BMW in Formula One
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The German automobile manufacturer/brand BMW has been involved in Formula One in a number of capacities since the inauguration of the World Drivers' Championship in 1950. The company entered occasiona
Robert Kubica crosses the finish line to win the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix, the only Formula One race that BMW has won as a full works team.
Gerhard Mitter was killed as a result of crashing his BMW 269 Formula Two car during practice for the 1969 German Grand Prix.
Bernie Ecclestone, the team principal of Brabham, signed a deal with BMW for a supply of M12/13 engines in 1980.
The association between BMW and Brabham lasted from 1981 until 1987. Pictured is Nelson Piquet driving the BMW-engined Brabham BT54 at the 1985 German Grand Prix.
Sauber Motorsport
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Sauber Motorsport AG was a Swiss motorsport engineering company and race team. Founded by Peter Sauber as PP Sauber AG in 1970, the team produced sports cars and later Formula One race cars as an inde
BMW in Formula One
…in the first half of the 2000s. By 2005, the relationship between BMW and Williams had deteriorated, and BMW chose to part company and buy the rival Sauber team outright. The BMW Sauber project lasted from 2006 until 2009, and resulted in a substantial increase in competitiveness for the Swiss former…
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Sauber first Formula One car, the Sauber C12.
Frentzen driving the C14 at the 1995 British Grand Prix.
Jacques Villeneuve driving the C24 at the 2005 Canadian Grand Prix.