Sauber C5

{{Short description|Racing automobile}}

{{Infobox racing car

| Image = Sauber C5 at Silverstone Classic Endurance Car Racing in September 2009.jpg

| Production = 1975-1978

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| Category = Group 6

| Constructor = Sauber

| Predecessor = Sauber C4

| Successor = Sauber SHS C6

| Chassis = Aluminum Monocoque covered in Fiberglass panel body

| Engine name = BMW M12, {{convert|2.0|L|cuin|1|abbr=on}}, L4, NA

| Power = {{convert|300|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}

| Gearbox name = Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual

| Weight = {{convert|630|kg|lb||abbr=on}}

| Wheelbase = {{cvt|2420|mm|in}}

| Front suspension = Double wishbones, Coil springs over Dampers, Anti-roll bar

| Rear suspension = Twin lower links, Single top links, twin trailing arms, Coil springs over Dampers, Anti-roll bar

| Track = {{cvt|1470|mm|in}} (front)
{{cvt|1450|mm|in}} (rear)

| Debut = 1975

| Wins = 15

| Podiums = 31

| Poles = 1

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The Sauber C5 is a Group 6 prototype racing car, designed, developed and built by the Swiss Sauber team, specifically made to compete in the 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is powered by a naturally aspirated {{cvt|300|hp|kW}} BMW M12 four-cylinder engine. It scored 15 race wins, 31 podiums, clinched 1 pole position, and 6 wins in its class. With these statistics, it makes it one of the most successful early Sauber sports cars.{{Cite web|url=https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/peter-sauber-vom-c1-zum-c22|title=Peter Sauber: Vom C1 zum C22|website=Handelszeitung|access-date=2022-06-17|archive-date=2020-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716205537/https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/peter-sauber-vom-c1-zum-c22|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sauber-group.com/corporate/history/|title=History and Heritage|access-date=2022-06-17|archive-date=2022-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412022038/https://www.sauber-group.com/corporate/history/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/40-years-of-sauber-motorsport/|title=40 years of Sauber Motorsport|first=Racecar|last=Engineering|date=July 19, 2010|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200643/https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/40-years-of-sauber-motorsport/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.historicracingtechnology.com/2020/05/saubers-half-centenary/|title=Sauber's half centenary|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331063632/https://www.historicracingtechnology.com/2020/05/saubers-half-centenary/|url-status=live}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3udeBwAAQBAJ&dq=sauber+c1&pg=PT183|title=The Fastest Show on Earth: The Mammoth Book of Formula 1|date=September 3, 2015|publisher=Little, Brown Book Group|isbn=9781472110527 |via=Google Books|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618201102/https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=3udeBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT183&lpg=PT183&dq=sauber+c1&source=bl&ots=UTtWfqT6IL&sig=ACfU3U3jRQY9cfuNLoF-O3EVTO7CyLRjZg&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=sauber+c1&f=false|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=7630|title=Peter Sauber biography|website=www.historicracing.com|access-date=2022-06-17|archive-date=2022-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200655/https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=7630|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kunalsf1blog.com/peter-sauber-50-years-motorsport/|title=Peter Sauber Interview On 50 Years In Motorsport|first=Kunal|last=Shah|date=June 29, 2020|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625024621/https://www.kunalsf1blog.com/peter-sauber-50-years-motorsport/|url-status=live}}

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