Williams FW19

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**Williams FW19**

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Williams
Team/s	Rothmans Williams Renault
Designers	Patrick Head Adrian Newey
Drivers	3. Jacques Villeneuve 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Chassis	carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure
Suspension (front)	inboard torsion bar, operated by pushboard bellcrank
Suspension (rear)	inboard coil springs, operated by pushboard bellcrank
Engines	Renault RS9, RS9A and RS9B 71-degree V10s
Gearbox	Williams/Komatsu six-speed transverse semi-automatic
Fuel	Elf
Tyres	Goodyear
Debut	1997 Australian Grand Prix
Races competed	17
Constructors' Championships	1 (1997)
Drivers' Championships	1 (1997)
Race victories	8
Pole positions	11
Fastest laps	9

The Williams FW19 was the car with which the Williams Formula One team used to compete in the 1997 Formula One season. It was driven by Jacques Villeneuve, who was in his second year with the team, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who moved from Sauber to replace the dropped 1996 champion, Damon Hill.

The car was a logical development of the extremely successful FW18, which had comfortably won both titles in 1996. It was also the last Williams chassis to receive input from designer Adrian Newey, who left the team to join McLaren during the season, and the last to run a works Renault engine before the French marque's temporary withdrawal. However, 1997 was more difficult for Williams, as they faced a tough, season-long challenge from Michael Schumacher and Ferrari. After a controversial collision between Villeneuve and Schumacher in the season finale, the Canadian took the Drivers' Championship, with the team claiming the Constructors' Championship at the previous race. Frentzen, by contrast, had a disappointing year and could win only one race to Villeneuve's seven.

The team eventually scored 123 points to win the Constructors' Championship.

[edit] Complete Formula One Results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points	WCC
1997	Williams	Renault V10	G		AUS	BRA	ARG	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	AUT	LUX	JPN	EUR	123	1st
				Jacques Villeneuve	Ret	1	1	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	4	1	Ret	1	5	5	1	1	DSQ	3
				Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8	9	Ret	1	Ret	8	4	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	3	3	3	2	6