José Ramón Carabante
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José Ramón Carabante de la Plaza (born 1952 in Málaga
) is a Spanish
businessman, who has taken over a controlling stake in the Hispania Racing Formula One
team. The Campos team had been founded by ex-Formula One driver Adrián Campos
. Carabante has renamed the team HRT F1 (Hispania Racing Team), a reference to his own company, Grupo Hispania.
Málaga
Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
) is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
businessman, who has taken over a controlling stake in the Hispania Racing Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
team. The Campos team had been founded by ex-Formula One driver Adrián Campos
Adrián Campos
Adrián Campos Suñer is a retired Formula One driver from Spain. He participated in 21 Grands Prix, debuting on April 12, 1987, without scoring a championship point. He later moved into team management, with more success...
. Carabante has renamed the team HRT F1 (Hispania Racing Team), a reference to his own company, Grupo Hispania.