{{Short description|Formula One racing car}} {{Racing car | Car_name = Sauber C32 | Image = Nico Hulkenberg 2013 Malaysia FP2.jpg |Image_size=250px |Caption=[[Nico Hülkenberg]] driving the C32 at the {{F1 GP|2013|Malaysian}} | Category = [[Formula One]] | Constructor = [[Sauber]] | Designer = [[Matt Morris (engineer)|Matt Morris]] {{smaller|(Chief Designer)}}<ref name="sidepods">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105375|title=Sauber C32 launch: Sergio Perez's Monaco crash inspired sidepods|last=van Leeuwen|first=Andrew|author2=Straw, Edd |date=2 February 2013|work=Autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Media Group|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref><br />[[Pierre Waché]] {{smaller|(Head of Vehicle Performance)}}<br /> [[Willem Toet]] {{smaller|(Head of Aerodynamics)}}<br /> [[Seamus Mullarkey]] {{smaller|(Head of Aerodynamic Research)}}<br /> [[Mariano Alperin]] {{smaller|(Head of Aerodynamic Development)}} | | Predecessor = [[Sauber C31]] | Successor = [[Sauber C33]] | Team = [[Sauber|Sauber F1 Team]] | Drivers = 11. {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Nico Hülkenberg]]<ref name="HUL Sauber">{{cite news|title=Sauber F1 Team signs on Nico Hulkenburg for 2013|url=http://www.sauberf1team.com/en/news.cfm?id=W95J4V1W-Sauber_F1_Team_signs_on_brNico_Huelkenberg_for_2013|accessdate=31 October 2012|newspaper=Sauber F1 Team|date=31 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104140121/http://www.sauberf1team.com/en/news.cfm?id=W95J4V1W-Sauber_F1_Team_signs_on_brNico_Huelkenberg_for_2013|archive-date=4 November 2012}}</ref><br />12. {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Esteban Gutiérrez]]<ref name="Guti and Robin">{{cite news|title=Sauber F1 Team signs Esteban Gutiérrez as its race driver, Robin Frijns becomes test and reserve driver|url=http://www.sauberf1team.com/en/news.cfm?id=491RA6HS-Sauber_F1_Team_signs_Esteban_Gutierrez_as_its_race_driver_Robin_Frijns_becomes_test_and_reserve_driver|publisher=[[Sauber|Sauber F1 Team]]|date=23 November 2012|accessdate=23 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130011658/http://www.sauberf1team.com/en/news.cfm?id=491RA6HS-Sauber_F1_Team_signs_Esteban_Gutierrez_as_its_race_driver_Robin_Frijns_becomes_test_and_reserve_driver|archive-date=30 November 2012}}</ref> | Technical ref =<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/996/sauber-c32|title=Sauber C32 - F1technical.net}}</ref> | Chassis = Moulded [[Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer|carbon fibre]] composite monocoque incorporating front and side impact structures | Front suspension = Upper and lower wishbones, inboard springs and dampers actuated by pushrods | Rear suspension = Upper and lower wishbones, inboard springs and dampers actuated by pullrods | Engine name = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] Type 056 | Capacity = {{convert|2.4|L|cuin|0|abbr=on}} | Configuration = [[V8 engine|V8]] (90°). | Turbo/NA = [[Naturally aspirated engine|Naturally aspirated]], 18,000 RPM limited with [[Kinetic energy recovery system|KERS]], | Engine position = [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|mid-mounted]]. | Gearbox name = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 7-speed quick-shift carbon gearbox, longitudinally mounted, carbon-fibre clutch | Gears = | Type = | Differential = | Weight = {{convert|642|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} {{smaller|(including driver)}}<ref>{{cite web|title= Sauber C32-Ferrari |url= http://www.sauberf1team.com/en/car/sauber-c32-ferrari/ |work= SauberF1Team.com |publisher= Sauber Motorsport AG |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> | Fuel = | Tyres = [[Pirelli]] P Zero (dry), Cinturato (wet)<ref>{{cite news|title=F1 teams expert enough to avoid early tyre struggles – Ross Brawn|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104797|first1=Jonathan|last1=Noble|first2=Matt|last2=Beer|work=Autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=11 December 2013|accessdate=7 January 2013}}</ref> | Debut = [[2013 Australian Grand Prix]] | Last_event = [[2013 Brazilian Grand Prix]] | Races = 19 | Wins = 0 | Poles = 0 | Fastest_laps = 1 | Podiums = 0 }} The '''Sauber C32'''<ref>{{cite news|title=Sauber reveals 2013 F1 car has passed all mandatory crash tests|first=Pablo|last=Elizalde|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104800|work=Autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=12 December 2012|accessdate=12 December 2012}}</ref> was a [[Formula One]] [[auto racing|racing car]] designed and built by the [[Sauber]] team for use in the [[2013 Formula One World Championship]]. It was driven by Mexican [[Esteban Gutiérrez]], making his Formula One debut, and German [[Nico Hülkenberg]],<ref name="HUL Sauber"/><ref name="Guti and Robin"/> who joined the team from [[Force India]]. The car was launched on 2 February 2013.<ref name=launch>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105374|title=Sauber unveils its 2013 Formula 1 design, the C32|last=Beer|first=Matt|date=2 February 2013|work=Autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Media Group|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref>
==Design== The C32 was designed by [[Matt Morris (engineer)|Matt Morris]], [[Pierre Waché]] and [[Willem Toet]] with the car being powered by a customer [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] engine. It features distinct narrow sidepods which, according to designer [[Matt Morris (engineer)|Matt Morris]], were inspired by former driver [[Sergio Pérez]]'s crash at the [[2011 Monaco Grand Prix]].<ref name=sidepods /> Pérez hit the barrier at the Nouvelle Chicane side-on, crushing the right-hand sidepod, which led to the team investigating whether it would be possible to incorporate narrow sidepods into a future design. This proved to be much harder than first anticipated, as the internal workings of the car had to be completely reconfigured to accommodate the slimmer design.<ref name="sidepods"/>
In comparison to its predecessor, the [[Sauber C31]], the C32 features a lower nose design.<ref name="low nose">{{cite news|title=Sauber C32 and C31 compared|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/02/02/sauber-c32-c31-compared/|first=Keith|last=Collantine|work=F1 Fanatic|publisher=Keith Collantine|date=2 February 2013|accessdate=4 February 2013}}</ref> The stepped nose concept used throughout [[2012 Formula One season|2012]] was abandoned, and the nose was modeled to give it smooth profile. The air vent positioned forward of the cockpit in 2012 was retained.
==Season summary== In his first race for Sauber, the {{F1 GP|2013|Australian}}, Hülkenberg qualified in eleventh position but could not take the start due to a leak in his C32's fuel system.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/australia/motorsport/story/103246.html|title='Disappointed' Hulkenberg misses race|work=ESPN F1|publisher=ESPN Emea Ltd.|date=17 March 2013|accessdate=29 March 2013}}</ref> Esteban Gutiérrez, in his first career Grand Prix, qualified in 18th place and finished in 13th position, the highest-placed rookie.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sauberf1team.com/en/corporate/news/detailansicht/-/rolex-grosser-preis-von-australien-rennen/|title=Rolex Australian GP – Race|work=Sauber F1 Team|publisher=[[Sauber F1]]|date=17 March 2013|accessdate=29 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411184144/http://www.sauberf1team.com/en/corporate/news/detailansicht/-/rolex-grosser-preis-von-australien-rennen/|archive-date=11 April 2013}}</ref> Hülkenberg achieved the team's first points of the season at the {{F1 GP|2013|Malaysian}}, as he finished the race eighth, while Gutiérrez finished outside of the points in twelfth.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/3/14409.html|title=Malaysia: selected team and driver quotes|work=Formula1.com|publisher=[[Formula One Group|Formula One Administration]]|date=24 March 2013|accessdate=29 March 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Gutierrez china 2013.jpg|thumb|left|Gutiérrez exiting his stranded car at the [[2013 Chinese Grand Prix|Chinese Grand Prix]]]]
In the fifth race of the year, the [[2013 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]], both drivers progressed into Q2. Hülkenberg started from 15th on the grid and finished in the same position, while Gutiérrez qualified 16th, but a penalty demoted him to 19th on the grid and he finished the race in eleventh place, but the Mexican recorded the [[fastest lap]] with a time of 1:26.217 and a speed average of 194.370 [[km/h]] (120.776 [[Miles per hour|mph]]).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2013/897/7299/fastest_laps.html| title = 2021 RACE RESULTS| access-date = 2013-05-15| archive-date = 2014-11-08| archive-url = https://archive.today/20141108161609/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2013/897/7299/fastest_laps.html| url-status = dead}}</ref>
[[File:Sauber F1 Nürburgring 2013 Nico Hülkenberg.jpg|thumb|left|Hülkenberg at his home race, the {{F1 GP|2013|German}}]] In [[2013 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]], both cars retired due to accidents, but Gutiérrez was classified 20th for having completing 90% of the race distance. Hülkenberg finished 10th in each of the next 2 races while Gutiérrez finished 14th. The next two races, the [[2013 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian]] and [[2013 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian]] Grands Prix, saw the team record consecutive failures to score. However, in the [[2013 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]], Hülkenberg achieved a sensational third place in qualifying, and finished the race in a good fifth position. This was the best result for Hülkenberg since moving to the Sauber team at the beginning of the 2013 season, and the best result of a Sauber since [[Kamui Kobayashi]]'s one and only podium finish, third place in the [[2012 Japanese Grand Prix]]. Before it became better in [[2013 Korean Grand Prix|Korea]] with 4th place while Gutiérrez equalled his best result with 11th after qualifying 7th and 8th respectively, before the next race saw both drivers finishing in the points with 6th and 7th places, but then the points-streak ended thanks to Hülkenberg's brake failure and Gutiérrez's drive-through for jumping the start. Hülkenberg ended the year with two more points finishes while Gutiérrez's seventh place in [[2013 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]] ended up being the only points he scored all year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2022 |title=Alfa Romeo Racing - Year by Year |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/teams/Alfa-Romeo-Racing/Year_by_Year.html |access-date=31 July 2022 |website=formula1.com |archive-date=31 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731152904/https://www.formula1.com/en/teams/Alfa-Romeo-Racing/Year_by_Year.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Overall, Sauber finished 7th in the championship with 57 points, 50 of these coming in the second part of the season, a worse record than previous year's C31, which finished 6th with 126 points and 4 podiums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2012/|title=Results|access-date=2022-07-31|archive-date=2014-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505010738/http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2012/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Livery== The C32 underwent a radical livery changes, the white base was switched to a grey colour scheme with a black, red and white accents on the sides. Renewed sponsors including [[Claro Company|Claro]], [[Telcel]], [[Telmex]], [[OC Oerlikon|Oerlikon]], [[NEC]] and [[Certina]]. [[Chelsea FC]] returned for the second year with the team.
==Later uses== In 2018, the C32 was used during the presentation of the [[Sauber C37|C37]]. Later in the same year, the C32 was driven by [[Marcus Ericsson]] and [[Charles Leclerc]] during the Milano Festival.
[[Gabriel Bortoleto]] drove the C32 (sporting the livery of the 2025 [[Kick Sauber C45|C45]]) at the 2025 [[Goodwood Festival of Speed]].
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==Complete Formula One results== ([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (results in '''bold''' indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" |- ! rowspan="2" | Year ! rowspan="2" | Entrant ! rowspan="2" | Engine ! rowspan="2" | Tyres ! rowspan="2" | Drivers ! colspan="19" | Grands Prix ! rowspan="2" | Points ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|WCC|World Constructors' Championship position}} |- ! [[2013 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]] ! [[2013 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]] ! [[2013 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]] ! [[2013 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]] ! [[2013 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] ! [[2013 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] ! [[2013 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] ! [[2013 British Grand Prix|GBR]] ! [[2013 German Grand Prix|GER]] ! [[2013 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]] ! [[2013 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] ! [[2013 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] ! [[2013 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]] ! [[2013 Korean Grand Prix|KOR]] ! [[2013 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]] ! [[2013 Indian Grand Prix|IND]] ! [[2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]] ! [[2013 United States Grand Prix|USA]] ! [[2013 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]] |- ! rowspan=2 | {{F1|2013}} | rowspan=2 | [[Sauber|Sauber F1 Team]] | rowspan=2 | [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] Type 056 | rowspan=2 | {{Pirelli}} | align="center" | {{Flagicon|DEU}} [[Nico Hülkenberg]] | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8 | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 10 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 12 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 15 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 11 | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 10 | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 10 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 11 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 13 | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5 | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 9 | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4 | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 19† | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 14 | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6 | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8 ! rowspan="2"| 57 ! rowspan="2"| 7th |- | align="center" | {{Flagicon|MEX}} [[Esteban Gutiérrez]] | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 12 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 18 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | ''11'' | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 13 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 20† | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 14 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 14 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 14 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 13 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 12 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 11 | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 15 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 13 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 13 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | 12 |- |} {{sup|†}} Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed greater than 90% of the race distance.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110202080522/http://www.sauberf1team.com/en/home.cfm The official website of the Sauber F1 team] * {{Twitter|OfficialSF1Team}}
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