Let's go to the adventure formula 1: After two unsuccessful attempts in the premier class start, Frank Williams (70 percent) and Patrick Head (30 percent) their own team. With a March chassis, climb the Grand Prix of Spain in the World Cup.
The FW06 for the 1978 season is the first home-built chassis Williams penned by Patrick Head. Alan Jones travels to the U.S. Grand Prix in Long Beach on the podium. Winner: Carlos Reutemann in a Ferrari, a future Williams driver.
In the first six races of the 1979 season Williams is completely empty-handed, but a sudden burst of nodes: the Swiss Clay Regazzoni the British racing team brings just the home Grand Prix at Silverstone, the first victory - of almost half a minute ahead.
The rotund Australian Alan Jones (right) was underestimated by many, but not by Frank Williams - and thanked them for their confidence with the world title 1980th Here at the Grand Prix of Austria in Zeltweg.
Frank Williams in 1981.
The legendary Williams-Ford FW07D with six wheels were tested in 1982, but never used in the race.
With sponsorship from Saudia, the company of the father of Osama bin Laden, Keke Rosberg in 1982 World Cup. Enough for a single victory at the Grand Prix of Switzerland in the French Dijon-Prenois.
1983 tests, a certain Ayrton Senna at Donington for the first time a Formula 1 car. Frank Williams will necessarily have the young Brazilian, Senna but opts for today's Lotus team, then still known as Toleman.
The beginning of a dry spell, "Texas Cowboy" Keke Rosberg in 1984 in Dallas celebrates his only win of the season.
Nigel Mansell has to give in Jerez de la Frontera in 1986 was only beaten Ayrton Senna. In one of the closest target intakes of Formula 1 history missing the Williams driver is only 14 thousandths of a second to win.
World champion again, for the first time since Frank Williams in a wheelchair: Nelson Piquet won in 1987 not only the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest (picture), but also the drivers' world title.
After the McLaren-dominated 1988 season with Judd engines, the "wheelchair-General" in 1989 to win again: Thierry Boutsen ended the dry spell during rainy Grand Prix in Montreal, Canada - Renault-powered. The beginning of a British-French alliance success.
1991: The Williams-Renault FW14 is from mid-season the fastest car, but Nigel Mansell fails on Ayrton Senna at McLaren outstanding. His last title chances he squandered with this ride at Suzuka.
Ayrton Senna wins with inferior material while the heartbeat-finals in Monte Carlo, but otherwise the combination of Williams / Mansell in 1992 as well as unbeatable.
1993, at the peak of Williams in Formula 1, the measure of all things and has the latest in Grove next to McLaren Motorsport factory at all.
After a year break is coming back, "Professor" Alain Prost to a fourth and final time world champion. Team-mate: a certain Damon Hill, was still completely unknown.
Ayrton Senna at the tragic San Marino Grand Prix at Imola in 1994. It all began in a Williams, and it ended in a Williams.
The duel between Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill characterizes the mid-1990s. Here the collision at Silverstone 1995th Schumacher / Benetton in 1994 and 1995 world champion, Hill seems to despair of the Germans already.
Frank Williams at the Grand Prix of France 1995, in a Renault Espace.
Two years after the unfortunate collision with Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill in Adelaide has reached its goal: world champion Williams at the Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka.
Again, a title decider by collision: Jacques Villeneuve is the battering ram attack of Michael Schumacher in Jerez de la Frontera, without prejudice comes in third place, because he gives the victory to the McLaren drivers, and is world champion 1997th
The lean-Winfield years: In new colors to win the Williams duo of Villeneuve / Frentzen, 1998, in the first season without a Renault plant engines, not a single Grand Prix.
Beginning of the BMW-era: 2000 increases, the German engine manufacturer as a partner at Williams. Ralf Schumacher is in his first race on the podium, even though the FW22 had a BMW engine in testing done yet not a single race distance.
At the Grand Prix of San Marino in Imola, Schumacher celebrates the first win for Williams-BMW, and also his first in Formula 1 Thanks to BMW-Williams to power in those years developed into a high-speed absolute miracle.
Juan Pablo Montoya impressed with his aggressive driving style, not his favorite opponent Michael Schumacher, but millions of fans around the world. 2003, the Colombian is almost world champions.
To date, the last victory: Juan Pablo Montoya at the Brazilian Grand Prix 2004 in Sao Paulo.
A star is born: Nico Rosberg, Williams-Cosworth celebrates in Bahrain 2006, his Formula 1 debut - with the fastest race lap. By the time he first time in China 2012 Mercedes wins a race, the son of former world champion Keke Rosberg Williams but wait 111 Grands Prix.
Alexander Wurz renovated in 2007 at the Grand Prix of Canada in Montreal with a little luck, the only place on the podium that season.
Nico Hülkenberg star is born with the surprise pole position in Brazil 2010th Nevertheless, the German in favor of Pastor Maldonado will be dismissed.
The Beginning of the End: Patrick Head (65) now holds only 9.3, Frank Williams (70) still 50.8 percent of the publicly traded company. Sits on the Board neither more, and from operations to retire more and more.
