Peter Paul Sauber is a retired Swiss motorsport executive. He was the team principal and owner of various motorsports teams, most visibly the eponymous Sauber Formula One team.
Sauber at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 2013
A Sauber-Mercedes C9 (built in 1988), the former Schlesser/Mass car, at the 2009 Oldtimer Grand Prix
Giancarlo Fisichella driving for the Sauber Petronas Formula One team at the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis, 2004
Formula One 2011 Rd.15 Japanese GP: Sergio Pérez (Sauber) overtaking Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber)
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
Peter Sauber
…Sauber initiated in 1994 selling a majority stake of the team to its major sponsor. It was done with Peter Sauber's blessing, the team was known as BMW Sauber, and Peter took a background advisory role within it, retaining a 20% stake in the team. In July 2009, BMW announced its withdrawal from Formula One…
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.