 Debuting at the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans, the fourth round of the World Sportscar Championship, the Sauber C7 finished an impressive 9th, behind eight Porsche 956s.The C7 would appear again at Suzuka, where it would finish 10th overall.However, development of the C7, of which only one chassis existed, came to a halt after the brief 1983 season.