Can anyone lend me a few quid?
The Formula One car that took legendary driver James Hunt to his first Grand Prix race
victory is to be sold at Silverstone Auctions’ 23 July event, during the Silverstone Classic
weekend.
Giving both James Hunt and Hesketh Racing their first Grand Prix win at the 1975 Dutch
Grand Prix in Zandvoort, and the only race victory for Hesketh, chassis 308/2 is the most
famous and prolifically raced Hesketh car. With 23 Grand Prix starts, 17 of which were
driven by James Hunt, 308/2 is the last privately entered car to win a Grand Prix without
commercial sponsorship. The white car with red and blue stripes and famous Hesketh
Racing teddy bear logo remained in team principal Lord Hesketh’s private ownership until
2007.
