Patrick Head (Technical Director) Frank Dernie (Head of Aerodynamics and R&D)
Predecessor
FW07
Successor
FW09
Technical specifications[1][2]
Chassis
Aluminium honeycomb monocoque
Suspension (front)
Double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)
Double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
Engine
Ford Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission
Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual
Fuel
Mobil
Tyres
Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants
TAG Williams Racing Team
Notable drivers
Derek Daly Keke Rosberg Jacques Laffite Jonathan Palmer
Debut
1982 Belgian Grand Prix
First win
1982 Swiss Grand Prix
Last win
1983 Monaco Grand Prix
Last event
1983 European Grand Prix
Races
Wins
Poles
F/Laps
27
2
2
0
Constructors' Championships
0
Drivers' Championships
1 (1982 – Keke Rosberg)
The Williams FW08 was a Formula One car designed by Frank Dernie, which debuted at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix held at the Zolder circuit. An evolution of the FW07 that it replaced, the car was used by Finnish driver Keke Rosberg to win the 1982 World Drivers' Championship.
^"Williams FW08". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
^"Williams FW08C". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
The WilliamsFW08 was a Formula One car designed by Frank Dernie, which debuted at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix held at the Zolder circuit. An evolution...
starting to match their speed and power output. Rosberg still put his WilliamsFW08 on pole for the opening race of the season in Brazil (where he was disqualified...
61806; -1.41278 Formula One portal Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, currently racing in Formula One as Williams Racing, is a British Formula One...
at Donington Park on April 14. It was won by Joaquin Folch driving a WilliamsFW08. "FIA Historic Formula 1 Championship (1995-to date) - Motorsport Winners"...
titles the FW07 was replaced by the similarly engineered FW08 from early 1982. The Williams FW07 and its variants have been regular fixtures in historic...
from 1978 to 1984. This is a Williams FW07C being driven in 2007 at the DAMC 05 Oldtimer Festival Nürburgring. A WilliamsFW08 from 1982 being tested at...
the 16 races of the 1989 season. The FW12 was Williams's first naturally aspirated car since the FW08 and FW08C used in the 1982 and 1983 season. In...
The table below details the complete Grand Prix racing results for Williams Grand Prix Engineering. The team has also competed in several non-championship...
history. It was won by the reigning world champion Keke Rosberg in the WilliamsFW08, who narrowly beat Danny Sullivan in his Tyrrell 011. Meanwhile, former...
Lotus 72 1997 Bob Berridge RAM 01 1998 Bob Berridge WilliamsFW08 1999 Bob Berridge WilliamsFW08 2000 Martin Stretton Tyrrell P34 2001 John Bladon Surtees...
motor several times during the season. At the end of the 1981 season, both Williams drivers, 1980 World Champion Alan Jones and Carlos Reutemann, had announced...
85B-Cosworth Time 1:13.26 Podium First Christian Danner March 85B-Cosworth Second Emanuele Pirro March 85B-Cosworth Third Lamberto Leoni WilliamsFW08-Cosworth...
RSA 14 13th 8 Theodore TY02 Ford V8 BRA Ret USW Ret SMR TAG Williams Team WilliamsFW08 Ford V8 BEL Ret MON 6 DET 5 CAN 7 NED 5 GBR 5 FRA 7 GER Ret AUT...
The Williams FW09 was a Formula One car designed by Frank Dernie and Neil Oatley. It was the first Williams chassis to be powered by a turbocharged Honda...
In 1997, he won in a RAM 01 car and the next two years he won in a WilliamsFW08. He had previously competed in rounds of the British Touring Car Championship...
Monza May 18 Ian Giles Brabham BT49 3 Donington Park June 1 John Wilson WilliamsFW08 4 Nürburgring July 13 Bob Berridge RAM 01 5 Zolder August 3 Bob Berridge...
Moeller H 1–3 61 4 WilliamsFW08 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 5–6 Alfa Romeo 182 Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 L V12 23 Timothy de Silva H 1 Williams FW07C Ford Cosworth...
the 308E. Frank Williams hired him to join Patrick Head at Williams Grand Prix Engineering in time to design the successful FW07 and FW08 cars. He also...
Global Information
Derek Daly
Keke Rosberg
Jacques Laffite
Jonathan Palmer