Héctor Rebaque

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alonso and the second or maternal family name is Rebaque.
Héctor Rebaque
Rebaque at the 1981 Argentine Grand Prix
Born
Héctor Alonso Rebaque

(1956-02-05) 5 February 1956 (age 68)
Mexico City, Mexico
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityMexico Mexican
Active years1977–1981
TeamsHesketh, Rebaque, Brabham
Entries58 (41 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points13
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1977 Belgian Grand Prix
Last entry1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
Champ Car career
6 races run over 1 year
Years active1982
Team(s)Forsythe
Best finish15th (1982)
First race1982 Stroh's 200 (Atlanta)
Last race1982 Road America 200 (Road America)
First win1982 Road America 200 (Road America)
Wins Podiums Poles
1 1 0

Héctor Alonso Rebaque (born 5 February 1956) is a Mexican former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from 1977 to 1981.

Born and raised in Mexico City, Rebaque participated in 58 Formula One Grands Prix. He founded Rebaque in 1978, entering a privateer Lotus 78 before constructing the Rebaque HR100 in collaboration with Penske, which he entered the final three Grands Prix of 1979 with. Rebaque also competed in Formula One for Hesketh and Brabham.

Rebaque transitioned to CART for 1982, winning the Road America 200 in his rookie season; he retired from oval racing following a testing incident at Michigan International Speedway one week later. Rebaque returned to Europe for the non-championship 1983 Race of Champions with Brabham, before retiring from motor racing aged 27. Since his retirement, Rebaque has moved into business, operating several architectural firms across Mexico.

Early life

Héctor Alonso Rebaque was born on 5 February 1956 in Mexico City, Mexico.[1]

Racing career

Rebaque participated in 58 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 1977 Belgian Grand Prix, the first participation of a Mexican driver in the category since the death of Pedro Rodríguez in a Interserie's race in Norisring 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 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's Lotus 78 in 1979 British GP.
Rebaque No. 6 in 1981 Dutch GP.
Rebaque at 1981 Argentine GP, Carlos Reutemann, behind.
Rebaque No.6 Parmalat 1981 Canadian Grand Prix at 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 Michigan International Speedway.[2] From there he decided to return to road racing as he felt oval racing was too dangerous.[3]

His final race was the 1983 Race of Champions, a Formula One non-points race at Brands Hatch.

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 track, Rebaque now works in architecture related businesses in Mexico.[4]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1973 World Sportscar Championship John Buffum 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
1974 John Player British Formula Atlantic 6 0 0 0 0 3 27th
MCD/Southern Organs British Formula Atlantic Fred Opert Racing 2 0 0 0 0 3 14th
World Sportscar Championship Ecurie Ecosse 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Rebaque-Rojas Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
IMSA GT Championship Héctor Rebaque Sr. 1 1 0 ? 1 N/A DNF
1975 Formula Atlantic Fred Opert Racing 5 0 0 0 0 16 16th
European Formula Two 5 0 0 0 0 3 22nd
24 Hours of Daytona Héctor Rebaque Sr. 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
1976 CASC Formula Atlantic Carl Haas Racing 5 0 0 0 0 27 14th
IMSA Formula Atlantic Fred Opert Racing 3 0 0 0 0 16 9th
1977 Formula One Hesketh Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1978 Formula One Rebaque 9 0 0 0 0 1 19th
1979 Formula One Rebaque 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1980 Formula One Parmalat Racing Team 7 0 0 0 0 1 20th
1981 Formula One Parmalat Racing Team 14 0 0 0 0 11 10th
1981–82 USAC Championship Car Carta Blanca 1 0 0 0 0 25 33rd
1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series Forsythe Racing 5 1 0 0 1 48 15th

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans Results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1974 Mexico Rebaque-Rojas Racing Team Mexico Memo Rojas, Sr.
Mexico Freddy Van Beuren 		Porsche 911 Carrera RSR S 3.0 60 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 Ref
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 [5]

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. ^ Kallmann, Dave. "Remembering the strange circumstances and unexpected winner of Road America's first Indy-car race 40 years ago". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  3. ^ Arrambide, Jose. Mexico's forgotten racing heroes Archived 2017-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, AutoRacing1.com, April 27, 2004
  4. ^ "Hector Rebaque". Biography. Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Héctor Rebaque – 1982 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

Bibliography

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