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2003 Sauber C22 news, pictures, and information

The Sauber C22 was driven by Nick Heidfeld and Heinz-Harald Frentzen during the 2003 Formula One season, with Neel Jani acting as the teams test driver. The car was designed by Willy Rampf and made its debut at the 2003 Australian Grand Prix. The car was powered by a Petronas 03A V10 engine that was mated to a Sauber 7-speed semi-automatic gearbox. The car rode on Bridgestone tires and fueled by Petronas fuel.

The C22 experienced its most successful race at the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis, where they scored 10 points with Heidfeld finishing in 5th place and Frentzen achieving a podium finish of 3rd.

At the end of the season, the team was in sixth place in the Constructors Championship, scoring nineteen points from the sixteen races.

By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2011
Sebastian Vettel Becomes First Formula One Driver To Sample New Grand Prix Venue In Sochi, Russia
Triple world champion Sebastian Vettel made history again today by becoming the first Formula One driver to experience the Sochi Olympic Park Circuit in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Vettel, recently announced as Infiniti's Director of Performance, was joined by former Formula One driver David Coulthard in driving part of the track, which is still under construction, in an FX Vettel Edition amongst other Infiniti products. He then toured the sports venue with officials from the Russian Go...[Read more...]
Just a Walk in the Park!
• First race, first win, Kimi Raikkönen is on top down under
Lotus fans around the world celebrate as Kimi Raikkönen takes the chequered flag, racing to victory during the first round of the FIA 2013 World Championship Formula One® race in Melbourne, Australia. A force to be reckoned with, Kimi Raikkönen proved Lotus was the team to beat during a race marked by the threat of rain, and where tyre strategy was critical in the racing game plan. With the other front runners taking 3 pi...[Read more...]
Lotus F1™ celebrates an amazing race in Brazil and a solid season's performance.
The 2012 FIA Formula One™ Championship concluded in Brazil yesterday, in a thrilling battle marking the end of another electrifying and unpredictable F1™ season. As the motorsport menagerie prepares to return home, Lotus celebrates what has been a prolific journey for the team this year. The Interlagos circuit in São Paulo was the backdrop to a gritty and nail-biting last race, which unfolded in spectacularly dramatic fashion. Despite wet weather playing havoc with race strategy, Lotus ace Ki...[Read more...]
1962 Monaco Grand Prix: McLaren Carries the Cooper Flag back to the Top
By the beginning of the 1962 Formula One season Jack Brabham had left Cooper to form his own racing team. It seemed the glories days of the double World Championship were well and truly behind them. However, left in Brabham's stead would be a man very akin to the Australian in so many ways. And in Bruce McLaren, Cooper had a driver and competitor more than apt to help carry the team forward into the future. The first race of the 1962 season, the Grand Prix of the Netherlands, certainly didn't...[Read more...]
2012 Canadian Grand Prix - Preview
Round Seven of the 2012 World Championship, the Canadian Grand Prix, is hosted by Montreal and takes place on Sunday 10 June at the 4.631 km Circuit Gilles Villeneuve located on the city's Ile Notre-Dame. • In the past ten years, there have been a total of 14 Safety Car periods in Montreal – including five last year • Two of the past three races in Montreal have featured at least five different leaders • The race has been won from pole three times in the past ten years – compared to ei...[Read more...]

2003 Formula One Season
PosTeamConstructorChassisDriversPoints
Scuderia Ferrari MarlboroFerrariF2003-GA Brazil Rubens Gonçalves 'Rubinho' Barrichello
Germany Michael Schumacher 
158
BMW WilliamsF1 TeamWilliams
FW25 
Spain Marc Gené
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya
Germany Ralf Schumacher 
144
West McLaren MercedesMcLaren
MP4-17D 
United Kingdom David Marshall Coulthard
Finland Kimi-Matias Raikkonen 
142
Mild Seven Benetton PlaylifeRenault
R23 
Spain Fernando Alonso
Italy Jarno Trulli 
88
Lucky Strike British American Racing HondaBAR
005 
United Kingdom Jenson Alexander Lyons Button
Japan Takuma Sato
Canada Jacques Villeneuve 
26
Sauber PetronasSauber
C22 
Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Germany Nick Lars Heidfeld 
19
Jaguar RacingJaguar
R4 
Brazil Antonio Reginaldo Pizzonia Jr.
Australia Mark Alan Webber
United Kingdom Justin Wilson 
18
Panasonic Toyota RacingToyota
TF103 
Brazil Cristiano Monteiro da Matta
France Olivier Panis 
16
Jordan FordJordan
EJ13 
Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner
Ireland Ralph David Firman Jr.
Italy Giancarlo Fisichella 
13
 Minardi CosworthMinardi
PS03 
Denmark Nicolas Kiesa
Netherlands Johannes Franciscus 'Jos' Verstappen
United Kingdom Justin Wilson 

2003 Season Review
RaceCircuitDateWinning DriverConstructor
 Australian Grand Prix  Melbourne Grand Prix CircuitMar 2003  David Marshall CoulthardMcLaren 
 Malaysian Grand Prix  SepangMar 2003  Kimi-Matias RaikkonenMcLaren 
 Brazilian Grand Prix  Autódromo José Carlos Pace, InterlagosApr 2003  Giancarlo FisichellaJordan 
 San Marino Grand Prix  Autodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariApr 2003  Michael SchumacherFerrari 
 Spanish Grand Prix  Circuit de CatalunyaMay 2003  Michael SchumacherFerrari 
 Austrian Grand Prix  SpielbergMay 2003  Michael SchumacherFerrari 
 Monaco Grand Prix  MonacoJun 2003  Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams 
 Canadian Grand Prix  Circuit Gilles VilleneuveJun 2003  Michael SchumacherFerrari 
 European Grand Prix  NürburgringJun 2003  Michael SchumacherWilliams 
 French Grand Prix  Magny-CoursJul 2003  Michael SchumacherWilliams 
 British Grand Prix  SilverstoneJul 2003  Rubens Gonçalves 'Rubinho' BarrichelloFerrari 
 German Grand Prix  HockenheimringAug 2003  Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams 
 Hungarian Grand Prix  HungaroringAug 2003  Fernando AlonsoRenault 
 Italian Grand Prix  MonzaSep 2003  Michael SchumacherFerrari 
 United States Grand Prix  IndianapolisSep 2003  Michael SchumacherFerrari 
 Japanese Grand Prix  SuzukaOct 2003  Rubens Gonçalves 'Rubinho' BarrichelloFerrari 

Formula One World Drivers' Champions
1950 G. Farina
1951 J. Fangio
1952 A. Ascari
1953 A. Ascari
1954 J. Fangio
1955 J. Fangio
1956 J. Fangio
1957 J. Fangio
1958 M. Hawthorn
1959 S. Brabham
1960 S. Brabham
1961 P. Hill, Jr
1962 N. Hill
1963 J. Clark, Jr.
1964 J. Surtees
1965 J. Clark, Jr.
1966 S. Brabham
1967 D. Hulme
1968 N. Hill
1969 S. Stewart
1970 K. Rindt
1971 S. Stewart
1972 E. Fittipaldi
1973 S. Stewart
1974 E. Fittipaldi
1975 A. Lauda
1976 J. Hunt
1977 A. Lauda
1978 M. Andretti
1979 J. Scheckter
1980 A. Jones
1981 N. Piquet
1982 K. Rosberg
1983 N. Piquet
1984 A. Lauda
1985 A. Prost
1986 A. Prost
1987 N. Piquet
1988 A. Senna
1989 A. Prost
1990 A. Senna
1991 A. Senna
1992 N. Mansell
1993 A. Prost
1994 M. Schumacher
1995 M. Schumacher
1996 D. Hill
1997 J. Villeneuve
1998 M. Hakkinen
1999 M. Hakkinen
2000 M. Schumacher
2001 M. Schumacher
2002 M. Schumacher
2003 M. Schumacher
2004 M. Schumacher
2005 F. Alonso
2006 F. Alonso
2007 K. Raikkonen
2008 L. Hamilton
2009 J. Button
2010 S. Vettel
2011 S. Vettel
2012 S. Vettel

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