Sauber SHS C6 LM '85 C2

Powered by BMW M88 L6 3459 cc N/A

C2 (Group C Junior)

In 1983, the FIA split the Group C category into two classes, with the lower class designated Group C Junior and intended for less wealthy private teams. For the 1985 season, French racer Roland Bassaler, needing a cheap chassis for competition in the class (which was now designated as Group C Junior), decided to buy an SHS C6 and install a BMW M88 3.5L I6. Debuting at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the car finished a distant 23rd. The only other finish for the year was a 17th at the 1000km Spa, leaving the teams with no points in the 1985 championship.

Roland Bassaler would continue into 1986, again starting at Le Mans where he failed to finish, then followed by a 17th-place finish at Brands Hatch. Roland Bassaler would then score their only points at the Nürburgring with a 12th-place finish, in an event which was actually won by a Sauber C8. After the 1986 season, Roland Bassaler would stop participating in the World Championship, but continued to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans until 1988, scoring no finishes in the two attempts.

16.6.1985 - LM
A. Bellanger-R. Bassaler (F)
Driven by: Dominique Lacaud (F)/Roland Bassaler (F)/Yvon Tapy (F)
Result: 23rd
Grid: 44th (4:02.880) - 46th fastest qualifier

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