Williams Grand Prix Engineering

Williams-Mercedes
Full name	Williams Racing
Base	Grove, Oxfordshire,England, UK
Teamprincipal(s)	James Vowles
Chief Technical Officer	Pat Fry
Founder(s)	Frank Williams; Patrick Head
Website	www.williamsf1.com
2024 Formula One World Championship
Race drivers	02.Logan Sargeant; 23.Alex Albon
Test drivers	Franco Colapinto
Chassis	FW46
Engine	MercedesM15 E Performance
Tyres	Pirelli
Formula OneWorld Championship career
First entry	As a team; 1977 Spanish Grand Prix; As a constructor; 1978 Argentine Grand Prix
Last entry	2024 British Grand Prix
Races entered	As a team:826 entries (822 starts); As a constructor:815 entries (814 starts)
Engines	Ford,Honda,Judd,Renault,Mecachrome,Supertec,BMW,Cosworth,Toyota,Mercedes
Constructors'; Championships	9 (1980,1981,1986,1987,1992,1993,1994,1996,1997)
Drivers'; Championships	7 (1980,1982,1987,1992,1993,1996,1997)
Race victories	114
Podiums	313
Points	3618 (3624)
Pole positions	128
Fastest laps	133
2023position	7th (28 pts)

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Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited,currently racing inFormula OneasWilliams Racing,is a British Formula One team and constructor. It was founded by SirFrank Williams(1942–2021) and SirPatrick Head.The team was formed in1977after Frank Williams's earlier unsuccessful F1 operation:Frank Williams Racing Cars(which later becameWolf–Williams Racingin 1976). The team is based inGrove, Oxfordshire,on a 60-acre (24 ha) site.^[5]

The team's first race was the1977 Spanish Grand Prix,where the new team ran aMarchchassis forPatrick Nève.Williams started manufacturing its own cars the following year, andClay Regazzoniwon Williams's first race at the1979 British Grand Prix.At the1997 British Grand Prix,Jacques Villeneuvescored the team's 100th race victory, making Williams one of only five teams in Formula One, alongsideFerrari,McLaren,Mercedes,andRed Bull Racingto win 100 races. Williams won nineConstructors' Championshipsbetween1980and1997.This was a record untilFerrariwon its tenth championship in2000.

Notable drivers for Williams include:Alan Jones,Keke Rosberg,Nigel Mansell,Damon Hill,David Coulthard,Jenson Button,Juan Pablo Montoya,Alain Prost,Nelson Piquet,Ayrton Senna,Riccardo Patrese,Valtteri Bottas,Felipe MassaandJacques Villeneuve.Of these drivers, Jones, Rosberg, Mansell, Hill, Piquet, Prost, and Villeneuve won theDrivers' titlewith the team. Of those who have won the championship with Williams, only Jones, Rosberg and Villeneuve defended their title while still with the team; as Piquet moved toLotusafter winning the1987championship; Mansell left F1 to compete in theCARTseries after winning the1992championship, Prost retired after winning the1993championship, and Hill moved toArrowsafter winning the1996championship. None of Williams's Drivers' Champions went on to win another championship after their success with Williams.

Williams have worked with many engine manufacturers, most successfully withRenault,winning five of their nine Constructors' titles with the company. Along withFerrari,McLaren,BenettonandRenault,Williams is one of a group of five teams that won every Constructors' Championship between 1979 and 2008 and every Drivers' Championship from 1984 to 2008. Williams also has business interests beyond Formula One. They have established Williams Advanced Engineering and Williams Hybrid Power, who take technology originally developed for Formula One and adapt it for commercial applications. In April 2014, Williams Hybrid Power was sold toGKN.In May 2020, Williams announced they were seeking buyers for a portion of the team due to poor financial performance in 2019 and that they had terminated the contract of title sponsor ROKiT. On 21 August 2020, Williams was acquired by Dorilton Capital. Frank andClaire Williamsstepped down from being Manager and Deputy Manager of the team on 6 September 2020, with the2020 Italian Grand Prixbeing their last time in their respective positions.^[6]

Origins

Frank Williams, Founder of Williams Racing

Frank Williamsfounded Williams in 1977 after his previous team,Frank Williams Racing Cars,failed to achieve the success he desired. Despite the promise of a new owner, Canadian millionaireWalter Wolf,and the team's rebranding as Wolf–Williams Racing in1976,the cars still were not competitive. Eventually, Williams left the rechristenedWalter Wolf Racingand moved toDidcotto rebuild his team as Williams Grand Prix Engineering. Frank recruitedPatrick Headto work for the team, creating the Williams–Head partnership.^[7]

Racing history – Formula One

Ford-Cosworth engines (1977–1983)

1977 season

Williams entered aMarch 761for the1977season. Lone driverPatrick Nèvecompeted in 11 races that year, starting with theSpanish Grand Prix.The new team failed to score a point, achieving a best finish of 7th at theItalian Grand Prix.^[8]

1978 season

For the1978season, Patrick Head designed the first Williams car: the FW06. Williams signedAlan Jones,who had won theAustrian Grand Prixthe previous season for a devastatedShadowteam following the death of their lead driver,Tom Pryce.Jones's first race for the team was theArgentine Grand Prixwhere he qualified in 14th position but retired after 36 laps due to a fuel system failure. The team scored its first championship points two races later at theSouth African Grand Prixwhen Jones finished in fourth. Williams earnt their first podium at theUnited States Grand Prix,where Jones came second, 20 seconds behind theFerrariofCarlos Reutemann.^[9]Williams finished the season in ninth place in the Constructors' Championship, with a respectable 11 points, while Alan Jones finished 11th in the Drivers' Championship. Towards the end of 1978, Frank Williams recruitedFrank Dernieto join Patrick Head in the design office.

1979 season

Head designed theFW07chassis and gearbox for the1979season withFrank Derniepicking up the suspension, aerodynamic development and skirt design. This was the team's firstground effectcar, a technology that was first introduced byColin ChapmanandTeam Lotus.Williams also obtained membership of theFormula One Constructors' Association(FOCA) which expressed a preference for teams to run two cars, so Jones was joined at the team byClay Regazzoni.^[10]It was not until the seventh round of the championship, theMonaco Grand Prix,that they finished in the points. Regazzoni came close to taking the team's first win but finished second, less than a second behind race winnerJody Scheckter.The next race, theFrench Grand Prix,is remembered for the final lap battle betweenRené ArnouxandGilles Villeneuve,but also saw both cars finish in the points for the first time; as Jones was fourth with Regazzoni in sixth.^[11]The team's first win came at theBritish Grand Prix(their home Grand Prix) when Regazzoni finished 25 seconds ahead of second place.

Greater success followed when Williams got a 1-2 finish at the next round inGermany,Jones in first with Regazzoni two seconds behind in second. Jones then made it three wins in a row at theAustrian Grand Prix,finishing half a minute ahead of Gilles Villeneuve's Ferrari. Three wins in a row became four two weeks later at theDutch Grand Prix,with Alan Jones winning yet again by a comfortable margin overJody Scheckter's Ferrari. Scheckter ended Williams's winning streak when he won theItalian Grand Prix;with Regazzoni finishing third behind Scheckter and Villeneuve. Alan Jones managed another win at the penultimate race inCanadato cap off a great season.

Williams had greatly improved their Constructors' Championship position, finishing eight places higher than the previous year and scoring 59 more points. Alan Jones was the closest driver to the Ferrari duo of Villeneuve and 1979 champion Jody Scheckter. Jones scored 43 points, 17 points behind Scheckter, while Regazzoni was two places behind him with 32 points.

1980 season

Before the start of the 1980 season, Regazzoni left the team. So,Carlos Reutemannjoined the team. Williams started strong in the championship, with Jones winning the first race of the season inArgentina.Jones won four more races: theFrench Grand Prix,theBritish Grand Prix,theCanadian Grand Prixand, the last race of the season, theUnited States Grand Prix.Jones became the first of seven Williams drivers to win the Drivers' Championship, 17 points ahead ofNelson Piquet'sBrabham.Williams also won its first Constructors' Championship, scoring 120 points, almost twice as many as second-placedLigier.

1981 season

Williams won four races in1981.Alan Jones won the first race of the season, theUnited States West Grand Prix,and the final race of the season, theCaesars Palace Grand Prix.Meanwhile, Carlos Reutemann won theBrazilian Grand Prixand theBelgian Grand Prix.Williams won the Constructors' title for the second year in a row, scoring 95 points, 34 points more than second-placed Brabham.

1982 season

This season, Alan Jones retired from Formula One (though he would come back a year later for a single race with theArrowsteam). The Australian was replaced byKeke Rosberg,the father of2016World ChampionNico Rosberg.Rosberg had not scored a single point the previous year. He won the Drivers' title that year despite winning only one race, theSwiss Grand Prix.Rosberg's teammate,Reutemann,finished in 15th place having quit Formula One after just two races of the new season. His seat was filled byMario Andrettifor theUnited States Grand Prix West;beforeDerek Dalytook over for the rest of the year. Williams finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship that year, 16 points behind first-placeFerrari.

Honda engines (1983–1987)

1983 season

Frank Williams looked towards Honda, who was developing aturbochargedV6 engine withSpirit.A deal between Honda and Williams was settled early in 1983 and the team used the engines for the 1984 season. For the1983season however, Williams continued to use the Ford engine except for the last race of the year inSouth Africa;whereKeke Rosbergfinished in an impressive fifth place. The team finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship, scoring 36 points. Also, Rosberg won that year'sMonaco Grand Prix.

1984 season

For the1984season, the team ran anFW09.Keke Rosberg won theDallas Grand Prixand finished in second at the opening race inBrazil.Rosberg's new teammate,Jacques Laffite,came 14th in the Drivers' Championship with five points. The team finished sixth in the Constructors' with 25.5 points, with Rosberg finishing in eighth in the Drivers' Championship.

1985 season

In1985,Headdesigned theFW10,the team's first chassis to employ thecarbon-fibre compositetechnology pioneered by McLaren.Nigel Mansellreplaced Laffite to partner with Rosberg.Dernieproduced another competitive aerodynamic package. The team scored four wins with Rosberg winning theDetroitandAustralian Grands Prix,and Mansell won theEuropean Grand Prixand theSouth African Grand Prix.Williams finished in third in the Constructors' Championship, scoring 71 points.

During qualifying for theBritish Grand Prix,Rosberg completed a lap of the circuit in 1:05.591. The lap's average speed was 160.938 mph (259.005 km/h). This was the fastest recorded lap in Formula One history to that point.

From 1985 until 1993, Williams ran their famous yellow, blue and whiteCanonlivery.

1986 season

In March 1986, Frank Williams faced the most serious challenge of his life. While returning to the airport atNice,France, after pre-season testing, he was involved in a road accident that left him paralysed. He did not return to the pit lane for almost a year.^[12]Despite the lack of his trackside presence, the Williams team won nine Grands Prix and the Constructors' Championship and came close to winning the Drivers' Championship with Nigel Mansell, but the British driver's left-rear tyre blew at theAustralian Grand Prix,the final race of the season, while his fellow championship rival and new teammate, Nelson Piquet made a pitstop shortly after Mansell's retirement as a precaution. This leftAlain Prostto defend his title successfully, despite being in a slower car.

1987 season

The1987season brought the Williams-Honda partnership its first and only Drivers' Championship title in the hands ofNelson Piquet.Piquet won three races and scored 73 points in the Drivers' Championship. His teammateMansellcame in second place with six victories and 61 points. Williams won the Constructors' Championship for the second year in a row, scoring 137 points, 61 points ahead of their nearest rivals, McLaren. Despite this success, Honda ended their partnership with Williams at the end of the year in favour of McLaren.

Judd engines (1988)

1988 season

Unable to make a deal with another major engine manufacturer, Williams usednaturally aspirated Judd enginesfor the1988season.^[13]This left them with a significant performance deficit compared with their turbo-powered rivals.Piquetleft Williams to joinLotuswho had retained theirHondaengines for the 1988 season, helped by havingSatoru Nakajimaas number 2 driver to Piquet. Nelson Piquet calledFrank Dernieevery week to persuade him to join Lotus. EventuallyDerniemoved to Lotus to become their new Technical Director. Williams brought inRiccardo Patreseto replace Piquet. The team did not win a race that season and finished seventh in the Constructors' Championship, scoring 20 points. The highlights of the season for the team were two second-place finishes by Mansell. When Mansell was forced to miss two races due to illness, he was replaced byMartin Brundlefor Belgium andJean-Louis Schlesserfor Italy. Schlesser's collision withAyrton Sennain that race would deny McLaren a clean sweep of race wins that season.

Renault engines (1989–1997)

The team securedRenaultas their engine supplier in 1989. Renault engines subsequently powered Williams's drivers to another four Drivers' and five Constructors' Championships up until Renault's departure from Formula One at the end of 1997. The team brought inAdrian Neweyto replaceFrank Dernie.The combination of Renault's powerful engine andAdrian Newey's designing expertise led to the team dominating the sport in the mid-1990s alongside McLaren. Mansell had a record-breaking 1992 season, winning the title in record time and leading numerous races from pole to finish.

1989 season

Williams FW12C,the first powered by a Renault engine

The Renault era started in1989,withRiccardo PatreseandThierry Boutsenat the helm of the two Williams cars. Boutsen replaced Mansell, who had signed a contract with Ferrari. The engine's first Grand Prix inBrazilwas one that the team would prefer to forget: Boutsen retired with an engine failure and Patrese with an alternator failure. Williams managed to get back on track with Boutsen finishing in fourth at the next race inItaly;winning the team three points. Two races later at theMexican Grand Prix,the team managed to achieve their first podium with the Renault engine, as Patrese finished second, 15 seconds behindAyrton Sennain first. The next race saw Patrese finish second again, having started from 14th on the grid, with Boutsen finishing in 6th. At the sixth round inCanada,Williams not only scored their first win with the Renault engine but also their first one-two: with Boutsen finishing in first followed by Patrese in second. This won the team 15 points. Williams came second in the Constructors' Championship, scoring 77 points, 64 points behind McLaren. Patrese finished 3rd in the Drivers' Championship with 40 points, 41 points behind second-placedAlain Prost.Boutsen finished 5th in the championship with 37 points after also winning inAustralia.Boutsen's win gave Williams the distinction of having won both the first and last Grand Prix of the 1980s.

1990 season

In the1990season, Williams keptPatreseandBoutsenas the team's drivers. The team scored 20 fewer points than the previous year and finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship two positions lower than in 1989. In the Drivers' Championship, Boutsen finished sixth with 34 points and Patrese in seventh with 23 points.

1991 season

Boutsen left Williams and joinedLigierat the start of the1991season. Replacing him was a returningNigel Mansell,who had spent the previous two seasons driving forFerrari.Williams also recruited future 1996 world champion,Damon Hill,as their reserve driver. Williams failed to finish the first Grand Prix of the season, theUS Grand Prix,with both drivers retiring due to gearbox problems. Patrese got back on track for the team in the next Grand Prix atInterlagos,coming second behind McLaren'sAyrton Senna.The1991 San Marino Grand Prixsaw both cars retiring yet again: with Mansell crashing and Patrese suffering from an electrical failure. TheMonaco Grand Prixsaw Mansell finish in the points, coming in second. At the next race, theCanadian Grand Prix,Williams locked out the front row only for Patrese to drop back with gearbox problems and Mansell to retire from the lead on the final lap due to an electrical fault. At the following race inMexico,Williams achieved a 1–2 finish, with Patrese finishing in first and Mansell finishing in second. Williams then ran a streak of victories, with Mansell winning theFrench Grand Prix,five seconds ahead ofAlain Prost'sFerrari.Mansell then won again at theBritish Grand Prix;it had been four years since a Briton had won the Grand Prix, Mansell having won it in1987.Three consecutive victories became four when Mansell won again inGermany,with Patrese about 10 seconds behind him in second place. Senna ended Williams's run of victories by winning inHungary,finishing five seconds ahead of Mansell. Mansell later won theItalian Grand Prixand theSpanish Grand Prix,while Patrese won thePortuguese Grand Prixafter Mansell's race was ruined by a botched pitstop in which only three wheel nuts were fitted. Williams finished second in the Constructors' Championship, scoring 125 points in total, 14 points behind McLaren. Mansell finished second in the Drivers' Championship with 72 points, 24 points behind Senna.

1992 season

Williams took a step up for the1992season, keeping their1991driver line-up ofPatreseandMansell.Mansell dominated the first round inSouth Africa,qualifying in pole position and winning the race by 24 seconds from his teammate, Patrese. Nigel Mansell won the next four rounds for Williams, atMexico City,Interlagos,CatalunyaandImola,Patrese coming second in all but one (the Spanish Grand Prix at Catalunya, where he retired after spinning off). Mansell's five victories in the opening five races was a new record in Formula One. Senna won the next race inMonaco,ahead of both Williams cars, which finished second and third. In the next race, inCanada,both Williams cars retired: Mansell spun off on entering the final corner (he claimed that Senna pushed him off) and Patrese had a gearbox failure. Mansell went on to record four more Grand Prix wins, including at theBritish Grand Prix.(In the final round, inAdelaide,the two Williams cars again retired, Mansell after Senna violently crashed into the back of him, and Patrese with electrical problems.) Williams won the Constructors' Championship with 164 points, 65 points more than second-place McLaren. Mansell became World Champion, scoring 108 points, with Patrese finishing second with 56 points. Placing first in nine races, Mansell had set a new record for the most wins by a single driver in one year. Despite this, there looked to be significant upheaval at Williams for 1993; what followed led to a domino effect that had not only effects on the World Championship, but also theCART-sanctionedPPG IndyCar Series.

1992 off-season

Williams was interested in signing Alain Prost to drive one of its two cars for 1993 as he was returning from his year long sabbatical after being sacked by Scuderia Ferrari during the 1991 World Championship. Patrese, perhaps figuring that he would be the driver being sacked in order for Prost to take one of the two available rides, decided to leave after driving for Williams since 1987. He would join up with Benetton, where he would replaceMartin BrundlealongsideMichael Schumacherin the team'sCamel-backed Fords.

Mansell, meanwhile, was not pleased that Williams was looking to bring Prost aboard. Prost andGerhard Bergerhad essentially swapped rides after the 1989 season with Prost becoming Mansell's teammate at Ferrari. The acrimonious relationship between the two that ensued nearly resulted in Mansell retiring from the sport altogether and he had not forgotten this; as such, Mansell began looking for other options to continue his racing career. He eventually decided to move over to CART, where he paired withMario AndrettiatNewman/Haas Racing.

That seat, meanwhile, had opened up because Andretti's son,Michael,was leaving CART to replace Berger at McLaren. McLaren also was potentially dealing with losing a driver, as Ayrton Senna's contract had expired following the 1992 season. In addition to this, McLaren's arrangement with Honda to provide engines had also expired, and the team had signed to run Ford engines for 1993. With McLaren having fallen behind Williams on the grid, combined with his uncertainty regarding the new engine supplier, Senna approached Williams and offered to take over the second car. His interest was such that he was willing to drive for Williams while collecting no salary.

However, like with Mansell, Prost had a rather testy relationship with Senna from when the two were teammates and rivals at McLaren in the 1980s. As such, he negotiated a two-year contract with Williams that gave him the power to approve or disapprove any driver Williams would seek to have him team with for 1993. Once the contract was signed, Prost used that power to freeze Senna out of driving for Williams; he would return to McLaren for one more season with the team running Ford engines.

Needing a replacement, Williams decided not to pursue any of the available drivers such as Berger and Brundle. Instead, they chose to promote formerBrabhamdriverDamon Hill,who had been their test driver since Brabham collapsed and folded during the 1992 season, to join Prost in the other Renault.

1993 season

TheWilliams FW15Cwas an extremely dominant car, with active suspension and traction control systems beyond anything available to the other teams.^[14]Prost won on his debut for the team inSouth Africaand, like Mansell, dominated the weekend, taking pole position and finishing a minute ahead ofSenna,who was second. The next Grand Prix inBrazilsaw Prost collide with Christian Fittipaldi's Minardi in the rain on lap 29, while Hill went on to his first podium finish: second, 16 seconds behind Senna. Prost won three of the next four Grands Prix for Williams, Senna winning the other race. Prost and Hill later scored a 1–2 inFrance:the only 1–2 of the season for Williams. Prost won the next two Grands Prix atSilverstoneandHockenheim.Hill proved competitive especially in the second half of the season. Mechanical problems cost Hill leads in Britain and Germany, but he went on to win the next three Grands Prix atHungary,BelgiumandItalywhich moved him to second in the standings, as well as giving him a chance of taking the Drivers' title. After Italy, Williams would not win a Grand Prix for the rest of the season, as a youngMichael Schumacherwon the following race inPortugal,and Senna tookJapanandAustraliato overtake Hill in the points. Williams retained their Constructors' title, 84 points ahead of second-placed McLaren. Prost clinched the Drivers' Championship in Portugal and finished the season 26 points ahead of second-placed Senna.

Based on his victory in the 1992 World Championship, Mansell would have been issued car number 1 for the 1993 season, and his teammate issued number 2. However, Mansell's move to the IndyCar series meant that number 1 was not issued; instead, the team was issued the number 0, which was placed on Hill's car, while Prost was issued number 2.

1993 marked the final season that Williams ran with Canon as its primary backer.

1994 season

During the1994season, Williams used FW16 (developed during the pre-season) and FW16B (with shorter sidepods and optimised for the revised floor regulations which were introduced during the season).

After Canon left the team Williams signed a contract with tobacco companyRothmans Internationalfor1994,and their namesake brand became its primary sponsor from 1994 to1997.^[15]

Despite Prost's continued unwillingness to have his former McLaren teammate run with him, pressure from various sources including the team's new sponsor led Williams to agree to terms with Ayrton Senna for 1994. The veto power in Prost's contract was only in effect for the 1993 season, and since Williams was now free to do as it desired and that Senna was again a free agent, the team decided it would bring in the multi-time former champion. To appease Prost, who decided to retire from racing permanently after Senna's signing, Williams agreed to pay him his full salary for the second half of the contract.

Given this was the same team that had won the previous two World Championships with vastly superior cars, Senna was a natural and presumptive pre-season title favourite, with second-year driverDamon Hillintended to play the supporting role. Between them, Prost, Senna, and Hill had won every race in 1993 but one, which was taken by Benetton'sMichael Schumacher.

As with 1993, Williams's cars were issued numbers 0 and 2, following Prost's victory in the 1993 championship and subsequent retirement. Hill retained the number 0, while Senna's car was issued number 2.

Pre-season testing showed theFW16had speed but was difficult to drive. TheFédération Internationale de l'Automobile(FIA) had banned electronic driver's aids, such asactive suspension,traction controlandABS,to make the sport more "human". It was these technological advancements that the Williams chassis of the previous years had been built around. With their removal in 1994, Williams had not been a good-handling car, as observed by other F1 drivers, having been seen to be very loose at the rear. Senna himself had made numerous comments that theWilliams FW16had quirks that needed to be ironed out. It was obvious that the FW16, after the regulation changes banning active suspension and traction control, exhibited none of the superiority of theFW15CandWilliams FW14B cars that had preceded it. The surprise of testing wasBenetton-Fordwhich was less powerful but more nimble than the Williams.

The first four rounds were won byMichael Schumacherin theBenetton-Ford.Senna took pole in the first two races but failed to finish either of them. In the third race, the1994 San Marino Grand Prixin Imola, Senna again took pole position, but was involved ina fatal crashat the second corner after completing six laps.^[16]The repercussions of Senna's fatal accident were severe for the team itself, as the Italian prosecutors tried to charge the team andFrank Williamswith manslaughter, an episode which was not over until 2005.^[17]At the next race inMonaco,Damon Hillwas the only Williams on the grid, as a mark of respect to Senna,^[18]and retired on the first lap. Since Senna's death, every Williams F1 car has carried a Senna 's' on its livery in his honour and to symbolise the team's ongoing support of theInstituto Ayrton Senna,but cars from 2022 onwards will not have the Senna S, with CEO Capito stating it was time to "move on".^[19]^[20]

At the next race inSpain,Williams brought in test driverDavid Coulthardas Hill's new teammate. Hill took the team's first victory of the season, by almost half a minute overSchumacher's Benetton,while Coulthard would retire due to an electrical problem. InMontreal,both Williams cars finished in the points for the first time that season, with Hill finishing second and Coulthard finishing fifth. In France, Nigel Mansell replaced Coulthard (in the first of four appearances), at the behest of Renault. At Silverstone, Damon Hill accomplished what had eluded his father, twice Formula One World ChampionGraham Hill,by winning theBritish Grand Prix.Hill closed the points gap with Schumacher, who was disqualified from first atSpaafter the Stewards found floorboard irregularities on his Benetton. He was banned for the next two races, and Hill capitalised on this with wins inItalyand a Williams 1–2 inPortugal.

With three races left, 1992 championNigel Mansellreturned from CART (where the season had concluded) to replace Coulthard for the remainder of the season. Mansell would get approximately £900,000per race,while Hill was paid £300,000 for the entire season, though Hill remained as lead driver.^[21]^[22]

Schumacher came back after his suspension for theEuropean Grand Prix,which he won by about 25 seconds, to take a lead of 5 points into the penultimate round inJapan.The race in Japan was held in torrential rain, with Hill managing to win the restarted race, by three seconds on aggregate over Schumacher who finished second. Going into the final round atAdelaide,Schumacher led Hill by a single point. Mansell took pole for Williams but had a poor start which let Hill and Schumacher through to fight for the lead and the 1994 title. Midway through the race, Schumacher's perceived need for a low downforce setup cost him, as he lost control and clipped the outside wall at the 5th corner (out of sight of Hill). As Schumacher recovered, Hill came around the corner and attempted to overtake into the next corner. Schumacher turned in and the resulting contact (Schumacher in the wall and Hill retiring with bent suspension), meant Schumacher was the champion. This collision has been controversial. Some, such as Williams'sPatrick Head,have suggested that this was a deliberate attempt by Schumacher to take Hill out of the race.^[23]Others, such as then BBC commentator Murray Walker, defended Schumacher, calling the accident a "racing incident". Meanwhile, Nigel Mansell won the last Grand Prix of his career here, driving the second Williams car.

Williams would end the season as Constructors' Champion for the third consecutive year, scoring 118 points, while Hill finished second in the Drivers' Championship with 91 points.

1995 season

In1995,Nigel Mansellwas not retained, Williams favouringCoulthardover him to partnerHill.Schumacher,whose Benetton team had switched engine suppliers from Ford to Renault in the off-season, won the first round inBrazil,with Coulthard taking second. However, both were disqualified from the race after it was found thatElfsupplied their teams with a type of fuel for which samples had not been provided to theFIA.Thus,Gerhard Bergerand Ferrari were declared winners. Schumacher and Coulthard had their positions reinstated after appeal, though Benetton and Williams were not awarded their Constructors' points. Hill won the next two races inArgentinaandSan Marinoand would later win races atThe Hungaroringand inAdelaide.Hill won two laps ahead of the field at Adelaide in one of F1's most dominating victories. Coulthard recorded his only 1995 win for the Williams team atEstoril,before moving to McLaren.

Williams's champion streak was ended byBenetton,who elected to switch engine suppliers from Ford to Renault, the same as Williams. As such, Benetton outscored Williams by 29 points in the Constructors' Championship. Damon Hill placed second in the Drivers' Championship, 33 points behind Benetton's Michael Schumacher.

1996 season

For1996,Williams had the quickest and most reliable car, theFW18.^[24]Coulthard had left Williams to joinMika Häkkinenat McLaren, and Williams replaced him with CanadianJacques Villeneuve,who had won theCARTseries title in 1995, whileHillremained with the team.SchumacherleftBenettonto joinFerrari.Williams won the first five Grands Prix, Hill winning all but one of them.Olivier Paniswould take victory at the sixth round inMonacoafter both Williams cars retired. Hill would retire for the second time in a row after he spun-off inSpain,while his teammate, Villeneuve, took third place. Hill and Villeneuve dominated the next Grand Prix inCanada,with a 1–2 in qualifying and a 1–2 finish. Williams made it a second 1–2 after Hill won theFrench Grand Prix.Villeneuve won his second race in F1 atSilverstoneafter Hill retired with a wheel bearing failure on lap 26. Hill was victorious in the next Grand Prix inGermanywhile Villeneuve won the race after that inHungary.Schumacher's Ferrari would then take the next two Grands Prix atSpa-FrancorchampsandMonza.Villeneuve mounted a title challenge going into the final race of the season atJapan,but Hill reasserted his dominance to take the race and the 1996 title, while Villeneuve lost a wheel and retired.

Williams's dominance was such that they had clinched the Constructors' Championship and only their drivers had a mathematical chance of taking the title, several races before the season concluded. Around that time,Frank Williamsannounced that Hill would not be re-signed after his contract expired, despite Hill's successes and eventual Drivers' Championship, so he joinedArrowsfor 1997.Adrian Neweyhad ambitions as a technical director (rather than just chief designer), but this was not possible at Williams, asPatrick Headwas a founder and shareholder of the team. McLaren lured Newey away, though he was forced to takegarden leavefor the majority of 1997.

1997 season

For what would be the final season of Williams-Renault and a car designed with Newey's input,Frank Williamsbrought in GermanHeinz-Harald Frentzen,who had created a good impression on Williams during his first few seasons in Formula One. Frentzen proved to be a disappointment though, and won only one race in two years with Williams, the1997 San Marino Grand Prix.Jacques Villeneuvewon seven races during 1997, compared to five wins by his main rival,Michael Schumacherof a resurgent Ferrari. Williams also achieved the 100-race-win milestone at theBritish Grand Prix.Coming to the final round of the season atJerez,Schumacher led Villeneuve by 1 point; however, on lap 48, Schumacher and Villeneuve collided. Schumacher was disqualified from second place in the championship as the accident was deemed by the FIA as "avoidable". Williams won the Constructors' title for the second time in a row, scoring 123 points. Jacques Villeneuve won the Drivers' Championship by three points to Michael Schumacher, who kept his points total despite being removed from second place; thus, runner-up went to Frentzen with 42 points.^[25]

Mecachrome engines (1998)

1998 season

After 1997, the team was unable to maintain their dominance in Formula 1 as Renault ended their full-time involvement in Formula 1, andAdrian Neweymoved to the rival team, McLaren. Williams then had to pay forMecachromeengines, which were old, rebadgedRenault F1engines.^[26]This meant that the FW20 not only featured a very similar aerodynamic package to their 1997 car but also virtually the same engine, leading some to comment that they ran what was virtually the same car, adjusted for the 1998 regulations. There were changes on the sponsorship front, as Rothmans opted to promote theirWinfieldbrand, replacing the popular blue and white livery with a red one.^[27]For1998,Williams kept both drivers from the previous season, the first time since1983that a reigning world champion remained driving for the team. While Ferrari and McLaren battled for the Constructors' and Drivers' titles, Williams fell to the middle of the field. The team won no races and took only 3 podiums during the season, with Frentzen finishing in third at the first round inAustraliaand Villeneuve finishing third inGermanyandHungary.Williams finished third in the Constructors' Championship, scoring 38 points, while Villeneuve finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship with 21 points, and his German teammate, Frentzen, finished 4 points behind him in seventh.

Supertec engines (1999)

1999 season

In1999,Williams employed theSupertecengine, which was a rebadged Mecachrome-Renault unit, and a new driver line-up.Villeneuvemoved to the newBritish American Racing(BAR) team, whileFrentzenmoved toJordantrading places with fellow GermanRalf Schumacherwho joined Williams. To replace Villeneuve, Williams signed ItalianAlex Zanardi,who after an unsuccessful F1 career in the early 1990s had been racing in the CART series forChip Ganassi Racing,winning two series championships and a total of fifteen races in his three years. As with Schumacher, a driver trade was made with Ganassi, where Zanardi would join Williams and the team's test driver at the time,Juan Pablo Montoya,would join CART in Zanardi's car for 1999 and 2000.

The team managed three podiums, all scored by Ralf Schumacher, with third place inAustraliaandBritainand a second place inItaly.Zanardi, meanwhile, struggled through the entire season and failed to finish in the points at any race. Due in large part to this, the team finished fifth in the Constructors' Championship, the lowest finish for Williams in the 1990s; the team finished behindStewartandJordan,with Schumacher scoring all of the team's 35 points.

After the season, deciding the relationship was not working, Zanardi's contract with the team was terminated by mutual agreement. He would eventually return to CART in 2001.

BMW engines (2000–2005)

In 1998, the team signed a long-term agreement with German manufacturerBMWto supply engines and expertise for a period of 6 years. As part of the deal, BMW expected at least one driver to be German, which led to the team's signing of Ralf Schumacher for the subsequent season. In 1999, the team had a Williams car with a BMW engine testing at circuits, in preparation for a debut in the2000season.

There were major sponsorship changes for 2000–2005, as Rothmans International had been purchased in 1999 byBritish American Tobacco(BAT), which ownedBritish American Racingand chose not to renew Rothmans's contract with Williams. BMW paid for Williams cars to be entirely in blue and white – unlike the standard motorsport livery scheme, dominated by the colours of the team or major sponsors with the logos of minor sponsors in their own colour schemes. Williams's second major sponsor becameCompaq,and following Compaq's acquisition the team debutedHewlett-Packard(HP) sponsorship at the2002 British Grand Prix.In a cross-promotion of this technological partnership, a worldwide television commercial featured driversRalf SchumacherandJuan Pablo Montoyaseemingly driving their BMW Williams cars around a track by radio control from a grandstand.^[28]

The new "clean" image allowed Williams to sign a cigarette anti-craving brand,Niquitin,^[29]andAnheuser-Busch,alternating with theBudweiserbeer brand^[30]andSeaWorldAdventure Parks,^[31]in compliance with trademark disputes or alcohol bans.

2000 season

To replace Zanardi, Britain'sJenson Buttonmade his series debut. The first season of Williams's partnership with BMW did not yield a single victory, but they managed to get on the podium three times, withRalf Schumacherresponsible for all three. Williams finished third in the Constructors' Championship, with 36 points, one more than the prior year.Ralf Schumacherfinished fifth in the Drivers' Championship, while Button, in his debut season, finished in eighth. Button made scrappy mistakes in early races (Monaco, Europe), but overall made an impressive debut in Melbourne, and continued to impress, notably at Silverstone, Spa, and Suzuka.

2001 season

In2001,the arrangement between Williams and Ganassi came to an end, and thus Williams was able to bringJuan Pablo Montoyaback to drive full-time for the team. He was returning after two successful years in CART, where he succeeded Zanardi as champion for 1999 and won ten races total; he also had become the first CART driver since the infamous 1996 split of American open-wheel racing to win the Indianapolis 500, doing so in 2000.

Since Montoya was returning to Williams, this left Jenson Button as the odd man out. He would move over toBenetton,which was still running rebadged Renault engines, for what was the team's final season under that name.

TheFW23won four races, three byRalf SchumacheratImola,Montreal,and his home Grand Prix inGermany.His teammate, Montoya, was victorious atMonza,and would have won a few more races if not for the FW23's unreliability and pit crew blunders. The car proved to be quicker than the Ferrari and McLaren counterparts in several races, but Williams's 2001 campaign only yielded third place in the Constructors' Championship.

2002 season

Williams maintained their driver line-up for the2002season. The team only won one race, which was atMalaysia,one of only 2 races not won by Ferrari in a year dominated by theFerrarisofMichael SchumacherandRubens Barrichello.^[32]Despite Montoya qualifying on pole for 7 races, he ended up having a winless season. Williams did improve on their Constructors' Championship position, finishing in second. Montoya finished third in the Drivers' Championship, eight points ahead of Ralf Schumacher, who finished fourth.

In qualifying for theItalian Grand Prixat the 5.793 km (3.600 mi)Monzacircuit, Montoya lapped hisWilliams FW24in 1:20.264 for an average speed of 161.449 mph (259.827 km/h), breaking the speed record of 160.938 mph (259.005 km/h) set byKeke Rosbergin aHondaturbo-poweredWilliams FW10atSilverstonefor the1985 British Grand Prix.

2003 season

2003would see Williams come closest to winning its first title since 1997. During pre-season, Frank Williams was very confident that theFW25would challenge for the title.^[33]The team won four races, with Montoya winning atMonacoandGermany,while Ralf Schumacher won at theNürburgringand the following race atMagny-Cours.Montoya stayed in contention for the Drivers' Championship during the season, and finished third, 11 points behindMichael Schumacher,while Ralf Schumacher finished fifth, 24 points behind Montoya. Williams finished second in the Constructors' Championship, two points ahead of McLaren.

2004 season

At the start of the2004season, it was announced that Montoya would be moving to McLaren in 2005. The team began the season with a radical nose-cone design, known as the "Walrus-Nose ", that proved uncompetitive and was replaced by a more conventional assembly inHungary.Ferraridominated for a third consecutive season, winning 15 of the 18 races. Williams picked up a win at the final race inBrazil,withJuan Pablo Montoyafinishing one second ahead ofKimi Räikkönen's McLaren; this remained Williams's last F1 win until the2012 Spanish Grand Prix.Another low part of the season was when both Williams andToyotawere disqualified from theCanadian Grand Prixafter it was discovered that both cars had brake irregularities, the brake ducts seemingly not conforming to regulations.^{[citation needed]}Williams finished the season in fourth, scoring 88 points and finishing on the podium six times, while Montoya was the highest-placed Williams driver that year, scoring 58 points to finish in fifth position.

2005 season

For the2005season,Schumachermoved toToyota,whileMontoyamoved to McLaren. Taking their places were AustralianMark Webberand GermanNick Heidfeld.^[34]^[35]Jenson Buttonwas to have driven for Williams in 2005,^[36]but anFIAruling forced Button to remain with his current team,BAR.^[37]Antônio Pizzoniaserved as the test driver for the team during the 2005 season. Meanwhile, Button signed a contract to drive for Williams in 2006.

Although there was some positive moments, such as a double podium finish in Monaco and Heidfeld qualifying on pole position at the Nürburgring, Williams slipped further back down the field in 2005, due in part to the return to form of rivals McLaren and the emergence of Toyota as a front-running team. Williams failed to win a race for the first time since 2000, and only registered four podium finishes over the course of the season, finishing fifth in the constructors' championship with 66 points. Heidfeld was replaced by Pizzonia for the last five races of the season after the former suffered firstly a testing accident, and then was hit by a motorbike when out cycling prior to the race in Brazil. Pizzonia could only contribute two points towards the team's tally.

During the course of the 2004 and 2005 F1 seasons,BMW Motorsportand directorMario Theissenincreasingly became publicly critical of the Williams F1 team's inability to create a package capable of winning the Constructors' Championship, or even multiple victories within a single season.^[38]Williams, on the other hand, blamed BMW for not producing a good enough engine.^[39]Williams's failed attempt to priseJenson Buttonout of his BAR contract may also have been an issue with Theissen. DespiteFrank Williams's rare decision to capitulate to commercial demands by employing German driverNick Heidfeldwhen he allegedly preferredAntônio Pizzonia,the fallout between Williams and BMW continued through the 2005 Formula One season. Despite BMW's contract with Williams to supply engines until 2009, this public deterioration of the relationship between Williams and BMW was a factor in the decision by BMW Motorsport to buySauberand rebrand that team to feature the BMW name.^[40]

Cosworth engines (2006)

2006 season

Williams opted forCosworthV8 engines for the2006which sawNico Rosbergreplace GermanNick Heidfeld,who departed forBMW Sauber,whileMark Webberstayed on with the team. Despite having signed a contract to race for Williams,Jenson Buttondecided to stay withBARfor 2006 as it was to become a Honda works team. In September 2005 a deal was reached to allow Button to remain with BAR, with Williams receiving around £24m, some of it paid by Button himself, to cancel this contract.^[41]

Williams and Cosworth entered a partnership agreement where Cosworth would supply engines, transmissions and associated electronics and software for the team.^[42]Major sponsors Hewlett-Packard concluded sponsorship agreements one year before their official end of contract. The Williams team also switched toBridgestonetyres.

The season started well, with both drivers scoring points in the opening race of the season, and Nico Rosberg setting the fastest lap at theBahrain Grand Prix.The rest of the season was disappointing for Williams, with 20 retirements out of 36 starts for the two cars. The team failed to finish on the podium all season, the first time this had happened since Williams's debut season in 1977. The team eventually finished eighth in the Constructors' Championship, with only 11 points.

Toyota engines (2007–2009)

2007–2009 seasons

Following Williams's worst points tally since1978,the team announced that Japanese manufacturer Toyota would be supplying the engines for the2007season.^[43]In addition, the Toyota engine customer deal also includedMagneti MarelliStep 11 engine control unit (ECU) systems as it was used byworks Toyota team.A number of other changes were announced for 2007:Alexander Wurz,who had been a test driver at Williams since 2006, became the team's second driver to replace the outgoing Mark Webber; Japanese driverKazuki Nakajima,son ofSatoru,replaced Wurz as a test driver alongside Karthikeyan. Sponsorship saw a change in 2007, as it was announced thatAT&Twould become the title sponsors for the team from the upcoming season.^[44]AT&T was previously involved as minor sponsors with theJaguarand McLaren teams but moved to Williams following McLaren's announcement of a title sponsorship deal withVodafone,a competitor of AT&T.^[45]On 2 February, the new FW29 was presented to the media in the UK. Soon afterwards, the team secured a sponsorship deal withLenovowho built the team's new supercomputer.

Rosberg and Wurz gave Williams a more productive season in terms of points and, inMontreal,Wurz scored the team's first podium finish since Nick Heidfeld's second-place at the2005 European Grand Prix.Over the course of the year, Rosberg was consistently in the points, scoring 20 during the season; in comparison, teammate Wurz finished in the points three times. Following the announcement that Wurz would be retiring from the sport,^[46]Williams brought in their young test driver Nakajima to drive the second car for them in the final race inBrazil.The Japanese driver finished in tenth despite starting from near the back of the grid, while Rosberg enjoyed his best race of the season, finishing in fourth. Williams finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship that year.

For the2008season, Williams confirmed Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima as their race drivers. Rosberg was confirmed as staying with Williams until the end of2009on 9 December 2007, ending speculation that he could takeFernando Alonso's vacated seat at McLaren.^[47]During the Winter testing sessions, the team ran six different liveries to celebrate their 30th year in the sport and their 500th Grand Prix.^[48]

The 2008 season was a mixture of success and disappointment for Williams. While Rosberg managed to obtain 2 podiums inAustraliaandSingapore,the team struggled at circuits with high-speed corners. The fact that the team was one of the first to switch development to their 2009 car (when new regulations came in) also hindered their season and Williams finished a disappointing 8th in the Constructors' Championship. Rosberg stated that unless the team was more competitive in the near future, he would look to drive elsewhere. Williams retained Rosberg and Nakajima for the 2009 season.

Frank Williams had admitted that he had regretted parting with BMW but stated that Toyota had a tremendous ability to become a top engine supplier. Speculation had been surrounding Toyota's future on the Formula 1 grid. This was due to the fact that for a big-budget team, Toyota had only managed second place as their best result. In December 2008, Williams confirmed their commitment to F1 following theHondawithdrawal announcement.^[49]

Ahead of the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix, Williams announced that it would be ending its three-year partnership with Toyota and finding a new engine supplier for 2010.

Return to Cosworth engines (2010–2011)

2010–2011 seasons

After the termination of their Toyota contract, Williams announced that from the2010season they were to enter into a "long-term partnership" withCosworth,and would be using an updated version of the CA V8 engine which powered their cars in 2006.^[50]Williams also announced a complete driver change for the 2010 season.Rubens Barrichellojoined from 2009 Constructors' ChampionBrawn GP,whilst GP2 championNico Hülkenberggraduated from the test driver seat. Replacing Hülkenberg in the test seat was Finland'sValtteri Bottas,who finished third in the2009 Formula Three Euroseriesas well as winning the non-championshipMasters of Formula 3event atZandvoort.^[51]

Their new 2010 car, theWilliams FW32,was unveiled for the first time at a shakedown test atSilverstone.^[52]Its first official test was on 1 February atCircuit Ricardo TormoinValencia.Hülkenberg took the team's first pole position in over five years, in variable conditions at theBrazilian Grand Prix.^[53]Hülkenberg was dropped from the team ahead of the2011season, and replaced by Venezuelan newcomer and reigningGP2 SerieschampionPastor Maldonado.^[54]The combination of Barrichello and Maldonado meant that 2011 would be the first time since 1981 that Williams would start a season without a European driver in their line-up.

At the second pre-season test in Jerez, Barrichello posted the fastest time of the week on the last day. That was to no avail as Williams endured one of their worst seasons to date: two ninth places for Barrichello and one tenth place for Maldonado were their best results during the entire year. After Brazil, the team ended with a ninth place in the Constructors' Championship.

Return to Renault engines (2012–2013)

2012–2013 seasons

On 4 July 2011, Williams announced they would be reuniting with engine-supplier Renault who were to supply the team's engines from 2012 onwards.^[55]On 1 December 2011, it was confirmed that Maldonado would be retained for the 2012 season, along with reserve driverValtteri Bottas,who took part in 15 Friday practice sessions.^[56]In January 2012, it was confirmed that Bruno Senna would be the driver to partner Maldonado, effectively ending Rubens Barrichello's F1 career.

Prior to the 2012 season, Patrick Head moved from the Williams F1 team to Williams Hybrid Power Limited, another subsidiary of Williams Grand Prix Holdings.^[57]The team also announced that its relationship with AT&T ended by mutual agreement, and there were negotiations with another telecommunications company for team's title sponsorship.^[58]At the2012 Spanish Grand Prix,Pastor Maldonado took his only Grand Prix victory, which was also Williams's first race victory since2004 Brazilian Grand Prix.Around 90 minutes after celebrating this win, a fire broke out in the garage of the Williams team, damaging the FW34 ofBruno Sennaand leaving several injured.^[59]The team eventually achieved eighth position in the Formula One World Constructors' Championship.^[60]

Claire Williams,the daughter of team principal Frank Williams, was appointed deputy principal in March 2013.^[61]Maldonado was retained by the team for2013and was joined by Bottas, promoted from his role as test driver.^[62]The team struggled throughout the season, despite a good qualifying session at theCanadian Grand Prixand a place in the top 10 at theUnited States Grand Prix,scoring only five points in the World Constructors' Championship.^[63]

While Williams enjoyed a victory in the 2012 season and occasional points finishes, they did not reach the same heights as was achieved during their domination of Formula One during the 1990s. This, combined with an absolutely dismal 2013 season, prompted Williams to look for a new engine supplier from the 2014 season onwards.

Mercedes power units (2014–present)

The Williams Martini Racing logo (2014-2018)

2014–2017 seasons

In May 2013, Williams signed a long-term contract with Mercedes to supply engines for the team, the German manufacturer providing 1.6-litre V6 turbo engines from the start of the 2014 season.^[64]Bottas was retained as driver for2014,andFelipe Massawas signed fromFerrarito replace Maldonado. The team also unveiled a new, multi-year title sponsorship deal with drinks brandMartini.As part of the deal, the team became Williams Martini Racing, except in Bahrain, Russia and Abu Dhabi, where the team is known as Williams Racing because of alcohol advertising restrictions.^{[citation needed]}

The team won its first pole position since 2012, courtesy of Massa at theAustrian Grand Prix;it was the only time thatMercedeswould be beaten to pole position over the course of the 2014 season. With Bottas qualifying alongside Massa, it was also the first time the team had locked out the front row since the2003 German Grand Prix.^[65]The team enjoyed an upturn in performance, including a double podium inAbu Dhabi,resulting in them taking third place in the Constructors' Championship. They repeated this feat in the2015season, despite a low-key season owing to the resurgence ofFerrari.

The team went into the2016season with Bottas and Massa retained. FormerFerrari Driver AcademymemberLance Strolljoined the team as a development driver;Alex Lynnbecame a reserve driver withPaul di Restawho was announced on 13 March,^[66]followingSusie Wolff's retirement from motorsport.^[67]

In September 2016, Massa announced his intentions to retire from Formula One, with Stroll later announced as his replacement for2017.^[68]FollowingNico Rosberg's decision to retire, the team released Bottas from his contract to allow him to take his place atMercedes,with Massa returning to the team on a one-year deal.^[69]

Massa was forced to withdraw from the2017 Hungarian Grand Prixdue to illness; the team then announced thatPaul di Restawould be racing alongside Stroll instead.^[70]

2018–2019: Continued decline

On 4 November 2017,Felipe Massaannounced his decision to retire from F1.^[71]Renaultreserve driver and2016 GP2 Series3rd-place finisherSergey Sirotkinwas signed as his replacement for2018,^[72]withRobert Kubicajoining the team as a reserve and development driver.^[73]

Williams struggled over the course of the 2018 season, scoring only 7 points and finishing last in the Constructors' Championship standings. Although theFW41rarely suffered from reliability issues, it was significantly off the pace; the team's highest finish was Stroll's 8th-place finish inAzerbaijan.The team's only other points finish was at theItalian Grand Prix,with Stroll finishing 9th and Sirotkin scoring his first championship point in 10th. This was also the only Grand Prix of the season in which the team reached the third qualifying session, with Stroll starting 10th on the grid.

On 27 February 2018Martiniannounced that they would leave Williams and Formula One at the end of the 2018 season.^[74]

On 12 October 2018, the team announced that reigningFormula 2championGeorge Russellwould be joining the team for the2019season. On 22 November 2018 it was announced that reserve driverRobert Kubicawould be promoted to the other seat, marking his return to Formula One after eight years away from the sport due to injury.^[75]^[76]For the 2019 season, the team entered into a partnership with Polish petroleum companyPKN Orlenand a multi-year title sponsorship arrangement with telecommunications company ROKiT.^[77]^[78]

Williams missed the first two-and-a-half days of pre-season testing inBarcelonadue to theFW42not yet being ready, the only team to suffer such a setback.^[79]Williams began the season out of reach from being competitive. During qualifying at the season-opener inAustralia,their fastest time was almost 1.3 seconds slower than the nearest competitor. In the race, Russell and Kubica finished two and three laps behind the leader respectively. The team's best result of the season came inGermany,where Kubica was classified 10th, the team's only points finish that season. However, this result only came after post-race penalties for other drivers. Upgrades came during the season with which the FW42 began to catch up to its competitors; Russell came within 0.1 seconds of reaching Q2 in qualifying for theHungarian Grand Prixand finished close to the points with 12th inBrazil.However, both cars would be eliminated in Q1 at every race of the season. Despite the team's lack of performance in comparison to 2014–2017, it was confirmed that Williams have extended their engine supplier partnership with Mercedes until 2025.^[80]

On 19 September 2019, Williams announced that Kubica had decided to leave the team at the end of the 2019 season; he would go on to joinAlfa Romeoas a reserve driver.^[81]2019 Formula 2 Championshiprunner-upNicholas Latifiwas promoted from his role of reserve driver to replace Kubica for the2020season.^[82]Jack Aitkenreplaced Latifi as reserve driver.^[83]In May 2020, following publication of significant losses in 2019, Williams announced the immediate termination of its title sponsorship deal with ROKiT.^[84]

2020–present: Buyout and new management

In the opening race of 2020, the2020 Austrian Grand Prix,Latifi reached 11th place, just outside the points, whereas in qualifying Russell was only 0.15 seconds away from reaching Q2 (Russell retired in the race with a fuel pressure issue). In the wet qualifying for the next race, theStyrian Grand Prix,Russell succeeded in making it out of Q1, the first time a Williams driver had done so since the2018 Brazilian Grand Prix,^[85]and, in the slippery conditions, qualified in 12th. Russell started the race in 11th, following the application of penalties for other drivers.^[86]

At the2020 Hungarian Grand Prix,both drivers made it out of Q1 for the first time since the2018 Italian Grand Prix.It was Russell's second time getting out of Q1, and Latifi's first time getting out of Q1.

On 21 August 2020, Williams was acquired by US investment group Dorilton Capital for €152 million.^[87]The amount includes settling the debt of the company and it will continue to run under the Williams name and keep its UK base.^[88]^[89]

Despite being offered the chance to stay on as Team Principal,Claire Williamsannounced her departure from the team effective after the weekend of the2020 Italian Grand Prix.Following this announcement, it will be the first time Williams F1 Team has not been under the leadership of the Williams family since its inception 43 years prior.Simon Roberts,who joined Williams fromMcLarenin May 2020, became the acting team principal of the team.^[90]In December 2020, Williams announcedJost Capitowill be joining Williams as the new CEO, with Roberts becoming team principal and reporting to Capito.^[91]

During the2021 Monaco Grand Prix,Williams celebrated their 750th Grand Prix start. To celebrate the occasion, Williams launched a competition where the names of 100 Williams supporters were featured on their car, theWilliams FW43B,together with the number of races since they started supporting Williams.^[92]In June 2021, Roberts left the team. Most of his responsibilities were taken over by Capito, withFrançois-Xavier Demaisontaking his trackside leadership duties.^[93]The2021 Hungarian Grand Prixsaw Williams score their first points since the2019 German Grand PrixwithRobert Kubica,and their first double points finish since the2018 Italian Grand Prix.At the2021 Belgian Grand Prix,Russell qualified in 2nd place and scored Williams's first podium since the2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix,as the race was stopped after only two laps under safety car conditions were completed, allowing most drivers to retain their qualifying position. The team also achieved a second consecutive double points finish, as Latifi finished 9th. Russell scored back-to-back points at the2021 Italian Grand Prixand at the2021 Russian Grand Prix(9th and 10th respectively; in the latter he qualified 3rd, behindCarlos Sainz Jr.and pole-sitterLando Norris). Williams finished in 8th place in the Constructors' Championship with 23 points, 10 points ahead ofAlfa Romeo,which finished in 9th place.

For the2022 season,Russell left Williams to join theMercedes works team,whose junior team he had been a part of.^[94]^[95]Ex-Red Bulldriver,Alex Albon,was signed to replace Russell.^[96]Latifi retained his spot in the team.^[97]Prior to the season, Williams announced a partnership deal with the battery manufacturerDuracell.^[98]Albon scored the team's first points of the season in theAustralian Grand Prix,where he pitted only once on the last lap and finished tenth.^[99]Albon also finished ninth in theMiami Grand Prix.^[100]Latifi achieved his first ever Q3 appearance at theBritish Grand Prix,^[101]though he dropped out of the points and finished in twelfth.^[102]Following a number of penalties for other drivers at theBelgian Grand Prix,Albon qualified ninth and started sixth.^[103]Albon went on to score Williams's third point position finish by ending the race in tenth.^[104]Prior to thethird practice session at the Italian Grand Prix,Albon withdrew after feeling ill and suffering fromappendicitis.Williams announcedNyck de Vriesas the replacement.^[105]In his first everqualifying session,de Vries qualified thirteenth, but started eighth after penalties.^[106]de Vries went on to finish ninth,^[107]scoring points on his debut.^[108]

Preceding the start of the 2023 race year, Mercedes ex-chief strategist James Vowles was announced to take over as the Team's new Principal, following the resignation of former Team Principal Jost Capito in 2022.^[109]

For the2023season, Williams announced a long-term partnership withGulf Oil.^[110]Albon's contract had been extended,^[111]^[112]partnering rookieLogan Sargeant;Sargeant, who replaces the departingNicholas Latifi,is the first American driver to race in Formula One sinceAlexander Rossidrove for the formerMarussia F1team for five races in2015.

The season-opener of theBahrain Grand Prixsaw Albon score one point in tenth ahead of Sargeant, who finished twelfth. Albon retired at the following race at theSaudi Arabian Grand Prixdue to a brake failure with Sargeant placing sixteenth after he failed to set a time within the107% rulein qualification due to mechanical issues. In theAustralian Grand Prix,Albon retired again after losing control of his car and crashing heavily early into the race, causing a red flag. Sargeant, meanwhile, crashed withAlphaTauridriverNyck de Vriesduring lap 56 of 58 after a restart. However, Sargeant was classified as having finished 16th, given that he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Williams Group

Williams Grand Prix Holdings is the public company of Williams Group, which includes the Formula One Team and others like Williams Heritage, Williams Grand Prix Technologies (WGPT), and collaborations with other brands. It was also the former parent company of Williams Hybrid Power & Williams Advanced Engineering. Both of these businesses took technology developed for F1 and adapted it for multiple commercial applications. Williams Hybrid Power was sold toGKNin March 2014 and Williams Advanced Engineering was sold toFortescuein February 2022.^[113]

Williams Grand Prix Holdings is currently owned by Dorilton Capital who purchased the team on 21 August 2020. With the acquisition, Claire Williams was offered the chance to stay on as a team principal but that offer was declined. The2020 Italian Grand Prixin Monza was the last race where the Williams family led the team.^[114]

The sale happened after years of financial difficulties.Reutersreported on 20 November 2009 that founders Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head had sold a minority stake in the team to an investment company led byToto Wolff.^[115]^[116]In February 2011, Williams F1 announced plans to raise capital through aninitial public offering(IPO) on theFrankfurt Stock Exchange(FWB) in March 2011, with Sir Frank Williams remaining the majority shareholder and team principal after the IPO.^[117]

In December 2017 Sir Frank Williams owned 51.3% of the company, with 24.1% on the public marketplace, Brad Hollinger owning 11.7%, Patrick Head 9.3%, and 3.6% is held by an employee trust fund.^[118]However in May 2020, Williams was put up for sale after posting a £13 million loss in the previous year.^[119]

Williams Heritage

Williams Heritage (WH) is the retired chassis and restoration division of Williams F1 (similar toFerrari F1 ClientiandClassic Team Lotus) that keeps and maintains old retired Williams Formula One chassis that are no longer in racing use. The division's headquarters are located at the Formula One team's site in Grove, Oxfordshire. Williams Heritage manage the restorations, maintenance and on-track activities of the entire Williams collection, as well as privately owned Williams cars. The division was created by Jonathan Williams and the current Heritage Director isJonathan Kennard.

Williams Grand Prix Technologies

Williams Grand Prix Technologies (WGPT) was launched in April 2024, and the company applies the innovation and technologies of F1 to tackling clients’ engineering challenges in other sectors. Services, capabilities and assets originally developed for and used by the Williams race team are offered by WGPT to a range of sectors that include the wider motorsport sector, premium automotive,aerospace,defence, marine, energy, sport and lifestyle.^[120]

Services offered by WGPT include F1 standard platform dynamics, advanced materials, simulation and modelling, and instrument and data analytics. These core engineering services are supported by a range of in-house prototype testing and evaluation resources that include awind tunnel,a driver-in-the-loopsimulator,single-axis testing machines, an 8-post rig, chassis rig, and bedplate testing.^[120]

Williams Driver Academy

Like most F1 teams, Williams operates its own driver academy. As of 2023, the Williams Driver Academy's roster isJamie Chadwick,Roy Nissany,Zak O'Sullivan,Oliver Gray,Franco Colapinto,andLuke Browning.

Former drivers includeLogan Sargeant,Lance Stroll,Oliver Rowland,Nicholas Latifi,Dan Ticktum,andJack Aitken.Both Sargeant and Stroll are driving in Formula One as of the2023 season.

Williams Experience Centre

The Williams Experience Centre is located at the home of the Williams Formula 1 team in Grove, Oxfordshire. Originally the base of BMW's Le Mans project, the building was converted in 2002.

Other motorsports activities

Formula Two

Williams developed the car for the revived Formula Two championship, beginning in 2009.^[121]The design was originally created for a new, more-powerful offshoot of the Formula Palmer Audi series, however the car was re-purposed whenJonathan Palmer'sMotorSport Visionsuccessfully bid for the rights to run the new Formula Two series.

Group B rallying (1985–1986)

TheMG Metro 6R4 rally carwas developed by Williams in 1984 on commission fromRover.Therally carwas aMG Metrowith a completely newV6 engine(mid-engined) andfour-wheel drive,developed to the internationalGroup Brallying regulations. Williams developed the car in just six months.

British Touring Car Championship (1995–1999)

Williams entered theBritish Touring Car Championshipin1995,taking over the works Renault programme.Alain Menutransferred from Renault Dealer Racing, withWill Hoysigned to partner him. Williams employed Ian Harrison, future director ofTriple Eight Racingas team manager. While Menu was a championship contender, Hoy had constant failures and bad luck during the first half of the season. However, Hoy's luck changed and he won three races and scored several podium finishes in the second half of the year, eventually taking fourth in the championship while Menu finished second in the championship with seven wins. Renault won the manufacturers championship.1996was a more difficult year with the front-wheel-drive cars outclassed by the 4WDAudi A4sofFrank BielaandJohn Bintcliffe.Menu was second in the championship again, while Hoy finished a lowly ninth.1997was a breakthrough year for Williams, winning the drivers' championship with Menu, the manufacturers' trophy and teams' award. Other changes for the team sawJason Platoreplacing Hoy, taking third in the championship. The team won 15 races out of 24 in 1997. It also competed in the1997 Bathurst 1000with Menu and Plato leading for much of the early part of the race.Alan Jonesdrove the second car, his first appearance for Williams since 1981.

1998saw few changes to the Williams team: the driver line-up was unchanged with Menu to defend his title alongside Plato, but the main sponsor for 1998 wasNescafé,with Renault still putting sponsorship in for the team. While the Renaults had a new look for 1998, the opposition had caught up after 1997, and both Menu and Plato had a more difficult season, finishing fourth and fifth in the championship. In the final round of 1998 atSilverstone,a third car was entered for Independents ChampionTommy Rustad.Renault ultimately finished third in the manufacturers trophy and second in the teams championship.1999was the most difficult season for Williams, as Menu left Renault after racing with them since 1993. Plato was joined byJean-Christophe Boullion.Nescafé were again the main sponsor for the Williams team in 1999. Renault did not have much luck in 1999 with engine failures haunting the team during the mid-part of the season. One win for Plato was the only success for the season, and Renault pulled out of the BTCC at the end of the season.

Le Mans 24 Hours and Sportscars (1998–2000)

Prior to their F1 partnership, Williams Motorsport builtLe Mans PrototypesforBMW,known as theV12 LMandV12 LMR.The V12 LMR won the24 Hours of Le Mansin1999.The car was driven byPierluigi Martini,Yannick DalmasandJoachim Winkelhock,^[122]and operated bySchnitzer Motorsportunder the name ofBMW Motorsport.

Formula E

Williams's Advanced Engineering division collaborated withJaguar Racingin itsdebut season.^[123]Williams have a contract to supply the battery system for the Gen 3 Car from the2021–22 Formula E World Championship.^[124]

TheMG Metro 6R4was developed by Williams for the 1986 World Rally Championship.
The Williams-engineeredRenault Laguna BTCCcar ran between 1995 and 1999 and won two manufacturers' titles and one drivers' title.

Automobile activities

Jaguar C-X75

In May 2011 Jaguar announced a limited production of the C-X75 from 2013 to 2015, with a compact, forced induction petrol engine combined with electric motors instead of the micro gas turbines in theconcept car.A maximum of 250 cars were planned to be built in partnership withWilliams Advanced Engineering.The Jaguar C-X75 is ahybrid-electric,2-seat,concept carproduced by British automobile manufacturerJaguar Carsin partnership with the derivative of theFormula Oneteam,Williams Advanced Engineeringwhich debuted at the2010 Paris Motor Show.

Renault Clio Williams

The Williams name and logo were used on theRenault Clio Williams,a limited sports model of the production supermini, which was Formula One'ssafety carat the1996 Argentine Grand Prix.^[125]^[126] However, no input was provided by Williams into the development of the car.

Porsche 911 GT3R Hybrid

Through subsidiaryWilliams Hybrid Power,the company developed and supplied a flywheel-based kinetic-energy storage system which was in use on aPorsche 911 GT3 Rcar in various GT racing series. The car achieved its first victory on 28 May 2011 at the 4th round of theVLN Endurance Racing Championshipheld at theNürburgring.^[127]

The Renault Clio Williams
Jaguar C-X75

Former subsidiaries

WAE Technologies

WAE Technologies, formerly known as Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), was the technology and engineering services business of the Williams Group. Based in the United Kingdom, it is located in a dedicated facility of 3,800 square metres (41,000 sq ft), adjacent to Williams Formula One facilities.

The company provides the battery technology used inFormula E^[128]andExtreme E,and has assisted the development of the electric Vanda Dendrobium car from Singapore.^[129]It has worked withJaguarto create theC-X75hybrid supercar. WAE partnered once again with Jaguar to build new stunt C-X75s for the 24thJames Bondfilm,Spectre.^[130]

WAE announced in June 2013 a new collaboration withNismo,the performance-orientated brand ofNissan,to partner in the development of high-performance road cars.

WAE generated revenues of £10.9m in fiscal year 2014–15, with profits of £1m.^[131]

The company announced in August 2017 a collaboration withSinger Vehicle Design.The initial work is a modified, naturally aspirated, air-cooled, flat-sixPorsche 911engine with a 4.0L capacity, four valves per cylinder and four camshafts, rated at 500HP.

On 1 May 2019, Williams Advanced Engineering announced their partnership with the FIA sanctioned electric off-road racing series,Extreme E.Williams Advanced Engineering will supply the batteries for the first two seasons of Extreme E, which began in 2021.

On 2 May 2019, it was announced that Williams Advanced Engineering will supply the batteries for the multi-makeETCRseries that is due to launch in 2020.^[132]

On 24 January 2022, the Australian mining firmFortescueannounced it had purchased Williams Advanced Engineering for £164m in an effort to meet its carbon neutral targets for 2030.^[133]In January 2023, the company was renamed WAE Technologies.^[134]

Williams Hybrid Power

Williams Hybrid Power (WHP) was the division of Williams F1 that developed electromechanicalflywheelsfor mobile applications such as buses, trams and high-performance endurance-racing cars. A hybrid system that uses a spinning composite rotor to store energy, these flywheels help a vehicle save fuel and ultimately reduce its CO₂emissions.

WHP was first established in 2008 and immediately set about developing a new flywheel energy-recovery system for the Williams F1 Team after the introduction of Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) into Formula One for the 2009 season. While other teams were pouring their efforts into electric battery systems, Williams F1 opted to go down the flywheel route because of a strong belief in the technology's wider applications. While it was never raced in Formula One due to technical changes, WHP has since seen its technology adapted for a range of applications. For example, the Audi R18 hybrid car that won the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours used a WHP flywheel. WHP has also seen its flywheel technology introduced into a series of buses as part of a deal with the Go-Ahead Group, one of the UK's biggest transport operators. In April 2014, Williams Hybrid Power was sold toGKN.^[135]

Formula One results

Constructors' Championships winning percentage:19.6%
Drivers' Championships winning percentage:15.2%
Winning percentage:14%

Formula One results
(italicsindicates non-works entries;boldindicates championships won)
Year	Name	Car	Engine	Tyres	No.	Drivers	Points	WCC
1977	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	March 761	Ford-CosworthDFV 3.0V8	G	27.	Patrick Nève	—
1978	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	FW06	Ford-CosworthDFV 3.0V8	G	27.	Alan Jones	11	9th
1979	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	FW06 FW07	Ford-CosworthDFV 3.0V8	G	27. 28.	Alan Jones Clay Regazzoni	75	2nd
1980	Albilad Williams Racing Team	FW07 FW07B	Ford-CosworthDFV 3.0V8	G	27. 28.	Alan Jones Carlos Reutemann	120	1st
	Brands Hatch Racing				43.	Desiré Wilson
	RAM – Penthouse Rizla Racing RAM – Rainbow Jeans Racing RAM Theodore – Rainbow Jeans Racing				50. 51. 51.	Rupert Keegan Kevin Cogan Geoff Lees
1981	Albilad Williams Racing Team	FW07C	Ford-CosworthDFV 3.0V8	M G	1. 2.	Alan Jones Carlos Reutemann	95	1st
1981	TAG Williams Racing Team	FW07C	Ford-CosworthDFV 3.0V8	M G	1. 2.	Alan Jones Carlos Reutemann	95	1st
1982	TAG Williams Racing Team	FW07C FW08	Ford-CosworthDFV 3.0V8	G	5. 5. 5. 6.	Carlos Reutemann Mario Andretti Derek Daly Keke Rosberg	58	4th
1983	TAG Williams Racing Team	FW08C	Ford-CosworthDFV 3.0V8	G	1. 2. 42.	Keke Rosberg Jacques Laffite Jonathan Palmer	36	4th
1983	TAG Williams Racing Team	FW09	HondaRA163E 1.5V6 t	G	1. 2. 42.	Keke Rosberg Jacques Laffite Jonathan Palmer	2	11th
1984	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	FW09 FW09B	HondaRA163E 1.5V6 t HondaRA164E 1.5V6 t	G	5. 6.	Jacques Laffite Keke Rosberg	25.5	6th
1985	Canon Williams Honda Team	FW10 FW10B	HondaRA164E 1.5V6 t	G	5. 6.	Nigel Mansell Keke Rosberg	71	3rd
1986	Canon Williams Honda Team	FW11	HondaRA166E 1.5V6 t	G	5. 6.	Nigel Mansell Nelson Piquet	141	1st
1987	Canon Williams Honda Team	FW11B	HondaRA167E 1.5V6 t	G	5. 5. 6.	Nigel Mansell Riccardo Patrese Nelson Piquet	137	1st
1988	Canon Williams Team	FW12	JuddCV 3.5V8	G	5. 5. 5. 6.	Nigel Mansell Martin Brundle Jean-Louis Schlesser Riccardo Patrese	20	7th
1989	Canon Williams Team	FW12C FW13	RenaultRS1 3.5V10	G	5. 6.	Thierry Boutsen Riccardo Patrese	77	2nd
1990	Canon Williams Team	FW13B	RenaultRS2 3.5V10	G	5. 6.	Thierry Boutsen Riccardo Patrese	57	4th
1991	Canon Williams Team	FW14	RenaultRS3 3.5V10	G	5. 6.	Nigel Mansell Riccardo Patrese	125	2nd
1992	Canon Williams Team	FW14B	RenaultRS3C 3.5V10 RenaultRS4 3.5V10	G	5. 6.	Nigel Mansell Riccardo Patrese	164	1st
1993	Canon Williams Team	FW15C	RenaultRS5 3.5V10	G	0. 2.	Damon Hill Alain Prost	168	1st
1994	Rothmans Williams Renault	FW16 FW16B	RenaultRS6 3.5V10	G	0. 2. 2. 2.	Damon Hill Ayrton Senna David Coulthard Nigel Mansell	118	1st
1995	Rothmans Williams Renault	FW17 FW17B	RenaultRS7 3.0V10	G	5. 6.	Damon Hill David Coulthard	112	2nd
1996	Rothmans Williams Renault	FW18	RenaultRS8 3.0V10	G	5. 6.	Damon Hill Jacques Villeneuve	175	1st
1997	Rothmans Williams Renault	FW19	RenaultRS9 3.0V10	G	3. 4.	Jacques Villeneuve Heinz-Harald Frentzen	123	1st
1998	Winfield Williams	FW20	MecachromeGC37-01 3.0V10	G	1. 2.	Jacques Villeneuve Heinz-Harald Frentzen	38	3rd
1999	Winfield Williams	FW21	SupertecFB01 3.0V10	B	5. 6.	Alessandro Zanardi Ralf Schumacher	35	5th
2000	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	FW22	BMWE41 3.0V10	B	9. 10.	Ralf Schumacher Jenson Button	36	3rd
2001	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	FW23	BMWP80 3.0V10	M	5. 6.	Ralf Schumacher Juan Pablo Montoya	80	3rd
2002	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	FW24	BMWP82 3.0V10	M	5. 6.	Ralf Schumacher Juan Pablo Montoya	92	2nd
2003	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	FW25	BMWP83 3.0V10	M	3. 4. 4.	Juan Pablo Montoya Ralf Schumacher Marc Gené	144	2nd
2004	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	FW26	BMWP84 3.0V10	M	3. 4. 4. 4.	Juan Pablo Montoya Ralf Schumacher Marc Gené Antônio Pizzonia	88	4th
2005	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	FW27	BMWP84/5 3.0V10	M	7. 8. 8.	Mark Webber Nick Heidfeld Antônio Pizzonia	66	5th
2006	WilliamsF1 Team	FW28	CosworthCA2006 2.4V8	B	9. 10.	Mark Webber Nico Rosberg	11	8th
2007	AT&T Williams	FW29	ToyotaRVX-07 2.4V8	B	16. 17. 17.	Nico Rosberg Alexander Wurz Kazuki Nakajima	33	4th
2008	AT&T Williams	FW30	ToyotaRVX-08 2.4V8	B	7. 8.	Nico Rosberg Kazuki Nakajima	26	8th
2009	AT&T Williams	FW31	ToyotaRVX-09 2.4V8	B	16. 17.	Nico Rosberg Kazuki Nakajima	34.5	7th
2010	AT&T Williams	FW32	CosworthCA2010 2.4V8	B	9. 10.	Rubens Barrichello Nico Hülkenberg	69	6th
2011	AT&T Williams	FW33	CosworthCA2011K 2.4V8	P	11. 12.	Rubens Barrichello Pastor Maldonado	5	9th
2012	Williams F1 Team	FW34	RenaultRS27-2012 2.4V8	P	18. 19.	Pastor Maldonado Bruno Senna	76	8th
2013	Williams F1 Team	FW35	RenaultRS27-2013 2.4V8	P	16. 17.	Pastor Maldonado Valtteri Bottas	5	9th
2014	Williams Martini Racing	FW36	MercedesPU106A Hybrid 1.6V6 t	P	19. 77.	Felipe Massa Valtteri Bottas	320	3rd
2015	Williams Martini Racing	FW37	MercedesPU106B Hybrid 1.6V6 t	P	19. 77.	Felipe Massa Valtteri Bottas	257	3rd
2016	Williams Martini Racing	FW38	MercedesPU106C Hybrid 1.6V6 t	P	19. 77.	Felipe Massa Valtteri Bottas	138	5th
2017	Williams Martini Racing	FW40	MercedesM08 EQ Power+ 1.6V6 t	P	18. 19. 40.	Lance Stroll Felipe Massa Paul di Resta	83	5th
2018	Williams Martini Racing	FW41	MercedesM09 EQ Power+ 1.6V6 t	P	18. 35.	Lance Stroll Sergey Sirotkin	7	10th
2019	ROKiT Williams Racing	FW42	MercedesM10 EQ Power+ 1.6V6 t	P	63. 88.	George Russell Robert Kubica	1	10th
2020	Williams Racing	FW43	MercedesM11 EQ Performance 1.6V6 t	P	6. 63. 89.	Nicholas Latifi George Russell Jack Aitken	0	10th
2021	Williams Racing	FW43B	MercedesM12 E Performance 1.6V6 t	P	6. 63.	Nicholas Latifi George Russell	23	8th
2022	Williams Racing	FW44	MercedesM13 E Performance 1.6V6 t	P	6. 23. 45.	Nicholas Latifi Alexander Albon Nyck de Vries	8	10th
2023	Williams Racing	FW45	MercedesM14 E Performance 1.6V6 t	P	2. 23.	Logan Sargeant Alexander Albon	28	7th
2024	Williams Racing	FW46	MercedesM15 E Performance 1.6V6 t	P	2. 23.	Logan Sargeant Alexander Albon	4*	9th*
* Season still in progress.

Drivers' Champions

The following drivers won the Formula One Drivers' Championship for Williams:^[136]

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Preceded by McLaren	Formula One Constructors' Champion 1986–1987	Succeeded by McLaren
Preceded by McLaren	Formula One Constructors' Champion 1992–1993–1994	Succeeded by Benetton
Preceded by Benetton	Formula One Constructors' Champion 1996–1997	Succeeded by McLaren

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v t e Williams Grand Prix Engineering
Founders	Frank Williams Patrick Head
Team Principal	James Vowles
Current personnel	Jenson Button(Senior Advisor) Sven Smeets Willy Rampf
Former personnel	Ross Brawn Loïc Bigois Jost Capito Jock Clear Mike Coughlan François-Xavier Demaison Frank Dernie Dirk de Beer Jonathan Eddolls Gavin Fisher Mark Gillan[ja] Eghbal Hamidy Patrick Head Simon Lacey Werner Laurenz Paddy Lowe Tom McCullough John McQuilliam Sam Michael Matt Morris Rod Nelson Adrian Newey Steve Nielsen Tim Newton Neil Oatley Adam Parr Heinz Paschen Tim Preston Xevi Pujolar Sergio Rinland Simon Roberts Paul Rosche Enrique Scalabroni Rob Smedley Jason Somerville Dickie Stanford Dave Stubbs Pat Symonds Antonia Terzi Jon Tomlinson Claire Williams Frank Williams Geoff Willis Craig Wilson[ja] Toto Wolff Ed Wood Jörg Zander
Race drivers	2.Logan Sargeant 23.Alexander Albon
Driver academy	Jamie Chadwick Zak O'Sullivan Oliver Gray Franco Colapinto Luke Browning Oleksandr Bondarev
World Champions	Alan Jones Keke Rosberg Nelson Piquet Nigel Mansell Alain Prost Damon Hill Jacques Villeneuve
Former drivers	See category
Drivers' titles	1980 1982 1987 1992 1993 1996 1997
Constructors' titles	1980 1981 1986 1987 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997
Race winners	Clay Regazzoni Alan Jones Carlos Reutemann Keke Rosberg Nigel Mansell Nelson Piquet Thierry Boutsen Riccardo Patrese Alain Prost Damon Hill David Coulthard Jacques Villeneuve Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ralf Schumacher Juan Pablo Montoya Pastor Maldonado
Formula Onecars	FW06 FW07 FW07B FW07C FW08 FW08C FW09 FW09B FW10 FW10B FW11 FW11B FW12 FW12C FW13 FW13B FW14 FW14B FW15C FW16 FW16B FW17 FW17B FW18 FW19 FW20 FW21 FW22 FW23 FW24 FW25 FW26 FW27 FW28 FW29 FW30 FW31 FW32 FW33 FW34 FW35 FW36 FW37 FW38 FW40 FW41 FW42 FW43 FW43B FW44 FW45 FW46
Formula Twocars	JPH1 JPH1B
Le Mans prototypes	BMW V12 LM BMW V12 LMR
Rally cars	Metro 6R4
Touring cars	Renault Laguna (BTCC)

v t e Formula One constructors
2024 season	Alpine Aston Martin Ferrari(results) Haas McLaren(results) Mercedes(results) RB Red Bull(results) Sauber(results) Williams(results)
Former	AFM AGS Alfa Romeo(results) AlphaTauri Alta Amon Andrea Moda Apollon Arrows(results) Arzani-Volpini Aston-Butterworth ATS (Italy) ATS (Germany) BAR Behra-Porsche Bellasi Benetton(results) BMW(results) Boro Brabham(results) Brawn BRM(results) BRP Bugatti(results) Caterham Cisitalia Coloni Connaught Connew Cooper(results) Dallara De Tomaso Derrington-Francis Eagle Eifelland Emeryson EMW ENB Ensign ERA EuroBrun Ferguson Fittipaldi Fondmetal Footwork Force India(results) Force India (Racing Point) Forti(results) Frazer Nash Fry Gilby Gordini Greifzu Hesketh Hill Honda(results) HRT HWM Jaguar JBW Jordan(results) Kauhsen Klenk Kojima Kurtis Kraft Lancia Larrousse LDS LEC Leyton House Life Ligier Lola Lola (Haas) Lola (MasterCard) Lotus (1958–1994)(results) Lotus (2010–2011) Lotus (2012–2015) Lyncar Maki March(results) Martini Marussia Maserati(results) Matra MBM McGuire Merzario Midland Milano Minardi Modena MRT Onyx OSCA Osella Pacific Parnelli Penske(results) Porsche(results) Prost Protos Racing Point RAM Realpha Rebaque Renault(results) Reynard Rial Scarab Scirocco Shadow Shannon Simtek Spirit Spyker Stebro Stewart Super Aguri Surtees SVA Talbot-Lago Tec-Mec Tecno Theodore Toro Rosso(results) Token Toleman Toyota Trojan Tyrrell(results) Vanwall Veritas Virgin Williams (FWRC) Wolf Zakspeed
Proposed	Andretti-Cadillac Audi Bravo F1 DAMS Direxiv Dome FIRST Hitech GP Phoenix Prodrive Stefan US F1
Although World Championship races held in 1952 and 1953 were run to Formula Two regulations, constructors who only participated during this period are included herein to maintain Championship continuity. Constructors whose only participation in the World Championship was in theIndianapolis 500races between 1950 and 1960 are not listed.