Calan Williams
Calan Williams | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Perth, Western Australia | 30 June 2000
FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2022 |
Current team | Trident |
Car number | 21 |
Best finish | TBD in 2022 |
Previous series | |
2020-2021 2019 2018–19 2017 2015–16 | FIA Formula 3 Championship Toyota Racing Series Euroformula Open Championship Australian F3 Premier Series Western Australia Formula Ford |
Championship titles | |
2017 | Australian F3 Premier Series |
Calan Williams (born 30 June 2000) is an Australian racing driver who is set to compete in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Trident.
Career[]
Karting[]
Williams was a member of the Wanneroo-based Tiger Kart Club,[1] and competed in karting championships across Western Australia, and in several race meetings around the country. His karting career spanned from 2007 until 2014.[2]
Lower formulae[]
Williams debuted in formula racing in 2015 in the Western Australian Formula Ford Championship with a round win on debut at Barbagallo Raceway.[1] His first full season of Formula Ford was in 2016 in the Western Australian Formula Ford Championship winning several races, including the last five straight, finishing second in the championship.
He competed in the 2017 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series with . Williams took 11 race wins and 16 podiums finishing first in the series, winning the Premier Series.[3][4] During the series, he set the outright lap record at Morgan Park Raceway for the circuits K configuration, with a laptime of 1:07.948.
Euroformula Open[]
Williams tested for the Fortec Motorsport team in December 2017 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[1] He then signed with the team for the opening rounds of the 2018 Euroformula Open Championship, and competed in the Euroformula Winter Series. He completed testing at the Circuito de Jerez and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and placed seventh and ninth in two races at Circuit Paul Ricard.[5][6] Williams made his debut in Euroformula Open at Estoril Circuit in round one of the 2018 Euroformula Series. He qualified 10th for race 1 of the round,[7] finishing 14th in the race and qualified 9th for race two in which he then finished in 11th place.[8]
Williams had two impressive qualifying efforts at the Monza round of the 2018 season, qualifying 5th for Race 1 and 3rd for Race 2. In the races he suffered early setbacks however, being taken out early in both races, but fought back to finish inside the top ten in both races.[9] He finished race 1 in 10th position and race 2 in 8th after being relegated to the rear end of the field following the early incidents. Williams finished the season in 11th position with 25 points.
Williams competed again in Euroformula Open in the 2019 season with Fortec Motorsport. Williams had a season best results of 4th and 5th at the 6th round of the championship at the Red Bull Ring.
Toyota Racing Series[]
In December 2018, it was announced that Williams would race in the 2019 season of the Toyota Racing Series, held in New Zealand in January and February with MTEC Motorsport.[10][11] Williams would return to using the number 54 that he had raced with prior to 2017. The Australian finished eighth in the drivers' championship with 183, having finished all but two races in the points.
FIA Formula 3 Championship[]
In October 2019, it was announced Williams had signed with Jenzer Motorsport for the 2020 season of the FIA Formula 3 Championship.[12][13] He didn't manage to score any points throughout the campaign however and finished 31st in the standings, with a highest finish of 14th. Despite a number of successful qualifying performances, such as qualifying fifth in Budapest, he ended up behind both of his teammates, Matteo Nannini and Federico Malvestiti.
Williams was retained by Jenzer Motorsport for the 2021 season, this time partnering Pierre-Louis Chovet and Filip Ugran.[14] After a tough first round of the season where he finished just outside the points in race 2, Williams broke through for his maiden FIA Formula 3 podium and points finish in round 2. Williams qualified on reverse pole for race 1 where he finished third after trading places for the lead and podium spots throughout the race.[15] Williams followed it up with another points finish in race 2, finishing tenth. In race 3 he finished in his starting grid spot of 12th after the rain-affected race. The Australian's next points finish came at the Red Bull Ring, where he ended up ninth in sunday's race.[16] In the following two rounds Williams would be unable to score points, and at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps he was involved in a collision with Amaury Cordeel in the Eau Rouge-Radillion complex.[17] Both drivers escaped the impact without injuries.[18]
FIA Formula 2 Championship[]
In January 2022, it was announced that Williams will drive for Trident in the 2022 season of the FIA Formula 2 Championship.[19]
Personal life[]
Williams is currently studying the bachelor in Computer science in an online course with Perth-based Edith Cowan University.[20]
He also resides in Switzerland and is learning High German, due to his commitments with Swiss outfit Jenzer Motorsport.
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Western Australian Formula Ford | Grand Toyota/Impressions Homes | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 142 | 10th |
2016 | Western Australian Formula Ford | Fastlane Racing | 21 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 363 | 2nd |
2017 | Australian Formula 3 Premier Series | Gilmour Racing | 17 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 232 | 1st |
2018 | Euroformula Open Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11th |
Spanish Formula 3 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18th | ||
2019 | Euroformula Open Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 13th |
Toyota Racing Series | MTEC Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 8th | |
2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
2021 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19th |
2022 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Trident |
Complete Australian Formula 3 Premier Series results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Gilmour Racing | MOR 1 1 |
MOR 2 Ret |
MOR 3 DNS |
MAL 1 1 |
MAL 2 1 |
MAL 3 2 |
SYD 1 1 |
SYD 2 2 |
SYD 3 2 |
PHI 1 1 |
PHI 2 1 |
PHI 3 1 |
QLD 1 1 |
QLD 2 1 |
QLD 3 1 |
WAK 1 1 |
WAK 2 2 |
WAK 3 2 |
1st | 232 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Fortec Motorsports | EST 1 14 |
EST 2 11 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 12 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 14 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 11 |
SIL 1 9 |
SIL 2 8 |
MNZ 1 10 |
MNZ 2 8 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
11th | 25 | ||
2019 | Fortec Motorsports | LEC 1 12 |
LEC 2 16 |
PAU 1 7 |
PAU 2 11 |
HOC 1 15 |
HOC 2 9 |
SPA 1 12 |
SPA 2 8 |
HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 8 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 5 |
SIL 1 10 |
SIL 2 7 |
CAT 1 14 |
CAT 2 14 |
MNZ 1 16 |
MNZ 2 10 |
13th | 53 |
Complete Toyota Racing Series results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | MTEC Motorsport | HIG 1 11 |
HIG 2 7 |
HIG 3 8 |
TER 1 7 |
TER 2 C |
TER 3 C |
HMP 1 Ret |
HMP 2 8 |
HMP 3 8 |
HMP 4 7 |
TAU 1 8 |
TAU 2 8 |
TAU 3 9 |
TAU 4 7 |
MAN 1 5 |
MAN 2 7 |
MAN 3 Ret |
8th | 183 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Jenzer Motorsport | RBR FEA 21 |
RBR SPR 17 |
RBR FEA 25 |
RBR SPR 24 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 15 |
SIL FEA 14 |
SIL SPR 14 |
SIL FEA Ret |
SIL SPR Ret |
CAT FEA 25 |
CAT SPR 14 |
SPA FEA 16 |
SPA SPR 25 |
MNZ FEA 25 |
MNZ SPR 18 |
MUG FEA 19 |
MUG SPR 21 |
31st | 0 | |||
2021 | Jenzer Motorsport | CAT 1 18 |
CAT 2 11 |
CAT 3 21 |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 8 |
LEC 3 12 |
RBR 1 16 |
RBR 2 15 |
RBR 3 9 |
HUN 1 17 |
HUN 2 24 |
HUN 3 17 |
SPA 1 24 |
SPA 2 Ret |
SPA 3 18 |
ZAN 1 16 |
ZAN 2 22 |
ZAN 3 18 |
SOC 1 19 |
SOC 2 C |
SOC 3 12 |
19th | 15 |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Trident | BHR SPR |
BHR FEA |
JED SPR |
JED FEA |
IMO SPR |
IMO FEA |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
MCO SPR |
MCO FEA |
BAK SPR |
BAK FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
ZAN SPR |
ZAN FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
SOC SPR |
SOC FEA |
YMC SPR |
YMC FEA |
- | 0 |
References[]
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- ^ "Williams set to begin 2019 European challenge with NZ warm up". Toyota Racing New Zealand. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Jenzer secure Williams for 2020 campaign". FIA Formula 3 Championship. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ McAlpine, Heath (30 October 2019). "Williams to Formula 3". AutoAction. Action Media Partners. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ Allen, Peter (14 January 2021). "Calan Williams stays with Jenzer FIA F3 squad for 2021". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 Round 2 post-Race 1 press conference". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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- ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: Doohan takes second win of the season in wet Race 2 at Spa". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "F3: Doohan breathes fresh life into title bid with wet weather win at Spa | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Australian driver Calam Williams will drive for Trident Motorsport in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship". tridentmotorsport.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "In the Fast Lane: F1 and MotoGP: Episode 59: Calan Williams on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
External links[]
- Official website
- Calan Williams career summary at DriverDB.com
- Driver Profile at FIA Formula 3 Championship
- Driver Profile at Euroformulaopen.net
- Driver Profile at Toyota Racing Series
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Australian racing drivers
- Australian Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Toyota Racing Series drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Fortec Motorsports drivers
- Jenzer Motorsport drivers