/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historicracingtechnology.com/2020/05/saubers-half-centenary/|title=Sauber's half centenary|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331063632/https://www.historicracingtechnology.com/2020/05/saubers-half-centenary/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3udeBwAAQBAJ&dq=sauber+c1&pg=PT183|title=The Fastest Show on Earth: The Mammoth Book of Formula 1|date=September 3, 2015|publisher=Little, Brown Book Group|isbn=9781472110527 |via=Google Books|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200642/https://books.google.com/books?id=3udeBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT183&lpg=PT183&dq=sauber+c1&source=bl&ots=UTtWfqT6IL&sig=ACfU3U3jRQY9cfuNLoF-O3EVTO7CyLRjZg&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=sauber+c1&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=7630|title=Peter Sauber biography|website=www.historicracing.com|access-date=2022-06-17|archive-date=2022-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200655/https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=7630|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kunalsf1blog.com/peter-sauber-50-years-motorsport/|title=Peter Sauber Interview On 50 Years In Motorsport|first=Kunal|last=Shah|date=June 29, 2020|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625024621/https://www.kunalsf1blog.com/peter-sauber-50-years-motorsport/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/Sauber/C2.html|title=Sauber C2|access-date=17 June 2022|archive-date=1 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501070424/http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/Sauber/C2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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