Peter Sauber (born October 13, 1943, Zurich, Switzerland) was founder and team principle of the Sauber Formula One team. October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... Sauber, founded and managed by Peter Sauber, is a Formula One team based in Hinwil, Switzerland. ... The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ...

Sauber's involvement in motorsport is quite unique, considering his countries disassociation with any form of motor-racing, after the Le Mans tradgedy in 1955. Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He trained as an electrician, before moving on to become a car dealer for British Leyland and Subaru, in the small Swiss town of Hinwil. It was here in Hinwil, that he discovered a passion for motor-racing. An electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings and related equipment. ... The British Leyland Motor Corporation (often abbreviated to simply BL), was a Britain in 1968. ... Subaru (In katakana: スバル), a Japanese car company, is a subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries. ...

In Switzerland, only a few local events are allowed to happen - so Sauber and his friend, gave new life to a Volkswagon Beatle, hence competing in various hillclimbing events.

Three years later he was hooked, and he declined his post as an electrician - sold his family company, and moved into workshops not far from where his old company was based.

From here, Sauber built the "Sauber C1" Sports Car and enjoyed success at Le Mans and in the World Sportscar Chapionship with Mercedes Benz. Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ... Mercedes-Benz is a German brand of automobiles, buses, coaches and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler company (formerly known as Daimler-Benz), commonly known as Mercedes. ...

In 1991 the decision was taken with Mercedes to advance into Formula One, with the team making its debut under the name Sauber-Ilmor in 1993. The Finnish driver J-J Lehto and his Austrian team-mate Karl Wendlinger drove the car that season, the pair working together to attain 12 points and 6th place in the 1993 World Championship. 1994 was also reasonably competitive, when considered with the conventional standards of a new entrant, Mercedes' corporate strategy changed and their engine supply was moved to the front-running McLaren team in an attempt to gain immediate success. 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ...

Sauber switched to Ford power for 1995, and continued to steer his team after the departure of Mercedes. However despite a professional reputation as a well financed organisation - they never really graduated out of the mid-field. Sauber, a shy man never enjoyed being in the spot-light, shown by other team managers such as Flavio Briatore and Ron Dennis, prefering to remain in the background and only performing interviews in his native German - a rarity in an English dominated sport. Renault F1 Managing Director Flavio Briatore Flavio Briatore (b. ... Ron Dennis Ron Dennis CBE (born June 1, 1947) in Woking, England, is the chairman, CEO and 30% owner of the McLaren Group. ...

In mid-2005 it was announced that BMW were to end their terbulant relationship with Williams and purchase the Sauber team entirely. Peter Sauber, while no longer the owner or manager of the team, will continue to contribute in an advisory role. 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BMW AG (an abbreviation for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ... Ralf Schumacher driving for the WilliamsF1 team at the 2003 United States Grand Prix WilliamsF1, formerly Williams Grand Prix Engineering, is a Formula One racing team formed and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. ...

Peter Sauber - managed to create a decent Formula One team, and managed to keep his private team afloat, whereas others around him such as Jordan, Prost and Arrows couldn't keep up. This in itself is a tremendous achievement, and Sauber - will now enjoy his deserved part-retirement.