At last I hear you say! A fan community for supporters of the Williams Formula 1 team. 100% unofficial of course. All the latest news, chat and info about the team, drivers, races and cars.
Whatever's going on in the world of Williams in Formula 1, we write about it and discuss it.
Write ups of races both recent and classic, driver profiles and specs of every Williams car since their debut season in 1977.
Founded by Sir Frank Williams and Sir Patrick Head in 1977, Williams Racing has been continuously involved in Formula 1 since. Sir Frank remains the majority shareholder.
Few teams can boast the success of the Williams team. In a 42 year history in Formula 1 it has won 114 races and 16 titles - a record matched only by Ferrari and McLaren
Williams exists solely as a racing team. It doesn't have a product to peddle, it simply wants to race against the best Grand Prix teams in the world and to win.
The Williams Team is one of the few great constructors in Formula 1 history and its staunch independence is at the heart of its ability to compete with integrity with teams around it.
Since its arrival in 1977 Williams has remained at the forefront of Formula 1 excellence, driving the sport forward with technical innovation and its will to win.
Despite mixed results of late the Williams team continues to receive enormous global support, having built up a large fanbase with 42 years of racing with and against F1's best.
By Michaelmad on October 16, 2019
The top bods at Formula 1 are seeking a way to make it possible to squeeze more Grand Prix on to the calendar as Liberty kick on with their expansion plans. Next year will see Read more…
By Michaelmad on October 15, 2019
Well, what a great Japanese Grand Prix for Williams!! …is what I look forward to writing one day in the not too distant future, rather than the weekly lament on the fortunes of a team Read more…
By Michaelmad on October 14, 2019
It’s the autumn of 2018 and Williams are in the midst of their worst season in their entire 41 year participation in Formula 1. SMP, then Williams driver Sergey Sirotkin’s primary backer, disgruntled at the Read more…
| 1977 | Formula 1 debut | |||
| 1979 | First Formula 1 Grand Prix win | |||
| 1980 | Drivers' & Constructors' Champions | |||
| 1981 | Constructors' Champions | |||
| 1982 | Drivers' Championship | |||
| 1986 | Constructors' Champions | |||
| 1987 | Drivers' & Constructors' Champions | |||
| 1992 | Drivers' & Constructors' Champions | |||
| 1993 | Drivers' & Constructors' Champions | |||
| 1994 | Constructors' Champions | |||
| 1996 | Drivers' & Constructors' Champions | |||
| 1997 | Drivers' & Constructors' Champions | |||
| Formula 1 Wins: 114 | ||||
| Formula 1 World Drivers Titles: 7 | ||||
| Formula 1 World Constructors Titles: 9 | ||||
When Belgian Patrick Nève took the start of the 1977 Spanish Grand Prix, he was the first driver to take part in a Formula 1 Grand Prix for Williams Grand Prix Engineering. It was Williams' debut season, and their first car: the Williams FW06, was still in the pipeline and so the team gave Nève a year old March 761 to drive. With it he enjoyed limited success: a seventh place in the Italian Grand Prix being the highlight of his solitary season with the team.
Okay, it's not quite the Williams FW42 that the team will actually use to compete in the 2019 F1 World Championship, but it's the closest we've got just yet!
| Designed by: | Paddy Lowe |
| Year(s) active: | 2019 |
| Official entrant: | Williams Racing |
| Drivers: | George Russell, Robert Kubica |
| Engine: | Mercedes Hybrid Turbo V6 |
| Tyres: | Pirelli |
| Fuel: | Petronas |
| Brakes: | AP 6 piston front and 4 piston rear calipers with carbon discs and pads |
| Transmission: | Williams 8 speed semi-automatic |
| Preceded by: | Williams FW41 |
