Sauber Mercedes C9

The C9 chassis and Mercedes-Benz V8 hit the race tracks of the world in 1987, developing into a race winner and Championship runner-up in 1988. The Sauber Mercedes C9, driven by German sports-car aces Jochen Mass, Manuel Reuter, and Sweden's Stanley Dickens were the winners of the 1989 LeMans 24 hour endurance race. Track performance at O,7bar pressure 720hp (520kw) on 7000rpm, qualification performance at 1,2bar 800hp, max. torque 810nm at 3500rpm. For 1989, the Mercedes factory finally made a return to international competition, the first time the German company had been officially racing since 1955.