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Williams Racing, legally known as Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited and competing as Atlassian Williams Racing, is a British Formula One team and constructor. It was founded by Frank Williams (1942–2021) and Patrick Head .
Sir Francis Owen Garbett Williams CBE (16 April 1942 – 28 November 2021) was a British businessman, motorsport executive and racing driver. From 1977 to 2020, Williams served as co-founder, team principal and co-owner of Williams in Formula One , winning nine World Constructors' Championship titles between 1980 and 1997 .
Williams is a surname of English origin derived from the personal name William and the genitive ending -s. [2] It is also common in Wales, where it represents an anglicization of the Welsh patronymic ap Gwilym .
William's father, Brandon Sawalich, is the president of Starkey Hearing Technologies, the largest hearing aid manufacturer in the United States. Starkey sponsors his racing efforts. Brandon is the stepgrandson of businessman William F. Austin. [32] He has a sister, Amelia, who is in a relationship with fellow NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Sam Mayer.
The table below details the complete Grand Prix racing results for Williams Racing. The team has also competed in several non-championship Formula One races. The team has also competed in several non-championship Formula One races.
William is a masculine given name of French origin. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, [ 2 ] and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era.
Piers Courage in a Williams entered Brabham BT26A at the 1969 British Grand Prix.. Frank Williams had been a motor-racing enthusiast since a young age, and after a career in saloon cars and Formula Three, backed by Williams's shrewd instincts as a dealer in racing cars and spares, he realised he'd reached his peak as a driver and started entering other drivers, in particular his friend and ...
The Williams Racing Driver Academy, formerly known as the Williams Young Driver Programme, is a driver development programme by Formula One team Williams.It is meant to promote talent in different racing series by helping them with funds, with the hope of finding drivers who will race for the team in the future.