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Team Principle Frank Williams GBR (1969-present)
Technical Director Sam Michael GBR (2004-present)
Patrick Head GBR (1977-2003)
Designers Gavin Fisher GBR (1997-2004)
Geoff Willis GBR (1997-2001)
Adrian Newey GBR (1990-1996)
Egbahl Hamidy IRN (1988-1996)
Enrique Scalabroni ITA (1989)
Frank Dernie GBR (1986-1988)
Patrick Head GBR (1978-1997)
Harvey Postlethwaite GBR (1976)
Ray Stokoe GBR (1975)
John Clarke GBR (1973-1974)
Len Bailey GBR (1972)

Williams Team History & Record
Originally entered as "Frank Williams Racing Cars"

Entered as "Politoys-Ford" in 1972

Entered as "Wolf-Williams" in 1976

Entered as "Williams GPE" from 1977

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Entered as "WilliamsF1" from 2000

Year Chassis Engine Tyre No. / Driver Start Win Pole F Lap Pts Pts
1969 Brabham BT26A Cosworth DFV V8

DU

 Courage 10 0 0 0 16 5th
1970 DeTomaso 505-38 Cosworth DFV V8

DU

 Courage / Schenken 9 0 0 0 0 -
1971 March 701 Cosworth DFV V8 FS Pescarolo 11 0 0 0 4 10th
1972 March 702
Politoys FX3		 Cosworth DFV V8 GY 21 Pescarolo
22 Pace		 12 0 0 0 0 -
1973 Iso IR Cosworth DFV V8 FS 25 Ganley
26 Galli / van Lennep / Schenken /
McRae / Ickx / Pescarolo / Pretorius		 15 0 0 0 2 10th
1974 Iso IR Cosworth DFV V8 FS 20 Merzario
21 Laffite, van Lennep, Belso		 15 0 0 0 4 10th
1975 FW04 Cosworth DFV V8 GY 20 I.Scheckter / Merzario / Mignault /
Magee / Ashley / Vonlanthen /
Zorzi / Lombardi
21 Laffite, I.Scheckter, Brise		 12 0 0 0 6 9th
1976 FW05 Cosworth DFV V8 GY 20 Ickx, Merzario
21 Zorzi, Leclere, Brown, Binder		 13 0 0 0 0 -
1977 March 761B Cosworth DFV V8 GY 27 Neve 11 0 0 0 0 -
1978 FW06 Cosworth DFV V8 GY 27 Jones 16 0 0 2 11 9th
1979 FW07
FW06		 Cosworth DFV V8 GY 27 Jones
28 Regazzoni		 15 5 3 3 75 2nd

Piers Courage in the de Tomaso Williams at the 1970 South African GP

Howden Ganley in the Iso Williams at the 73 Spanish GP

1979: Alan Jones in the FW07

Year Chassis

Engine

 Tyre No. / Driver Start Win Pole F Lap Pts Pos
1980 FW07B
FW07		 Cosworth DFV V8 GY 27 Jones
28 Reutemann		 14 6 3 6 120 1st
1981 FW07D
FW07C		 Cosworth DFV V8 GY 1 Jones
2 Reutemann		 15 4 2 7 95 1st
1982 FW08
FW07D		 Cosworth DFV V8 GY 5 Daly, Andretti, Reutemann
6 K Rosberg		 16 1 1 0 58 4th
1983 FW08C Cosworth DFY V8 GY 1 K Rosberg
2 Laffite
42 Palmer (British GP only)		 15 1 1 0 36 4th
1984 FW09B
FW09		 Honda RA163E V6t GY 5 Laffite
6 K Rosberg		 16 1 0 0 25.5 6th
1985 FW10B
FW10		 Honda RA166E V6t GY 5 Mansell
6 K Rosberg		 16 4 3 4 71 3rd
1986 FW11 Honda RA166E V6t GY 5 Mansell
6 Piquet		 16 9 4 11 141 1st
1987 FW11B Honda RA167E V6t GY 5 Mansell
6 Piquet		 16 9 12 7 137 1st
1988 FW12 Judd CV V8 GY 5 Mansell, Brundle, Schlesser
6 Patrese		 16 0 0 1 20 7th
1989 FW13
FW12B		 Renault RS1 V10 GY 5 Boutsen
6 Patrese		 16 2 1 1 77 2nd
 
Carlos Reutemann at the 82 Brazilian GP in the FW07D Keke Rosberg in the FW08C 1986: Nelson Piquet in the FW11 Nigel Mansell "Red 5" Monaco 1988

Year

Chassis

Engine

 Tyre No. / Driver Start Win Pole F Lap Pts Pos
1990 FW13B Renault RS2 V10 GY 5 Boutsen
6 Patrese		 16 2 1 5 57 4th
1991 FW14 Renault RS3 V10 GY 5 Mansell
6 Patrese		 16 7 6 8 125 2nd
1992 FW14B Renault RS4 V10 GY 5 Mansell
6 Patrese		 16 10 15 11 164 1st
1993 FW15 Renault RS5 V10 GY 0 Hill
2 Prost		 16 10 15 10 168 1st
1994 FW16 Renault RS6 V10 GY 0 Hill
2 Senna, Coulthard, Mansell		 16 7 6 8 118 1st
1995 FW17 Renault RS7 V10 GY 5 Hill
6 Coulthard		 17 5 12 6 118 2nd
1996 FW18 Renault RS8 V10 GY 5 Hill
6 Villeneuve		 16 12 11 11 175 1st
1997 FW19 Renault RS9 V10 GY 3 Villeneuve
4 Frentzen		 17 8 11 9 123 1st
1998 FW20 Mecachrome RS9B V10 GY 1 Villeneuve
2 Frentzen		 16 0 0 0 38 3rd
1999 FW21 Mecachrome RS9C V10 BS 5 Zanardi
6 R Schumacher		 16 0 0 1 35 5th
 
Thierry Boutsen at Imola in 1990 1991 Brazilian GP: Riccardo Patrese 1992: Nigel Mansell in the FW14B 1993 Brazilian GP: Alain Prost in the FW15
Ayrton Senna at the fateful 1994 San Marino GP Damon Hill at the 1996 Argentinian GP in the FW18 Jacques Villeneuve at the 1997 San Marino GP Alex Zanardi in the FW21 at the 99 Australian GP

Year

Chassis

Engine

 Tyre No. / Driver Start Win Pole F Lap Pts Pos
2000 FW22 BMW E41 V10 BS   9 R Schumacher
10 Button		 17 0 0 0 36 3rd
2001 FW23 BMW P80 V10 MI 5 R Schumacher
6 Montoya		 17 4 4 8 80 3rd
2002 FW24 BMW P82 V10
BMW P83 V10		 MI 5 R Schumacher
6 Montoya		 17 1 7 3 92 2nd
2003 FW25 BMW P83 V10 MI 3 Montoya 
4 R Schumacher / Gene		 16 4 4 4 144 2nd
2004 FW26 BMW P84 V10 MI 3 Montoya
4 R Schumacher / Gene / Pizzonia		 18 1 1 2 88 4th
2005 FW27 BMW P84/5 V10 MI 7 Webber 
8 Heidfeld / Pizzonia		 18 0 1 0 66 5th
2006 FW28 Cosworth CA2006 V8 BS   9 Webber 
10 N Rosberg		 18 0 0 1 11 8th
2007 FW29 Toyota RVX-07 V8 BS 16 Wurz / K.Nakajima (1 race)
17 N Rosberg		 17 0 0 0 33 4th
2008 FW30 Toyota RVX-08 V8 BS 7 N Rosberg
8 K.Nakajima		 - - - - - -
       

TOTALS:

 494 113 125 129 284.5  

Jenson Button in the FW22 at the 2000 Hungarian GP 2002: Ralf Schumacher at Indianapolis in the FW24 2004 Bahrain GP: Juan-Pablo Montoya in the "walrus nose" FW26 Nico Rosberg at the 2006 Hungarian GP in the FW28

Titles
1997 Drivers' Championship (Jacques Villeneuve)
1997 Constructors' Championship
1996 Drivers' Championship (Damon Hill)
1996 Constructors' Championship
1994 Constructors' Championship
1993 Drivers' Championship (Alain Prost)
1993 Constructors' Championship
1992 Drivers' Championship (Nigel Mansell)
1992 Constructors' Championship
1987 Drivers' Championship (Nelson Piquet)
1987 Constructors' Championship
1986 Constructors' Championship
1982 Drivers' Championship (Keke Rosberg)
1981 Constructors' Championship
1980 Drivers' Championship (Alan Jones)
1980 Constructors' Championship

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