Héctor Alonso Rebaque (born 5 February 1956) is a Mexican former

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and businessman, who competed in

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from to . Born and raised in

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, Rebaque participated in 58

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. He founded Rebaque in , entering a

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Lotus 78 before constructing the Rebaque HR100 in collaboration with

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, which he entered the final three Grands Prix of with. Rebaque also competed in Formula One for Hesketh and

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. Rebaque transitioned to

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for

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, winning the Road America 200 in his rookie season; he retired from oval racing following a testing incident at

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one week later. Rebaque returned to Europe for the non-championship

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with Brabham, before retiring from motor racing aged 27. Since his retirement, Rebaque has moved into business, operating several

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s across Mexico.

Early life

Héctor Alonso Rebaque was born on 5 February 1956 in

, Mexico.

Racing career

Rebaque participated in 58

World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on

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, the first participation of a Mexican driver in the category since the death of Pedro Rodríguez in a

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's race in

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in 1971. 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

which he called the HR100. In the middle of , he substituted for Ricardo Zunino as team mate to

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, where he stayed throughout the 1981 season achieving his best Formula One results, finishing 10th in the Championship. He also drove in the 1982

IndyCar season for Forsythe Racing including the

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where he finished 13th after a pit fire on lap 151. He won his final CART race, which was the first one held at

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. However, he was injured a week later in a testing crash at

. From there he decided to return to road racing as he felt oval racing was too dangerous. His final race was the

, a Formula One non-points race at

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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

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Business

After his retirement from racing track, Rebaque now works in

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related businesses in Mexico.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans Results

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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

American open-wheel racing

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

CART PPG Indy Car World Series

Indianapolis 500

References

Bibliography

''Héctor Alonso Rebaque – El ùltimo amateur de la F1 '', Carlos Eduardo Jalife Villalon, Scuderia Hermanos Rodriguez, 2010 ISBN . {{DEFAULTSORT:Rebaque, Hector 1956 births Living people Mexican racing drivers Mexican Formula One drivers Hesketh Formula One drivers Rebaque Formula One drivers Brabham Formula One drivers Formula One team owners European Formula Two Championship drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers Champ Car drivers Atlantic Championship drivers Racing drivers from Mexico City Mexican expatriates in the United Kingdom Mexican Indianapolis 500 drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Forsythe Racing drivers Ecurie Ecosse drivers