Boro (Formula One)

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

Boro
Full nameHB Bewaking Alarm Systems
BaseBovenkerk, Netherlands
Founder(s)Bob Hoogenboom
Rody Hoogenboom
Noted driversAustralia Larry Perkins
United Kingdom Brian Henton
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1976 Spanish Grand Prix
Races entered8
EnginesFord
Constructors'
Championships		0
Drivers'
Championships		0
Race victories0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
Final entry1977 Italian Grand Prix

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.[1]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Chassis Engine(s) Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points WCC
1976 Boro 001 Ford Cosworth DFV G BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA JPN 0 NC
Australia Larry Perkins 13 8 DNQ Ret Ret Ret
1977 Boro 001 Ford Cosworth DFV G ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN 0 NC
United Kingdom Brian Henton DSQ DNQ
Source:[2]

References
  1. Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 284. ISBN 0851127029.
  2. Small, pp. 181 and 284.


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