Sauber C23
Giancarlo Fisichella driving the Sauber C23 at the 2004 United States Grand Prix. | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Sauber | ||||||||
| Designers | Willy Rampf (Technical Director) Osamu Gato (Engine Director) Jacky Eeckelaert (Engineering Director) Christoph Zimmermann (Head of Composite Design) Matt Cranor (Head of Mechanical Design) Ruedi Schorno (Head of Systems Engineering) Seamus Mullarkey (Head of Aerodynamics) Dirk de Beer (Principal Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Sauber C22 | ||||||||
| Successor | Sauber C24 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | carbon-fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Upper and lower wishbones, inboard springs and dampers actuated by pushrods | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Upper and lower wishbones, inboard springs and dampers actuated by pushrods | ||||||||
| Engine | Petronas 04A (Ferrari Tipo 053) 3.0 litre 90 degree V10 naturally aspirated mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Ferrari 7-speed longitudinally mounted gearbox AP carbon clutch | ||||||||
| Fuel | Petronas Primax | ||||||||
| Lubricants | Petronas Syntium | ||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone Potenza (January-October 2004) later Michelin (post-season testings only in November-December 2004) | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Sauber Petronas | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 11. Giancarlo Fisichella 12. Felipe Massa | ||||||||
| Debut | 2004 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last event | 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Sauber C23 was the car with which the Sauber team competed in the 2004 Formula One World Championship.
The car was driven by Italian Giancarlo Fisichella, who joined the team from Jordan, and Brazilian Felipe Massa, who had driven for Sauber in 2002 and returned after spending 2003 testing for Ferrari. Swiss Neel Jani was the team's test driver.