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Héctor Alonso Rebaque (born 5 February 1956) is a Mexican former
He also drove in the 1982
racing driver
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who raced in Formula One
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and CART
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IndyCar in the 1970s and 1980s. He also ran for his own Formula One team called Rebaque
Team Rebaque was a Mexican Formula One entrant and constructor, based in Leamington Spa, UK. They participated in 30 Grands Prix, initially entering cars bought from Team Lotus, before finally building a car of their own. The Rebaque HR100 was en ...
in 1978 and 1979.
Racing career
Rebaque participated in 58Formula One
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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
Team Rebaque was a Mexican Formula One entrant and constructor, based in Leamington Spa, UK. They participated in 30 Grands Prix, initially entering cars bought from Team Lotus, before finally building a car of their own. The Rebaque HR100 was en ...
, in 1978 and 1979; usually he raced Lotuses but for the last three races in 1979 he fielded his own car designed by Penske
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Holding ...
which he called the HR100.
In the middle of , he substituted for Ricardo Zunino
Ricardo Héctor Zunino (born 13 April 1949 in San Juan) is a former racing driver from Argentina who participated in Formula One from to . He competed in 11 World Championship races and two non-Championship Formula One races, the 1980 Spanish ...
as team mate to Nelson Piquet
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (, born 17 August 1952) is a Brazilian retired racing driver and businessman. Since his retirement, Piquet, a three-time World Champion, has been ranked among the greatest Formula One (F1) drivers in various motorspo ...
at Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
, where he stayed throughout the 1981 season achieving his best Formula One results, finishing 10th in the Championship.
He also drove in the 1982 CART
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IndyCar season for Forsythe Racing
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Histor ...
including the 1982 Indianapolis 500
The 66th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 30, 1982. Gordon Johncock, who had previously won the rain-shortened 1973 race, was the winner. Polesitter Rick Mears finished second by a m ...
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
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. However, he was injured a week later in a testing crash at Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than approximately south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is ...
. From there he decided to return to road racing as he felt oval racing was too dangerous.
His final race was the 1983 Race of Champions, a Formula One non-points race at Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Originally used as a grasstrack motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently host ...
.
Helmet
Rebaque's helmet was black with a green, white and red design surrounding the visor area. The colours used are the colours of theMexican flag
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.
Business
After his retirement from racing track, Rebaque now works inarchitecture
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...
related businesses in Mexico.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans Results
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
American open-wheel racing
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) (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