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BMW Sauber

Base:	Munich, Germany / Hinwil, Switzerland
Team Principal:	Mario Theissen

Drivers:	N Heidfeld
	R Kubica

Test Drivers:	M Asmer
	C Klien
Chassis:	F1.08
Engine:	BMW
Tyres:	Bridgestone Potenza
First Season:	1993
World Championships:	0
Highest race finish:	1 (x1)
Pole Positions:	1
Fastest Laps:	2

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2007
From the outset occupy the 'best of the rest' slot behind Ferrari and McLaren, scoring in all 17 races, including two podiums. Heidfeld proves the dominant driver, but despite a brutal accident in Canada, Kubica also records several strong finishes.

2006
Fifth in standings in first campaign under BMW control, despite early reliability problems. Part company with Jacques Villeneuve mid season, replacement Robert Kubica scoring Italian podium, matching team mate Nick Heidfeld's Hungarian result.

2005
In June, Peter Sauber announces he is to step down as team principal after negotatiating takeover by BMW for 2006.

2004
Major wind tunnel investment pays off handsomely with impressively consistent season. Score points in 12 races to finish a lonely sixth in the constructors' table. Sign former champion Jacques Villeneuve for 2005.

2003
Difficult season, with points at only five (mostly wet) races. Best result Indianapolis, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen third, Nick Heidfeld fifth. Also sees team lead a Grand Prix for first time. Both drivers dropped for '04. Sixth in constructors' championship.

2002
Eleven points is enough to give team fifth place in the constructors' championship. The best result of the season is fourth and fifth in the Spanish Grand Prix.

2000-2001
The team's best ever season with fourth place in the constructors' championship. and 2001Finish eighth in the constructors' championship with only six points. The highest finishes are two fifth places in Germany and Monaco. Both cars withdrawn from the Brazilian Grand Prix after spectacular rear wing failures.