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Hesketh

Foundation

Lord Alexander Hesketh

F1
SummaryStatisticsDriversModelsEnginesTeamsPositionsYear by YearRanking by season

Name Hesketh
Country Great Britain Great Britain
First Race Grand Prix of South Africa 30/03/1974
Last Race Grand Prix of South Africa 04/03/1978
Best Qualifying 2nd – (2 times)
First Win Grote Prijs van Nederland 22/06/1975
Last Win Grote Prijs van Nederland 22/06/1975
First Podium Grand Prix of Sweden 09/06/1974
Last Podium Grosser Preis von Österreich 17/08/1975
User Ranking 3

Races 62
Race Starts 52
Drivers’ Titles 0
Constructors’ Titles 0
Victories 1
Poles 0
Fastest Laps 1
Podiums 7
Points 48
Average Points 0.92
Points (Drivers) 48
Laps 3012
Laps Led 88
One/two finishes 0

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Points
Great Britain James Hunt 27 1 3 3 7 0 1 1040 88 48 1.78
Austria Harald Ertl 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 767 0 0 0.00
Great Britain Rupert Keegan 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 507 0 0 0.00
Great Britain Guy Edwards 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 0 0.00
Australia Alan Jones 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 0 0 0.00
United States Brett Lunger 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 0 0 0.00
Mexico Hector Rebaque 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0.00
Great Britain Ian Ashley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0.00
Brazil Alex Ribeiro 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 0.00
United States Eddie Cheever 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0.00
Sweden Torsten Palm 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 0.00
Germany Rolf Stommelen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 0.00
Ireland Derek Daly 0 0 0
Great Britain Divina Galica 0 0 0
South Africa Ian Scheckter 0 0 0

308 (1974-1975), 308B (1974-1975), 308C (1975), 308D (1976), 308E (1977-1978)

Ford Cosworth (1974-1978)

Hesketh Racing (1974-1977), Rob Walkers Custom Made Harry Stiller Racing (1975), Polar Caravans (1975), Warsteiner Brewery (1975), Penthouse Rizla Racing (1976-1977), Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing (1978)

1st1 Time
2nd3 Times
3rd3 Times
4th3 Times
5th1 Time
6th1 Time
7th2 Times
8th4 Times
9th3 Times
10th4 Times
11th1 Time
12th3 Times
13th3 Times
15th2 Times
16th2 Times
17th2 Times
20th1 Time
DNF34 Times
DNA5 Times
DNPQ2 Times
DNQ19 Times
DNS3 Times

Year Driver Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts Points (Drivers)
1978 Ireland Derek Daly
Great Britain Divina Galica
United States Eddie Cheever
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0.00 0
1977 Austria Harald Ertl
Mexico Hector Rebaque
Great Britain Ian Ashley
Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 748 0 0 0.00 0
1976 Brazil Alex Ribeiro
Great Britain Guy Edwards
Austria Harald Ertl
Germany Rolf Stommelen
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 783 0 0 0.00 0
1975 Australia Alan Jones
United States Brett Lunger
Austria Harald Ertl
Great Britain James Hunt
Sweden Torsten Palm
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
14 1 3 0 4 0 1 1018 88 33 2.36 33
1974 South Africa Ian Scheckter
Great Britain James Hunt
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
13 0 0 3 3 0 0 455 0 15 1.15 15

19741975197619771978
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Extra Championship
SummaryStatisticsDriversModelsEnginesTeamsPositionsYear by Year

Name Hesketh
Country Great Britain Great Britain
First Race Race of Champions 17/03/1974
Last Race International Trophy 19/03/1978
First Pole Race of Champions 17/03/1974
Last Pole International Trophy 13/04/1975
First Win International Trophy 07/04/1974
Last Win International Trophy 07/04/1974
First Podium International Trophy 07/04/1974
Last Podium International Trophy 07/04/1974

Races 9
Race Starts 8
Victories 1
Poles 3
Fastest Laps 2
Podiums 1
Laps 281
Laps Led 24
One/two finishes 0

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps
Great Britain James Hunt 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 144 24
Austria Harald Ertl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Ireland Derek Daly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Great Britain Guy Edwards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Australia Alan Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
Great Britain Rupert Keegan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0
Great Britain Divina Galica 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
United States Eddie Cheever 0 0

308 (1974-1975), 308B (1975-1976), 308C (1975), 308D (1976), 308E (1977-1978)

Ford Cosworth (1974-1978)

Hesketh Racing (1974-1976), Rob Walkers Custom Made Harry Stiller Racing (1975), Penthouse Rizla Racing (1977), Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing (1978)

1st1 Time
7th1 Time
8th2 Times
DNF6 Times
DNA1 Time

Year Driver Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps
1978 Ireland Derek Daly
Great Britain Divina Galica
United States Eddie Cheever
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
1977 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Ford Cosworth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0
1976 Great Britain Guy Edwards
Austria Harald Ertl
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
1975 Australia Alan Jones
Great Britain James Hunt
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
2 0 0 0 0 1 1 124 24
1974 Great Britain James Hunt Ford Cosworth 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 60 0

All
Statistics

Races 78
Race Starts 67
Victories 2
Poles 3
Fastest Laps 3
Podiums 11
Points 48
Laps 3854
Laps Led 112
One/two finishes 0

Teams
Hesketh Racing - 1975Rob Walkers Custom Made Harry Stiller Racing - 1975Warsteiner Brewery - 1975Polar Caravans - 1975Hesketh Racing - 1976Penthouse Rizla Racing - 1976Penthouse Rizla Racing - 1977Hesketh Racing - 1977Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing - 1978

Full Team Name: Hesketh Racing

Nationality: Great Britain

Team Owner: Lord Hesketh

Team Manager: Bubbles Horsley

Designers: Harvey Postlethwaite

Drivers: 

24 James Hunt

25 Brett Lunger

Model: Hesketh 308B/308C

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Rob Walkers Custom Made Harry Stiller Racing

Nationality: Great Britain

Designers: Harvey Postlethwaite

Drivers: 

25 – 26 Alan Jones

Model: Hesketh 308

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Warsteiner Brewery

Nationality: Great Britain

Designers: Harvey Postlethwaite

Drivers: 

25 Harald Ertl

Model: Hesketh 308

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Polar Caravans

vNationality: Sweden

Designers: Harvey Postlethwaite

Drivers: 

25 Torsten Palm

Model: Hesketh 308B

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Hesketh Racing

Nationality: Great Britain

Team Owner: Lord Hesketh

Team Manager: Bubbles Horsley

Designers: Harvey Postlethwaite

Chief Mechanic: David Sims

Drivers: 

24 Harald Ertl

Model: Hesketh 308D/308B (NC)

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Penthouse Rizla Racing

Nationality: Great Britain

Team Owner: Lord Hesketh

Team Manager: Bubbles Horsley

Designers: Harvey Postlethwaite

Chief Mechanic: David Sims

Drivers: 

25 Guy Edwards

25 Rolf Stommelen

25 Alex Ribeiro

Model: Hesketh 308D

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Penthouse Rizla Racing

Nationality: Great Britain

Team Owner: Lord Hesketh

Team Manager: Bubbles Horsley

Designers: Frank Dernie, Nigel Stroud

Drivers: 

24 Rupert Keegan

Model: Hesketh 308E

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Hesketh Racing

Nationality: Great Britain

Team Owner: Lord Hesketh

Team Manager: Bubbles Horsley

Designers: Frank Dernie, Nigel Stroud

Drivers: 

25 Harald Ertl

39 – 25 Hector Rebaque

39 – 25 Ian Ashley

Model: Hesketh 308E

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing

Nationality: Great Britain

Team Owner: Lord Hesketh

Team Manager: Bubbles Horsley

Designers: Frank Dernie, Nigel Stroud

Chief Mechanic: Dave Simms

Drivers: 

24 Divina Galica

24 Eddie Cheever

24 Derek Daly

Model: Hesketh 308E

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

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