One of the first specialist manufacturers to build a Group C racer was Peter Sauber. This Swiss engineer and motor racing enthusiast previously constructed mainly small-engined sports-prototypes, so Group C was quite a step forward. He had teamed up with engine specialist Heini Mader and together they created the Cosworth engined Sauber C6 in 1982. […]
Nov 4 2014
1985 – 1987 Mercedes-Benz Sauber C8
One of the first specialist manufacturers to build a Group C racer was Peter Sauber. This Swiss engineer and motor racing enthusiast previously constructed mainly small-engined sports-prototypes, so Group C was quite a step forward. He had teamed up with engine specialist Heini Mader and together they created the Cosworth engined Sauber C6 in 1982. […]
By Catalin Varvara • MB MotorSports, Sauber 0 • Tags: Mercedes benz sauber c8, mercedes-benz, Meredes Benz, Sauber c8, sauber c9