Technical Statistics about the Team


Season 1996





1996 Sauber C15 (JPG 23K)

1996 Sauber C15 at the presentation in Baden/Switzerland




Internal Team Structure Season 1996
Team Owner Peter Sauber and Dietrich Mateschitz (Red Bull)
Team Boss Peter Sauber
Team Manager Max Welti
Race Director Beat Zender
Chief Constructor Leo Ress
Aerodynamics Engineer Renee Hilhorst
Driver (14) Johnny Herbert (GB)
Driver (15) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (D)
Test Driver Norberto Fontana
Race Engineers Willi Rampf (Frentzen), Gilles Allegeot (Herbert)
Engine Supplier Ford Motor Company  / Cosworth
Team License Swiss Racing License
Team Headquarters Hinwil/Switzerland
Employees about 150 people
Main Team Sponsors Red Bull (Energy Drink)
Petronas (Oil Company)
Other Sponsors Bäumler (clothes)
brembo (brakes)
elf (fuel)
Hertz (car-rental)
IBM (computers)
MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. (computer aided engineering)
MAN (trucks)
Modellbau Bubeck (model mock-ups)
OMP (racing clothes)
Sachs (shock absorbers)
Silicon Graphics (computers)
speedline ( felloes)



Current 1996 Seasons Statistics
Summary: 11 points and 7th position in the constructors championship
N Date Grand Prix Car Engine Driver Qual. Pos. Race Result Pts.
16 13-Oct-1996 Suzuka / Japan Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 13 10 -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 7 6 1
15 22-Sep-1996 Estoril / Portugal Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 12 8 -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 11 7 -
14 08-Sep-1996 Monza / Italy Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 12 9 -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 13 DNF (spin) -
13 25-Aug-1996 Spa-Franchorchamps / Belgium Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 12 DNF (start crash) -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 11 DNF (start crash) -
12 11-Aug-1996 Hungaroring / Hungary Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 8 DNF (engine electronics) -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 10 DNF (engine electronics) -
11 28-Jul-1996 Hockenheim / Germany Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 14 DNF (gearbox) -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 13 8 -
10 14-Jul-1996 Silverstone / Great Britain Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 13 8 -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 11 8 -
9 30-Jun-1996 Magny Cours / France Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 17 11, disqualified -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 12 DNF (gas pedal) -
8 16-Jun-1996 Montreal / Canada Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 15 7 -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 12 DNF (gearbox, L19) -
7 02-Jun-1996 Barcelona / Spain Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 9 DNF (spin, L20, wet race) -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 11 4 (wet race, + 1 lap) 3
6 19-May-1996 Monte Carlo / Monaco Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 13 3 (wet race) 4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 9 4 (after changing front wing, wet race) 3
5 05-May-1996 Imola / San Marino Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 15 DNF (electric, P18, L26) -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 10 DNF (brakes, P7, L33) -
4 28-Apr-1996 Nürburgring / Europe (Germany) Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 12 7 -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 10 DNF (gearbox, P11) -
3 07-Apr-1996 Buenos Aires / Argentina Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 17 9 -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 11 DNF (spin) -
2 31-Mar-1996 Interlagos / Brazil Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 12 DNF (engine, L28) -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 9 DNF (engine, P5, L36) -
1 10-Mar-1996 Melbourne / Australia Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 Johnny Herbert (14) 14 DNF (start collision) -
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (15) 9 8 (+ 1 lap) -



Qualifying Duel 1996
Herbert vs. Frentzen
3 : 13