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Sauber GP1

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The FP1 was originally developed as a 998cc triple for entry into the MotoGP series by PETRONAS and Sauber. However in late 2001 PETRONAS decided that they would contest the world superbike series instead in conjunction with Team Foggy Racing Ltd,

Thereafter know as Foggy PETRONAS Racing. This change meant that a number of major changes had to be made to the machine for it to be eligible to race in 2002. The first and most important was the reverse in-line triple engine had to be reduced to 900cc to comply with the technical specifications for triples in the superbike class. This was then mated with a chassis that was designed and built in record time by the team. A state of the art exhaust system was developed which features a unique three into one into two into three arrangement which allows the engine to run at lower revs.