Héctor Alonso Rebaque (born 5 February 1956) is a Mexican former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from to .
Born and raised in Mexico City, Rebaque participated in 58 Formula One Grands Prix. He founded Rebaque in , entering a privateer Lotus 78 before constructing the Rebaque HR100 in collaboration with Penske, which he entered the final three Grands Prix of 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 Rebaque was born on 5 February 1956 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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 , Rebaque 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 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. From there, he decided to return to road racing as he felt oval racing was too dangerous.Arrambide, Jose. Mexico's forgotten racing heroes , AutoRacing1.com, April 27, 2004
Rebaque's 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.
Racing record
Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition1973World Sportscar ChampionshipJohn Buffum10000N/ANC1974John Player British Formula Atlantic60000327thMCD/Southern Organs British Formula AtlanticFred Opert Racing20000314thWorld Sportscar ChampionshipEcurie Ecosse100000NCRebaque-Rojas Racing Team1000024 Hours of Le Mans10000N/ADNFIMSA GT ChampionshipHéctor Rebaque Sr.110?1N/ADNF1975Formula AtlanticFred Opert Racing500001616thEuropean Formula Two50000322nd24 Hours of DaytonaHéctor Rebaque Sr.10000N/A9th1976CASC Formula AtlanticCarl Haas Racing500002714thIMSA Formula AtlanticFred Opert Racing30000169th1977Formula OneHesketh Racing100000NC1978Formula OneRebaque90000119th1979Formula OneRebaque1000000NC1980Formula OneParmalat Racing70000120th1981Formula OneParmalat Racing1400001110th1981–82USAC Championship CarCarta Blanca100002533rd1982CART PPG Indy Car World SeriesForsythe Racing510014815th
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans Results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1974 Rebaque-Rojas Racing Team Memo Rojas, Sr. Freddy Van Beuren Porsche 911 Carrera S 3.0 60 DNF DNF
Complete 1000 km of Mexico City Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1974 Rebaque-Rojas Racing Team Memo Rojas, Sr. Freddy Van Beuren Porsche Carrera GTO 2001st1st
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 Pts Fred Opert Racing Chevron B29 Ford EST THR HOC NÜR PAU HOC SAL ROU MUG PER SIL ZOL NOG VLL 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 Pts 1977 Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN NC 0 1978 Team Rebaque Lotus 78 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW MON BEL ESP SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN 19th 1 1979 Team Rebaque Lotus 79 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED NC 0 Rebaque HR100 ITA CAN USA 1980 Parmalat Racing Brabham BT49 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA 20th 1 1981 Parmalat Racing Brabham BT49C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 USW BRA ARG SMR BEL MON ESP FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN CPL 10th 11
American open-wheel racing (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
CART PPG Indy Car World Series Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts Ref 1982 Forsythe Racing 32 March 82C Cosworth DFX V8t PHX ATL MIL CLE MCH MIL POC RIV ROA MCH PHX 15th 48
Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 1982 March 82C Cosworth 15 13 Forsythe Racing
References
Bibliography Héctor Alonso Rebaque – El ùltimo amateur de la F1 , Carlos Eduardo Jalife Villalon, Scuderia Hermanos Rodriguez, 2010 ISBN .