Williams Racing’s 2025 Season – Up to fifth
The 2025 season marked a clear step forward for the Williams F1 Team as it continued its rebuild under Team Principal James Vowles. Significant off-season momentum was built with the…
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wi77iams.com is an unofficial not-for-profit community for fans of the Williams Racing Formula 1 team, featuring all the latest news, chat and opinion about races, team, cars and drivers. Williams Racing‘s importance to the history of Formula 1 can’t be exaggerated, and our fan community allows us to show our support for them in their efforts to get back the the front of the grid, as a new chapter begins with the team’s sale to Dorilton Capital.
Heritage
Williams Racing has been continuously involved in Formula 1 since being founded in 1977 by Sir Frank Williams and Sir Patrick Head.
Success
In a 42 year history in Formula 1 Williams has won 114 races and 16 titles – a record matched only by Ferrari and McLaren.
Passion
Williams exists solely as a racing team. It simply wants to race against the best Grand Prix teams in the world and win.
Independence
One of the great constructors in Formula 1 history, Williams’ staunch independence allows it to compete with total autonomy, free from any competitive constraints.
Excellence
Since 1977 Williams has been at the forefront of Formula 1 excellence, driving the sport forward with technical & sporting innovation.
Support
The Williams team continues to receive enormous global support, having built up a huge fanbase in its 40+ years at the top of the sport.
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Williams Racing’s 2024 Season – Grove wasn’t built in a day!
Williams entered the 2024 Formula 1 season aiming to build on the modest progress of 2023 under new team principal James Vowles with cautious optimism and a hefty chunk of…
Felipe Massa’s fresh bid for F1 World Championship success
Everyone remembers the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship finale at Interlagos in Brazil, when Felipe Massa (who would later drive for Williams) – for all of about half a minute…
2023 Italian Grand Prix – Defence is the best form of attack
On the back of a great Dutch Grand Prix, in which Alex Albon qualified a season’s best 4th, and finished the race 8th, Williams Racing arrived at Monza – F1’s…
The problematic Piquet
Brazilian Nelson Piquet was already a two time Formula 1 World Champion when he arrived at Williams at the end of the 1986 season, replacing the outgoing Keke Rosberg who’d…
Formula 1 Summer break – Williams mid-season report card
Formula 1’s Summer break, when teams close their factories and their employees enjoy a hard earned break, is an ideal time to reflect on the first half of the 2023…
Honours
The achievements of the Williams Racing Formula 1 Team since its debut in 1977
2023 Williams Racing FW45
| Championship position: | 7th (11 points) |
| Designed by: | Doug McKiernan (aero), Adam Carter (design), Barney Hassell (vehicle dynamics) & Patrick Head |
| Official entrant: | Williams Racing |
| 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 |
| Sponsors: | Dorilton Ventures, Lavazza, Duracell, Acronis, Versa |
| Preceded by: | Williams FW44 |
Turkish Grand Prix in
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Intercity Park | 10th October 2030
Driver of the day
Pastor Maldonado
Pastor Maldonado's shock win from pole at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix remains Williams' last Formula 1 Grand Prix victory to-date. The Venezuelan spent three seasons at Grove, largely outside the top ten, making his triumph in Spain even more remarkable. He is the first and only Venezuelan to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix. ...Read on
