The car's most successful race came in the shape of the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis where they scored 10 points with Heidfeld finishing in 5th place and Frentzen achieving a podium finish of 3rd. The team finished sixth in the 2003 Constructors Championship, scoring nineteen points from the sixteen races. This was one place down on the 5th position which the team achieved, when they used the Sauber C21s in the 2002 season.
Livery
Sauber went into the 2003 season with sponsorship continuity; the Red Bull sponsorship also featured but the airbox color became yellow. New sponsor, MTS GSM was featured on the C22's bargeboards.