Editing Williams Racing (section)

==Williams Group==
Williams Grand Prix Holdings is the public company of Williams Group, which includes the Formula One Team and others like Williams Heritage, Williams Grand Prix Technologies (WGPT), and collaborations with other brands. It was also the former parent company of Williams Hybrid Power & Williams Advanced Engineering. Both of these businesses took technology developed for F1 and adapted it for multiple commercial applications. Williams Hybrid Power was sold to [[GKN]] in March 2014 and Williams Advanced Engineering was sold to [[Fortescue (company)|Fortescue]] in February 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.williamsgptech.com/|title=ABOUT WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX TECHNOLOGIES|access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref>

Williams Grand Prix Holdings is currently owned by Dorilton Capital who purchased the team on 21 August 2020. With the acquisition, Claire Williams was offered the chance to stay on as a team principal but that offer was declined. The [[2020 Italian Grand Prix]] in Monza was the last race where the Williams family led the team.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Buxton|first=Will|date=3 September 2020|title=Williams Family Steps Back From F1: What Does The Future Hold?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDYdO895a88 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/yDYdO895a88| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=10 September 2020|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The sale happened after years of financial difficulties. [[Reuters]] reported on 20 November 2009 that founders Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head had sold a minority stake in the team to an investment company led by [[Toto Wolff]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-motor-racing-williams-idUKTRE5AJ16I20091120|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203045440/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-motor-racing-williams-idUKTRE5AJ16I20091120|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2016|title=Williams F1 team sells stake to Austrian investor |work=Reuters|date=20 November 2009|access-date=15 March 2010 | first=Alan | last=Baldwin}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80255 |title=Wolff: Value of privateers will rise |work=Autosport |access-date=15 March 2010 |date=20 November 2009}}</ref> In February 2011, Williams F1 announced plans to raise capital through an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) on the [[Frankfurt Stock Exchange]] (FWB) in March 2011, with Sir Frank Williams remaining the majority shareholder and team principal after the IPO.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12370825|title=Williams Formula 1 team to float on Frankfurt Stock Exchange|work=BBC News |date=4 February 2011|access-date=4 February 2011}}</ref>

In December 2017 Sir Frank Williams owned 51.3% of the company, with 24.1% on the public marketplace, Brad Hollinger owning 11.7%, Patrick Head 9.3%, and 3.6% is held by an employee trust fund.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2017/12/08/the-formula-for-survival-in-f1/|title=The Formula For Survival in F1|first=Christian|last=Sylt|website=forbes.com|access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref> However, in May 2020, Williams was put up for sale after posting a £13 million loss in the previous year.<ref>[https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.williams-could-sell-f1-team-as-board-announces-gbp13m-loss-in-2019-and-split.455wGjds3WOQf7gdSuqJRf.html Williams could sell F1 team as board announces £13m loss in 2019 and split from title sponsor] Formula1.com 29 May 2020</ref>

===Williams Heritage===
[[File:Williams Conference Centre geograph-2998907-by-Philip-Jeffrey.jpg|thumb|Williams Conference Centre in Grove]]
Williams Heritage (WH) is the retired chassis and restoration division of Williams F1 (similar to [[Ferrari|Ferrari F1 Clienti]] and [[Team Lotus|Classic Team Lotus]]) that keeps and maintains old retired Williams Formula One chassis that are no longer in racing use. The division's headquarters are located at the Formula One team's site in Grove, Oxfordshire. Williams Heritage manage the restorations, maintenance and on-track activities of the entire Williams collection, as well as privately owned Williams cars. The division was created by Jonathan Williams and the current Heritage Director is [[Jonathan Kennard]].

===Williams Grand Prix Technologies===
Williams Grand Prix Technologies (WGPT) was launched in April 2024, and the company applies the innovation and technologies of F1 to tackling clients’ engineering challenges in other sectors. Services, capabilities and assets originally developed for and used by the Williams race team are offered by WGPT to a range of sectors that include the wider motorsport sector, premium automotive, [[aerospace]], defence, marine, energy, sport and lifestyle.<ref name=pdg>{{cite news|url=https://www.chamois-consulting.com/press-release/williams-launches-new-company-to-solve-clients-engineering-challenges-with-f1-derived-innovation-and-pedigree/|title=Williams GPT|work=Chamois agency |date=11 April 2024}}</ref>
 
Services offered by WGPT include F1 standard platform dynamics, advanced materials, simulation and modelling, and instrument and data analytics. These core engineering services are supported by a range of in-house prototype testing and evaluation resources that include a [[List of wind tunnels|wind tunnel]], a driver-in-the-loop [[Simulation|simulator]], single-axis testing machines, an 8-post rig, chassis rig, and bedplate testing.<ref name=pdg/>

===Williams Driver Academy===
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Like most F1 teams, Williams operates its own driver academy. As of 2025, the Williams Driver Academy's roster is [[Jamie Chadwick]] and [[Luke Browning]].

Former drivers include [[Franco Colapinto]], [[Logan Sargeant]], [[Lance Stroll]], [[Oliver Rowland]], [[Nicholas Latifi]], [[Dan Ticktum]], and [[Jack Aitken]]. Both Colapinto and Stroll are driving in Formula One as of the [[2024 Formula One World Championship|2024 season]], while Sargeant, Latifi, and Aitken are the other four members to drive in the sport.

===Williams Experience Centre===
The Williams Experience Centre is located at the home of the Williams Formula 1 team in Grove, Oxfordshire.
Originally the base of BMW's Le Mans project, the building was converted in 2002.