Description

SAUBER C8 – MERCEDES-BENZ n.42

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HISTORY

The Sauber C8 – Mercedes-Benz is a prototype that participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1988. The French Noël del Bello Racing team with Noël Del Bello, Bernard De Dryver and Bernard Santal at the wheel of the Sauber C8 – Mercedes-Benz n.42 did not finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1988, due to broken engine after one hundred fifty-seven laps.

The race was winner Jaguar XJR-9 n.2 with Jan Lammers, Andy Wallace and Johnny Dumfries, in second place the Porsche 962C n.17 with Derek Bell, Hans-Joachim Stuck and Klaus Ludwig, while in third position the Porsche 962C n.8 with Frank Jelinski, Stanley Dickens, John Winter.

CHASSIS

Sauber C8
Designed: Leo Ress and Peter Faul
Honeycomb aluminum monocoque with fiberglass body
Length: 4800 mm
Width: 1980 mm
Height: 1070 mm
Suspension front: Double wishbones, coil springs over shock absorbers, torsion bar stabilizer
Suspension rear: Double wishbones, coil springs over shock absorbers, torsion bar stabilizer
Brakes: Carbon Fibre Discs ventilated
Tyres: Goodyear

ENGINE

Mercedes-Benz M117 4973cc V8 90° Turbo
Power: 522 kW
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive.
Transmission: Hewland VGC manual five rapports.
Differential: Rear mechanical locking differential
Fuel brand: Unknown
Fuel Type: Petrol
Tank Capacity: Unknown lt

RESULT

Did not finish in the 24 hours of Le Mans 1988 with drivers Noël Del Bello, Bernard De Dryver, Bernard Santal