Sauber left F1 at the end of 2025, ending its final year under the name Kick Sauber. Sauber Motorsport had managed the team since its entry into F1 in 1993. During its time on the grid, the team had been known under various guises with links to major car brands such as BMW and Alfa Romeo.
A Swiss motorsport engineering firm, Sauber Motorsport, was established in 1970 by Peter Sauber. The team were initially involved in hill climbing and the World Sportscar Championship before entering Formula 1 in 1993.
Peter Sauber, known for his knack for identifying emerging talent, founded a team that became a launchpad for young drivers entering Formula 1.
The team provided the first opportunity for many future stars, including Michael Schumacher, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Kimi Räikkönen, Felipe Massa, Robert Kubica, Sebastian Vettel, Kamui Kobayashi, Sergio Perez, Antonio Giovinazzi, Charles Leclerc, and Zhou Guanyu. Other, notable drivers like Johnny Herbert, Jean Alesi, Nick Heidfeld, Jacques Villeneuve, and Nico Hülkenberg also drove for Sauber, among others.
The team had competed under the Sauber name from the 1993 to 2005 seasons and the 2011 to 2018 seasons.
Between 2006 and 2010, after BMW announced its acquisition of a majority stake in the Swiss team, the brand transformed Sauber into a fully integrated works team known as the BMW Sauber F1 Team. The team achieved its first 1-2 finish at the 2006 Canadian Grand Prix, with Robert Kubica leading Nick Heidfeld across the finish line. They concluded the season in third place overall, amassing a total of 135 points and securing 11 podium finishes.
After a difficult beginning to the 2009 season, BMW declared its exit from Formula One at the end of the season. The team finished the World Championship in sixth place, earning 36 points. At the close of 2009, Peter Sauber successfully negotiated the repurchase of his company from BMW, marking the start of another new independent era for the team until the end of the 2018 season.
From 2019 to 2023, it was known as Alfa Romeo F1 Team due to a Title Sponsorship deal with car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. This signalled the iconic brand’s return to Formula One after a break of over 30 years. The first car, the C37, was equipped with the 2018 Ferrari power unit and made its first appearance in Melbourne, Australia, driven by the seasoned Swedish driver Marcus Ericsson and the rookie from Monaco, Charles Leclerc. The Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team quickly made its mark by scoring its first points of 2018 during the second Grand Prix in Bahrain with Marcus Ericsson and in the fourth round of the season in Baku with Charles Leclerc.
In 2024, Sauber returned to the grid as the Stake F1 Team and ended its time in F1 at the end of the 2025 season.
For 2025, Nico Hülkenberg departed the Haas team after a two-year stint to rejoin Sauber, where he last raced in 2013. Meanwhile, both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu exited Sauber after three years, making room for the 2024 Formula 2 champion, Gabriel Bortoleto, to join Hülkenberg at Sauber.
In the final race as ‘Kick’ Sauber, the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Hulkenberg secured the team’s final two championship points, finishing 9th, in a season in which he also secured the team a P3 at the 2025 British Grand Prix—a fitting tribute to one of F1’s longest-standing teams.
At the start of the 2026 F1 World Championship, they became the official Audi factory team.
Sauber Formula One World Championship Records
| First entry | 1993 South African Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Races entered | 513 (510 starts)1 |
| Constructors’ Championships | 0 |
| Drivers’ Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 12 |
| Podiums | 283 |
| Points | 9394 |
| Pole positions | 15 |
| Fastest laps | 26 |
| Final entry | 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
2The team won its only race as BMW Sauber.
3The total tally includes 17 podiums achieved as BMW Sauber.
4The total tally includes points achieved as BMW Sauber.
5The team achieved its only pole position as BMW Sauber.
6The total tally includes 2 fastest laps achieved as BMW Sauber.
Entrant Names
| Year(s) | Name |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Team Sauber F1 |
| 1994 | Broker Sauber Mercedes Sauber Mercedes |
| 1995–1996 | Red Bull Sauber Ford |
| 1997–2001 | Red Bull Sauber Petronas |
| 2002–2005 | Sauber Petronas |
| 2006–2010 | BMW Sauber F1 Team |
| 2011–2017 | Sauber F1 Team |
| 2018 | Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team |
| 2019-2023 | Alfa Romeo Racing |
| 2024–2025 | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber Kick Sauber F1 Team |
Sauber Constructors’ Championship Results
| Year | Name | Car | Engine | Tyres | No. | Drivers | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauber | ||||||||
| 1993 | Switzerland Team Sauber Formula 1 | C12 | Sauber 2175A 3.5 V10 | G | 29. 30. | Karl Wendlinger JJ Lehto | 12 | 7th |
| 1994 | Switzerland Broker Sauber Mercedes Switzerland Sauber Mercedes | C13 | Mercedes 2175B 3.5 V10 | G | 29. 29. 29. 30. | Karl Wendlinger Andrea de Cesaris JJ Lehto Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 12 | 8th |
| 1995 | Switzerland Red Bull Sauber Ford | C14 | Ford ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8 | G | 29. 29. 30. | Karl Wendlinger Jean-Christophe Boullion Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 18 | 7th |
| 1996 | Switzerland Red Bull Sauber Ford | C15 | Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 V10 | G | 14. 15. | Johnny Herbert Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 11 | 7th |
| 1997 | Switzerland Red Bull Sauber Petronas | C16 | Petronas SPE-01 3.0 V10 | G | 16. 17. 17. 17. | Johnny Herbert Nicola Larini Gianni Morbidelli Norberto Fontana | 16 | 7th |
| 1998 | Switzerland Red Bull Sauber Petronas | C17 | Petronas SPE-01D 3.0 V10 | G | 14. 15. | Jean Alesi Johnny Herbert | 10 | 6th |
| 1999 | Switzerland Red Bull Sauber Petronas | C18 | Petronas SPE-03A 3.0 V10 | B | 11. 12. | Jean Alesi Pedro Diniz | 5 | 8th |
| 2000 | Switzerland Red Bull Sauber Petronas | C19 | Petronas SPE-04A 3.0 V10 | B | 16. 17. | Pedro Diniz Mika Salo | 6 | 8th |
| 2001 | Switzerland Red Bull Sauber Petronas | C20 | Petronas 01A 3.0 V10 | B | 16. 17. | Nick Heidfeld Kimi Räikkönen | 21 | 4th |
| 2002 | Switzerland Sauber Petronas | C21 | Petronas 02A 3.0 V10 | B | 7. 8. 8. | Nick Heidfeld Felipe Massa Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 11 | 5th |
| 2003 | Switzerland Sauber Petronas | C22 | Petronas 03A 3.0 V10 | B | 9. 10. | Nick Heidfeld Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 19 | 6th |
| 2004 | Switzerland Sauber Petronas | C23 | Petronas 04A 3.0 V10 | B | 11. 12. | Giancarlo Fisichella Felipe Massa | 34 | 6th |
| 2005 | Switzerland Sauber Petronas | C24 | Petronas 05A 3.0 V10 | M | 11. 12. | Jacques Villeneuve Felipe Massa | 20 | 8th |
| BMW Sauber | ||||||||
| 2006 | Germany BMW Sauber F1 Team | F1.06 | BMW P86/6 2.4 V8 | M | 16. 17. 17. | Nick Heidfeld Jacques Villeneuve Robert Kubica | 36 | 5th |
| 2007 | Germany BMW Sauber F1 Team | F1.07 | BMW P86/7 2.4 V8 | B | 9. 10. 10. | Nick Heidfeld Robert Kubica Sebastian Vettel | 101 | 2nd |
| 2008 | Germany BMW Sauber F1 Team | F1.08 | BMW P86/8 2.4 V8 | B | 3. 4. | Nick Heidfeld Robert Kubica | 135 | 3rd |
| 2009 | Germany BMW Sauber F1 Team | F1.09 | BMW P86/9 2.4 V8 | B | 5. 6. | Robert Kubica Nick Heidfeld | 36 | 6th |
| 2010 | Switzerland BMW Sauber F1 Team [ N 8 ] | C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | B | 22. 22. 23. | Pedro de la Rosa Nick Heidfeld Kamui Kobayashi | 44 | 8th |
| Sauber | ||||||||
| 2011 | Switzerland Sauber F1 Team | C30 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | P | 16. 17. 17. | Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez Pedro de la Rosa | 44 | 7th |
| 2012 | Switzerland Sauber F1 Team | C31 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | P | 14. 15. | Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez | 126 | 6th |
| 2013 | Switzerland Sauber F1 Team | C32 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | P | 11. 12. | Nico Hülkenberg Esteban Gutiérrez | 57 | 7th |
| 2014 | Switzerland Sauber F1 Team | C33 | Ferrari 059/3 1.6 V6 t | P | 21. 99. | Esteban Gutiérrez Adrian Sutil | 0 | 10th |
| 2015 | Switzerland Sauber F1 Team | C34 | Ferrari 060 1.6 V6 t | P | 9. 12. | Marcus Ericsson Felipe Nasr | 36 | 8th |
| 2016 | Switzerland Sauber F1 Team | C35 | Ferrari 061 1.6 V6 t | P | 9. 12. | Marcus Ericsson Felipe Nasr | 2 | 10th |
| 2017 | Switzerland Sauber F1 Team | C36 | Ferrari 061 1.6 V6 t | P | 9. 36. 94. | Marcus Ericsson Antonio Giovinazzi Pascal Wehrlein | 5 | 10th |
| 2018 | Switzerland Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team | C37 | Ferrari 063 1.6 V6 t | P | 9. 16. | Marcus Ericsson Charles Leclerc | 48 | 8th |
| Alfa Romeo | ||||||||
| 2019 | Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing | C38 | Ferrari 064 1.6 V6 t | P | 7. 99. | Kimi Räikkönen Antonio Giovinazzi | 57 | 8th |
| 2020 | Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen | C39 | Ferrari 065 1.6 V6 t | P | 7. 99. | Kimi Räikkönen Antonio Giovinazzi | 8 | 8th |
| 2021 | Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen | C41 | Ferrari 065/6 1.6 V6 t | P | 7. 88. 99. | Kimi Räikkönen Robert Kubica Antonio Giovinazzi | 13 | 9th |
| 2022 | Switzerland Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen | C42 | Ferrari 066/7 1.6 V6 t | P | 24. 77. | Zhou Guanyu Valtteri Bottas | 55 | 6th |
| 2023 | Switzerland Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake | C43 | Ferrari 066/10 1.6 V6 t | P | 24. 77. | Zhou Guanyu Valtteri Bottas | 16 | 9th |
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| 2024 | Switzerland Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | C44 | Ferrari 066/12 1.6 V6 t | P | 24. 77. | Zhou Guanyu Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 10th |
| 2025 | Switzerland Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | C45 | Ferrari 066/12 1.6 V6 t | P | 5. 27. | Gabriel Bortoleto Nico Hülkenberg | 70 | 9th |
