FW21
The Williams FW21 was the car the Williams Formula One team used to compete in the 1999 Formula One season. It was driven by Ralf Schumacher, who had swapped from Jordan with Heinz-Harald Frentzen, and Alessandro Zanardi who had last raced in Formula One in 1994, but had since won the CART championship twice.
Although Schumacher had a successful season and was a consistent front-runner with the all-new design of the FW21, Zanardi struggled all season with the handling characteristics of the then-recently introduced grooved tyres and failed to score a point. He was dropped at the end of the year in favour of Formula Three driver Jenson Button. This was also the team's last season using a Renault engine (badged as a customer Supertec) until one was fitted in the race winning FW34 in 2012; with a new works deal with BMW being activated for the 2000 season. This was Williams' second and final season to use Winfield sponsorship, before switching to Compaq for 2000. The team eventually finished fifth in the Constructors' Championship, with 35 points, all scored by Schumacher.
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Results
Year | Round | Country | Driver | Grid Pos | Finish Pos | Result |
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1999 | 1 | Australian Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 8 | 3 | Finished |
1999 | 1 | Australian Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 15 | 17 | Spun off |
1999 | 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 11 | 4 | +1 Lap |
1999 | 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 16 | 12 | Gearbox |
1999 | 3 | San Marino Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 9 | 17 | Throttle |
1999 | 3 | San Marino Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 10 | 11 | Spun off |
1999 | 4 | Monaco Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 16 | 10 | Spun off |
1999 | 4 | Monaco Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 11 | 8 | +2 Laps |
1999 | 5 | Spanish Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 10 | 5 | Finished |
1999 | 5 | Spanish Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 17 | 19 | Gearbox |
1999 | 6 | Canadian Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 13 | 4 | Finished |
1999 | 6 | Canadian Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 12 | 12 | Brakes |
1999 | 7 | French Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 16 | 4 | Finished |
1999 | 7 | French Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 15 | 14 | Engine |
1999 | 8 | British Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 8 | 3 | Finished |
1999 | 8 | British Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 13 | 11 | Finished |
1999 | 9 | Austrian Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 8 | 22 | Spun off |
1999 | 9 | Austrian Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 14 | 19 | Out of fuel |
1999 | 10 | German Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 11 | 4 | Finished |
1999 | 10 | German Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 14 | 14 | Differential |
1999 | 11 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 16 | 9 | +1 Lap |
1999 | 11 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 15 | 22 | Differential |
1999 | 12 | Belgian Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 5 | 5 | Finished |
1999 | 12 | Belgian Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 8 | 8 | Finished |
1999 | 13 | Italian Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 5 | 2 | Finished |
1999 | 13 | Italian Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 4 | 7 | Finished |
1999 | 14 | European Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 4 | 4 | Finished |
1999 | 14 | European Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 18 | 19 | Collision |
1999 | 15 | Malaysian Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 8 | 17 | Spun off |
1999 | 15 | Malaysian Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 16 | 10 | +1 Lap |
1999 | 16 | Japanese Grand Prix | Ralf Schumacher | 9 | 5 | Finished |
1999 | 16 | Japanese Grand Prix | Alessandro Zanardi | 8 | 22 | Electrical |