{"id":124,"date":"2022-11-23T19:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T19:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/f1vault.co.uk\/?p=124"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:49:01","slug":"williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.f1vault.co.uk\/index\/williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Updated<\/strong> | 16 December 2025<\/p>\n

Team information<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full Name<\/strong><\/td>\nWilliams Grand Prix Engineering Limited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nationally<\/strong><\/td>\nBritish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Base<\/strong><\/td>\nGrove, Oxfordshire, England, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Founder(s)<\/strong><\/td>\nSir Frank Williams OBE<\/p>\n

Sir Patrick Head FREng<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Team Principal(s)<\/strong><\/td>\nJames Vowles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Technical Director(s)<\/strong><\/td>\nPat Fry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Entry<\/strong><\/td>\nAs a team<\/p>\n

1977 Spanish Grand Prix<\/p>\n

As a constructor<\/p>\n

1978 Argentine Grand Prix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Races Entered <\/strong><\/td>\n862 (858 starts)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power Unit <\/strong><\/td>\nMercedes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drivers championship<\/strong><\/td>\n7 (1980, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Constructors championship<\/strong><\/td>\n9 (1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Race Wins<\/strong><\/td>\n114<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Podiums<\/strong><\/td>\n313<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pole position<\/strong><\/td>\n128<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fastest Laps<\/strong><\/td>\n133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025 position <\/strong><\/td>\n5th<\/sup> (137 points)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*To end of 2024 Season<\/p>\n

Alex Albon<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full Name<\/strong><\/td>\nAlexander \u2018Alex or Albono\u201d Philippe Albon Ansusinha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nationally<\/strong><\/td>\nBritish-Thai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Family <\/strong><\/td>\nMuni \u2018Lily\u2019 He (2019\u2013present)<\/p>\n

Nigel Albon (father)<\/p>\n

Mark Albon (uncle)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Date of birth<\/strong><\/td>\n23\/03\/1996<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number<\/strong><\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Entry<\/strong><\/td>\n2019 Australian Grand Prix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Races Entered <\/strong><\/td>\n130 (1284 starts)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drivers championship<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Race Wins<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Podiums<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pole positions<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fastest Laps<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025 position <\/strong><\/td>\n8th<\/sup> (73 points)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Carlos Sainz<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full Name<\/strong><\/td>\nCarlos Sainz V\u00e1zquez de Castro Jr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nationally<\/strong><\/td>\nSpanish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of birth<\/strong><\/td>\n01\/09\/1994<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Family <\/strong><\/td>\nCarlos Sainz Sr (Father)<\/p>\n

Antonio Sainz (Uncle)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Number<\/strong><\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Entry<\/strong><\/td>\n2015 Australian Grand Prix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Races Entered <\/strong><\/td>\n233 (229 starts)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drivers championship<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Race Wins<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Podiums<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pole positions<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fastest Laps<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025 position <\/strong><\/td>\n9th<\/sup> (64 points)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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