Hesketh
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Full Name | Hesketh Racing |
Base | Easton Neston, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom |
Founder(s) | Lord Hesketh |
Team Principal(s) | 1973-1975 Lord Hesketh 1976- Anthony "Bubbles" Horsley |
Technical Director | 1973-1976 Harvey Postlethwaite 1977- Frank Dernie |
Noted Former Drivers | |
James Hunt Harald Ertl Leonhard von Gottorp |
Hesketh were an English race team founded by Lord Hesketh in 1972, and which competed in Formula One from 1973 until the 1980's. The team were most notable for running a sponsorless, self-built car competitively for notorious playboy James Hunt, but after his (and Lord Hesketh's) departure in late 1975 the team took a nosedive in fortunes, with financial issues plaguing the team's increasing futile attempts to qualify in its final years.