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Full name

BMW Sauber F1 Team

Base

Hinwil, Switzerland

Munich, Germany

Team principal

Mario Theissen

Technical director

Willy Rampf

Race drivers

Robert Kubica

Nick Heidfeld

Test drivers

Christian Klien

Chassis

BMW Sauber F1.09

Engine

BMW P86/9

Tyres

Bridgestone

Debut

2006 Bahrain Grand Prix

Constructors’ Championships

0

Drivers’ Championships

0

2008 position

3rd (135 points)

BMW first competed in single seater racecars by supplying engines in the Formula Two category before moving up to Formula One with the Brabham team in 1982 which some resulted in a Drivers’ Championship crown for Brazilian Nelson Piquet a year later. The manufacturer stayed in F1 until 1987, when they withdrew the rights of their engines were given to Megatron who continued to use them until 1988. However, twelve years later the manufacturer made a reappearance with another British team Williams. Although the partnership picked up a number of results, they could not find a World Title in either Driver or Constructors’ Championships. During 2005 BMW ended its engine supply agreement with the Grove based team and bought Sauber. Peter Sauber remained with the team as a consultant.

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