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1973 — 1978
Hesketh Racing
Zandvoort 1975 winner; ran without sponsorship.
Hesketh RacingF1 team history & lineage
Champagne, a teddy-bear badge and no sponsors — the aristocratic party team that beat Ferrari at Zandvoort with James Hunt.
- Base
- Easton Neston, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1972 by Lord Alexander Hesketh
- Constructors' titles
- 0
- Drivers' titles
- 0
- Race wins
- 1
- Identities
- 1
Lineage
The Long Version
Lord Hesketh ran James Hunt in a customer March in 1973, finishing second at Watkins Glen.
Harvey Postlethwaite designed the team's own 308, unusually sophisticated for a private entry.
Hunt beat Niki Lauda to win the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.
The money ran out that winter; Hunt left for McLaren and the team faded away by 1978.
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Sources & citations
Reference material used to compile and verify the Hesketh Racing lineage data on this page. GridXTrax is an independent fan archive; follow the links to check any figure at source.
- Wikipedia — Hesketh Racing(opens in a new tab)
Team history and the takeovers or rebrands that shaped this lineage.
- Wikipedia — List of Formula One constructors(opens in a new tab)
Used to confirm each constructor entity in the lineage and its active seasons.
- StatsF1 — Hesketh Racing lineage(opens in a new tab)
Season records for the predecessor and successor entries in this lineage.
- Ergast / Jolpica Formula One results archive(opens in a new tab)
Primary dataset for race results, starts, wins, podiums, poles and points from 1950 onwards.
- FIA — Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile(opens in a new tab)
Governing body: official regulations, entry lists and classifications.
- Formula1.com results archive(opens in a new tab)
Official championship results and standings by season.
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