Williams Racing

Williams Racing, formally Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, is a British Formula One team and constructor founded by Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after Frank Williams's earlier unsuccessful operation, ran its first race at the 1977 Spanish Grand Prix with a March chassis, and began building its own cars the following year. Clay Regazzoni gave it a first victory at the 1979 British Grand Prix, and the team went on to win nine Constructors' Championships between 1980 and 1997, along with seven drivers' titles. It is based on a site in Grove, Oxfordshire, and has run drivers including Alan Jones, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Damon Hill.