Car · Hesketh · 1974–1975
Hesketh 308
- Seasons
- 1974–1975
- Entries
- 19
- Wins
- 0
- Poles
- 0
- Fastest laps
- 0
Specification
- Chassis
- Aluminium monocoque, with engine as a fully stressed member.
- Front suspension
- 1975: lower wishbones, top rockers, in-board rubber springs over dampers, anti-roll bar. ; 1976: lower wishbones, top rockers, in-board coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
- Rear suspension
- 1975: single top links, double lower links, twin radius arms, rubber springs over dampers, anti-roll bar. ; 1976: single top links, double lower links, twin radius arms, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
- Brakes
- —
- Gearbox
- 1975: Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual; 1976: Hewland DG 400 5-speed manual
- Gears
- —
- Tyres
- Goodyear
- Fuel
- Duckhams (1975) ; FINA (1976)
- Engine
- Ford Cosworth DFV
- Configuration
- 90° V8
- Capacity
- 2,993 cc
- Aspiration
- naturally aspirated
- Power
- —
- Power note
- —
- Weight
- 580 kg
- Wheelbase
- —
- Track, front
- —
- Track, rear
- —
A blank is a figure nobody published for this car. Where several teams quote the same number in a season it is usually the rule they were all built to rather than a measurement, so it is kept with the regulation limits instead of here.
Every entry 19 entries
| Season | Grand Prix | Driver | Grid | Result | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Italian Grand Prix | Harald Ertl | 17 | 9 | Finished |
| 1975 | Austrian Grand Prix | Harald Ertl | 26 | DNF | Electrical |
| 1975 | German Grand Prix | Harald Ertl | 23 | 8 | Finished |
| 1975 | Swedish Grand Prix | Torsten Palm | 21 | 10 | Out of fuel |
| 1975 | Monaco Grand Prix | Torsten Palm | — | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1974 | United States Grand Prix | James Hunt | 2 | 3 | Finished |
| 1974 | Canadian Grand Prix | James Hunt | 8 | 4 | Finished |
| 1974 | Italian Grand Prix | James Hunt | 8 | DNF | Engine |
| 1974 | Austrian Grand Prix | James Hunt | 7 | 3 | Finished |
| 1974 | Austrian Grand Prix | Ian Scheckter | — | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1974 | German Grand Prix | James Hunt | 13 | DNF | Gearbox |
| 1974 | British Grand Prix | James Hunt | 6 | DNF | Suspension |
| 1974 | French Grand Prix | James Hunt | 10 | DNF | Collision |
| 1974 | Dutch Grand Prix | James Hunt | 6 | DNF | Collision |
| 1974 | Swedish Grand Prix | James Hunt | 6 | 3 | Finished |
| 1974 | Monaco Grand Prix | James Hunt | 7 | DNF | Halfshaft |
| 1974 | Belgian Grand Prix | James Hunt | 9 | DNF | Accident |
| 1974 | Spanish Grand Prix | James Hunt | 10 | 10 | Finished |
| 1974 | South African Grand Prix | James Hunt | 14 | DNF | Transmission |
Photographs
From Wikimedia Commons, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require.
A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
Where this comes from
- Constructor
- Hesketh
- Predecessor
- Hesketh 308B (Hesketh) ; Wolf–Williams FW04 (Wolf–Williams)
- Successor
- Hesketh 308D
- Races (published)
- 18
- Wins (published)
- 0
- Poles (published)
- 0
- Confidence
- reference
- Specification source
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesketh_308C
- Register source
- https://github.com/f1db/f1db