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Corvus tristis/Тест
Статистика выступлений в Формуле-1
Дебют	1977 Аргентина
Гран-при (старты)	48 (47)
Побед	3
Поулы	0
Быстрые круги	2
Лучший финиш	1
Очков всего	79
Кубки конструкторов	0
Чемпионы мира	0

Пирс Каридж за рулём частного болида Brabham BT26A команды Frank Williams Racing Cars на Гран-при Великобритании 1969 года

Не следует путать с Williams Grand Prix Engineering, основанной Фрэнком Уильямсом и Патриком Хэдом в 1977 году и которая известна на сегодняшний день под названием Williams.

Frank Williams Racing Cars была британской командой и конструктором Формулы-1.

Первые годы

Фрэнк Уильямс был автогоночным энтузиастом с младых лет и после карьеры пилота в гонках седанов и Формулы-3, подкреплённой проницательными инстинктами в качестве дилера гоночных автомобилей и запчастей, он понял что достиг максимума в качестве пилота и начал приступать к карьере других пилотов, в частности его друга и временами соседа Пирса Кариджа. После успешного сезона Формулы-2 Кариджа при поддержке Уильямса в 1968 году, Уильямс приобрёл автомобиль Brabham, на котором выступал Каридж в 1969 году в Формуле-1. Как отмечается это рассердило Джека Брэюэма, поскольку болид был продан Уильямса с надеждой что они будут использоваться в Tasman Series, а позднее и в Формуле-5000. На деле у Кариджа выдался замечательный год, и он дважды побывал на ступени подиума в Монако и США.

Их деятельность привлекла внимание аргентинского производителя спорт-каров De Tomaso, который построил шасси (разработанное Джанпаоло Далларой) для сезона 1970 года. Однако, шасси изначально было неконкурентоспособным и не смогло добраться до финиша в первых четырёх гонках года. В пятой гонке на Гран-при Нидерландов болид De Tomaso 505/38 перевернулся и загорелся, что привело к смерти Кариджа.

В 1971 году Уильямс купил прошлогодний болид March 701 и подписал в качестве боевого пилота Анри Пескароло. Команда купила новый March 711 перед Гран-при Испании, но все равно было сложно добиться результатов. На прошлогоднем автомобиле также принял участие Макс Жан в домашнем Гран-при Франции. После успеха в 1969 у Уильямса были проблемы с финансированием. Пескароло приезжал четвёртым на финиш Гран-при Великобританиии и шестым на Гран-при Австрии.

Уильямс в качестве конструктора

Politoys

Oil company Motul came onboard for the 1972 season, enabling Williams to buy a new March, while backing from toy manufacturer Politoys meant money to build an in-house chassis. From the (non-Championship) Brazilian Grand Prix, Carlos Pace was entered in the old 1971 car, later taking fifth at the Belgian Grand Prix. The Len Bailey-designed Politoys FX3 debuted in the hands of Pescarolo at the British Grand Prix, but the steering failed and the car was heavily damaged. Chris Amon would guest in the end of season non-Championship Rothmans World Championship Victory Race at Brands Hatch, but unimpressed with the chassis, elected not to start.

Iso-Marlboro

Motul and Politoys both withdrew their backing at the end of the year. Williams managed to attract backing from cigarette giant Marlboro and fridge manufacturer Iso for the 1973 season, with the FX3 reworked as the Iso-Marlboro FX3B. Two new drivers were signed, Howden Ganley and Nanni Galli. Local Jackie Pretorius would sub for Galli in the South African Grand Prix. For the Spanish Grand Prix, a new car, the Iso-Marlboro IR, was introduced, designed by John Clarke. However, results failed to improve. Galli moved on after the Monaco Grand Prix, being replaced by a succession of paying drivers - Tom Belsø for the Swedish Grand Prix, then the returning Pescarolo for the French Grand Prix, then Graham McRae for the British Grand Prix. Gijs van Lennep took over the pay car for the Dutch Grand Prix, taking 6th place and the team's first point of the season. Pescarolo and Van Lennep briefly alternated in the second car, before Schenken took over for the Canadian Grand Prix. The Canadian race, however, saw Williams attract a lot more attention. A downpour and a crash led to the first-ever deployment of a safety car in Formula One. With no electronic timekeeping devices, the organisers were left with written lap charts to work out the leader of the race, something made near-impossible by most cars making two or more pit stops in the space of a couple of laps. They came to the incorrect decision that Ganley was actually leading, despite Frank Williams and everyone else saying he wasn't. Ganley then astonishingly led off the leading lights for a while when the race restarted (though the FIA official lap charts do not acknowledge this, due to the confusion), and he eventually finished sixth. Jacky Ickx took the second car in the US Grand Prix.

Williams

Both Iso and Marlboro left before the 1974 season. The IR chassis was rebranded the FW (a segue - three of these were used, named FW01, FW02 and FW03 - these are chassis numbers, not car models... the next new Williams design would be the FW04). Initially a single car was entered for Arturo Merzario, who placed sixth at South Africa. Tom Belsø returned in a second car from this race and the next, before Van Lennep returned for the Belgian race. The team then cut back down to a single car for Merzario for the British Grand Prix, before entering three cars in Sweden, Belso and Richard Robarts taking the other two. Gijs van Lennep took over the second car for the Dutch Grand Prix, with the third dropped. Jean-Pierre Jabouille took over the second car in France, with Belso guesting at the British round. Jacques Laffite then took the second car for the German Grand Prix, impressing enough to be kept on. For all the chopping and changing, Merzario's point from the South African race was the only point the team had to show for their efforts.

Merzario and Laffite stayed on for 1975. For the Spanish Grand Prix, promising youngster Tony Brise briefly replaced Laffite, placing 7th, while Merzario gave a race debut to the new FW04. Merzario left following the Belgian Grand Prix, being replaced by Ian Scheckter, while financial concerns saw Damien Magee briefly taking Laffite's car for the Swedish Grand Prix. Scheckter's money ran out after two races, and he was briefly replaced by François Migault. So far the season had been the usual mess of pay drivers, mechanical failures and no progress, but a mix of attrition and tenacious driving saw Laffite take an astonishing second place at the German Grand Prix, bringing much-needed financial aid to a team on the point of collapse. However, it would be the only points finish of the season, and the second car continued to have a succession of pay drivers - Ian Ashley (in Germany), Jo Vonlanthen (in Austria), Renzo Zorzi (in Italy) and Lella Lombardi (in the US).

Association with Walter Wolf

At the start of the 1976 season, Frank Williams Racing Cars was bought out by oil millionaire Walter Wolf, becoming Walter Wolf Racing and initially inheriting the Hesketh 308C cars. Frank Williams became increasingly unhappy with his role in the team and eventually departed to form Williams Grand Prix Engineering.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Chassis/Engine/ Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Points	WCC
1969	Brabham BT26A Cosworth V8 D		RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX						16	-
		Courage		Ret	2	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	5	Ret	2	10
1970	De Tomaso 505-38 Cosworth V8 D		RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX				0	-
		Courage	Ret	DNS	NC	Ret	Ret
		Redman							DNS	DNQ
		Schenken									Ret	Ret	NC	Ret
1971	March 701 March 711 Cosworth V8 G		RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA						4	-
		Pescarolo	11	Ret	8	NC	Ret	4	Ret	6	Ret	DNS	Ret
		Jean					NC
1972	March 711 March 721 Politoys FX3 Cosworth V8 G		ARG	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA					3	-
		Pescarolo	8	11	11	Ret	NC	DNS	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNQ	13	14
		Pace		17	6	17	5	Ret	Ret	NC	NC	Ret	9	Ret
1973	Iso-Marlboro FX3B Iso-Marlboro IR Cosworth V8 F		ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA		2	10th
		Ganley	NC	7	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	14	9	9	DNS	NC	NC	6	12
		Galli	Ret	9		11	Ret	Ret
		Pretorius			Ret
		Belsø							DNS
		Pescarolo								Ret			10
		McRae									Ret
		van Lennep										6		9	Ret
		Schenken														14
		Ickx															9
1974	Williams FW Cosworth V8 F		ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA		4	10th
		Merzario	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret
		Belsø			Ret	DNQ			8			DNQ
		van Lennep					14			DNQ
		Robarts							DNS
		Jabouille									DNQ
		Laffite											Ret	NC	Ret	15	Ret
1975	Williams FW Williams FW04 Cosworth V8 G		ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	USA			6	9th
		Merzario	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret
		Laffite	Ret	11	NC		DNQ	Ret		Ret	11	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	DNS
		Brise				7
		Magee							14
		I Scheckter							Ret	12
		Migault									DNS
		Ashley										DNA	DNS
		Vonlanthen												Ret
		Zorzi													14
		Lombardi														DNS
1976	Williams FW Williams FW04 Wolf-Williams FW05 Cosworth V8 G		BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USE	JPN	0	-
		Ickx	8	16	DNQ	7	DNQ	DNQ		10	DNQ
		Zorzi	9
		Leclere		13	DNQ	10	11	11	Ret	13
		Шаблон {{флаг}} не знает варианта 1939. Zapico				DNQ
		Belsø							DNA
		Merzario										Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Kessel													DNA
		Amon														DNS
		Brown															14
		Binder																Ret