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| Full name | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber[1] |
|---|---|
| Base | Hinwil, Zürich, Switzerland |
| Team principal(s) | Andreas Seidl (CEO) Alessandro Alunni Bravi (General Counsel) |
| Technical director | James Key |
| Founder(s) | Peter Sauber |
| Previous name | Alfa Romeo F1 Team |
| 2024 Formula One World Championship | |
| Race drivers | 24.  Zhou Guanyu77.  Valtteri Bottas |
| Test drivers |  Théo Pourchaire Zane Maloney |
| Chassis | C44 |
| Engine | Ferrari 066/12 |
| Tyres | Pirelli |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| First entry | 1993 South African Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2024 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 474 (471 starts)[N 1] |
| Engines | Sauber, Mercedes, Ford, Petronas, BMW, Ferrari |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 1[N 2] |
| Podiums | 27[N 4] |
| Points | 865[N 5] |
| Pole positions | 1[N 3] |
| Fastest laps | 5[N 6] |
Sauber Motorsport AG is a Swiss motorsport engineering company. It was founded in 1970 (as PP Sauber AG) by Peter Sauber, who progressed through hillclimbing and the World Sportscar Championship to reach Formula One in 1993. Sauber operated under their own name from 1993 until 2005 and from 2011 until 2018. They were known as BMW Sauber from 2006 to 2010 and as Alfa Romeo from 2019 to 2023 in partnership deals with BMW and Alfa Romeo respectively. Sauber returned in 2024 as Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber,[1] and is set to be the Audi works team from 2026 onwards, with the German outfit planning to acquire the Swiss team.
Having not won a Grand Prix as an independent, the team was rebranded to BMW Sauber in 2006 and competed as BMW Sauber from 2006 to 2009, finishing second in 2007 and third in 2008 in the Constructors' Championship, and scoring their lone grand prix victory at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix. At the end of a less successful 2009 season, BMW pulled out of Formula One and the team's future remained uncertain for several months until total control was handed back to Peter Sauber and granted a 2010 entry. Due to issues with the Concorde Agreement, the team remained as "BMW Sauber" for the 2010 season.[2][3] In March 2010, Peter Sauber announced plans to change the team name but the FIA announced that they would have to wait until the end of the season.[4] At the beginning of the 2011 season, the team dropped BMW from their name.
Until mid-2016, Peter Sauber held a controlling 66.6% stake in the team, with the remainder belonging to then CEO Monisha Kaltenborn; she had been a leading figure in the team since BMW's withdrawal.[5] The team was sold during the 2016 season to Swiss investment firm Longbow Finance S.A, with Pascal Picci taking over Peter Sauber's role as chairman of the board and president.[6] Audi bought a minority stake in the team in January 2023 in preparation of their Formula One entry.[7] The team operates in a 15,600 m2 (168,000 sq ft) facility in Hinwil, Switzerland.[8]
- ^ a b Cooper, Adam (1 January 2024). "Renamed Stake F1 team reveals new logo". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
The new identity was originally flagged in the FIA entry last month as Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber. That remains its official full identity – including the Kick Sauber chassis name – but the Swiss outfit will use the short version on a day-to-day basis.
- ^ Elizalde, Pablo; Noble, Jonathan (31 January 2010). "BMW Sauber to retain name for now". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "FIA Formula One World Championship – Entry List". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (16 March 2010). "Sauber poised to request name change". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ Elizalde, Pablo (16 May 2012). "Peter Sauber transfers third of Group Sauber stake to CEO Monisha Kaltenborn". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (20 July 2016). "Sauber F1 team announces change of ownership". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Mehta, Amar (30 January 2023). "Formula 1: Audi buys minority stake in Sauber ahead of 2026 F1 entry". CNBC. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Facilities". Sauber Group. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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