Mercedes-Benz C11
The No. 1 C11 on display at the Mercedes-Benz Museum | |||||||||
| Category | Group C Prototype | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Mercedes-Benz Sauber Motorsport | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Leo Ress Peter Sauber | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Sauber C9 | ||||||||
| Successor | Mercedes-Benz C291 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-kevlar monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | double wishbones, push-rod operated coil springs over shock absorbers, torsion bar stabilizer | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | double wishbones, push-rod operated coil springs over shock absorbers, torsion bar stabilizer | ||||||||
| Length | 4,800 mm (189.0 in) | ||||||||
| Width | 2,000 mm (78.7 in) | ||||||||
| Height | 1,030 mm (40.6 in) | ||||||||
| Axle track | 1,560 mm (61.4 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,770 mm (109.1 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Mercedes-Benz M119 4,973 cc (303.5 cu in) HL 90° 5.0L Turbo V8 Twin KKK Turbos Mid, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | 5-speed Manual transmission | ||||||||
| Power | 730-850 hp (545-634 kW) at 7,000 rpm 950-960 hp (716 kW) @ 7,000 rpm (unrestricted) | ||||||||
| Weight | 905 kg (1,995.2 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Bosch Motronic MP 1.8 Fuel Injection | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Team Sauber Mercedes | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | Mauro Baldi Jean-Louis Schlesser Jochen Mass Karl Wendlinger Michael Schumacher Heinz-Harald Frentzen Fritz Kreutzpointner Alain Ferté Jonathan Palmer Stanley Dickens Kurt Thiim | ||||||||
| Debut | 1990 480 km of Monza | ||||||||
| First win | 1990 480 km of Monza | ||||||||
| Last win | 1990 480 km of Mexico City | ||||||||
| Last event | 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 1 (1990) | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 1 (Jean-Louis Schlesser, 1990) | ||||||||
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.