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 August 15, 2019
Williams’ development driver Jamie Chadwick has triumphed in the inaugural W-series championship, beating off stiff competition from a hand picked selection of the world’s best female racing drivers, sealing herself a $500k prize pot with Read more…
By Michaelmad on August 13, 2019
Yesterday, Red Bull Racing announced that as of the Belgian Grand Prix, the first after F1’s enforced summer break, Formula 1 new boy Alex Albon would be swapping places with Pierre Gasly, demoting the Frenchman Read more…
By Michaelmad on August 6, 2019
If you’re a Grand Prix fan of a certain age its almost guaranteed that you will have, at one time or another, owned a Scalextric set. I know I did, and thought it was rather 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 | ||||
Likeable Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni cemented his place in history when, on the 14th of July 1979 he won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone: Williams' first ever Grand Prix win. In a Formula 1 career spanning a decade, he managed five Grand Prix wins and a second place in the Formula 1 World Championship.
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 |
