Technical Statistics about the Team


Season 1997




Internal Team Structure Season 1997

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 (16) Johnny Herbert (GBR)
Driver (17) Nicola Larini (ITA)
Gianni Morbidelli (ITA)
Test Driver Norberto Fontana (ARG)
Race Engineers Willi Rampf (Larini, Morbidelli, Fontana), Gilles Allegeot (Herbert)
Engine Supplier Petronas  / Ferrari
Team License Swiss Racing License
Team Headquarters Hinwil/Switzerland
Employees about 130 people
Main Team Sponsors Red Bull (Energy Drink)
Petronas (Oil Company)
Other Sponsors Bäumler (clothes)
Emil Frey AG (car trading)
Giroflex (office furniture)
Helbling Informatik AG (enterprise consultation)
IBM (computers)
Fritz Kaiser Group (business management)
LISTA (office and depot furniture)
MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. (computer aided engineering)
Magneti Marelli (engine injection systems)
MAN (trucks)
Modellbau Bubeck (industrial model mock-ups)
OMP (racing clothes)
Sachs (shock absorbers and clutches)
Silicon Graphics (computers)
speedline ( felloes)



1997 Season Statistics

Summary: 16 points and 7th position in the constructors championship
N Date Grand Prix Car Engine Driver Qual. Pos. Race Result Pts.
17 26-Sep-1997 Jerez / Europe (Spain) Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 14 8 -
Norberto Fontana (17) 18 14 -
16 12-Oct-1997 Suzuka / Japan Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 10 6 1
Gianni Morbidelli (17) 18 DNR (injured after crash) -
15 28-Sep-1997 Nürburgring / Luxemburg (Germany) Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 16 7 -
Gianni Morbidelli (17) 19 9 -
14 21-Sep-1997 A1-Ring / Salzburg / Austria Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 12 8 -
Gianni Morbidelli (17) 13 9 -
13 07-Sep-1997 Monza / Italy Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 12 DNF (P10, L47, rammed by R. Schumacher) -
Gianni Morbidelli (17) 18 12 -
12 24-Aug-1997 Spa-Franchorchamps / Belgium Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 11 4 3
Gianni Morbidelli(17) 13 10 -
11 10-Aug-1997 Hungaroring / Hungary Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 10 3 4
Gianni Morbidelli (17) 15 DNF (accident) -
10 27-Jul-1997 Hockenheim / Germany Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 14 DNF (P11, L8, rammed by Diniz) -
Norberto Fontana (17) 18 9 -
9 13-Jul-1997 Silverstone / Great Britain Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 9 DNF (technical problem) -
Norberto Fontana (17) 22 (14) 9 -
8 29-Jun-1997 Magny-Cours / France Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 14 8 -
Norberto Fontana (17) 20 spin (car problem) -
7 15-Jun-1997 Montreal / Canada Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 13 5 2
Gianni Morbidelli (17) 18 10 -
6 25-May-1997 Barcelona / Spain Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 10 5 2
Gianni Morbidelli (17) 13 13 (10 sec. penalty) -
5 11-May-1997 Monte Carlo / Monaco Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 7 DNF (accident) -
Nicola Larini (17) 11 DNF (spin) -
4 27-Apr-1997 Imola / San Marino (Italy) Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 7 DNF (technical problems) -
Nicola Larini (17) 12 7 -
3 13-Apr-1997 Buenos Aires / Argentina Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 8 4 3
Nicola Larini (17) 14 DNF (accident) -
2 30-Mar-1997 Interlagos / Brazil Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 13 7 -
Nicola Larini (17) 19 11 -
1 09-Mar-1997 Melbourne / Australia Sauber C16 Petronas V10 Johnny Herbert (16) 7 DNF (accident) -
Nicola Larini (17) 15 6 1



Qualifying Duels 1997

Herbert vs. Larini
5 : 0
Herbert vs. Morbidelli
8 : 0
Herbert vs. Fontana
4 : 0







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