Sauber C22

Racing car
Car_name = Sauber C22


Category = Formula One
Constructor = flagicon|Switzerland Sauber
Designer = flagicon|Germany Willy Rampf
Team = flagicon|Switzerland Sauber Petronas
Drivers = flagicon|Germany Nick Heidfeld,
flagicon|Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Chassis = Carbon Fibre monocoque
Front suspension = Upper and lower wishbones, inboard springs and dampers, actuated by pushrods
Rear suspension = As front
Engine name = Petronas 03A
Capacity = 3.0
Configuration = V10
Turbo/NA = naturally aspirated
Engine position = Mid-engined, longitudianlly mounted
Gearbox name = Sauber
Gears = 7-speed
Type = Semi automatic
Differential =
Fuel = Petronas
Tyres = Bridgestone
Debut = 2003 Australian Grand Prix
Races = 16
Wins = 0
Cons_champ = 0
Drivers_champ = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest_laps = 0
The Sauber C22 was the car that Sauber Petronas competed in the 2003 Formula One season and was the third car that Willy Rampf designed for Sauber. Nick Heidfeld and Heinz-Harald Frentzen drove this car with Neel Jani as the test driver. The engine was the Petronas 03A V10. The car's major sponsor was Credit Suisse.

The car's most successful race came in the shape of the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis where they scored 10 points with Heidfeld finishing in 5th place and Frentzen achieving a podium finish of 3rd. The team would finish sixth in the 2003 Constructors Championship, scoring nineteen points from the sixteen races. This was one place down on the 5th position which the team achieved, when they used the Sauber C21s in the 2002 season.

Complete Formula One results

() (results in bold indicate pole position)

* denotes Ferrari engine badged as Petronas