Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Williams | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Patrick Head (Technical Director) Gavin Fisher (Chief Designer) Brian O'Roake (Chief Composites Engineer) Mark Tatham (Chief Mechanical Engineer) Geoff Willis (Head of Aerodynamics) Jason Somerville (Principal Aerodynamicist) Nick Alcock (Principal Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | Williams FW19 | ||||||||||
Successor | Williams FW21 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||||
Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | Williams torsion bar/double wishbone, pushrod | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Williams coil-spring/double wishbone, pushrod | ||||||||||
Engine | Renault (branded as Mecachrome) GC37/01 V10 (71°) naturally aspirated mid-engine | ||||||||||
Transmission | Williams 6-speed longitudinal semi-automatic sequential | ||||||||||
Power | 775 hp (578 kW) @ 15,600 rpm[1] | ||||||||||
Fuel | Castrol | ||||||||||
Lubricants | Castrol | ||||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Winfield Williams | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 1. Jacques Villeneuve 2. Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||||||||||
Debut | 1998 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 1998 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Williams FW20 was the car with which the Williams Formula One team competed in the 1998 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Jacques Villeneuve, the reigning champion, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was in his second year with the team.