Williams FW16

David Coulthard in the Williams FW16

The Williams FW16 is a Formula 1 racing car from Team Williams , which was used in the 1994 World Cup season . Developed by Patrick Head and Adrian Newey , the car was driven by Damon Hill , Ayrton Senna , David Coulthard and Nigel Mansell , won seven of 16 races of the season and took six pole positions . The team took first place in the constructors' championship. Senna had a fatal accident in the third race of the season in Imola .

The FW16 from a powered V10 engine of Renault at 67 ° cylinder angle, and the type designation RS6. In the course of the season the slightly lighter and higher rotating version RS6B came out. The longitudinally mounted suckers - mid engine was 3500 cc capacity and performed at 14,300 to 14,500 min ^-1 up to 790 hp. The power transmission took over a transversely installed, semi-automatic 6-speed transmission from Williams. The monocoque of CFRP was in sandwich honeycomb construction executed.

The FW16 was the first Williams without the active suspension, which was prohibited by a change in the regulations, since the FW11 from 1985. From the German Grand Prix, the FW16B version with a longer wheelbase, revised front and rear wings and modified side pods was used.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	Points	rank
Formula 1 World Championship 1994																		118	1.
D. Hill	00	2	DNF	6th	DNF	1	2	2	1	8th	2	1	1	1	2	1	DNF
A. Senna	02	DNF	DNF	DNF	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
D. Coulthard						DNF	5		5	DNF	DNF	4th	6th	2
N. Mansell								DNF							DNF	4th	1

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Web links

Commons : Williams FW16  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Statistics of the Williams FW16
• Statistics of the Williams FW16B