Williams FW07
- Constructor
- williams
- Years
- 1979–1982
- Designers
- Patrick Head, Neil Oatley, Frank Dernie
- Engine
- Ford Cosworth DFV V8
- Configuration
- 90-degree V8, 2993 cc, naturally aspirated
- Power
- 505 bhp (500-510 bhp at 11,400 rpm with the Judd-prepared DFVs from 1980)
- Chassis
- aluminium monocoque
- Gearbox
- Hewland FGB, later FGA 400 5-speed manual
- Suspension
- Lower wishbones with inboard springs front and rear
- Brakes
- disc
- Weight
- 579 kg
- Wheelbase
- —
- Tyres
- Goodyear, Michelin
- Races
- 29
- Wins
- 10
- Poles
- 5
- Drivers' titles
- 1
- Constructors' titles
- 2
- Specification confidence
- high
The Lotus 79 concept, engineered properly and made stiff enough to hold its skirts on the ground
Dernie's work on keeping the skirts sealed at all times, worth a claimed 30 per cent in downforce
Williams took the 79's idea and out-built its inventor. The FW07 turned a team that had never won a race into a two-time constructors' champion in three seasons and set the pattern for Williams for the next twenty years: someone else's concept, executed better.
43 races, 15 wins, 8 poles. Jones's 1980 drivers' title; constructors' championships in 1980 and 1981.