Oscar Rubén Larrauri (born August 19, 1954 in Granadero Baigorria) is a racing driver from Argentina he won the formula 3 championship un 1982 with euroracing. He participated in 21 Formula One Grands Prix, all with the struggling EuroBrun team, debuting on April 3, 1988 at the Brazilian Grand Prix (Larrauri qualified 26th but did not start due to the car overheating on the parade lap). He scored no championship points, only qualifying 8 times.
| Born | 19 August 1954 |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Argentine |
| Active years | 1988 - 1989 |
| Teams | EuroBrun |
| Entries | 21 (8 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1989 Australian Grand Prix |
He was for many years part of Brun Motorsport in sports car racing, and involved in the World Sportscar Championship, IMSA GT Championship, Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft, and All Japan Sports Prototype Championship during his career.
Formula One
1988
After spending a number of years in sports cars, Brun Motorsport owner Walter Brun decided to move into Formula One in 1988. Brun Motorsport formed an alliance with Giampaolo Pavanello's Euroracing team who had previously run the factory backed Alfa Romeo team from 1982-1985. The team became known as EuroBrun and Larrauri was signed to drive for the team alongside 1987 Formula 3000 champion Stefano Modena.
The EuroBrun ER188, powered by the 590 bhp (440 kW; 598 PS) Cosworth DFZ V8 engine, proved to be one of the slowest cars in its debut season with Larrauri in particular gaining an unwanted reputation as a mobile road block in the René Arnoux mould (i.e. one who rarely used his mirrors and often held up faster cars from lapping him, and even getting in the way during qualifying runs). Larrauri's best finish for the year was a 13th place in Mexico (Rd.4) with his only other finish being a 16th place in Germany (Rd.8). With a lack of results coming, Brun actually looked to replace the Argentine in mid-season, but no driver was available who could fit into the car and Larrauri was retained for the rest of the season.
1989
Without a drive at the start of 1989, Larrauri only entered in the last five Grands Prix of the season, again with EuroBrun, though he failed to pre-qualify on each occasion bringing an end to his brief Formula One career. Larrauri then moved back into sports car racing.[1]
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Lancia LC1 | C | 217 | NC | NC | ||
| 1984 | Porsche 962C | C1 | 335 | 7th | 7th | ||
| 1985 | Porsche 956 | C1 | 323 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 1986 | Porsche 962C | C1 | 360 | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| 1987 | Porsche 962C | C1 | 40 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 1989 | Porsche 962C | C1 | 242 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 1990 | Porsche 962C | C1 | 353 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 1991 | Porsche 962C | C2 | 338 | 10th | 10th | ||
| 1994 | Ferrari 348 GTC-LM | GT2 | 23 | DNF | DNF |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Minardi Team Srl | Minardi M283 | BMW | SIL 7 |
THR Ret |
HOC DNS |
NÜR | VAL | PAU | JAR | DON | MIS | PER | ZOL | MUG Ret |
NC | 0 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | EuroBrun Racing | EuroBrun ER188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | BRA Ret |
SMR DNQ |
MON Ret |
MEX 13 |
CAN Ret |
DET Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR DNQ |
GER 16 |
HUN DNQ |
BEL DNPQ |
ITA DNPQ |
POR DNPQ |
ESP DNQ |
JPN DNQ |
AUS Ret |
NC | 0 |
| 1989 | EuroBrun Racing | EuroBrun ER189 | Judd CV 3.5 V8 | BRA | SMR | MON | MEX | USA | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA DNPQ |
POR DNPQ |
ESP DNPQ |
JPN DNPQ |
AUS DNPQ |
NC | 0 |