Hesketh Racing - Wikipedia
Hesketh Racing was a Formula One constructor from the United Kingdom, which competed from 1973 to 1978. The team competed in 52 World Championship Grands Prix, winning one and achieving eight further podium finishes. Its best placing in the World Constructors' Championship was fourth in 1975.
Hesketh 308 - Wikipedia
The Hesketh 308 and its derived sister model the 308B are Formula One racing cars designed by Harvey Postlethwaite for Hesketh Racing to compete in the 1974 and 1975 World Championships. The car gave James Hunt his first World Championship Grand Prix win in the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.
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Welcome to the Official Hesketh Racing website, the last, true privateers of Formula 1. Forged by a young British Lord and his close friend as a means to inject some adventure into their weekends, the ‘underdog squad’ evolved from carefree amateurs to grafting professionals.
The Cars - HESKETH RACING
The Hesketh team entered various Formula Three events in 1972, rented a Formula Two March at the end of 1972, and bought a Surtees Formula Two car for 1973... and more.
James Hunt's last Hesketh F1 car sells 45 years after its final race
Jun 10, 2021 · The very last Hesketh F1 car that James Hunt drove before moving to win the drivers’ title with McLaren has sold for “a high six-figure sum”, according to its seller, the historic car dealer Duncan Hamilton.
Hesketh 308E - Wikipedia
The Hesketh 308E is a Formula One racing car model built by the Hesketh Racing team in 1977. The car was designed by Frank Dernie and Nigel Stroud and was the last car built by the Hesketh team before it folded at the end of 1978.
Hesketh 308E - HESKETH RACING
Keegan’s striking blue car, chiefly remembered for its “Penthouse Pet” painted on the nose, was impressive on its debut at the Race of Champions, and both Keegan and Ertl qualified well for the Spanish GP, despite an excess of oversteer.
1974 - 1975 Hesketh 308 Cosworth - Images, Specifications and …
May 7, 2014 · For 1974 Postlethwaite was commissioned to develop a brand new Formula 1 racer. Being his first ground-up design, it was not surprising that his design followed very conventional lines. The 'Hesketh 308' featured an aluminium monocoque chassis.
Hesketh 308E car-by-car histories - OldRacingCars.com
The two surviving 308Es were sold to John Cooper for British F1, where they were very competitive in Bob Evans' hands. These cars were later sold to a German owner, and moved into historic racing in the early 1990s, where they have continued to run regularly ever since.
A Brief History of Hesketh Racing – RetroGP
With the maverick James Hunt at the wheel of the fabled Hesketh 308 F1 car and the extravagant, 23 year old Lord Hesketh at the helm, ‘The biggest little racing team in the world’, captured the public’s imagination.