Williams FW24

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**Williams FW24**

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Williams
Designer	Patrick Head
Chassis	Carbon-fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)	Williams double wishbone, torsion bar, pushrod
Suspension (rear)	Williams double wishbone, coil spring, pushrod
Engine	BMW P81 2998 cc V10 (90°) naturally aspirated
Transmission	Williams 7-speed longitudinal semi-automatic sequential
Fuel	Petrobras
Tyres	Michelin
Notable entrants	BMW WilliamsF1 Team
Notable drivers	5. Ralf Schumacher 6. Juan Pablo Montoya
Debut	2002 Australian Grand Prix
Races competed	17
Race victories	1
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Pole positions	7
Fastest laps	2

The Williams FW24 was Williams F1 chassis for the 2002 F1 season. It was closely based on the FW23, and powered by a development of the ultra-powerful BMW engine from 2001. The car was aerodynamically inferior to the Ferrari and to the rival McLaren, but the engine's outright power put in on a par with the competition.

The car proved competitive, but no match for the dominant Ferrari F2002. Ralf Schumacher scored the team's only win of the season in Malaysia. Juan-Pablo Montoya set an impressive run of pole positions with the car, including the fastest lap of any circuit in history when he set pole position at Monza with a lap on average of nearly 161mph.

Williams finished second in the constructor's championship to Ferrari.