| Canon Williams Team – 20(7) | |||||
| Year | Points(Position) | Car | Driver | Chassis | Engine |
| 1988 | 12(9) | 5 | Nigel Mansell | FW12 | Judd CV |
| 0(0) | 5 | Martin Brundle | |||
| 0(0) | 5 | Jean-Louis Schlesser | |||
| 8(11) | 6 | Ricardo Patrese |
Ricardo Patrese is retained to replace the departing Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell also remains.
Williams runs the first fully re-active computer controlled suspension system using tiny hydraulic jacks. After the late departure of Honda in 1987 the only available engine option for Williams is the under powered Judd V8.
Mansell gives the team hope in the first race by splitting the McLarens to take second place on the grid. It was to be a false dawn. The highest place all year would be Mansell’s second place at, predictably, the British Grand Prix. By season’s end Mansell had announced that he was leaving for Ferrari.
Mid-June Williams announce that from the start of the 1989 season the cars would be powered by an all-new Renault V10 engine.
Mansell misses two races mid-season due exhaustion caused by a secondary infection brought about by chicken-pox. Martin Brundle is the replacement in Belgium, finishing a creditable 8th and Jean-Louis Schlesser in Italy. Schlesser was not to complete the race after a coming together with Ayrton Senna thereby ensuring that there would be no McLaren clean sweep in 1988.
Williams are awarded the coveted Queen’s Award for Technology.
Results
| Year | Round | Country | Driver | Grid Pos | Finish Pos | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 2 | 20 | Engine |
| 1988 | 1 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 8 | 22 | Engine |
| 1988 | 2 | San Marino Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 11 | 21 | Engine |
| 1988 | 2 | San Marino Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 6 | 13 | +2 Laps |
| 1988 | 3 | Monaco Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 5 | 17 | Collision |
| 1988 | 3 | Monaco Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 8 | 6 | +1 Lap |
| 1988 | 4 | Mexican Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 14 | 20 | Engine |
| 1988 | 4 | Mexican Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 17 | 22 | Engine |
| 1988 | 5 | Canadian Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 9 | 21 | Engine |
| 1988 | 5 | Canadian Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 11 | 19 | Engine |
| 1988 | 6 | Detroit Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 6 | 20 | Engine |
| 1988 | 6 | Detroit Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 10 | 16 | Electrical |
| 1988 | 7 | French Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 9 | 20 | Suspension |
| 1988 | 7 | French Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 15 | 23 | Brakes |
| 1988 | 8 | British Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 11 | 2 | Finished |
| 1988 | 8 | British Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 15 | 8 | +1 Lap |
| 1988 | 9 | German Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 11 | 23 | Spun off |
| 1988 | 9 | German Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 13 | 21 | Spun off |
| 1988 | 10 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 2 | 15 | Driver unwell |
| 1988 | 10 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 6 | 6 | +1 Lap |
| 1988 | 11 | Belgian Grand Prix | Martin Brundle | 12 | 7 | +1 Lap |
| 1988 | 11 | Belgian Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 5 | 18 | Engine |
| 1988 | 12 | Italian Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 10 | 7 | Finished |
| 1988 | 12 | Italian Grand Prix | Jean-Louis Schlesser | 22 | 11 | +2 Laps |
| 1988 | 13 | Portuguese Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 6 | 14 | Spun off |
| 1988 | 13 | Portuguese Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 11 | 19 | Radiator |
| 1988 | 14 | Spanish Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 3 | 2 | Finished |
| 1988 | 14 | Spanish Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 7 | 5 | Finished |
| 1988 | 15 | Japanese Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 8 | 22 | Collision |
| 1988 | 15 | Japanese Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 11 | 6 | Finished |
| 1988 | 16 | Australian Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell | 3 | 13 | Spun off |
| 1988 | 16 | Australian Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | 6 | 4 | Finished |
