Héctor Rebaque

Héctor Alonso Rebaque (born 5 February 1956 in Mexico City[1]) is a former racing driver from Mexico who raced in Formula One and CART IndyCar in the 1970s and 1980s. He also ran his own Formula One team called Rebaque in 1978 and 1979.

Héctor Rebaque
Rebaque at the 1981 Argentine GP
Born (1956-02-05) 5 February 1956
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Mexican
Active years19771981
TeamsHesketh, Rebaque, Brabham non-works Lotus
Entries58 (41 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points13
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1977 Belgian Grand Prix
Last entry1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix

Racing career

Rebaque participated in 58 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 5 June 1977. He scored a total of 13 championship points. He also ran his own Formula One team, Rebaque, in 1978 and 1979; usually he raced Lotuses but for the last three races in 1979 he fielded his own car designed by Penske which he called the HR100.

In the middle of 1980, he substituted for Ricardo Zunino as team mate to Nelson Piquet at Brabham, where he stayed throughout the 1981 season achieving his best Formula One results, finishing 10th in the Championship.

Rebaque No. 6 in 1981 Dutch GP.
Rebaque at 1981 Argentine GP, Carlos Reutemann, behind.
Rebaque No.6 Parmalat 1981 Canadian Grand Prix Montreal

He also drove in the 1982 CART IndyCar season for Forsythe Racing including the 1982 Indianapolis 500 where he finished 13th after a pit fire on lap 151. He won his final CART race, which was the first one held at Road America. However, he was injured a week later in a testing crash at the Milwaukee Mile and decided to return to road racing as he felt oval racing was too dangerous.[2]

Helmet

Rebaque's helmet was black with a green, white and red design surrounding the visor area. The colours used are the colours of the Mexican flag.

Business

After his retirement from racing tracks Rebaque is dedicated to business related to architecture in Mexico.[3]

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans Results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1974 Rebaque-Rojas Racing Team Guillermo Rojas
Freddy Van Beuren
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR S 3.0 46 DNF DNF

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Pts
1975 Fred Opert Racing Chevron B29 Ford EST
Ret
THR
4
HOC
9
NÜR
12
PAU HOC SAL ROU MUG PER SIL ZOL
Ret
NOG
DNQ
VAL 22nd 3

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Pts
1977 Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL
DNQ
SWE
DNQ
FRA
DNQ
GBR GER
Ret
AUT
DNQ
NED
DNQ
ITA USA CAN JPN NC 0
1978 Team Rebaque Lotus 78 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
DNQ
BRA
Ret
RSA
10
USW
DNPQ
MON
DNPQ
BEL
DNPQ
ESP
Ret
SWE
12
FRA
DNQ
GBR
Ret
GER
6
AUT
Ret
NED
11
ITA
DNQ
USA
Ret
CAN
DNQ
19th 1
1979 Team Rebaque Lotus 79 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
Ret
BRA
DNQ
RSA
Ret
USW
Ret
ESP
Ret
BEL
Ret
MON FRA
12
GBR
9
GER
Ret
AUT
DNQ
NED
7
NC 0
Rebaque HR100 ITA
DNQ
CAN
Ret
USA
DNQ
1980 Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW BEL MON FRA GBR
7
GER
Ret
AUT
10
NED
Ret
ITA
Ret
CAN
6
USA
Ret
20th 1
1981 Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 USW
Ret
BRA
Ret
ARG
Ret
SMR
4
BEL
Ret
MON
DNQ
ESP
Ret
FRA
9
GBR
5
GER
4
AUT
Ret
NED
4
ITA
Ret
CAN
Ret
CPL
Ret
10th 11

American open-wheel racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

CART PPG Indy Car World Series

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Pts
1982 Forsythe Racing March 82C Cosworth DFX V8t PHX ATL
13
MIL
DNS
CLE
18
MCH
25
MIL POC RIV
20
ROA
1
MCH PHX 15th 48

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1982 March 82C Cosworth 15 13 Forsythe Racing

References

  1. Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers – Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
  2. Arrambide, Jose. Mexico's forgotten racing heroes, AutoRacing1.com, April 27, 2004
  3. "Hector Rebaque". Biography. Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

Bibliography

Héctor Alonso Rebaque – El ùltimo amateur de la F1 , Carlos Eduardo Jalife Villalon, Scuderia Hermanos Rodriguez, 2010 ISBN .

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