Hubertus (Huub) Rothengatter (born 8 October 1954) is a former
racing driver
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from the Netherlands. He participated in 30
Formula One
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(F1) Grands Prix, debuting on 17 June 1984. He scored no championship points. He drove for
Spirit
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,
Osella and
Zakspeed, and his drives all either started or became available midseason. He tried to get Dutch sponsors in various ways, such as by putting a one-page advertisement in ''
De Telegraaf
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'' newspaper. Reputedly, when
Niki Lauda
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was asked about him, he referred to him as "rattengott" – literally "God of the rats".
Rothengatter, unlike many fringe drivers who waited for phone calls from F1 teams that never came, attracted personal sponsorship which allowed him to 'buy' his place in the low-budget teams, bringing in much needed money to them and allowing him to drive F1 when he otherwise would most likely have missed out.
Rothengatter later entered into sports management, as a manager for Dutch F1 driver
Jos Verstappen
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.
He is co-founder of
EVBox
EVBox is an Charging station, electric vehicle supply equipment company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 2010 by Bram van der Leur and Huub Rothengatter. It currently has 13 offices around the world, including Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bord ...
.
Racing record
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete World Sportscar Championship results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula One results
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References
Sources
F1 Rejects biography
1954 births
Living people
Dutch racing drivers
Dutch Formula One drivers
Spirit Formula One drivers
Osella Formula One drivers
Zakspeed Formula One drivers
European Formula Two Championship drivers
People from Bussum
Sportspeople from North Holland
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