Williams FW24

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Williams FW24
Williams FW24
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorWilliams
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)
PredecessorWilliams FW23
SuccessorWilliams FW25
Technical specifications[1]
ChassisCarbon-fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)Williams double wishbone, torsion bar, pushrod
Suspension (rear)Williams double wishbone, coil spring, pushrod
EngineBMW P82 2998 cc V10 (90°) naturally aspirated
TransmissionWilliams 7-speed longitudinal semi-automatic sequential
Power880-900 hp @ 19,050 rpm
FuelPetrobras
LubricantsCastrol
TyresMichelin
Competition history
Notable entrantsBMW Williams F1 Team
Notable drivers5. Germany Ralf Schumacher
6. Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya
Debut2002 Australian Grand Prix
First win2002 Malaysian Grand Prix
Last win2002 Malaysian Grand Prix
Last event2002 Japanese Grand Prix
RacesWinsPodiumsPolesF/Laps
1711373
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Williams FW24 was the Formula One car with which the Williams team competed in the 2002 Formula One World Championship. The car was closely based on the previous year's FW23, and powered by a development of the ultra-powerful BMW engine from 2001. It was driven by German Ralf Schumacher and Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya, in their fourth and second seasons with the team respectively.

Although Schumacher won the Malaysian Grand Prix and Montoya took seven pole positions, the FW24 was aerodynamically inferior to the Ferrari F2002 and the McLaren MP4-17, while the BMW engine turned out to be unreliable despite its outright power. Williams finished second in the Constructors' Championship but over 100 points behind Ferrari, with Montoya and Schumacher third and fourth respectively in the Drivers' Championship.

Season summary[]

The car proved competitive; however, the Ferrari F2002 proved to be more powerful. Ralf Schumacher scored the team's only win of the season in Malaysia. Juan Pablo Montoya set a run of five consecutive pole positions with the car in midseason, and completed the then fastest lap of any circuit in Formula 1 history during qualifying, setting pole position at Monza for the Italian Grand Prix (on a track that favours engine power) with a lap average of 161.449 mph (259.827 km/h), completing the lap in 1:20.264, breaking the record previously set by former Williams driver Keke Rosberg at the 1985 British Grand Prix at Silverstone who lapped at an average of 160.9 mph (258.9 km/h) in his Honda turbo-powered Williams FW10.

Williams used 'Compaq' logos in the Australian, Malaysian, Brazilian, San Marino, Spanish, Monaco, Canadian and European Grands Prix, and 'HP' logos in the British, French, German, Hungarian, Belgian, Italian, United States and Japanese Grands Prix.[2]

Juan Pablo Montoya exiting his FW24 after securing pole position for the 2002 Canadian Grand Prix

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
2002 Williams BMW P82 V10 M AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR GBR FRA GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN 92 2nd
Germany Ralf Schumacher Ret 1 2 3 11 4 3 7 4 8 5 3 3 5 Ret 16 11
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 2 2 5 4 2 3 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 2 11 3 Ret 4 4

Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

References[]

  1. ^ "Atlas F1 News Service, 2002 Teams: BMW.WilliamsF1". atlasf1.autosport.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. ^ "WilliamsF1 goes HP". www.f1network.net. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

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