Huub Rothengatter

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Huub Rothengatter
Huub Rothengatter in 1977.jpg
Born (1954-10-08) 8 October 1954 (age 69)
Bussum, Netherlands
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch
Active years 19841986
Teams Spirit, Osella, Zakspeed
Entries30 (25 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1984 Canadian Grand Prix
Last entry 1986 Australian Grand Prix

Hubertus (Huub) Rothengatter (born 8 October 1954) is a former racing driver from the Netherlands. He participated in 30 Formula One (F1) Grands Prix, debuting on 17 June 1984. He scored no championship points. He drove for Spirit, 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 newspaper. Reputedly, when Niki Lauda was asked about him, he referred to him as "rattengott" – literally "God of the rats".[ citation needed ]

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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.[ citation needed ]

Rothengatter later entered into sports management, as a manager for Dutch F1 driver Jos Verstappen.[ citation needed ]

He is co-founder of EVBox. [1]

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112Pos.Pts
1979 Racing Team Holland Chevron B48 BMW SIL
8
HOC
Ret
THR
6
NÜR
5
VAL
Ret
MUG
Ret
PAU
DNQ
HOC
Ret
ZAN
12
PER
8
MIS
Ret
DON
13
18th3
1980 Docking Spitzley Racing Toleman TG280 Hart THR
6
HOC
5
NÜR
6
VAL
7
PAU
Ret
SIL
5
ZOL
1
MUG
Ret
ZAN
7
PER
4
MIS
4
HOC
13
7th21
1981 Lista Racing Team March 802 BMW SIL HOC THR NÜR VAL MUG PAU PER
2
SPA
13
DON
8
MIS
11
MAN
Ret
12th6

Complete World Sportscar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine1234567891011Pos.Pts
1983 Porsche Kremer Racing C Porsche CK5 Porsche Type-935 2.8 F6 t MNZ SIL NÜR LMS SPA
DNS
FUJ KYA NC0
1984 Procar Automobil AGC1 Sehcar C830 Porsche Type-935 2.6 F6 t MNZ
DNS
SIL
15
LMS NÜR BRH MOS SPA IMO FUJ KYA SAN NC0

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearTeamChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDC Pts
1984 Spirit Racing Spirit 101 Hart 415T 1.5 L4 t BRA RSA BEL SMR FRA MON CAN
NC
DAL
Ret
GBR
NC
GER
9
AUT
NC
NED
Ret
ITA
8
EUR POR NC0
Spirit 101C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DET
DNQ
1985 Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1G Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8 t BRA POR SMR MON CAN DET FRA GBR GER
Ret
AUT
9
NED
NC
ITA
Ret
EUR
DNQ
RSA
Ret
AUS
7
NC0
Osella FA1F BEL
NC
1986 Zakspeed Racing Zakspeed 861 Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4 t BRA ESP SMR
Ret
MON
DNQ
BEL
Ret
CAN
12
DET
DNS
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
AUT
8
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
MEX
DNS
AUS
Ret
NC0

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References

  1. "De dans om de laadpaalmarkt begint pas voor EVBox". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-04-20.

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