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The Williams FW15C was a car built by Williams for the 1993 Formula One Season. It was driven by Damon Hill, who came from the defunct Brabham team, and Alain Prost, who returned to the sport after a sabbatical after being fired by Ferrari in 1991.

The predecessors, FW15 and FW15B, were designed, but it ended up with the FW15C being used due to that the predecessor, the FW14B, was dominant in the previous season.

At the final race of the season at Adelaide, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna ended their rivalry after 5 years.

At the end of the season, a modified version of the car, the FW15D was used in early 1994.


Race Victories[]

Year Event Driver Notes
1993 South African Grand Prix Alain Prost Pole, fastest lap and win
San Marino Grand Prix Pole, fastest lap and win
Spanish Grand Prix
Canadian Grand Prix
French Grand Prix
British Grand Prix 50th win
German Grand Prix Last Formula One win
Hungarian Grand Prix Damon Hill First Formula One win for Hill
Belgian Grand Prix Damon Hill Williams' 70th win
Italian Grand Prix Damon Hill


Complete Formula One Results
Car Tyre Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts. Pos.
1993
FW15C G United Kingdom Hill Ret 2nd 2nd Ret Ret 2nd 3rd 2nd Ret 15th 1st 1st 1st 3rd 4th 3rd 168 1st
France Prost 1st Ret 3rd 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 1st 12th 3rd 12th 2nd 2nd 2nd

Notes[]

V T E Williams F1
Drivers
23. Thailand Alexander Albon · 55. Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Personnel
Frank Williams · Patrick Head · Pat Symonds · Mike Coughlan
World Champions
Australia Alan Jones (1980) · Finland Keke Rosberg (1982) · Brazil Nelson Piquet (1987) · United Kingdom Nigel Mansell (1992) ·
France Alain Prost (1993) · United Kingdom Damon Hill (1996) · Canada Jacques Villeneuve (1997)
Cars
March 761 · FW06 · FW07 · FW07B · FW07C · FW07D · FW08 · FW08C · FW09 · FW09B · FW10 · FW10B · FW11 · FW11B · FW12 · FW12C · FW13 · FW13B · FW14 · FW14B · FW15C · FW16 · FW16B · FW17 · FW17B · FW18 · FW19 · FW20 · FW21 · FW22 · FW23 · FW24 · FW25 · FW26 · FW27 · FW28 · FW29 · FW30 · FW31 · FW32 · FW33 · FW34 · FW35 · FW36 · FW37 · FW38 · FW40 · FW41 · FW42 · FW43 · FW43B · FW44 · FW45 · FW46 · FW47
V T E 1993 Formula One Season
Teams Williams • Tyrrell • Benetton • McLaren • Footwork • Lotus • Jordan • Larrousse • Lola • Minardi • Ligier • Ferrari • Sauber
Engines Ferrari • Ford • Hart • Lamborghini • Mugen-Honda • Renault • Sauber • Yamaha
Drivers Hill • 2 Prost • 3 Katayama • 4 De Cesaris • 5 Schumacher • 6 Patrese • 7 Andretti • 7 Häkkinen • 8 Senna • 9 Warwick • 10 A. Suzuki • 11 Zanardi • 11 Lamy • 12 Herbert • 14 Barrichello • 15 Capelli • 15 Boutsen • 15 Apicella • 15 Naspetti • 15 Irvine • 19 Alliot • 19 T. Suzuki • 20 Comas • 21 Alboreto • 22 Badoer • 23 Fittipaldi • 23 Gounon • 24 Barbazza • 24 Martini • 25 Brundle • 26 Blundell • 27 Alesi • 28 Berger • 29 Wendlinger • 30 Lehto
Other Drivers Coulthard • McNish • Montermini • Verstappen
Cars Williams FW15C • Tyrrell 020C • Tyrrell 021 • Benetton B193 • Benetton B193B • McLaren MP4/8 • Footwork FA13B • Footwork FA14 • Lotus 107B • Jordan 193 • Larrousse LH93 • Lola T93/30 • Minardi M193 • Ligier JS39 • Ferrari F93A • Sauber C12
Tyres Goodyear
Races South Africa • Brazil • Europe • San Marino • Spain • Monaco • Canada • France • Britain • Germany • Hungary • Belgium • Italy • Portugal • Japan • Australia
See also 1992 Formula One Season • 1994 Formula One Season • Category
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