The FW09B of Keke Rosberg at the Honda Collection Hall
Category
Formula One
Constructor
Williams
Designer(s)
Patrick Head (Technical Director) Neil Oatley (Chief Designer) Frank Dernie (Head of Aerodynamics and R&D) Nobuhiko Kawamoto (Engine Designer (Honda))
Predecessor
FW08
Successor
FW10
Technical specifications[1]
Chassis
Aluminium honeycomb monocoque with carbon fibre stress points[2]
Suspension (front)
Double wishbone, rocker-operated inboard spring damper
Suspension (rear)
Lower wishbone, rocker-operated inboard spring damper/Double wishbone, pullrod-operated inboard spring damper
Axle track
Front: 1,778 mm (70.0 in) Rear: 1,676 mm (66.0 in)
Wheelbase
2,769 mm (109.0 in)
Engine
Honda RA163E, 1,494 cc (91.2 cu in), 80° V6, turbo, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission
Williams / Hewland 6-speed Manual
Weight
558 kg (1,230.2 lb) (FW09) 540 kg (1,190.5 lb) (FW09B)
Fuel
Mobil
Tyres
Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants
TAG Williams Racing Team
Notable drivers
5. Jacques Laffite 6. Keke Rosberg
Debut
1983 South African Grand Prix
First win
1984 Dallas Grand Prix
Last win
1984 Dallas Grand Prix
Last event
1984 Portuguese Grand Prix
Races
Wins
Poles
F/Laps
17
1
0
0
Constructors' Championships
0
Drivers' Championships
0
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 V6 engine, for which Frank Williams negotiated a deal towards the end of 1982 and the beginning of 1983.
Honda was already supplying the small Spirit team for 1983, but was enthusiastic about supplying Williams, who not only had the reigning World Champion Keke Rosberg as lead driver, but were one of the leading constructors in Formula One who had previously won both the Drivers' and Constructors titles on two occasions, a résumé that neither Spirit nor their young Swedish driver Stefan Johansson could match. Williams had agreed to help develop the engine under Grand Prix race conditions. Spirit folded shortly afterwards.[3]
^"Williams FW09". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^Codling, Stuart (25 September 2022). "How its faltering first turbo car advanced a Williams-Honda glory era". Autosport. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^"Spirit Racing". www.f1technical.net. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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Global Information
Jacques Laffite
Keke Rosberg