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{{Racing car | Car_name = Hesketh 308E | Image = | Category = Formula One | Constructor = Hesketh Racing | Designer = Frank Dernie
Nigel Stroud | Team = Penthouse Rizla Racing
Olympus Cameras Hesketh| Drivers = {{flagicon|UK}} Rupert Keegan
{{flagicon|IRL}} Derek Daly
{{flagicon|AUT}} Harald Ertl
{{flagicon|MEX}} Héctor Rebaque
{{flagicon|UK}} Divina Galica| Chassis = Aluminium monocoque. | Front suspension = Double wishbone with coilover spring/dampers. | Rear suspension = As front. | Engine name = Ford-Cosworth DFV | Capacity = 2993 cc | Configuration = V8. | Turbo/NA = Naturally aspirated, | Engine position = mid-mounted. | Gearbox name = Hewland FGA400 | Gears = 5-speed | Type = manual. | Differential = Hewland cam and pawl differential. | Fuel = | Tyres = Goodyear | Debut = {{F1|1977}} Race of Champions
Brands Hatch | Races = 18 | Wins = 0 | Cons_champ = | Drivers_champ = | Poles = 0 | Fastest_laps = 0 | WC_results_only = Y |
}}The Hesketh 308E is a Formula One racing car model built by the Hesketh Racing team in {{F1|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 {{F1|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. {{Clear}}Complete Formula One World Championship results(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 | | {{F1|1977}} | Penthouse Rizla Racing | Ford V8 | {{Goodyear}} | 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 | | {{F1|1978}} | Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing | Ford V8 | {{Goodyear}} | 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 |
{{Clear}}References- {{cite web|last=Scott|first=T.|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/page/july-2003/68|title=Penthouse Sweet|date=July 2003|website=Motor Sport magazine archive|page=68|accessdate=1 February 2016}}
- {{cite web |title= Hesketh 308E |url= http://www.oldracingcars.com/type.asp?TypeID=308E |work= OldRacingCars.com |accessdate= 2007-08-18 }}
- {{cite web |title= Car Model: Hesketh 308E |url= http://www.chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=Hesketh%20308E&type=M |work= ChicaneF1.com |accessdate= 2007-08-20 }}
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