{{Short description|Formula One car}} {{Infobox racing car | Car_name = Sauber C36 | Image = Pascal Wehrlein 2017 Malaysia FP2 2.jpg |Image_size=275px | Caption = [[Pascal Wehrlein]] driving the C36 at the {{F1 GP|2017|Malaysian}} | Category = [[Formula One]] | Constructor = [[Sauber]] | Designer = {{ubl | [[Jörg Zander]] (Technical Director) | [[Eric Gandelin]] (Chief Designer) | Vin Dhanani (Head of Vehicle Performance) | [[Nicolas Hennel]] (Head of Aerodynamics) | [[Mariano Alperin]] (Head of Aerodynamic Development) }} | Predecessor = [[Sauber C35]] | Successor = [[Sauber C37]] | Team = [[Sauber|Sauber F1 Team]] | Technical ref = <ref name="pirelli">{{cite web|url=https://www.racefans.net/2016/06/17/pirelli-confirms-new-three-year-f1-deal/|title=Pirelli confirms new three-year F1 deal to 2019|date=17 June 2016|work=f1fanatic.co.uk|first=Keith|last=Collantine|access-date=4 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="Sauber 2016">{{cite web|first=Lawrence|last=Barretto|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126559/sauber-to-use-yearold-engines-in-2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008190606/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126559/sauber-to-use-yearold-engines-in-2017|title=Sauber will use year-old Ferrari engines for 2017 F1 season|work=[[Autosport]]|publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=8 October 2016|archive-date=8 October 2016|access-date=8 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Sauber C35 specification">{{cite web|url=http://www.sauberf1team.com/race-cars/sauber-c36-ferrari|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221012407/http://www.sauberf1team.com/race-cars/sauber-c36-ferrari|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2017|title=Sauber C35 specification|date=20 February 2017|work=sauberf1team|access-date=20 February 2017}}</ref> | Chassis = [[Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer|Carbon-fiber Monocoque]] | Front suspension = Upper and lower wishbone and pushrod activated [[torsion spring]]s & rockers | Rear suspension = Upper and lower wishbone and pullrod activated [[torsion spring]]s & rockers | Engine name = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 061 | Configuration = {{cvt|1600|cc|cuin|1}},Turbocharged, 90° - [[V6 engine]], limited to 15,000 [[Revolutions per minute|RPM]] | Engine position = in a [[Longitudinal engine|longitudinal layout]] | Electric motor = [[Kinetic energy recovery system|Motor Generator Unit–Kinetic]] and<br>[[Waste heat recovery unit|Motor Generator Unit–Heat]] | Gears = Ferrari 8-speed quick-shift carbon gearbox | Power = | Battery = | Weight = {{cvt|728|kg|lb|1|lk=on}} <small>(incl. driver)</small> | Tyres = {{ubl | [[Pirelli]] P Zero (Dry/Slick) | [[Pirelli]] Cinturato (Wet/Treaded) | OZ Racing Wheels: 13" }} | Brakes = [[Brembo]] [[Disc brakes|Carbon brake discs]], [[Brake pad|pads]]<br>and [[Disc brake#Calipers|calipers]] | Fuel = | Lubricants = | Debut = [[2017 Australian Grand Prix]] | Drivers = {{ubl | 9. {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Marcus Ericsson]] | 36. {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Antonio Giovinazzi]] | 94. {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Pascal Wehrlein]] }} |Last_event=[[2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]] | Races = 20 | Wins = 0 | Podiums = 0 | Poles = 0 | Fastest_laps = 0 | Cons_champ = | Drivers_champ = }}
The '''Sauber C36''' is a [[Formula One car|Formula One racing car]] designed and constructed by [[Sauber]] to compete in the [[2017 Formula One World Championship]]. The car was driven by [[Marcus Ericsson]] and [[Pascal Wehrlein]], who joined the team from [[Manor Racing]] to replace outgoing [[Felipe Nasr]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fia.com/news/f1-2017-provisional-entry-list|title=F1 - 2017 Provisional Entry List|date=6 December 2016|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206195546/http://www.fia.com/news/f1-2017-provisional-entry-list|archive-date=6 December 2016|access-date=6 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Intended to be Sauber's last [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] powered car before joining [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] as a factory team, the C36 is one of the few cars of F1's turbo hybrid era to have been powered by a year-old power unit.<ref name="Sauber 2016"/> This deal was eventually terminated by Sauber during the 2017 season when team principal [[Monisha Kaltenborn]] was replaced by new team owners Longbow Finance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/40355365|title=Monisha Kaltenborn: F1's first female team boss leaves Sauber|date=21 June 2017|access-date=11 October 2024|work=[[BBC Sport]]|last=Benson|first=Andrew}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barretto |first=Lawrence |title=Sauber-Honda Engine Deal Cancelled - Motorsport |url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/sauber-honda-engine-deal-called-off-935057/935057/ |website=motorsport.com}}</ref> Wehrlein achieved each of the car's five points, a score which relegated the team to a tenth place finish in the World Constructors Championship for a second consecutive season.
== Design and development == Prior to the 2017 season, Sauber narrowly beat Manor to win the final prize money-winning position in the F1 World Constructors Championship. This lowly finishing position, combined with years of financial neglect, led to the team's takeover by [[Finn Rausing]], a Swedish billionaire and owner of Longbow Finance. The C36's development was heavily impacted by the team's financial woes, leading Sauber to recycle the previous season's [[Ferrari V6 hybrid Formula One power unit|Ferrari 061]] V6 power unit. Ferrari's comprehensive redesign of its V6 platform for 2017 changed the mounting points and shape of the new 062 engine, which the team was not prepared for and could not afford to accommodate in the C36.<ref>{{cite news|last=Larkam|first=Lewis|title=Sauber to run 2016-spec Ferrari engines in 2017|url=https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/17737190/sauber-run-2016-spec-ferrari-engines-2017|access-date=29 November 2017|work=ESPN.com|date=7 October 2016}}</ref> Team representatives argued that performance gains associated with the new Ferrari unit would be limited by 2017's new technical regulations.
The C36 was revealed one week before the first pre-season test at [[Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya]] and featured a blue, white, and gold livery that celebrated the team's 25th anniversary of competition in F1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sauber reveal new car in anniversary livery |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/sauber-reveal-new-car-in-anniversary-livery.2VFkeUUfp6ssswIcqI0iqs |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website |language=en}}</ref> The C36 completed a respectable 788 laps across both pre-season test sessions, but set a fastest lap time that was slowest of all teams by three tenths.<ref>{{Cite news |title=F1 2017: The fastest laps of F1 Testing at Barcelona |url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10786213/f1-2017-the-fastest-laps-of-f1-testing-at-barcelona |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510235744/https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10786213/f1-2017-the-fastest-laps-of-f1-testing-at-barcelona |archive-date=2024-05-10 |access-date=2025-03-20 |work=Sky Sports |language=en-GB |url-status=live }}</ref> Both race drivers participated in the test in addition to reserve driver [[Antonio Giovinazzi]].
==Competition history== [[File:2017 British Grand Prix (35547890510).jpg|left|thumb|[[Marcus Ericsson]] at the {{F1 GP|2017|British}}]] The season started difficultly for the team after new lead driver Wehrlein suffered a major crash at the [[2017 Race of Champions]] that sidelined him from the first two rounds. The team drafted reserve driver Giovinazzi to take his place, who finished in a respectable twelfth place on his Formula 1 debut. However, at round two in [[Shanghai International Circuit|Shanghai]], Giovinazzi crashed heavily twice at the final corner, causing major damage to the chassis and eventually retiring from the race. Three races after returning from injury, Wehrlein delivered the car's first points finish at round five in [[2017 Spanish Grand Prix|Spain]]. His seventh place result was later corrected to an eighth place finish after incurring a five second time penalty for a pit lane entry infringement. Three rounds later at the [[2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix|Azerbaijan Grand Prix]], in the same weekend of team principal Kaltenborn's departure, Wehrlein finished in tenth position to secure another points finish for the team. He led teammate Marcus Ericsson to the flag, who finished in eleventh place to achieve what would be his best result for the remainder of the season.
The C36 was not a points contender for the rest of the season, achieving notability only for a strange crash between Wehrlein and [[Jenson Button]] at Portier corner at the [[2017 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]]. A late move by Button on corner entry clipped Wehrlein's right rear tyre, flipping the C36 onto its left side tyres. This revealed the car's underside and floor plank to spectators and the global television feed, pinching Wehrlein against the seawall until track marshals arrived to extricate him. Later in the season at the [[2017 Malaysian Grand Prix|Malaysian Grand Prix]], the C36 fielded [[Ferrari Driver Academy|Ferrari Academy]] driver [[Charles Leclerc]] in Free Practice 1.
==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:90%" |- !rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2"|Entrant !rowspan="2"|Engine !rowspan="2"|Tyres !rowspan="2"|Drivers !colspan="20"|Grands Prix !rowspan="2"|Points !rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|WCC|World Constructors' Championship position}} |- ![[2017 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]] ![[2017 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]] ![[2017 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]] ![[2017 Russian Grand Prix|RUS]] ![[2017 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] ![[2017 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] ![[2017 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] ![[2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix|AZE]] ![[2017 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]] ![[2017 British Grand Prix|GBR]] ![[2017 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]] ![[2017 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] ![[2017 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] ![[2017 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]] ![[2017 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]] ![[2017 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]] ![[2017 United States Grand Prix|USA]] ![[2017 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]] ![[2017 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]] ![[2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]] |- !rowspan="4"|{{F1|2017}} |rowspan="4"|[[Sauber|Sauber F1 Team]] |rowspan="4"|Ferrari 061 |rowspan="4"|{{Pirelli}} |- |{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Marcus Ericsson]] |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|15 |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|15 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|11 |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|13 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|11 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|15 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|14 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|16 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|16 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|18† |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|18 |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|15 |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|13 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|17 !rowspan="3"|5 !rowspan="3"|10th |- |{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Antonio Giovinazzi]] |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|12 |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |{{Flagicon|DEU}} [[Pascal Wehrlein]] |WD | |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|11 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|16 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|8 |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|15 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|10 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|14 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|17 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|15 |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|16 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|12 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|17 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|15 |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|14 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|14 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|14 |- |} ;Notes *† – Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed greater than 90% of the race distance.
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