Williams FW22

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Williams FW22

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Williams
Designer(s)	Patrick Head (Technical Director) Gavin Fisher (Chief Designer) Brian O'Roake (Chief Composites Engineer) Mark Tatham (Chief Mechanical Engineer) Geoff Willis (Head of Aerodynamics) Jason Somerville (Principal Aerodynamicist) Nick Alcock (Principal Aerodynamicist)
Predecessor	Williams FW21
Successor	Williams FW23
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon-fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)	Williams double wishbone, torsion bar, pushrod
Suspension (rear)	Williams double wishbone, coil spring, pushrod
Engine	BMW E41/4 2,998 cc (182.9 cu in) V10 (72°) naturally aspirated mid-engined
Transmission	Williams 7-speed longitudinal semi-automatic sequential
Power	810 hp (604 kW) @ 17,500 RPM[1]
Fuel	Petrobras
Lubricants	Castrol
Tyres	Bridgestone
Competition history
Notable entrants	BMW Williams F1 Team
Notable drivers	9. Ralf Schumacher 10. Jenson Button
Debut	2000 Australian Grand Prix
Races Wins Podiums Poles F/Laps 17 0 3 0 0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The Williams FW22 was the car with which the Williams team competed in the 2000 Formula One World Championship. It marked the first year of the team's collaboration with BMW as an engine supplier, a partnership that would last until the end of 2005; this was also the first Formula One car since 1987 to use BMW engines.

An evolution of the previous season's FW21,^[2] the FW22 proved to be extremely promising in the hands of young German driver Ralf Schumacher and English debutant Jenson Button. Schumacher achieved eight points finishes (including three third places) and Button six; at the Brazilian Grand Prix, the Englishman became the youngest driver at that time to score a World Championship point, aged 20 years and two months.^[3] Schumacher finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship with 24 points while Button finished eighth with 12; the combined 36 points placed Williams third in the Constructors' Championship, behind the dominant Ferrari and McLaren teams.

The FW22 also marked the return to Williams of a blue and white livery with the new Compaq sponsorship, after two years in red with Winfield.

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 E41/4 V10	B		AUS	BRA	SMR	GBR	ESP	EUR	MON	CAN	FRA	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	JPN	MAL	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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