The Williams FW38 was a car designed by Williams for the 2016 Formula One season. It was driven by Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas.
In Canada, Bottas secured Williams' first and only podium finish of the 2016 season, repeating his 3rd place result from last year's race.
Before the Italian Grand Prix, Massa announced his retirement from racing, ending his Formula One career after 15 years in the sport. The chassis he used at the Brazilian Grand Prix was given to him as a retirement gift, though he was allowed to keep it after Williams confirmed he was returning to the team for the 2017 season.[1]
With Williams focusing on their development for the 2017 car, the team finished fifth in the Constructors' Championship with 138 points, behind Force India's 173.
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Notes[]
- ↑ Bradley, Charles (22 January 2017). "Felipe Massa can keep F1 chassis Williams gave him for retirement". autosport.com. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127833/massa-can-keep-retirement-gift-f1-car. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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| Drivers 2.  Logan Sargeant · 23.  Alexander Albon · 43.  Franco Colapinto
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| Personnel Frank Williams · Patrick Head · Pat Symonds · Mike Coughlan | |||
World Champions Alan Jones (1980) · Keke Rosberg (1982) · Nelson Piquet (1987) ·  Nigel Mansell (1992) ·  Alain Prost (1993) · Damon Hill (1996) ·  Jacques Villeneuve (1997)
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| 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 | |||