Boro was a Formula One team from the Netherlands run by the brothers Bob and Rody Hoogenboom.[1]
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| Full name | HB Bewaking Alarm Systems |
|---|---|
| Base | Bovenkerk, Netherlands |
| Founder(s) | Bob Hoogenboom Rody Hoogenboom |
| Noted drivers |  Larry Perkins Brian Henton |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| First entry | 1976 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 8 |
| Engines | Ford |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Final entry | 1977 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.[2]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Brian Henton | DSQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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