Sauber C44
Sauber's own name returned on this 2024 car, which scored all four of its points in a single race in Qatar.
About the Sauber C44
The C44 was the first Sauber design led by James Key, who took over a project begun by Jan Monchaux and called it a clean-sheet car sharing very little with the C43. It introduced a pull-rod front suspension, a tightly packaged downward-sloping sidepod and, for the first time at Sauber, an in-house gearbox casing around the customer Ferrari internals. Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu drove it in their final year with the team, but poor reliability and upgrades that failed to fix its basic problems kept it at the back. Zhou's eighth place in Qatar, the penultimate round, brought the only points, and Sauber finished last in the Constructors' Championship for the first time since 2017.
Sauber C44 specs
| Make | Sauber |
|---|---|
| Model | C44 |
| Years | 2024 |
| Type | Race car |
| Body style | Open-wheel single-seater |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Engine | 1.6L turbocharged V6 hybrid (Ferrari 066/12) |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 1,600 cc (1.6 litres) |
| Induction | Turbocharged |
| Redline | 15,000 rpm |
| Transmission | 8-speed seamless sequential semi-automatic |
| Drivetrain | Rear-wheel drive |
| Weight | 798 kg (1,759 lb) |
Typical figures for the standard car; options, markets and model years vary. Where our specs come from
Sauber C44 rarity in CarSpot
The Sauber C44 is a Unicorn card in CarSpot, with a rarity score of 0 out of 100. The rarest tier: hypercars, one-offs and cars built in tiny numbers, typically fewer than about 500. A Unicorn card is worth 320 XP.
Each model's tier starts from a 0–100 score based on its value plus its power or production numbers. Once enough players have spotted a model, how often it is spotted can move it up or down one tier. How CarSpot rarity works
Rarity is a collectible game mechanic, not an assessment of real-world scarcity or value.
Sauber C44 fun facts
- Lightweight wheel nuts introduced early in 2024 cross-threaded the team's wheel guns, causing pit stops of more than 30 seconds.
- Sauber dropped its distinctive roll hoop and air intake for a conventional A-shaped design after the FIA investigated the C42's upside-down crash at the 2022 British Grand Prix.
- Title sponsor Stake sold the chassis naming rights to its streaming arm, Kick, whose branding the car carried.