#020 Rebellion

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Published April 1, 2024 | Last update July 10, 2026 | 20 models online

In 2008, Hugh Hayden and Alexandre Pesci joined forces to create Speedy Racing Team Sebah, which was to become Rebellion. An up-market watch maker, but now also a serious racing team that would fight the big brands such as Audi, Porsche, Toyota.

That other Swiss team before Rebellion

Before that, I have a look at Swiss Spirit. That other Swiss racing team, founded by Serge Saulnier, that raced at Le Mans just before Speedy Racing Team Sebah did. I once thought these team might be connected somehow, but didn’t find a link other than being Swiss. The model cars share the same shelf in my display, so why not in this overview?

2006 Le Mans 24h, Courage LC70 – Judd
This new full P1 LC70 car from Swiss Spirit used a Judd engine while the factory cars were powered by Mugen. They however used the same type of gearbox which was the weak point and this car also failed to finish.
Swiss Spirit #5: Harold Primat (CH ) / Marcel Fässler (CH) / Philipp Peter (A)
Results: Start-grid 9th / time 3:40.182 / race DNF – 132 laps
Courage LC 70 – LMP1: Powered by 5.0 liter Judd GV5 V10 72º, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #5

  • SPARK S0139 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Also appears in #049 Courage

2007 Le Mans 24h, Lola B07/18 – Audi
Using one of the powerful Audi engines that ruled Le Mans for years is no guarantee for succes. Swiss Spirit used the successful Audi V8 turbo engine in their 2007 Lola chassis but qualified only 14th and retired with electrical problems.
Swiss Spirit #5: Jean-Deniz Delétraz (CH) / Marcel Fässler (CH) / Iradj Alexander (CH)
Results: Start-grid 14th / time 3:42.626 / race DNF electrics – 62 laps
Lola B07/18 – LMP1: Powered by 3.6 liter Audi V8 90º twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #HU01

  • SPARK S0425 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Also appears in #091 Lola LMP

Speedy Racing & Team Sebah

2008 Le Mans 24h, Lola B08/80 – Judd
The first combined effort from Speedy and Sebah. They raced the P2 Lola with Judd V8 engine. The car matched the speed of the Porsche Spyders throughout the season, but never won. At Le Mans it crashed.
Speedy Racing Team Sebah #33: Andrea Bellichi (I) / Xavier Pompidou (F) / Steve Zacchia (CH)
Results: Start-grid 20th / time 3:35.401 / race DNF accident – 194 laps
Lola B08/80 – LMP2: Powered by 3.4 liter Judd DB V8 90°, approx. 510 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 825 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #HU01

  • SPARK S1440 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #091 Lola LMP

2009 Le Mans 24h, Lola B08/80 – Judd
Speedy Racing Team Sebah enters two cars this year, the lovely sounding LMP1 with Aston Martin V12 engine and the Judd powered LMP2. The same car that raced last year but had to retire then. This year went much better, the team finished 2nd in LMP2, but a massive 14 laps behind the class winning Porsche RS Spyder. The 12th position overall is in front of the LMP1 car from the same team.
Speedy Racing Team Sebah #33: Jonny Kane (GB) / Xavier Pompidou (F)/ Benjamin Leuenberger (CH)
Results: Start-grid 23rd / time 3:41.724 / race 12th – 194 laps / 2nd LMP2
Lola B08/80 – LMP2: Powered by 3.4 liter Judd DB V8 90°, approx. 510 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 825 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #HU01

  • SPARK S1445 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #091 Lola LMP

2009 Le Mans 24h, Lola B08/60 – Aston Martin
In 2008, Jan Charouz built a V12 engine from the Aston Martin DBR9 in the new Lola B08/60 chassis and achieved some fine results. In 2009, Speedy Racing Team Sebah had taken over the car and entered it for Le Mans with support of watch maker Rebellion. it finished 14th, in the same lap as the works Lola – Aston Martin.
Speedy Racing Team Sebah #13: Andrea Belicchi (I) / Nicolas Prost (F) / Neel Jani (CH)
Results: Start-grid 10th / time 3:28.134 / race 14th – 342 laps / 12th LMP1
Lola B08/60 – LMP1: Powered by 6.0 liter Aston Martin DBR V12, approximately. 650 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #HU01

  • SPARK S1444 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 5 STARS
    • Also appears in #091 Lola LMP

Rebellion – Lola Chassis

2010 Le Mans 24h, Lola B10/60 – Judd
For 2010, Hayden and Alexandre Pesci decided to rename Speedy Racing Team Sebah to Rebellion Racing. The team entered 2 new Lola-Judds. The #12 car was driven by Swiss Neel Jani and two drivers whose families have a great name in racing: Nicolas Prost and Marco Andretti. After a small collision with a GT2 car, the gearbox suffered from an oil leak. Despite some repairs, this caused the car to retire when it lost drive after just over 12 hours racing. The #13 car crashed.
Rebellion Racing #12: Neel Jani (CH) / Nicolas Prost (F) / Marco Andretti (USA)
Results: Start-grid 16th / time 3:33.490 / race DNF gearbox – 175 laps
Lola B10/60 – LMP1: Powered by 5.5 liter Judd GV5.5 V10 72º, approx. 625 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 910 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. B09/80 #HU01

  • SPARK S2527 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #091 Lola LMP

2011 Le Mans 24h, Lola B10/65 – Toyota
Swiss Rebellion Racing entered two beautiful Lola’s last year, equipped with the well known V10 Judd engine. In the new rule only cars with a maximum of 3.4 liter engines were allowed. The Rebellions were offered to use a brand new Toyota V10 engine. It qualified even faster than the 5.5 liter Judd version of last year, but still was no match for the diesels. The #12 won the unofficial petrol class and finished 6th overall.
Rebellion Racing #12: Neel Jani (CH) / Nicolas Prost (F) / Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL)
Results: Start-grid 18th / time 3:32.883 / race 6th – 338 laps / 1st petrol car
Lola B10/65 – LMP1: Powered by 3.4 liter Toyota RV8K-LMV8 90° approx. 550 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 910 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. B09/80 #HU01

  • SPARK S2555 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #091 Lola LMP

2012 Le Mans 24h, Lola B12/60 – Toyota
Swiss Rebellion racing uses Toyota engines, but the new factory Toyota’s with their hybrid technology were much faster. The Rebellion team – in the black and gold livery from sponsor Lotus – were to fight with the Strakka HPD and Pescarolo’s for the honors of “best of the rest”. This #13 car ran together with its teammate #12 for many hours, but Sunday morning problems with the clutch and overheating dropped the car out of the top 10. It would finish 11th, while the #12 car took 4th position behind 3 Audi’s.
Rebellion Racing #13: Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL) / Harold Primat (CH) / Andrea Bellichi (I)
Results: Start-grid 9th / time 3:31.866 / race 11th – 350 laps
Lola B12/60 – LMP1: Powered by 3.4 liter Toyota RV8K-LMV8 90° approx. 550 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 910 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. B09/80 #HU01S

  • SPARK S3644 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #091 Lola LMP

2013 Le Mans 24h, Lola B12/60 – Toyota
The Lola chassis have reached the end of its development possibilities. So, the Rebellions can only battle with the HPD from Strakka way behind the factory cars. Both Swiss cars had numerous problems and they only finished 39th and 40th this year.
Rebellion Racing #12: Neel Jani (CH) / Nicolas Prost (F) / Nick Heidfeld (D)
Results: Start-grid 6th / time 3:28.935 / race 39th – 275 laps / 7th LMP1
Lola B12/60 – LMP1: Powered by 3.4 liter Toyota RV8K-LMV8 90° approx. 550 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 910 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. B09/80 #HU01S

  • SPARK S3705 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #091 Lola LMP

Rebellion and the Oreca R-One

2014 Le Mans 24h, Rebellion R-One – Toyota
Rebellion Racing has been using 2010 Lola chassis for the last few years. But there was no development anymore and since Lola has gone broke, something else was needed. That else is the Rebellion R-One, developed together with Oreca and again equipped with the Toyota engine. Of course the Swiss couldn’t match the pace of the works teams, but reliability was great and the team with Prost, Heidfeld and Beche finished 4th overall and 1st privateer this year.
Rebellion Racing #12: Nicolas Prost (F) / Nick Heidfeld (D) / Mathias Beche (F)
Results: Start-grid 8th / time 3:29.763 / race 4th – 360 laps
Rebellion R-One – LMP1: Powered by 3.4 liter Toyota RV8K-LMV8 90° approx. 550 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. Oreca 05 #01

  • SPARK S4206 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #125 Oreca (manufacturer)

2015 Le Mans 24h, Rebellion R-One – AER
This year the Rebellion R-One was back after its great debut last year, but the older normally aspirated Toyota engine had been replaced by a new AER V6 twin turbo power unit. Both Rebellions had problems, the #13 one even crashed once, but both managed to finish the race in 18th and 23rd positions.
Rebellion Racing #12: Nicolas Prost (F) / Nick Heidfeld (D) / Mathias Beche (CH)
Results: Start-grid 19th / time 3:26.874 / race 23rd – 330 laps / 10th LMP1

Rebellion Racing #13: Alexandre Imperatori (CH) / Dominik Kraihamer (A) / Daniel Abt (D)
Results: Start-grid 10th / time 3:28.930 / race 18th – 336 laps / 9th LMP1
Rebellion R-One – LMP1: Powered by 2.0 liter AER P60 V6 90º twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. Oreca 05 #03 & #02

  • SPARK S4636 & S4637 (resin)
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    • Also appears in #125 Oreca (manufacturer)

2016 Le Mans 24h, Rebellion R-One – AER
Rebellion Racing again used the R-One with AER V6 turbo engine, but that is not a reliable combination. The #13 car doesn’t finish at all and the #12 finishes 29th.
Rebellion Racing #12: Nicolas Prost (F) / Nick Heidfeld (D) / Nelson Piquet jr. (BR)
Results: Start-grid 8th / time 3:27.348 / race 29th – xxx laps / xth LMP1
Rebellion R-One – LMP1: Powered by 2.0 liter AER P60 V6 90º twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. Oreca 05 #02

  • SPARK S5106 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #125 Oreca (manufacturer)

2017, the in-between year

2017 Daytona 24h, Oreca 07 – Gibson
Rebellion raced the R-One for three seasons and in 2017 they did a step back and ran in LMP2. This gave them the opportunity to compete also in the Daytona 24h, a race that is part of the IMSA championship in the Prototype category. Neel Jani qualified 3rd, but in the race the team only finished 31st.
Rebellion Racing #13: Neel Jani (CH) / Sébastien Buemi (CH) / Stéphane Sarrazin (F) / Nick Heidfeld (D)
Results: Start-grid 3rd / time 1:37.123 / race 31st – 609 laps / 8th Proto
Oreca 07 – Prototypes: Powered by Gibson GK428 V8 90º, approx. 580 hp. Michelon tires. Weight 833 kg. Carbon fibre + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #23

  • SPARK US153 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 5 STARS
    • Also appears in #125 Oreca (manufacturer)

2017 Le Mans 24h, Oreca 07 – Gibson
Rebellion, renamed Vaillante Rebellion, entered two cars in LMP2. The livery of the cars was that of the famous comic hero Michel Vaillant. Le Mans didn’t bring the team success, finishing only 16th, while the other car got disqualified. But Rebellion managed to win the LMP2 category in the World Endurance Championship in the last race.
Vaillante Rebellion #31: Nicolas Prost (F) / Julien Canal (F) / Bruno Senna (BR)
Results: Start-grid 10th / time 3:26.736 / race 16th- 243laps / 14th in LMP2
Oreca 07 – LMP2: Powered by Gibson GK428 V8 90º, approx. 580 hp. Michelon tires. Weight 833 kg. Carbon fibre + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #07

  • SPARK MV10 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #125 Oreca (manufacturer)

Back in LMP1 with the Rebellion R13

2018 Le Mans 24h, Rebellion R13 – Gibson
Based on the Oreca 07 LMP2-car, the Rebellion R13 is the leading privateer team in Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship. The car is powered by the Gibson GL458 non-hybrid engine that delivers up to 670 hp in LMP1 trim. It couldn’t match the hybrid Toyota’s but achieved a fantastic 3rd and 4th place in Le Mans.
Rebellion Racing #3: Thomas Laurent (F) / Gustavo Menezes (USA) / Mathias Beche (F)
Results: Start-grid 5th / time 3:19.945 / race 3rd – 376 laps
Rebellion R13 – LMP1: Powered by 4.5 liter Gibson GL458, approx. 670 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre + aluminum monocoque, chasing. R13 Oreca #01

  • SPARK S7002 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #125 Oreca (manufacturer)

2019 Le Mans 24h, Rebellion R13 – Gibson
New colors for the Rebellion Team. The battle behind the Toyota’s was on between SMP (qualifying 3rd and 5th) and the bright colored Rebellion R13s (qualifying 4th and 6th). In the end, the Dallara built SMP got on the podium while the Rebellions finished 4th (#1) and 5th (#3).
Rebellion Racing #1: Bruno Senna (BR) / André Lotterer (D) / Neel Jani (CH)
Results: Start-grid 6th / time 3:16.810 / race 4th – 376 laps

Rebellion Racing #3: Thomas Laurent (F) / Gustavo Menezes (USA) / Nathanaël Berthon (F)
Results: Start-grid 4th / time 3:16.404 / race 5th – 370 laps
Rebellion R13 – LMP1: Powered by 4.5 liter Gibson GL458, approx. 670 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre + aluminum monocoque, chasing. R13 Oreca #02 & #01

  • SPARK S7901 & S7902 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #125 Oreca (manufacturer)

2020 Le Mans 24h, Rebellion R13 – Gibson
It was Rebellion’s last year at Le Mans. Als the last year under the LMP1 regulations. Next year LMP1 will be replaced by Hypercar and you have to be a car manufacturer to compete in this. So Rebellion sells their cars to Alpine that could use it another year with some adjustments (higher weight, less power). But Rebellion goes out on a high; the #1 car finished 2nd. Their team mates with #3 are 4th.
Rebellion #1: Rebellion R13 #1 Bruno Senna (BR) / Gustavo Menezes (USA) / Norman Nato (F)
Results Le Mans 2020: Start-grid 2nd / time 3:15.822 / race 2nd – 382 laps
Rebellion R13 – LMP1: Powered by 4.5 liter Gibson GL458 V8 90º, approx. 650 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Oreca 07 #02

  • 2020 #1 Rebellion | SPARK S7955 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #056 Hypercars & Prototypes / #125 Oreca (manufacturer)

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