Born in Cairo, Egypt, he participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 22 October 1967. He finished 8th, scoring no World Championship points.
His racing career began in the early 1960s, competing in saloons and various junior formulae, graduating to Formula Three in 1963 and in 1966 drove for the de Sanctis team.[2] During this time he worked with the young Sir Frank Williams, Sheridan Thynne and Piers Courage.[3]
In 1967, he was signed by Scuderia Ferrari, initially competing in sports car racing.[2] That year, Ferrari lost several drivers, including team leader Lorenzo Bandini who died from injuries sustained at that year's Monaco Grand Prix and Williams' sports car co-driver, Günter Klass, killed during practice at the Mugello Circuit in July. Later that year, Williams was offered a drive in F1, but after only one Grand Prix he was dropped by Ferrari and a subsequent F1 project with Abarth did not come to fruition.[4] However, he did compete in some Formula Two events in 1968 winning the Rhine Cup race in a car entered by Sir Frank Williams,[4] before driving the works Serenissima.[4] In 1969 he helped develop the De Tomaso F1 car for Frank Williams as well as continuing to compete in F2.[2]
Williams retired from racing in 1972 and became a pilot,[2] (initially for Alessandro de Tomaso) an occupation he claimed to dislike[3] and subsequently a writer and photographer.[2]
Williams died on 31 August 2014, aged 71. He appeared in the documentary film Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, released nine months after his death and which closes with a clip of Williams driving in the 1971 film Le Mans.
jonathan, williams, racing, driver, other, people, named, jonathan, williams, jonathan, williams, disambiguation, jonathan, james, williams, october, 1942, august, 2014, british, racing, driver, jonathan, williamsjonathan, williams, 1966born, 1942, october, 19. For other people named Jonathan Williams see Jonathan Williams disambiguation Jonathan James Williams 26 October 1942 31 August 2014 1 was a British racing driver Jonathan WilliamsJonathan Williams c 1966Born 1942 10 26 26 October 1942Cairo EgyptDied31 August 2014 2014 08 31 aged 71 Arroyo de la Miel SpainFormula One World Championship careerNationalityBritishActive years1967TeamsScuderia FerrariEntries1Championships0Wins0Podiums0Career points0Pole positions0Fastest laps0First entry1967 Mexican Grand PrixLast entry1967 Mexican Grand PrixBorn in Cairo Egypt he participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix on 22 October 1967 He finished 8th scoring no World Championship points His racing career began in the early 1960s competing in saloons and various junior formulae graduating to Formula Three in 1963 and in 1966 drove for the de Sanctis team 2 During this time he worked with the young Sir Frank Williams Sheridan Thynne and Piers Courage 3 In 1967 he was signed by Scuderia Ferrari initially competing in sports car racing 2 That year Ferrari lost several drivers including team leader Lorenzo Bandini who died from injuries sustained at that year s Monaco Grand Prix and Williams sports car co driver Gunter Klass killed during practice at the Mugello Circuit in July Later that year Williams was offered a drive in F1 but after only one Grand Prix he was dropped by Ferrari and a subsequent F1 project with Abarth did not come to fruition 4 However he did compete in some Formula Two events in 1968 winning the Rhine Cup race in a car entered by Sir Frank Williams 4 before driving the works Serenissima 4 In 1969 he helped develop the De Tomaso F1 car for Frank Williams as well as continuing to compete in F2 2 He continued also to be active in sports car racing 2 At the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans he co drove the Porsche 908 02 which carried cameras for the Steve McQueen movie Le Mans 5 Williams retired from racing in 1972 and became a pilot 2 initially for Alessandro de Tomaso an occupation he claimed to dislike 3 and subsequently a writer and photographer 2 Williams died on 31 August 2014 aged 71 He appeared in the documentary film Steve McQueen The Man amp Le Mans released nine months after his death and which closes with a clip of Williams driving in the 1971 film Le Mans Contents 1 Racing record 1 1 Complete Formula One World Championship results 1 2 Complete European Formula Two Championship results 2 References 3 External linksRacing record editComplete Formula One World Championship results edit key Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Points1967 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312 67 Ferrari 242 3 0 V12 RSA MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER CAN ITA USA MEX8 NC 0Complete European Formula Two Championship results edit key Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos Points1968 Merlyn Racing Merlyn MK 12 Ford Cosworth FVA 1 6 L4 HOC THR JAR PAL TUL ZAN8 NC 0Ron Harris Racing Division Tecno TF68 PERRet HOC VAL1969 Alejandro de Tomaso De Tomaso 103 Ford Cosworth FVA 1 6 L4 THR HOC NUR JAR TULNC PER VAL NC 0References edit Former F1 driver Jonathan Williams dies at 71 Fox Sports 1 September 2014 Retrieved 2 September 2014 a b c d e f Jonathan Williams f1rejects com a b F1 Rejects Interview with Jonathan Williams f1rejects com a b c Steve Small The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who s Who p 403 ISBN 0851127029 Williams Jonathan 27 June 2011 Le Mans 1970 AutoWeek 61 13 24 28 External links editJonathan Williams at IMDb nbsp This Formula One biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to English motor racing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jonathan Williams racing driver amp oldid 1180628955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
