Williams F1 Team stats & info

Principal: James Vowles

Name	Williams
Country	United Kingdom
Season Entries	49
Total Drivers	62
First Race	1975 Argentine F1 GP
Last Race	2024 Las Vegas F1 GP
First Pole	1979 British F1 GP
Last Pole	2014 Austrian F1 GP
First Win	1979 British F1 GP
Last Win	2012 Spanish F1 GP
First Podium	1975 German F1 GP
Last Podium	2021 Belgian F1 GP
First One-Two Finish	1979 German F1 GP
Last One-Two Finish	2003 French F1 GP
First Front Row Lockout	1981 Caesars Palace F1 GP
Last Front Row Lockout	2014 Austrian F1 GP

Amount of Staff: 712 people
Engines used by Williams:
Ford (1975-1976, 1978-1983),
Honda (1983-1987),
Judd (1988),
Renault (1989-1997, 2012-2013, 2020),
Mecachrome (1998),
Supertec (1999),
BMW (2000-2005),
Cosworth (2006), (2010-2011),
Toyota (2007-2009),
Mercedes (2014-2024)

Williams F1 Stats
Constructors' Titles	9
F1 Drivers' Titles	7
Grand Prix Entries	841
Grand Prix Starts	837
Total Points	3637
Avg. Points per GP	4,32
Grand Prix Wins	114 (13,6%)
One-Two Finishes	33 (3,9%)
Pole Positions	128 (15,2%)
Front Row Lockouts	62 (7,4%)
GP Podiums	313 (37,2%)
GP Fastest Laps	133 (15,8%)
GP Retirements	508
GP DNF's	427
Total GP Laps	85765

Williams F1 Team Drivers

Williams F1 Team 2024 Drivers

63. Alex Albon

Alex Albon F1 Stats
Grand Prix Entries	103
Grand Prix Starts	102
Total Points	240.00
Avg. Points per GP	2.33
Grand Prix Wins	0
Pole Positions	0
Avg. GP Grid	11.9
GP Podiums	2 (1,9%)
GP Fastest Laps	0
GP Points Finish	40 (38,8%)
Avg. GP Position	10.6
GP Retirements	19 (18,4%)
GP DNF's	16 (15,5%)
Total GP Laps	5.513

6. Franco Colapinto

Franco Colapinto F1 Stats
Grand Prix Entries	7
Grand Prix Starts	7
Total Points	5.00
Avg. Points per GP	0.71
Grand Prix Wins	0
Pole Positions	0
Avg. GP Grid	14.4
GP Podiums	0
GP Fastest Laps	0
GP Points Finish	2 (28,6%)
Avg. GP Position	11.2
GP Retirements	1 (14,3%)
GP DNF's	1 (14,3%)
Total GP Laps	371

Reserve driver: Jack Aitken

Williams F1 Drivers List

Driver	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	Laps	FL	PTS
Nigel Mansell	95	28	12	3	43	28	4785	23	369
Ralf Schumacher	94	6	5	10	21	5	4943	7	232
Riccardo Patrese	81	4	12	8	24	6	4277	10	180
Felipe Massa	78	0	1	4	5	1	4216	1	351
Valtteri Bottas	77	0	2	7	9	0	4403	1	411
Nico Rosberg	70	0	1	1	2	0	3636	2	75.5
Juan Pablo Montoya	68	4	13	6	23	11	3650	11	221
Damon Hill	65	21	14	5	40	20	3583	19	326
Alex Albon	64	0	0	0	0	0	3274	0	43
Keke Rosberg	62	5	7	3	15	4	3089	3	131.5
Nicholas Latifi	61	0	0	0	0	0	3263	0	9
Alan Jones	60	11	7	4	22	6	3167	13	171
George Russell	59	0	1	0	1	0	3147	0	16
Pastor Maldonado	58	1	0	0	1	1	2895	0	47
Jacques Villeneuve	49	11	5	5	21	13	2739	9	180
Lance Stroll	41	0	0	1	1	0	2209	0	46
Jacques Laffite	39	0	1	0	1	0	1443	0	22
Rubens Barrichello	38	0	0	0	0	0	2060	0	51
Logan Sargeant	37	0	0	0	0	0	1911	0	1
Mark Webber	36	0	0	1	1	0	1618	0	43
Kazuki Nakajima	36	0	0	0	0	0	1972	0	9
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	33	1	2	5	8	1	1594	6	59
Thierry Boutsen	32	3	1	4	8	1	1598	1	71
Nelson Piquet	31	7	10	4	21	6	1826	11	145
Carlos Reutemann	31	3	7	6	16	2	1681	3	104
David Coulthard	25	1	5	3	9	5	1183	4	63
Sergey Sirotkin	21	0	0	0	0	0	1119	0	1
Robert Kubica	21	0	0	0	0	0	1179	0	1
Bruno Senna	20	0	0	0	0	0	1054	1	31
Nico Hülkenberg	19	0	0	0	0	1	923	0	22
Jenson Button	17	0	0	0	0	0	789	0	12
Alessandro Zanardi	16	0	0	0	0	0	585	0	0
Alexander Wurz	16	0	0	1	1	0	854	0	13
Alain Prost	16	7	3	2	12	13	989	6	99
Clay Regazzoni	15	1	2	2	5	0	720	2	32
Nick Heidfeld	13	0	2	1	3	1	720	0	28
Derek Daly	12	0	0	0	0	0	642	0	8
Antônio Pizzonia	9	0	0	0	0	0	375	0	8
Franco Colapinto	7	0	0	0	0	0	371	0	5
Arturo Merzario	5	0	0	0	0	0	93	0	0
Rupert Keegan	4	0	0	0	0	0	240	0	0
Marc Gené	3	0	0	0	0	0	183	0	4
Ayrton Senna	3	0	0	0	0	3	60	0	0
Renzo Zorzi	2	0	0	0	0	0	85	0	0
Ian Scheckter	2	0	0	0	0	0	119	0	0
Jo Vonlanthen	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
Nyck de Vries	1	0	0	0	0	0	53	0	2
Ian Ashley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Palmer	1	0	0	0	0	0	74	0	0
Jack Aitken	1	0	0	0	0	0	87	0	0
Martin Brundle	1	0	0	0	0	0	42	0	0
Mario Andretti	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0
Damien Magee	1	0	0	0	0	0	78	0	0
Tony Brise	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0
Jean-Louis Schlesser	1	0	0	0	0	0	49	0	0
Paul di Resta	1	0	0	0	0	0	60	0	0

Cars

Williams F1 Cars

: Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams FW46 Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6, Miami Grand Prix, Sunday 5th May 2024.

: Alex Albon (THA), Williams FW45 First Run (2023) Monday 13th February 2023, Silverstone, England

: Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing FW44. Formula One Testing, Thursday 10th March 2022. Sakhir, Bahrain.

: Nicholas Latifi (CDN) Williams Racing FW43B (2021)

: George Russell driving the Williams Racing FW43 at the Hungarian Grand Prix (2020)

: Robert Kubica (POL) Williams Racing FW42. Formula One Testing, Day 4, Thursday 21st February 2019. Barcelona, Spain.

: Williams FW41 Mercedes testing day 1 Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain (2018)

: Felipe Massa, Williams FW40 Mercedes. Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain (2017)

: Valtteri Bottas, Williams FW38 Mercedes. Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico (2016)

: Felipe Massa, Williams FW37 Mercedes (2015)

: Felipe Massa, Williams FW36 Mercedes (2014)

: Pastor Maldonado, Williams FW35 Renault. 2013 Indian F1 GP

: Bruno Senna, Williams FW34 Renault, 2012 Belgium F1 GP

: Rubens Barrichello, Williams FW33 Cosworth. 2011 German F1 GP

: Rubens Barrichello, Williams FW32 Cosworth, 2010 Turkisch F1 GP

: Kazuki Nakajima, Williams FW31 Toyota, British F1 GP (2009)

: Nico Rosberg, Williams FW30 Toyota German F1 GP (2008)

: Alexander Wurz Williams FW29 Toyota 2007 Spain F1 GP

: Nico Rosberg, Williams FW28 Cosworth US F1 GP (2006)

: Mark Webber, Williams F1 BMW FW27. 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix.

: Ralf Schumacher, Williams FW26 BMW (2004), Bahrain F1 GP

: Williams BMW FW25 – Ralf Schumacher – 2003 Grandprix of France

: Ralf Schumacher, Williams FW24 BMW Belgian GP 2002

: Juan Pablo Montoya racing the Williams FW23 BMW on Indianapolis F1 circuit (2001)

: Jenson Button driving the Williams FW22 BMW during Italian F1 GP on Monza (2000)

: Ralf Schumacher, Williams FW21 Renault, 1999 Japanese GP

: Williams FW20 Renault driven by Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1998)

: Jacques Villeneuve, Williams FW19 Renault (1997)

: Williams FW18 Renault driven by Damon Hill in Canada (1996)

: Williams FW17 Renault presentation with Damin Hill, David Coulthard, Adrian Newey & Patrick Head (1995)

: Ayrton Senna (BRA) Williams FW16 in action before his tragic fatal accident. San Marino Grand Prix, Imola, 1 May 1994.

: Williams FW15C Renault, Damon Hill takes the chequered flag for his first Grand Prix victory. Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring, 15 August 1993.

: Alain Prost, Williams FW15 Renault, German GP (1993)

: Ayrton Senna getting a lift of Nigel Mansell on his Williams FW14B Renault (1992)

: Riccardo Patrese tests the Williams FW12C Renault Jerez, Spain (1989)

: Jean-Louis Schlesser, Williams FW12 Judd replaced Nigel Mansell, who was recovering from Chicken Pox. Italian Grand Prix, Monza Williams FW11 Honda driven by Nigel Mansell in Monaco (1988)

: 1987 Williams Honda FW11B

: Nelson Piquet, Williams FW11 leads Nigel Mansell 1986 British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch

: Keke Rosberg, Williams Honda FW10, British GP (1985)

: Williams Honda FW09B (1984)

: Ayrton Senna testing the Williams FW08 Ford (1983)

: Williams FW07-Ford driven by Alan Jones, leads John Watson’s McLaren M26. 1979 Austrian GP, Osterreichring (1979-1980)

: Alan Jones, Williams FW06-Ford, 1978 USA GP, Long Beach (1978-1979)

: Williams FW04 Ford driven by Arturo Merzario in Monaco 1975

Management

Williams F1 Team Key Members

: James Vowles
Chief Executive Officer

: Simon Roberts
Team Principal

: Andrew Murdoch
Senior Performance Engineer

: Ed Wood
Chief Designer

: Steve Nielsen
Sporting Manager

: Dave Robson
Race Engineer

History

Williams F1 History

Frank Williams

The last team led by a privateer on the paddock for a long time was the famous Williams Grand Prix racing team. The team formerly owned by Frank Williams had a hard time in the first decade of its existence. The team wasn't very successful until Patrick Head arrived.

Williams was involved in F1 since 1969. Their first F1 victory was the 1979 British F1 GP, with Clay Regazzoni. In 1979, they were the first team to discover the effect of the diffuser at the back of the car, which made their cars almost two seconds a lap faster than all other cars on the grid.

Williams, once consistent champions, have been languishing near the foot of the table after a miserable 10 years since 2004. However, their name and their brand are rivaled only by Ferrari and McLaren, and their fan base is one of the largest on the grid. With 2014 looking more positive, there is a feeling that Williams are back.

Clay Regazzoni (Williams FW07 Ford) 1st position, action. This was Williams Grand Prix Engineering's maiden Grand Prix victory. Silverstone, England. 12-14 July 1979.

The 1980’s and 90’s brought high levels of success for the team founded by Sir Frank Williams in 1977. They were regular champions during the 1980’s and 90’s, widely believed to be the sports finest era, and had drivers such as Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Damon Hill all winning races and championships.

However time hasn’t been kind to Williams who have not won a championship since 1997 and have suffered at the hands of rule changes and the financial importance in the sport.

If races were decided on popularity then Williams would win hands down, thanks mainly to founder and team principle Sir Frank Williams. Williams has been wheel chair bound since a bad car accident in 1986, but he has still attended most of the grands prix. Now into his seventies his roles are becoming fewer and fewer but he is still a popular figure in the F1 paddock.

Damon Hill driving the Williams FW18 Renault on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (1996)

Since their glory days of the 1990’s Williams have declined. A couple of seasons challenging Michael Schumacher and Ferrari aside, the team have been largely a mid-table outfit battling for the lower points.

Their last win was the Spanish Grand Prix of 2012 by Pastor Maldonado. It was the only podium and win for the driver from Venezuela of his career. But the rule changes of 2014, and the Mercedes power-unit and brought Williams back into contention. What a wonderful story it would be if they could start winning again.

Unfortunately Williams wasn't able to win a race in 2014, 2015 and 2016. But they did finish 3rd on the 2014 & 2015 constructors championship table. In 2016 they had a lot of competition from Force India and could only score 1 podium to end on 5th place.

Pastor Maldonado wins the 2012 Spanish F1 GP for Williams

Williams 3rd places in the constructors championship in 2014 & .2015 where very strong achievements by the team with 1/3 of the budget of top teams like Mercedes and Ferrari. The driver pair Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa preformed very well. in 2014 they even won 9 podiums with a double podium in the last race at Abu Dhabi. In 2015 Williams won 4 podiums.

The 2016 and 2017 seasons were less successful. Williams ended up 5th in the championship with only one podium in each season.

The 2018 season was very disastrous for the team from Grove. This was the season that the Halo was introduced. They had Sergey Sirotkin and Lance Stroll as their race drivers and only scored 7 points and finished 11th and last in the constructors' championship. It was the worst championship since 1976 when they the team ended up as 17th.

Russell not expecting easy walk at Mercedes team next season

George Russell (GBR) Williams Racing.
Russian Grand Prix, Saturday 25th September 2021. Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia.

The 2019 season saw Williams with an all-new driver lineup, with F2 champion George Russell and the return to F1 of Grand Prix-winner Robert Kubica.

The Polish driver scored a point in the 2019 German Grand Prix, which was the only point Williams could score in the entire season.

Nicholas Latifi replaced Kubica for the 2020 season, but the team continued to struggle. Williams finished a season without points for the first time in its history in Formula 1 (since 1977) as Russell and Latifi could not put the car in the Top 10 in any event of the 2020 campaign.

The 2021 season was a lot better, with the team finishing in eighth place in the WCC with 23 points (its best tally since 2017) and even recording a podium finish.

Vowles Admits Williams Unprepared for Adrian Newey’s Caliber

Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing FW44.

Williams scored twice with both cars in 2021, and the podium came after Russell qualified second for the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix. Race Direction canceled the race on Sunday due to the rain, but still handed out points for the positions set in qualifying.

It was Williams' first podium since the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

As Russell joined Mercedes in 2022, Alexander Albon returned to a full-time F1 seat with Williams. Albon scored points with Williams for the first time in the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, when a solid drive and a great strategy gave him P10.

The COVID-19 virus ended an era of privateer teams. As the Williams family sold the team for €152 million to an investors' firm based in the US called Dorilton Capital.

The 2022 Formula 1 season saw the team score only eight points and finish 10th in the World Constructors' Standings. Alex Albon led the team with three scoring efforts, while Latifi grabbed two points at Suzuka and Nyck De Vries scored at Monza after replacing Albon due to a health problem.

For the 2023 campaign, the team stayed with Alexander Albon, while Nicholas Latifi lost his seat, as the team announced on 23 September 2022,

American driver Logan Sargeant, a race-winner in F2, was announced as Latifi's replacement on 21 November 2022.

Under the direction of James Vowles, who came from Mercedes, the 2023 season was the best for Williams since 2017, both in terms of points scored (28) and position in the World Constructors' Championship (seventh).

For the 2024 F1 season, Williams presented the livery of its challenger, the FW46, on 5 February 2024.

Official Williams F1 website: https://www.williamsf1.com/

Achievements

Williams F1 Achievements

Williams Finishing Positions

1st	114 Times
2nd	113 Times
3rd	86 Times
4th	82 Times
5th	91 Times
6th	59 Times
7th	56 Times
8th	56 Times
9th	58 Times
10th	56 Times
11th	62 Times
12th	63 Times
13th	44 Times
14th	67 Times
15th	50 Times
16th	63 Times
17th	42 Times
18th	32 Times
19th	11 Times
20th	6 Times
22nd	1 Time
DNF	427 Times
DSQ	8 Times
NC	4 Times
WD	1 Time
DNQ	11 Times
DNS	10 Times

Williams F1 Championship Positions

1975	1976	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983
9th	17th	10th	2nd	1st	1st	4th	4th
1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991
6th	4th	1st	1st	7th	2nd	4th	2nd
1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	5th
2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	4th	5th	8th	4th
2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
8th	6th	6th	9th	8th	9th	3rd	3rd
2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
5th	5th	11th	10th	10th	8th	10th	7th
2024
9th