{{Short description|2018 Formula One racing car}} {{Racing car | Car_name = Sauber C37 | Image = [[File:FIA F1 Austria 2018 Nr. 9 Ericsson.jpg|270px]] | Caption = [[Marcus Ericsson]] driving a C37 at the {{F1 GP|2018|Austrian}} | Category = [[Formula One]] | Constructor = [[Sauber]] | Designer = {{ubl | [[Jörg Zander]] {{smaller|(Technical Director)}} | [[Luca Furbatto]] {{smaller|(Chief Designer)}} | [[Ian Wright (motorsport)|Ian Wright]] {{smaller|(Head of Vehicle Performance)}} | [[Nicolas Hennel]] {{smaller|(Head of Aerodynamics)}} | [[Mariano Alperin]] {{smaller|(Head of Aerodynamic Development)}} }} | Predecessor = [[Sauber C36]] | Successor = [[Alfa Romeo Racing C38]] | Team = [[Sauber|Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team]] | Technical ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Ferrari F1 2018, ecco la SF71H, Arrivabene: «Un pezzo d'eccellenza del made in Italy»|url=http://www.corriere.it/sport/18_febbraio_22/presentazione-ferrari-2018-7617128c-17d7-11e8-b6ca-29cefbb5fc31.shtml|publisher=[[Corriere della Sera]]|access-date=20 March 2018|language=it|date=22 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/132981/pirelli-to-introduce-new-softest-tyre-in-2018|title=Pirelli to introduce new softest-compound pink-walled F1 tyre in '18|last=Mitchell|first=Scott|date=12 November 2017|work=[[Autosport]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113112906/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/132981/pirelli-to-introduce-new-softest-tyre-in-2018|archive-date=13 November 2017|url-status=dead|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]}}</ref> | Chassis = | Front suspension = | Rear suspension = | Engine name = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 062 EVO | Configuration = {{cvt|1.6|L|cuin|0}} direct injection [[V6 engine|V6]] [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] engine limited to 15,000 [[Revolutions per minute|rpm]] | Engine position = in a [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout]] | Electric motor = Ferrari [[Kinetic energy recovery system|kinetic]] and [[Waste heat recovery unit|thermal]] energy recovery systems | Gears = Eight forward and one reverse gears | Power = | Battery = | Weight = {{cvt|733|kg|lb|1}} | Tyres = [[Pirelli]] P Zero (dry)<br>Pirelli Cinturato (wet) | Brakes = | Fuel = [[Shell V-Power]] | Lubricants = | Last_event = [[2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]] | Drivers = {{ubl | 9. {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Marcus Ericsson]] | 16. {{flagicon|MCO}} [[Charles Leclerc (racing driver)|Charles Leclerc]] }} | Debut = [[2018 Australian Grand Prix]] | Races = 21 | Wins = 0 | Podiums = 0 | Poles = 0 | Fastest_laps = 0 }}
The '''Sauber C37''' is a [[Formula One car|Formula One racing car]] designed and constructed by [[Sauber]] to compete during the [[2018 FIA Formula One World Championship]].<ref name="statsf1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/sauber-c37.aspx|title=Sauber C37 • STATS F1|website=statsf1.com|access-date=31 January 2019}}</ref> The car was driven by [[Marcus Ericsson]] and reigning [[FIA Formula 2 Championship|Formula 2]] champion [[Charles Leclerc (racing driver)|Charles Leclerc]], who replaced [[Pascal Wehrlein]].<ref name="statsf1"/> The C37 made its competitive début at the [[2018 Australian Grand Prix]] and uses a 2018-specification [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] engine.<ref name="statsf1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-ferrari.aspx|title=Engine Ferrari • STATS F1|website=statsf1.com|access-date=31 January 2019}}</ref> This was the last car to be raced under the Sauber name until 2024 as they were renamed as Alfa Romeo for the 2019 season, although the team's structure remained unchanged.
The chassis was designed by [[Jörg Zander]], [[Luca Furbatto]], [[Ian Wright (motorsport)|Ian Wright]] and [[Nicolas Hennel]] with the car being powered with a customer [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] powertrain.
==Design and development== ===Engine supply=== The car was originally intended to use an engine supplied by [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] until the team underwent a reorganisation of its management structure and the agreement was abandoned.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/dumping-honda-important-new-sauber-boss/|title=Dumping Honda important for new Sauber boss|work=[[Speedcafe]]|date=25 January 2018|access-date=3 February 2018|archive-date=28 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628102430/https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/01/25/dumping-honda-important-new-sauber-boss/|url-status=live}}</ref> After using year-old Ferrari engines in 2017,<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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/renault-sauber-confirm-f1-launch-dates/|title=Renault, Sauber, confirm F1 launch dates|work=[[Speedcafe]]|date=30 January 2018|access-date=3 February 2018|archive-date=28 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628102430/https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/01/30/renault-sauber-confirm-f1-launch-dates/|url-status=live}}</ref> Sauber renegotiated with Ferrari and secured current-specification engines as part of an agreement with sister marque [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sauber F1 Team enters a multi-year partnership agreement with Alfa Romeo|url=https://www.sauberf1team.com/news/the-sauber-f1-team-enters-a-multi-year-partnership-agreement-with-alfa-romeo|publisher=[[Sauber F1 Team]]|access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref>
==Season summary== [[File:2018 Spanish Grand Prix Leclerc (1).jpg|left|thumb|Leclerc during the [[2018 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]] where he finished tenth]] Sauber finished the season in eighth in the Constructors' Championship with 48 points. Their best finish in 2018 was sixth place courtesy of Leclerc at the [[2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix|Azerbaijan Grand Prix]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/team.html|title=2018 Constructor Standings|work=Formula 1|date=25 November 2018|access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>
== Sponsorship and livery == Following the sponsorship agreement with [[Alfa Romeo]] which led various insiders, mainly Italians, to colloquially (but improperly) identify the single-seater as "Alfa Sauber", the livery of the C37 abandoned the light blue of the previous seasons and adopted a new colour. The car is mostly white and has a large racing red area in the upper two thirds of the engine cover, which also envelops the air intake. Along the entire length of the car, from the tip of the nose, on the sidepods, up to the rear suspension attachments, there are two thin blue stripes of unequal size, the lower one wider, the upper one narrower; the fin, the bottom and the front and rear wings are black (except for the external parts of the bulkheads of the latter, which are white). Finally, the upper part of the mobile wing of the DRS is white, while the lower one is red and has the word "Alfa Romeo" written in italics.
A simplified version of the Alfa Romeo logo stands out on the engine cover, while the [[Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio|Quadrifoglio Verde]] is present on the side of the air intake.
{{clear left}} ==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="21" | Grands Prix ! rowspan="2" | Points ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|WCC|World Constructors' Championship position}} |- ! [[2018 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]] ! [[2018 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]] ! [[2018 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]] ! [[2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix|AZE]] ! [[2018 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] ! [[2018 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] ! [[2018 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] ! [[2018 French Grand Prix|FRA]] ! [[2018 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]] ! [[2018 British Grand Prix|GBR]] ! [[2018 German Grand Prix|GER]] ! [[2018 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]] ! [[2018 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] ! [[2018 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] ! [[2018 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]] ! [[2018 Russian Grand Prix|RUS]] ! [[2018 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]] ! [[2018 United States Grand Prix|USA]] ! [[2018 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]] ! [[2018 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]] ! [[2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]] |- ! rowspan="2" | {{F1|2018}} | rowspan="2" | [[Sauber|Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team]] | rowspan="2" | [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 062 EVO | rowspan="2" | {{Pirelli}} | {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Marcus Ericsson]] |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|9 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|16 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|11 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|13 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|11 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|15 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|13 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|10 |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|9 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|15 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|10 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|15 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|11 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|13 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|12 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|10 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|9 |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret ! rowspan="2" | 48 ! rowspan="2" | 8th |- | {{Flagicon|MON}} [[Charles Leclerc]] |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|13 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|12 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|19 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|6 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|10 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|18{{sup|†}} |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|10 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|10 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|9 |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|15 |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#cfcfff"|11 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|9 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|7 |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#efcfff"|Ret |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|7 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|7 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"|7 |- |} {{sup|†}} Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.
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