 Sergio Pérez driving the C31 at the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Sauber | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | James Key (Technical Director) Matt Morris (Chief Designer)[1] Pierre Waché (Head of Vehicle Performance) Willem Toet (Head of Aerodynamics) Seamus Mullarkey (Head of Aerodynamic Research) Mariano Alperin (Head of Aerodynamic Development) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Sauber C30 | ||||||||||
| Successor | Sauber C32 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[2] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Upper and lower wishbones, inboard springs and dampers (SRE) actuated by pushrods | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Upper and lower wishbones, inboard springs and dampers (SRE) actuated by pullrods | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ferrari 056 2,398 ccm mid-mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Ferrari 7-speed Quick-shift carbon gearbox, longitudinally mounted, carbon-fibre clutch | ||||||||||
| Weight | 640 kg (incl. driver, tank empty) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Shell V-Power ULG-66L/2 | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli P Zero (dry), Cinturato (wet)[3] | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Sauber F1 Team | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 14.  Kamui Kobayashi[4]15.  Sergio Pérez[4] | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2012 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The Sauber C31[5] was a Formula One racing car designed by Sauber for use in the 2012 Formula One season. The car was driven by Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Pérez. Technical director James Key announced that he was leaving the team just four days before the C31 was due to be launched at Jerez de la Frontera.[6]
The chassis was designed by James Key, Matt Morris, Pierre Waché and Willem Toet with the car being powered with a customer Ferrari engine.
- ^ "Sauber C31" (in German). Sauber F1 Team. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ^ "Appearance" (in German). Sauber F1 Team. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (25 January 2012). "Pirelli tweaks tyre markings for 2012 F1 season". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Kobayashi and Perez to stay at Sauber in 2012". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Sauber". Formula1.com. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ Collantine, Keith (3 February 2012). "Sauber technical director James Key leaves the team". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 4 February 2012.