Williams FW22

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Williams FW22
Image:BMW Williams logo.gif
Category Formula One
Constructor Williams
Team BMW WilliamsF1 Team
Designer Patrick Head
Drivers 9. Ralf Schumacher
10. Jenson Button
Chassis Moulded carbon fibre composite structure
Suspension (front) Double wishbones, pushrod/torsion bar
Suspension (rear) Double wishbones, pushrod/coil spring, damper
Engine BMW E41, 72-degree V10
Gearbox Williams seven-speed longitudinal semi-automatic
Fuel Petrobras
Tyres Bridgestone
Debut 2000 Australian Grand Prix
Races competed 17
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0

The Williams FW22 was the car with which the Williams Formula One team used to compete in the 2000 Formula One season. It also marked the first year of the team's collaboration with BMW as an engine supplier, a partnership which would last for the next five seasons.

The car proved to be extremely promising in the hands of the young but experienced Ralf Schumacher, and the English rookie Jenson Button, who became the youngest driver to score a point at the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix in this car. Schumacher scored three podium finishes, enabling the team to take a comfortable third place in the Constructors' Championship, behind the dominant Ferrari and McLaren teams.

[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
2000 Williams BMW E41 V10 B AUS BRA SMR GBR ESP EUR MON CAN FRA AUT GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN MYS 36 3rd
Ralf Schumacher 3 5 Ret 4 4 Ret Ret 14 5 Ret 7 5 3 3 Ret Ret Ret
Jenson Button Ret 6 Ret 5 17 10 Ret 11 8 5 4 9 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret
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Personnel

Flag of United Kingdom Frank Williams | Flag of United Kingdom Patrick Head | Flag of Australia Sam Michael

Current Drivers

Flag of Germany Nico Rosberg | Flag of Austria Alexander Wurz | Flag of India Narain Karthikeyan | Flag of Japan Kazuki Nakajima


Cars

Frank Williams Racing Cars: FW | FW04 | FW05

Williams Grand Prix Engineering/WilliamsF1: FW06 | FW07 | FW07B | FW07C | FW08 | FW08C | FW09 | FW09B | FW10 | FW11 | FW11B | FW12 | FW12C | FW13 | FW13B | FW14 | FW14B | FW15C | FW16 | FW16B | FW17 | FW17B | FW18 | FW19 | FW20 | FW21 | FW22 | FW23 | FW24 | FW25 | FW26 | FW27 | FW28 | FW29

Others: BMW V12 LM | BMW V12 LMR

Cars which competed in the 2000 Formula One season

Ferrari F1-2000 | McLaren MP4-15 | Williams FW22 | Benetton B200 | BAR 002 | Jordan EJ10 | EJ10B | Arrows A21 | Sauber C19 | Jaguar R1 | Minardi M02 | Prost AP03

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