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Tuesday, February 27
Preview: Williams
Reuters

LONDON -- Following are facts and figures about the Williams team heading into the 2001 Formula One season:

2001 Outlook

redesigned BMW engine, new tyre supplier in Michelin and also a new driver in Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya, of whom much is expected after his Champ Car title in 1999 and Indy 500 victory last year. Ralf Schumacher wants a first win and may get his wish. Williams have not won a race since 1997 but hope to get closer to the top two and will be waiting to pounce if either Ferrari or McLaren given them an opportunity.

Based: Grove, England.

Team principal: Sir Frank Williams

Drivers:
Ralf Schumacher (Germany), 25 (born June 30, 1975)
Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia), 25 (Sept 20, 1975)

Test driver: Marc Gene (Spain), 26 (March 29, 1974)

Car: Williams FW23, powered by BMW V10 engine.
Tires: Michelin.
Technical director: Patrick Head.

Formula One record:
Grand Prix: 428, 108 poles, 103 wins.
Constructors' titles: Nine - 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997.
Drivers' titles: seven
1980: Alan Jones (Australia)
1982: Keke Rosberg (Finland)
1987: Nelson Piquet (Brazil)
1992: Nigel Mansell (Britain)
1993: Alain Prost (France)
1996: Damon Hill (Britain)
1997: Jacques Villeneuve (Canada)
First GP entered: Argentina 1978.
First GP win: Silverstone, Britain 1979, Clay Regazzoni (Switzerland)

2000 season (Schumacher/Jenson Button) - No wins. third place x3, fourth x3, fifth x7, sixth 1, seventh x1, eighth x2, 10th x1, 11th x1, 14th x1, retired x14.

Team history
1977 - Williams Grand Prix engineering formed.
1979 - Regazzoni wins at Silverstone for first Williams victory after Jones had retired while in the lead.
1980 - Jones wins title, Williams constructors' champions.
1983 - Williams link up with Honda.
1986 - Frank Williams suffers accident that leaves him confined to wheelchair after his car overturned leaving pre-season testing at Paul Ricard circuit.
1988 - Williams use Judd engines
1989 - Renault arrive as engine partners.
1992 - Mansell wins first five races and becomes first driver to win nine races in one season and be on pole 14 times.
1994 - Ayrton Senna dies in a Williams at Imola.
1997 - Williams chalks up 100th win, at Silverstone. Secures a then-record ninth constructors' championship. Renault quits direct involvement in Formula One.
1998 - Mecachrome/Supertec engines.
2000 - BMW return to F1 as engine suppliers.

Season by season (year, standing, points, drivers):
1979, second, 75 points. Five wins: Britain, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Canada. (Alan Jones/Clay Regazzoni)
1980, first, 120 - Argentina, Monaco, France, Britain, Canada, U.S.-East. (Jones/Carlos Reutemann).
1981, first, 95 - U.S.-West, Brazil, Belgium, U.S. (Jones/Reutemann)
1982, fourth, 58 - Switzerland (Reutemann/Keke Rosberg/Mario Andretti/Derek Daly)
1983, fourth, 36 - Monaco (Rosberg/Jacques Laffite/Jonathan Palmer)
1984, sixth, 25.5 - U.S. (Rosberg/Laffite)
1985, third equal, 71 - U.S.-East, Europe, South Africa, Australia (Rosberg/Nigel Mansell)
1986, first, 141 - Brazil, Belgium, Canada, France, Britain, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal (Nelson Piquet/Mansell).
1987, first, 137 - San Marino, France, Britain, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Spain, Mexico (Piquet/Mansell/Riccardo Patrese).
1988, seventh, 20 - no wins (Mansell/Patrese/Martin Brundle/Jean-Louis Schlesser)
1989, second, 77 - Canada, Australia (Patrese/Thierry Boutsen)
1990, fourth, 57 - San Marino, Hungary (Boutsen/Patrese).
1991, second, 125 - Mexico, France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain (Patrese/Mansell).
1992, first, 164 - South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, San Marino, France, Britain, Germany, Portugal, Japan (Mansell/Patrese).
1993, first, 168 - South Africa, San Marino, Spain, Canada, France, Britain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Italy (Alain Prost/Damon Hill).
1994, first, 118 - Spain, Britain, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Japan, Australia (Ayrton Senna/Hill/David Coulthard/Mansell).
1995, second, 112 - Argentina, San Marino, Hungary, Portugal, Australia (Hill/Coulthard).
1996, first, 175 - Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Europe, San Marino, Canada, France, Britain, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Japan (Hill/Jacques Villeneuve).
1997, first, 123 - Brazil, Argentina, San Marino, Spain, Britain, Hungary, Austria, Luxembourg (Villenueve/Heinz-Harald Frentzen).
1998, third, 38 - no wins (Villeneuve/Frentzen).
1999, fifth, 35 - no wins (R.Schumacher/Zanardi)

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