The Sauber C19 was the car with which the Sauber Formula One team competed in the 2000 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by the experienced pairing of Finn Mika Salo and Brazilian Pedro Diniz, who had previously been teammates at Arrows in 1998.[1]
Design
This car introduced twin front suspension mounting pylons, a design that would be used enhanced the following year.
Season overview
The car proved to be reasonably competitive, but not enough to escape from the large midfield group. Salo scored six points, but could not resist an offer from the fledgling Toyota team and left after the season finished, whilst Diniz failed to score any points and was dropped at the end of the year. The team finished eighth in the Constructors' Championship – same position as in 1999, but with more points.
The team experienced one of the worst races of its F1 career at the Brazilian Grand Prix, when both cars were withdrawn from the race after repeated rear wing failures caused by the bumpy track surface.
Sponsorship and livery
The car retained the same blue and cyan livery from the previous two seasons. This was the last time the Red Bull logos were present on the airbox and nosecone along with a few retained sponsors. Parmalat sponsorship would be terminated from the team, prior to Diniz' departure.
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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2000 | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Petronas V10 | B | AUS | BRA | SMR | GBR | ESP | EUR | MON | CAN | FRA | AUT | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | JPN | MAL | 6 | 8th | |
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Ret | WD | 8 | 11 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | Ret | ||||||
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DSQ | WD | 6 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 8 | ||||||
Sources:[2][3] |
References
- ^ "Sauber C19". Ultimate Car Page.
- ^ "All championship race entries, in an Sauber C19". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Sauber C19". StatsF1. Retrieved 20 January 2025.