The Mercedes-Benz C11 is a Group C prototype race car introduced for the 1990 World Sports-Prototype Championship. Built by Sauber as a successor to the Sauber C9, the C11 used the same Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L twin turbo V8. It was the first time that Mercedes-Benz chose to put their name on the car, instead of simply using Sauber.

May 22, 2017 · Seeing and hearing a 1990 Sauber-Mercedes C11's twin-turbo V8 in action 27 years after it first made the "rolling wing" ridiculously fast is an absolute treat.

Built by Sauber as a successor to the Sauber C9, the C11 used the same Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L bi-turbocharged V8 and much of the running gear. The aluminium monocoque in the previous C9 was replaced by a more modern and rigid carbon fiber one.

Until this day all Sauber constructions carry the initial C in their names. The latest model is the C19, the race car for 2000. The only missing number was the C10 (simply because of the German pronunciation), and the only exception to the rule was a car with the C291 specification. In the beginning, the boss raced the cars himself.

Jun 24, 2011 · Encouraged by the good results, Sauber developed a brand new car for 1990. The aluminium monocoque was replaced by a more modern and rigid carbon fibre one. The C10 name was skipped because it was difficult to pronounce in German, so the new car was dubbed C11. Much of the running gear, including the M119 engine, was carried over from the C9.

Apr 29, 2022 · Across his career Karl Wendlinger competed in a comprehensive range of the great and the good cars, but his pick of the bunch is the iconic Sauber-Mercedes C11 that he only raced on four...

Oct 9, 2019 · The Sauber – Mercedes C11 is moved by a M119 5.0L twin-turbo V8 engine which was able to produce 750 bhp at 7000 rpm and 800 Nm of torque at 3500 rpm with a top speed of 400 km/h.

Sauber was particularly interested in the recently introduced, all-alloy five litre V8 engine, known internally as the M117. Mader was commissioned to turn this street engine into a full Group C …

- Team Sauber-Mercedes dominated the FIA World Sports Prototype Championship in 1989 and 1990 with drivers and manufacturers titles - Chassis 05 was the final C11 built using the production based Mercedes M119 V8 engine with twin turbos

Feb 13, 2019 · An in-depth study of the Sauber-Mercedes racecars that dominated the Group C racing scene during the late 1980s and early 1990s. When Peter Sauber started using Mercedes V8 engines in his Group C sports cars in 1985 the result was World Championship wins in …