Boro (Formula One)

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Boro
Boro logo.png
Full nameHB Bewaking Alarm Systems
Base Bovenkerk, Netherlands
Founder(s)Bob Hoogenboom
Rody Hoogenboom
Noted drivers Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton
Formula One World Championship career
First entry 1976 Spanish Grand Prix
Races entered8
Engines Ford
Constructors'
Championships
0
Drivers'
Championships
0
Race victories 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
Final entry 1977 Italian Grand Prix

Boro was a Formula One team from the Netherlands run by the brothers Bob and Rody Hoogenboom. [1]

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Their single car was built by the Ensign team, but was renamed Boro after their main sponsor, HB Bewaking, ended up as proprietor of the car after a legal dispute with Ensign owner Morris Nunn. The name is a portmanteau of the Hoogenboom brothers' first names, BOb and ROdy.

In the Dutch village of Bovenkerk (North Holland), the Hoogenboom brothers set up a factory to work on the N175. They entered a total of eight Grands Prix between 1976 and 1977, but failed to make a lasting impression. The team achieved finishes in only two events, the best being eighth place for Larry Perkins in the 1976 Belgian Grand Prix. [2]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

YearChassisEngine(s)TyresDrivers1234567891011121314151617PointsWCC
1976 Boro 001 Ford Cosworth DFV G BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA JPN 0NC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins 138DNQRetRetRet
1977 Boro 001 Ford Cosworth DFV G ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN 0NC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton DSQDNQ
Source: [3]

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References

  1. "Netherland's Formula 1 History of Race Tracks, Teams, and Drivers". grandprixexperience.com. June 8, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  2. Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 284. ISBN   0851127029.
  3. Small, pp. 181 and 284.