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The last of Grand Prix racing's privateers
Phillip van Osten
05/02/2026 at 11:3005/02/2026 at 09:54 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. ©Twitter Turning 70 on this day is Hector Rebaque, who was Mexico's last F1 driver for three decades before Sergio Perez picked up the baton in 2011. During his five-year spell in Formula 1 that lasted from 1977 to 1981, Rebaque campaigned as a privateer during two seasons, running his own Team Rebaque outfit and fielding a chassis from Lotus while making up the numbers. Funding from state-owned oil company Pemex then bought the Mexican a seat at Brabham, alongside Nelson Piquet, for two years. Hector's best result with Bernie Ecclestone's outfit was a trio of fourth-place finishes achieved...
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