The German Grand Prix on the legendary N\u00fcrburgring-Nordschleife becomes a very special race for Harald Ertl. The 28-year-old is at the start of a Formula 1 Grand Prix for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With a used Hesketh 308B Ford Cosworth<\/strong> and with start number 25, Ertl enters the race. The roughly 589-kilogram light race cars<\/strong> features an aluminum monocoque and is powered by a 3.0-liter Cosworth DFV V8<\/strong> driven. Round 485 hp at 10,600 rpm<\/strong> are transmitted to the rear wheels via a five-speed Hewland gearbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The golden Hesketh with Warsteiner lettering qualifies in 23rd grid position. Ahead of Ertl are the big names of Formula 1 \u2013 including Niki Lauda, James Hunt, and Carlos Reutemann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Carlos Reutemann wins the Grand Prix, the 22.8-kilometer Nordschleife takes its toll. Numerous drivers drop out, including Ertl's teammate James Hunt with a rear hub failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ertl, on the other hand, remains in the race and brings his Hesketh up behind 14 laps to go<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eighth place in Formula 1 debut.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Out of 24 drivers who started, only eight were classified. For Ertl, this marks a remarkable debut in the premier class\u2014and the beginning of his short Formula 1 career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The golden Hesketh 308B with the starting number 25 remains inextricably linked to a special chapter in N\u00fcrburgring history.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On August 3, 1975, an unusual Formula 1 adventure begins for Harald Ertl on the legendary N\u00fcrburgring-Nordschleife. In the golden Hesketh 308B with a Cosworth V8, the debutant meets the greats of the premier class and faces one of motorsport's toughest tests.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3800],"tags":[4131,4129,4125,4134,4130,632,4126,573,4127,3625,4132,1030,4133,633,1317,603,1318,1255,4128],"photographer":[],"class_list":["post-25304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-retrospective","tag-4131","tag-carlos-reutemann","tag-cosworth-v8","tag-deutsche-rennsportgeschichte","tag-ford-cosworth-dfv","tag-formel-1","tag-formel-1-debuet","tag-grand-prix","tag-grosser-preis-von-deutschland-1975","tag-harald-ertl","tag-hesketh-308b","tag-historischer-motorsport","tag-james-hunt","tag-motorsport","tag-niki-lauda","tag-nuerburgring","tag-nuerburgring-nordschleife","tag-rennsport","tag-warsteiner","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"yoast_head":"\n