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Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Sauber | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Leo Ress (Technical Director) Ian Thomson (Head of Chassis Design) Rene Hilhorst (Head of Aerodynamics) Mike Jennings (Principal Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | Sauber C14 | ||||||||||
Successor | Sauber C16 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||||
Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | double wishbones, combined spring/damper units, pushrod | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | double wishbones, combined spring/damper units, pushrod | ||||||||||
Engine | Ford Zetec-R, 72° V10, NA | ||||||||||
Transmission | Sauber/Xtrac six-speed longitudinal semi-automatic | ||||||||||
Power | 670 hp (499.6 kW) @ 15,800 rpm | ||||||||||
Fuel | Petronas | ||||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Red Bull Sauber Ford | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 14. Johnny Herbert 15. Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||||||||||
Debut | 1996 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 1996 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Sauber C15 was the car with which the Sauber team competed in the 1996 Formula One World Championship. It was powered by the Ford Zetec-R V10 engine and driven by German Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was in his third season with the team, and Briton Johnny Herbert, who moved from Benetton.