Williams History

Williams is a leading Formula One team and advanced engineering company. Formed in 1977 by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head, the Williams F1 Team has secured 16 FIA Formula One World Championship titles since its foundation. Nine of these titles have been won in the Constructors’ Championship, with the remaining seven titles being Drivers’ Championships won with Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve.

The company’s core competencies are the design and manufacture of Formula One race cars, and the deployment of this expertise in running the team’s entries into the Grands Prix each season. Williams Advanced Engineering is the division of Williams that harnesses Formula One derived technology, development pace and knowledge to deliver highly innovative products and services to the motorsport, automotive, transport, and energy sectors. Working in close collaboration, Williams Advanced Engineering helps its customers meet the sustainability challenges of the 21st century and improve their performance, market position and brand image.

With Nigel Mansell, winner of the Formula One World Championship with Williams Grand Prix Racing in 1992, as the brand ambassador for the Williams branded paint protection programme, two of the iconic names of Grand Prix have been brought together again.

In addition to his Formula One success over a 15 year period, Mansell is the only driver to hold both the F1 and CART Series titles at the same time, having switched successfully to CART racing in the year following his 1992 World Championship.

For a generation of people, Nigel Mansell is all about performance and determination. His tenacity and bravery were impressive and it is these attributes that make him an iconic and highly appropriate brand champion for the Williams paint protection range.

The Williams 2014 drivers are Felipe Massa & Valtteri Bottas.