Williams FW24

The Williams FW24 was Williams F1 chassis for the 2002 F1 season. It was closely based on the previous year's FW23, and powered by a development of the ultra-powerful BMW engine from 2001. The car was aerodynamically inferior to the Ferrari and to the rival McLaren, but the engine's outright power put in on a par with the competition. However the BMW engine was unreliable, and Williams failed to rival Ferrari. Williams finished second in the Constructors' Championship to Ferrari this season, trumping the McLaren team, which had a competitive but unreliable car.

Williams FW24
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorWilliams
Designer(s)Patrick Head (Technical Director)
Gavin Fisher (Chief Designer)
Geoff Willis (Chief 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. Ralf Schumacher
6. 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

Season summary

The car proved competitive, but was no match for the dominant Ferrari F2002. Ralf Schumacher scored the team's only win of the season in Malaysia. Juan Pablo Montoya set an impressive 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.

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
Ralf Schumacher Ret 1 2 3 11† 4 3 7 4 8 5 3 3 5 Ret 16 11†
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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.