Goldie Hexagon Racing
| Full name | John Goldie Racing with Hexagon |
|---|---|
| Base | United Kingdom |
| Founder(s) | Paul Michaels |
| Noted staff | Paul Michaels |
| Noted drivers |  John Watson Carlos Pace |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| First entry | 1974 Argentine Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 15 [1] |
| Constructors | Brabham |
| Engines | Cosworth DFV |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Final entry | 1974 United States Grand Prix |
Goldie Hexagon Racing was a motor racing team from the United Kingdom, founded by Paul Michaels. It raced in Formula One in 1974, using customer Brabham cars.[2]
Formula One
[edit]Goldie Hexagon Racing first entered a Formula One race in 1972, at the non-Championship World Championship Victory Race. They entered a March 721 for British racing driver John Watson. Watson qualified the car in tenth position and finished the race in sixth position. In 1974 Goldie Hexagon Racing returned to Formula One and raced a full Championship season, again with John Watson, entering Brabham cars. The season started in Argentina, where Watson qualified the car in 20th position and finished 12th. In Brazil Watson qualified in 15th position, but retired on lap 27. He also failed to finish in South Africa. In Spain Watson qualified in 15th position and finished 11th, and he finished in the same position in Belgium. In Monaco Watson scored Goldie Hexagon Racing's first World Championship points, when he finished in sixth position. In Sweden Watson finished in 11th position. In the Netherlands Watson finished 7th. In France Goldie Hexagon Racing entered two cars, one for Watson and one for Carlos Pace. While Watson finished in 16th position, Pace failed to qualify. Two races later, in Austria, Watson finished in fourth position, scoring three World Championship points. In Italy Watson qualified the car in fourth position, his highest of the season, but only finished in seventh place. In the USA, at the last race of the season, Watson finished in fifth position, scoring a further two Championship points. The 1974 United States Grand Prix was the last Formula One race for Goldie Hexagon Racing.
Race results
[edit]Complete Formula One World Championship results
[edit](key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Chassis | Engine(s) | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Brabham BT42 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | F | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | |
| John Watson
|
12 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 11 | |||||||||
| Carlos Pace
|
DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brabham BT44 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | F | John Watson
|
Ret | 4 | 7 | Ret | 5 |
Formula One Non-Championship results
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Hexagon of Highgate | March 721 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | ROC | BRA | INT | OUL | REP | VIC | |
| John Watson
|
6 | |||||||||
| 1977 | Hexagon of Highgate | Penske PC3 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | ROC | ||||||
| Bob Evans
|
11 |
Complete Shellsport International Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine(s) | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Hexagon Racing | March 75A | Ford GAA 3.4 V6 | MAL | SNE | OUL | BRH | THR | BRH | MAL | SNE | BRH | THR | OUL | BRH | BRH | ||
| Damien Magee
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | NC | 2 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||
| Penske PC3 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 4 | 2 | Ret | ||||||||||||||
| Derek Bell
|
4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Hexagon Racing | Penske PC3 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | MAL | SNE | OUL | BRH | MAL | THR | BRH | OUL | MAL | DON | BRH | THR | SNE | BRH | |
| Nick May
|
DNS | |||||||||||||||||
| Derek Bell
|
1 | 4 | Ret | DSQ | 4 | DNS | ||||||||||||
| Brian Henton
|
3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Goldie Hexagon Racing's results at chicanef1.com". Formula One Results. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Goldie Hexagon Racing's pictures at racingsportscars.com". Formula One Pictures. Retrieved 25 January 2012.