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| BMW Sauber F1.09 | |
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| Race Car | |
| Category | Formula One |
| Constructor | BMW Sauber |
| Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque |
| Suspension (front) | Upper and lower wishbones, inboard springs and dampers, actuated by pushrods |
| Suspension (rear) | Same as front |
| Engine | BMW P86/9 2.4 litres V8 Naturally aspirated, 18,000 RPM Limited with KERS |
| Power | N/A hp @ N/A rpm N/A lb-ft. of torque @ N/A rpm |
| Transmission | 7 forward speeds + 1 reverse |
| Fuel | Petronas |
| Tyres | Bridgestone Potenza OZ Wheels |
| Notable entrants | BMW Sauber F1 Team |
| Notable drivers | 5. Robert Kubica 6. Nick Heidfeld |
| Debut | 2009 Australian Grand Prix |
| Races competed | 17 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Designer | Willy Rampf (Technical Director) Walter Riedl (Engineering Director) Christoph Zimmermann (Chief Designer) Loïc Serra (Chief Vehicle Dynamicist) Willem Toet (Head of Aerodynamics) Seamus Mullarkey (Chief Aerodynamicist) |
The BMW Sauber F1.09 was the Formula One car with which the BMW Sauber team competed in the 2009 Formula One World Championship. The car was launched on 20 January 2009 at Circuit de Valencia in Spain.[1][2] It was driven by Poland's Robert Kubica and Germany's Nick Heidfeld, both retained from 2008. The chassis was designed by Willy Rampf, Walter Reidl, Christoph Zimmermann and Willem Toet with the powertrain being designed by Markus Duesmann.
After the team's impressive performance in 2008, winning their first race and coming third in the championship, much was expected of them. BMW made a promising start to the season, with Kubica running second at Melbourne and lapping faster than the leader before retiring in a collision,[3] and Heidfeld finishing second at the chaotic Malaysian GP. However, the F1.09 ultimately proved to be disappointing. At times, the drivers could barely scrape through to Q2, let alone challenge for pole. Both drivers expressed discontent with the slow developments to the car. Towards the end of the season things began to look up, with the cars managing fourth and fifth at Spa-Francorchamps and Kubica finishing second at Brazil. However, the damage had been done, and BMW announced that 2009 would be their last season in Formula One. The team eventually finished sixth in the Constructors' Championship.
Gallery[]
Complete Formula One results[]
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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| 2009 | BMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW P86/9 V8 | B | AUS | MAL‡ | CHN | BHR | ESP | MON | TUR | GBR | GER | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | BRA | ABU | 36 | 6th | |
 Robert Kubica
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14† | Ret | 13 | 18 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
 Nick Heidfeld
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10 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 |
† Driver failed to finish, but was classified as they had completed >90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance completed.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (20 January 2009). "BMW Sauber unveil the new F1.09". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72888.
- ↑ "BMW Sauber unveil the F1.09 in Valencia". Formula1.com. 20 January 2009. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/1/8857.html.
- ↑ "Vettel cost Kubica win – Thiessen". BBC Sport. 29 March 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7970558.stm.
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