Sauber C23


The Sauber C23 was a Formula One racing car designed by Sauber for the 2004 Formula One season. It was driven that season by Giancarlo Fisichella, who had swapped from Jordan with Nick Heidfeld, Felipe Massa and test driver Neel Jani. It had a 3.0 litre 90 degree normally aspirated V10 Ferrari engine,. The fuel also came from Petronas and the car raced with Bridgestone tyres.
Giancarlo Fisichella scored the most championship points with 22 with a best finish of 4th place at the Canadian Grand Prix while Felipe Massa scored 12 points also with a best finish of 4th place at the Belgian Grand Prix. The team scored 34 points overall and 6th place in the Constructors' Championship.

Livery

Sauber went into 2004 with sponsorship continuity. The livery closely resembles Sauber's previous car, the C22 with the removal of computer software company TEMENOS. The C23 was the last Sauber car featuring sponsorship from Austrian energy drink Red Bull, before Red Bull's departure to Red Bull Racing in. The following Sauber C24 featured Credit Suisse as major sponsor.

Complete Formula One results

YearTeamEngineTyresDrivers123456789101112131415161718PointsWCC
2004Sauber PetronasPetronas V10AUSMALBHRSMRESPMONEURCANUSAFRAGBRGERHUNBELITACHNJPNBRA346th
2004Sauber PetronasPetronas V10Giancarlo Fisichella10111197Ret6491269858789346th
2004Sauber PetronasPetronas V10Felipe MassaRet81210959RetRet13913Ret412898346th