Died 2021-11-28.
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Frank Williams
Sir Francis Owen Garbett Williams was a British businessman, motorsport executive and racing driver. From 1977 to 2020, Williams served as co-founder, team principal and co-owner of Williams in Formula One, winning nine World Constructors' Championship titles between 1980 and 1997.
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business · British businessman and motorsport executive (1942–2021) · sporting director · businessperson · engineer · also Frank Williams, Frank Williams (Formula One), Sir Francis Owen Garbett Williams, Sir Frank Williams, Williams
Born 16 April 1942 · Died 28 November 2021 · Q173214
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2021· 1 entry
2020· 1 entry
“It is with great sadness that on behalf of the Williams family, the team can confirm the death of Sir Frank Williams CBE, founder and former team principal of Williams Racing, at the age of 79.”
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2012· 1 entry
A new road in Didcot, Oxfordshire, was named Sir Frank Williams Avenue
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2010· 3 entries
Awarded BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award (2010).
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And died on 7 March 2013, at the age of 66
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Was awarded the Helen Rollason Award for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards
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2008· 1 entry
In recognition of his significant contributions to motorsports
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2005· 1 entry
“s then chief designer Adrian Newey were accused of manslaughter. After a protracted legal battle, they were all finally cleared in 2005. Canada”
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1992· 1 entry
Won Segrave Trophy (1992).
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1991· 1 entry
A Different Kind of Life, in which she describes her experiences in the Formula One team's formative years and her husband's near-fatal accident
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1980· 1 entry
With the Australian Alan Jones winning the drivers' title
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1977· 1 entry
Along with one of his employees, engineer Patrick Head
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1976· 1 entry
Williams took on a partner in Canadian oil magnate Walter Wolf
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1971· 1 entry
Raced Henri Pescarolo with a chassis purchased from March Engineering; 1972 saw the first F1 car built by the Williams works, the Politoys FX3 designed by Len Bailey
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1970· 1 entry
Williams undertook a brief partnership with Alejandro de Tomaso
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1966· 1 entry
Funded by his work as a travelling grocery salesman
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1942· 1 entry
Born 1942-04-16.
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