Technical Statistics about the Team


Season 1998




Internal Team Structure Season 1998
Team Owner Peter Sauber and Dietrich Mateschitz (Red Bull)
Team Boss Peter Sauber
Race Director Beat Zender
Technical Director Leo Ress
Aerodynamics Engineer Renee Hilhorst
Driver (14) Jean Alesi (FRA)
Driver (15) Johnny Herbert (GBR)
Test Driver Jörg Müller (GER)
Race Engineers Andrew Tilley (Alesi), Gilles Allegeot (Herbert)
Director of the test crew Tim Preston
Engine Supplier Petronas
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 Astarte GmbH (multimedia agency)
Bäumler (clothes)
Catia Solutions (computers)
Compaq (computers)
Emil Frey AG (car trading)
EUNet (internet provider)
Giroflex (office furniture)
Helbling Informatik AG (enterprise consultation)
IBM (computers)
Ialdesign (car and industry design)
Fritz Kaiser Group (business management)
Kenwood (consumer electronic)
LISTA (office and depot furniture)
MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. (computer aided engineering)
Magneti Marelli (engine injection systems)
MAN (trucks)
Modellbau Bubeck (industrial model mock-ups)
sparco (racing clothes)
Sachs (shock absorbers and clutches)
Speedline ( felloes)



1998 Season Statistics
Summary: 10 points and 6th position in the Constructors Championship
N Date Grand Prix Car Engine Driver Qual. Pos. Race Result Pts.
16 01-Nov-1998 Suzuka / Japan Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 12 7 -
Johnny Herbert (15) 11 10 -
14 27-Sep-1998 Nürburgring / Luxemburg (Germany) Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 11 10 -
Johnny Herbert (15) 13 DNF (L37) -
13 13-Sep-1998 Monza / Italy Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 8 5 2
Johnny Herbert (15) 15 DNF (spun off, pliers stuck in pedals) -
12 30-Aug-1998 Spa-Franchorchamps / Belgium Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 10 3 4
Johnny Herbert (15) 12 DNF (L1, collision with Hakkinen) -
11 16-Aug-1998 Hungaroring / Hungary Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 11 7 -
Johnny Herbert (15) 15 10 -
10 02-Aug-1998 Hockenheim / Germany Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 11 10 -
Johnny Herbert (15) 12 DNF (P12, L37, mechanical failure) -
9 26-Jul-1998 A1-Ring / Salzburg / Austria Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 2 DNF (P4, L30, rammed by Fisichella) -
Johnny Herbert (15) 18 8 -
8 12-Jul-1998 Silverstone / Great Britain Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 8 DNF (P4, L53, mechanical failure) -
Johnny Herbert (15) 9 DNF (P8, L27, spin) -
8 29-Jun-1997 Magny-Cours / France Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 11 7 -
Johnny Herbert (15) 13 8 -
7 07-Jun-1998 Montreal / Canada Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 9 DNF (P7, L1, hit by Trulli after restart) -
Johnny Herbert (15) 12 DNF (P9, L19, spin in Alesi's car after restart) -
6 24-May-1998 Monte Carlo / Monaco Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 11 DNF (P5, L72, engine problem) -
Johnny Herbert (15) 9 7 -
5 10-May-1998 Barcelona / Spain Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 14 10 (incident with Frentzen) -
Johnny Herbert (15) 7 7 -
4 26-Apr-1998 Imola / San Marino (Italy) Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 12 6 1
Johnny Herbert (15) 11 DNF (P8, L12, rear suspension) -
3 12-Apr-1998 Buenos Aires / Argentina Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 11 5 2
Johnny Herbert (15) 12 DNF (rammed by Hill) -
2 29-Mar-1998 Interlagos / Brazil Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 15 9 -
Johnny Herbert (15) 14 11 -
1 08-Mar-1998 Melbourne / Australia Sauber C17 Petronas V10 Jean Alesi (14) 12 DNF (P8, L42, engine blown) -
Johnny Herbert (15) 5 6 1



Qualifying Duel 1998
Alesi vs. Herbert
10 : 6