# Sauber C3

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Racing car

Racing car model

Sauber C3[1][2][3] Constructor Sauber Designers Peter Sauber Guy Boisson Predecessor Sauber C2 Successor Sauber C4 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 Engine Cosworth BDG, 2.0 L (122.0 cu in), L4, DOHC, NA Transmission Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual Power 280 hp (209 kW) Weight 660 kg (1,460 lb) Competition history Debut 1973 Wins Podiums Poles 1 7 1

Sauber C3 rear

The **Sauber C3** was the third [sports prototype](/source/Sports_prototype) racing car that Swiss [Peter Sauber](/source/Peter_Sauber) designed and developed. It was built in 1973. It scored one race win, seven podium finishes, clinched one pole position, and achieved three additional wins in its class. It was powered by a [naturally aspirated](/source/Naturally_aspirated) 2.0 L (120 cu in) [Ford](/source/Ford_Motor_Company)-[Cosworth BDG](/source/Cosworth_BDG) [four-cylinder engine](/source/Straight-four_engine), developing 280 hp (210 kW).[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Sauber C3 Ford, 1973 \[Auta5P ID:25551 EN\]"](https://auta5p.eu/lang/en/katalog/auto.php?idf=Sauber-C3-Ford-25551). *auta5p.eu*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201230070025/https://auta5p.eu/lang/en/katalog/auto.php?idf=Sauber-C3-Ford-25551) from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2022-06-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["1973 Sauber C3 - SOLD"](https://racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Details/106336/1973-sauber-c3#:~:text=The%20C3%20chassis%20was%20the,mated%20with%20a%20Hewland%20FGA400.). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210118031258/https://www.racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Details/106336/1973-sauber-c3#:~:text=The%20C3%20chassis%20was%20the,mated%20with%20a%20Hewland%20FGA400.) from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Sauber C3"](https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/Sauber/C3.html). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200642/https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/Sauber/C3.html) from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Peter Sauber: Vom C1 zum C22"](https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/peter-sauber-vom-c1-zum-c22). *Handelszeitung*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200716205537/https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/peter-sauber-vom-c1-zum-c22) from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2022-06-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["History and Heritage"](https://www.sauber-group.com/corporate/history/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220412022038/https://www.sauber-group.com/corporate/history/) from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-06-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Engineering, Racecar (July 19, 2010). ["40 years of Sauber Motorsport"](https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/40-years-of-sauber-motorsport/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200643/https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/40-years-of-sauber-motorsport/) from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Sauber's half centenary"](https://www.historicracingtechnology.com/2020/05/saubers-half-centenary/). May 11, 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220331063632/https://www.historicracingtechnology.com/2020/05/saubers-half-centenary/) from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [*The Fastest Show on Earth: The Mammoth Book of Formula 1*](https://books.google.com/books?id=3udeBwAAQBAJ&dq=sauber+c1&pg=PT183). Little, Brown Book Group. September 3, 2015. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781472110527](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781472110527). [Archived](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) from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022 – via Google Books.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Shah, Kunal (June 29, 2020). ["Peter Sauber Interview On 50 Years In Motorsport"](https://www.kunalsf1blog.com/peter-sauber-50-years-motorsport/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210625024621/https://www.kunalsf1blog.com/peter-sauber-50-years-motorsport/) from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2022.

v t e Sauber Motorsport Founder Peter Sauber Notable personnel Mariano Alperin Alessandro Alunni Bravi Andrea Benisi Jörn Becker Mattia Binotto Ruth Buscombe Dirk de Beer Lucia Conconi André de Cortanze Giampaolo Dall'Ara Elliot Dason-Barber Rémi Decorzent Gabriele Delli Colli Jost Capito Alessandro Cinelli Alex Chan Steve Clark Jacky Eeckelaert Luca Furbatto Eric Gandelin Craig Gardiner Brendan Gilhome René Hilhorst [ja] Nicolas Hennel Monisha Kaltenborn James Key Mike Krack Axel Kruse [pt] Urs Kuratle Josef Leberer Amiel Lindesay Jose Manuel López Tim Malyon Jan Monchaux Matt Morris Seamus Mullarkey Francesco Nenci Steve Nichols Tom McCullough John Owen Steven Petrik Pascal Picci [pt] Xevi Pujolar Willy Rampf Leo Ress [ja] Simone Resta Sergio Rinland Iñaki Rueda Paul Russell Tony Salter Marco Schüpbach Andreas Seidl Loïc Serra Erik Schuivens Mark Smith Julien Simon-Chautemps Stefano Sordo Lee Stevenson Willem Toet Mario Theissen Frédéric Vasseur Pierre Waché Ben Waterhouse Jonathan Wheatley Max Welti Ian Wright Jörg Zander Beat Zehnder Christoph Zimmermann Notable drivers Karl Wendlinger Heinz-Harald Frentzen Johnny Herbert Jean Alesi Nick Heidfeld Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa Giancarlo Fisichella Jacques Villeneuve Robert Kubica Sebastian Vettel Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez Nico Hülkenberg Marcus Ericsson Charles Leclerc Zhou Guanyu Valtteri Bottas Gabriel Bortoleto Former drivers See category Sportscars C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 SHS C6 C7 C8 C9 C11 C291 C292 Formula One cars C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 As BMW Sauber F1.06 F1.07 F1.08 F1.09 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 As Alfa Romeo C38 C39 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 Related Audi in Formula One Alfa Romeo in Formula One BMW in Formula One Sauber Academy

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