Williams Grand Prix Engineering
British Formula One motor racing team and constructor
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| 2025 | Will Green from the United Kingdom joined the Williams Driver Academy, currently competing in Karting. |
| 2025 | Victor Martins from France joined the Williams Driver Academy, set to compete in FIA Formula 2 Championship. |
| 2025 | Williams Racing introduces the Williams FW47 Formula One car for the 2025 racing season |
| February 2025 | Williams announced a record multi-year title sponsorship with Atlassian, rebranding as Atlassian Williams Racing for the 2025 season. |
| 2024 | Williams introduced a special Mercado Libre livery for the Mexico City and São Paulo Grands Prix, commemorating a new partnership with the Argentine online marketplace following the signing of Franco Colapinto. |
| 2024 | Williams modified its car manufacturing process, initially producing metal parts instead of carbon fiber, which resulted in the car exceeding weight limits and losing approximately 0.45 seconds per lap. |
| 2024 | Franco Colapinto replaced Logan Sargeant for the final nine races of the 2024 Formula One season. |
| 2024 | Williams Racing scored a total of 17 points during the 2024 Formula One World Championship with the FW46 car. |
| 2024 | Alessandro Giusti from France joined the Williams Driver Academy, set to compete in FIA Formula 3 Championship. |
| 2024 | Dean Hoogendoorn from Netherlands joined the Williams Driver Academy, currently competing in OKJ Karting. |
| 2024 | Sara Matsui from Japan joined the Williams Driver Academy, currently competing in OKJ Karting. |
| 2024 | Lucas Palacio from the United States joined the Williams Driver Academy, currently competing in Karting. |
| 2024 | Williams Racing prepares to compete with the Williams FW46 Formula One car |
| 2024 | Franco Colapinto and Lance Stroll are confirmed to be driving in Formula One as academy alumni. |
| April 2024 | Williams Grand Prix Technologies (WGPT) was launched, expanding the company's engineering services beyond Formula 1 racing to multiple industrial sectors including automotive, aerospace, defence, marine, energy, sport, and lifestyle. |
| February 5 2024 | Williams revealed the FW46 Formula One car in New York City, featuring a livery similar to previous years and introducing an on-wheel multi-function display (MFD) for the first time. |
| 2023 | Franco Colapinto enters the Williams Driver Academy, competing in FIA Formula 3 Championship and FIA Formula 2 Championship. |
| 2023 | Williams Driver Academy added Luke Browning from the United Kingdom to their program, who went on to win the FIA F3 World Cup in the same year. |
| 2023 | Lia Block from the United States joined the Williams Driver Academy, competing in Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship and F1 Academy. |
| 2023 | Oleksandr Bondarev from Ukraine joined the Williams Driver Academy, competing in F4 Middle East Championship and Italian F4 Championship. |
| 2023 | Williams announced a long-term partnership with Gulf Oil. |
| 2023 | James Vowles, former Mercedes chief strategist, was announced as the new Team Principal following Jost Capito's resignation. |
| 2023 | Jamie Chadwick and Luke Browning become current roster members of the Williams Driver Academy. |
| 2023 | Williams announced a long-term partnership with Gulf Oil and introduced Logan Sargeant as their first American driver in Formula One since Alexander Rossi. |
| December 17 2023 | At the Abu Dhabi season finale, Alex Albon becomes the first driver since Max Verstappen in 2020 to outqualify his teammate at every race during a season. |
| December 17 2023 | Williams finishes 7th in the 2023 Constructors' Championship with 28 points, a 3-place improvement from 2022, largely attributed to the car's exceptional straight-line speed. |
| November 18 2023 | At the Las Vegas Grand Prix, both Williams drivers (Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant) qualify in Q3, with Albon in 6th and Sargeant in 7th, marking a strong qualifying performance. |
| October 2023 | Logan Sargeant scores his first career point at the United States Grand Prix, becoming the first American driver to score points since Michael Andretti in 1993. |
| September 2023 | At the Japanese Grand Prix, Sargeant crashed in qualifying, forcing him to start from the pit lane with a ten-second penalty. Albon was damaged at the start by Bottas and retired, as did Sargeant due to a collision. This ended in a very disappointing race for Williams. |
| September 2023 | At the Italian Grand Prix, Albon defended against faster drivers like Alonso, Norris, and Piastri, ultimately finishing 7th and helping Williams move 10 points ahead of Haas in the constructors' championship. |
| September 2023 | At the Singapore Grand Prix, Sargeant finished 14th after hitting the wall and changing his front wing. Albon was running in the top 10 until being hit by Sergio Pérez, ultimately finishing 12th. |
| August 2023 | At Zandvoort, Williams achieved their first double Q3 appearance in 2023. Sargeant qualified 10th (his first top 10 in his rookie season), while Albon impressively qualified 4th. Albon finished 8th, scoring points and moving Williams to 7th in the constructors' championship. |
| July 2023 | At the Hungarian Grand Prix, Albon finished 11th, narrowly missing out on points, while Sargeant retired on lap 67 after spinning and causing car overheating. |
| February 6 2023 | Williams Racing revealed the FW45 Formula One car for the 2023 racing season, showcasing the team's latest design and technical specifications. |
| January 2023 | The company was renamed WAE Technologies. |
| 2022 | George Russell left Williams to join the Mercedes works team, with Alex Albon signing as his replacement. |
| 2022 | Williams announced a partnership deal with battery manufacturer Duracell. |
| 2022 | Williams Racing introduced the FW44 as their first car under the 2022 Formula One technical regulations, developed entirely under new ownership by Dorilton Capital with Jost Capito as team principal. |
| September 2022 | At the Italian Grand Prix, Nyck de Vries made his debut for Williams, qualifying 13th, starting 8th, and scoring points by finishing 9th in his first-ever Formula One race. |
| July 2022 | At the Austrian Grand Prix, Williams made further technical revisions to the front suspension of the FW44. |
| July 2022 | At the British Grand Prix, Williams introduced a major update to the FW44, featuring a new floor, sidepod design, and rear wing that closely resembled the Red Bull car's configuration. |
| February 2022 | Williams Advanced Engineering was sold to Fortescue, concluding Williams' involvement in the advanced engineering business. |
| February 15 2022 | Williams F1 team first revealed the FW44 car during a shakedown at Silverstone Circuit, with drivers Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi driving the car. The team simultaneously launched a new darker blue livery, distinct from their previous predominantly white car designs. |
| January 24 2022 | Fortescue, an Australian mining firm, purchased Williams Advanced Engineering for £164m to support its carbon neutral targets for 2030. |
| 2021 | Logan Sargeant joins the Williams Driver Academy, competing in FIA Formula 2 Championship. |
| 2021 | Williams Racing debuts the Williams FW43B Formula One car |
| 2021 | Williams Advanced Engineering began supplying battery systems for the Gen 3 Car in the Formula E World Championship, collaborating with Jaguar Racing. |
| 2021 | Williams celebrated their 750th Grand Prix start during the Monaco Grand Prix, launching a competition featuring 100 supporters' names on their car. |
| August 2021 | At the Belgian Grand Prix, George Russell qualified 2nd and scored Williams' first podium since the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the race stopped after two laps. |
| June 2021 | Simon Roberts left the team, with most of his responsibilities taken over by Jost Capito and François-Xavier Demaison taking over trackside leadership duties. |
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