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. The 308E was a relatively conservative design, with an aluminium monocoque chassis built around the common Cosworth DFV engine and Hewland gearbox combination. However, the 308E gained particular notoriety owing to Hesketh's team sponsors in 1977 – Penthouse and Rizla – and the resultant livery which incorporated a large rendering of a scantily clad Penthouse Pet embracing a Rizla packet. During this year, driver Rupert Keegan managed to qualify the car at every race entered although its best finish was only seventh place at the Austrian Grand Prix. For 1978 the team reverted to rather less controversial sponsorship from the Olympus Corporation, although results were less dependable. Following Hesketh's withdrawal from the F1 World Championship the remaining 308Es were run for various competitors in the British Aurora AFX championship.
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Hesketh Racing | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Nigel Stroud (Technical Director) Frank Dernie (Chief Designer) | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque. | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone with coilover spring/dampers. | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | As front. | ||||||||
| Engine | Ford-Cosworth DFV 2993 cc V8. Naturally aspirated, mid-mounted. | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland FGA400 5-speed manual. Hewland cam and pawl differential. | ||||||||
| Fuel | FINA | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Penthouse Rizla Racing Olympus Cameras Hesketh | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Héctor Rebaque Eddie Cheever Derek Daly | ||||||||
| Debut | 1977 Race of Champions Brands Hatch | ||||||||
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| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||
Complete Formula One World Championship results
edit(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrants | Engines | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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| 1977 | Penthouse Rizla Racing | Ford V8 | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN | 0 | - | |
| Rupert Keegan | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 9 | 8 | Ret | |||||||||||
| Hesketh Racing | Harald Ertl | Ret | DNQ | 9 | 16 | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Héctor Rebaque | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Ian Ashley | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 17 | DNS | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing | Ford V8 | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | MON | BEL | ESP | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | 0 | NC | ||
| Divina Galica | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Cheever | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derek Daly | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ |
References
edit- Scott, T. (July 2003). "Penthouse Sweet". Motor Sport magazine archive. p. 68. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- "Hesketh 308E". OldRacingCars.com. Archived from the original on 2005-02-18. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- "Car Model: Hesketh 308E". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
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