Team Rebaque was a Mexican Formula One entrant and constructor, based in Leamington Spa, UK. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa, commonly Leamington (ˈlɛmɪŋtən and "Leam" to locals is a Spa town in central The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located They participated in 30 Grands Prix, initially entering cars bought from Team Lotus, before finally building a car of their own. 1950s Colin Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK. The Rebaque HR100 was entered for the team's final three races before the team's closure.
The team was founded by, and centred around, Hector Rebaque, a Mexican driver who first drove in Formula One in 1977 for Hesketh. Héctor Alonso Rebaque (born February 5, 1956 in Mexico City) is a former Racing driver from Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Hesketh Racing was a Formula One constructor from Great Britain, which competed from 1973 to 1978. Following his debut season he was dropped by Hesketh, and with no other team willing to take him on as a driver Rebaque decided to start his own team.
At the start of the 1978 Formula One season Rebaque agreed a deal with Team Lotus to buy their 1977 Type 78 model. The 1978 Formula One season included the 29th FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on January 15, 1978, and ended on October 1950s Colin Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK. The Lotus 78 'wing car' was a formula one racing car used on the 1977 and 1978 seasons He had very little experience, only having qualified for one race with Hesketh, and had a difficult year. Although he did score a point at the German Grand Prix, he also suffered the ignominy of being forced to retire from Brazilian Grand Prix owing to driver fatigue. The 1978 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 30 July 1978 at Hockenheimring. The 1978 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 29 January 1978 at Jacarepagua.
He continued the arrangement with Lotus for the 1979 season, this time buying the Championship winning Type 79 chassis. The 1979 Formula One season included the 30th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on January 21, 1979, and ended on The Lotus 79 was a Formula One car designed in late 1977 by Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie, Tony Rudd and Peter Wright of Lotus During the year he commissioned Penske to build a Rebaque chassis. Penske Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. The design of the car - by Geoff Ferris with input from John Barnard - was heavily influenced by the design of the Lotus 79, also incorporating some elements of the Williams FW07's sidepods. John Barnard (born 1946 is a Race car designer and is currently Technical Director for the Team KR Moto GP team The Williams - Ford FW07 was a ground effect car designed by Patrick Head for the 1979 F1 season It was completed in time for the Italian Grand Prix that year, although it either failed to qualify or to finish the final three races of the year. The 1979 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 9 September 1979 at Monza. The team was closed down at the end of the year. Rebaque himself moved to the Brabham team midway through the following season. Origins The Brabham team was founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac, who met in 1951 while both were successfully building and racing cars in their native To date Team Rebaque are still the only Mexican constructor to have contested a World Championship Grand Prix.
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| Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1978 | Lotus 78 | Ford | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | MON | BEL | ESP | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | 1 | n/a | |
| Hector Rebaque | DNQ | Ret | 10 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | 12 | DNQ | Ret | 6 | Ret | 11 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | ||||||
| 1979 | Lotus 79 | Ford | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | 0 | - | ||
| Hector Rebaque | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | DNQ | 7 | |||||||||||
| Rebaque HR100 | Ford | G | Hector Rebaque | DNQ | Ret | DNQ |