Huub Rothengatter
 | |
| Born |
8 October 1954 Bussum, Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Dutch |
| Active years | 1984 – 1986 |
| Teams | Spirit, Osella, Zakspeed |
| Races | 30 (25 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1984 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1986 Australian Grand Prix |
Hubertus (Huub) Rothengatter (born 8 October 1954, Bussum) is a former racing driver from the Netherlands. He participated in 30 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 17 June 1984. He scored no championship points. He always drove for small and under-funded teams (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".
Rothengatter, unlike a lot of fringe drivers who waited for phone calls from F1 teams that never came, was highly successful in attracting 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.
Rothengatter later entered into Formula One management, as a manager for Dutch driver Jos Verstappen.
Racing record
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 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Docking Spitzley Racing | 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 |
18th | 3 |
| 1980 | Docking Spitzley Ltd | 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 12 |
7th | 21 |
| 1981 | Lista Racing Team | March 802 | BMW | SIL |
HOC |
THR |
NÜR |
VAL |
MUG |
PAU |
PER 2 |
SPA 13 |
DON 8 |
MIS 11 |
MAN Ret |
12th | 6 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spirit Racing | Spirit 101 | Hart Straight-4 | BRA | RSA | BEL | SMR | FRA | MON | CAN NC |
DAL Ret |
GBR NC |
GER 9 |
AUT NC |
NED Ret |
ITA 8 |
EUR | POR | NC | 0 | |
| Cosworth V8 | DET DNQ |
||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella FA1G | Alfa Romeo V8 | BRA | POR | SMR | MON | CAN | DET | FRA | GBR | GER Ret |
AUT 9 |
NED NC |
ITA Ret |
BEL NC |
EUR DNQ |
RSA Ret |
AUS 7 |
NC | 0 |
| 1986 | Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed 861 | Zakspeed Straight-4 | 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 |
NC | 0 |