Calan Williams (born 30 June 2000) is an Australian racing driver who is competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with BMW M Team WRT. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Trident, having previously raced for Jenzer Motorsport in the FIA Formula 3 Championship during 2020 and 2021. He is the champion of the 2017 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series.
| Calan Williams | |
|---|---|
 Williams in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 30 June 2000 Perth, Western Australia |
| GTWC Europe Endurance Cup career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | BMW M Team WRT |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 30 |
| Starts | 2 (2 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2020-2021 2019 2018–19 2017 2015–16 | FIA Formula 2 Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship Toyota Racing Series Euroformula Open Championship Australian F3 Premier Series Western Australia Formula Ford |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 2023 2017 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup Australian F3 Premier Series |
Early career
editKarting
editWilliams was a member of the Wanneroo-based Tiger Kart Club,[1] and competed in karting championships across Western Australia, and in several race meetings around the country. His karting career spanned from 2007 until 2014.[2]
Lower formulae
edit2015
editHaving tested a Formula Ford car for the first time in December 2014,[3] Williams debuted in formula racing the following year in Western Australian Formula Ford, where he scored a round win on debut at the Barbagallo Raceway, having finished on the podium in two of the three races.[1][4] A pole position in the final round followed, as Williams ended up tenth in the standings.[5]
2016
editHis first full season of racing came in 2016, where he returned to the Western Australian Formula Ford Championship with Fastlane Racing. Round 1 began with a good qualifying performance, as the Australian lined up third for the first race despite experiencing clutch issues on his flying lap, however the round would not yield a podium finish.[6] Williams took pole for the next race at the Collie Motorplex, although he was penalized with a back-of-the-grid start following an overtake under red flag conditions. He beat the track record in the first two races, but one podium was the maximum of his weekend.[7] The third round brought with it a second-place finish, despite a spin into the gravel in Race 1 setting him to the back of the starting grid for the following race,[8] but it was during the next event that Williams would make use of his pace, missing out on victory by 0.08 seconds in the first pair of races, whilst finishing second again in Race 3.[9] Another second place followed in the penultimate round, but Williams finally managed to score his first win in car racing in the second race, which he followed up by taking another victory to cap off the weekend, which he finished as the round winner.[10] A triple of victories followed in the final round to end the season, which meant that Williams had finished second in the standings, missing out on the title by just eight points to Sam Dicker.[11]
2017
edit
For the 2017 season, Williams progressed to slicks and wings, driving in the Australian Formula 3 Premier Series with Gilmour Racing.[12] Williams took eleven race wins and 16 podiums, which earned him the championship title with one round to go.[13][14] During the series, he set the outright lap record at Morgan Park Raceway for the circuit's K configuration, with a laptime of 1:07.948.
Euroformula Open
edit2018
editAfter having a meeting with Fortec Motorsport in July 2017,[15] Williams tested with the team in December at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[1][16] He then signed with the team for the opening rounds of the 2018 Euroformula Open Championship,[17] and competed in the Euroformula Winter Series. He completed testing at the Circuito de Jerez and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and placed seventh and ninth in two races at Circuit Paul Ricard.[18][19] Williams made his debut in Euroformula Open at Estoril Circuit in round one of the 2018 Euroformula Series. He qualified 10th for race 1 of the round,[20] finishing 14th in the race and qualified 9th for race two in which he then finished in 11th place.[21]
Williams had two impressive qualifying efforts at the Monza round of the 2018 season, qualifying 5th for Race 1 and 3rd for Race 2. In the races he suffered early setbacks however, being taken out early in both races, but fought back to finish inside the top ten in both races.[22] He finished race 1 in 10th position and race 2 in 8th after being relegated to the rear end of the field following the early incidents. Williams finished the season in 11th position with 25 points.
2019
editWilliams competed again in Euroformula Open in the 2019 season with Fortec Motorsport.[23] Williams had a season best results of 4th and 5th at the 6th round of the championship at the Red Bull Ring.
Toyota Racing Series
editIn December 2018, it was announced that Williams would race in the 2019 season of the Toyota Racing Series, held in New Zealand in January and February with MTEC Motorsport.[24][25] Williams would return to using the number 54 that he had raced with prior to 2017. The Australian finished eighth in the drivers' championship with 183, having finished all but two races in the points.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
edit2020
editIn October 2019, it was announced Williams had signed with Jenzer Motorsport for the 2020 season of the FIA Formula 3 Championship, which he stated was "a huge opportunity".[26][27][28] He didn't manage to score any points throughout the campaign however and finished 31st in the standings, with a highest finish of 14th. Despite a number of successful qualifying performances, such as qualifying fifth in Budapest, he ended up behind both of his teammates, Matteo Nannini and Federico Malvestiti.
2021
edit
Williams was retained by Jenzer Motorsport for the 2021 season, this time partnering Pierre-Louis Chovet and Filip Ugran.[29] After a tough first round of the season where he finished just outside the points in race 2,[30] Williams broke through for his maiden FIA Formula 3 podium and points finish at Le Castellet. Williams qualified on reverse pole for Race 1, where he finished third after trading places for the lead and podium spots throughout the race.[31] Williams followed it up with another points finish in race 2, finishing tenth. In Race 3 he finished in his starting grid spot of 12th after the rain-affected race.[32] The Australian's next points finish came at the Red Bull Ring, where he ended up ninth in Sunday's race.[33] In the following two rounds Williams would be unable to score points, and at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps he was involved in a collision with Amaury Cordeel in the Eau Rouge-Radillion complex.[34] Both drivers escaped the impact without injuries.[35] Williams finished the season without scoring any more points and ended up 19th in the standings, having been the highest-scoring Jenzer driver that season.[36]
FIA Formula 2 Championship
edit
In January 2022, it was announced that Williams will drive for Trident in the 2022 season of the FIA Formula 2 Championship.[37][38] Having qualified twelfth on debut,[39] he proceeded to have an uneventful first race, finishing 15th whilst teammate Richard Verschoor was victorious. In the Bahrain feature race Williams started the race well, getting up to sixth by the end of the first lap and staying in the points after his pit stop. However, after a safety car was called late in the race Williams pitted for new tyres, but was forced to retire from the race after the team hadn't fitted a tyre on the car properly, leaving it to bounce off after the Australian had left his pit box.[40] At the following round in Saudi Arabia, Williams managed to qualify in seventh place, giving him the opportunity to start the sprint race from the second row. He would end up losing one position, finishing fourth and thus scoring his first points in the category.[41] A pair of anonymous races at Imola came up next,[42] whereas the round at Barcelona would harbour initial promise, as the Australian qualified tenth, setting him up to start from pole position on Saturday.[43] However, a stall on the formation lap prevented Williams from contending for a podium finish.[44] Williams was unlucky in the Monaco feature race, running in the points until the last lap, where he and Ayumu Iwasa collided on the last lap.[45] He would go on to have a quiet rest of the season, and failed to score any more points.[46]
In October, Williams and Trident parted ways before the season finale in Yas Marina, citing the need to "focus on the next steps of his motorsport career".[47] He placed 23rd in the standings, with four points.[48]
Sportscar racing career
editGT World Challenge Europe
edit2023
editFor 2023, Williams moved to sportscar racing, teaming up with BMW M Team WRT for the Gold Cup category in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cup series.[49][50]
The season began promisingly, as the Australian took a podium in his category during the opening Endurance Cup round at Monza, finishing third along with Niklas Krütten and Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer.[51] During his maiden weekend in the Sprint Cup, Williams managed to take a class victory in race 2 at Brands Hatch, having inherited the car from teammate Krütten in a leading position.[52][53] At Le Castellet, the Australian was able to progress from fourth to second in class during the opening stint, though the team was forced to retire when Simmenauer stopped the #30 with a suspected engine issue after two hours.[54]
Williams and his WRT stablemates returned to the category podium at the 24 Hours of Spa, coming second after spending the majority of the race in the podium places.[55][56] Though they managed to appear on the rostrum again at the Nürburgring, the #30 trio failed to take a class win all season, eventually leading them to finish fifth in the class standings of the Endurance Cup.[57]
Their campaign in the Sprint Cup wrote a different story, as two further class podiums - including a win - at Misano were followed by another class victory at Hockenheim, a race which Williams finished in fifth place overall.[58] The round at Valencia turned out to be a setback in the #30's Gold Cup title ambitions, as contact at the start of race one forced them to retire early. After being demoted to second place at the first Zandvoort race due to a penalty, Williams and Krütten entered the final race with a 1.5-point deficit to the leading #9 of Aurélien Panis and Alberto di Folco.[59] Sunday's qualifying session brought an extra point, as Williams qualified on Gold Cup pole and started the race from the overall front row due to penalties for two cars ahead.[60] Williams, who started the car, got into the lead as a rain shower caused the leading WRT of Maxime Martin to slide off, before Krütten was passed shortly after a safety car restart, finishing third overall and winning the class race, thus bringing home both the Sprint Cup title as well as the overall Gold Cup championship.[61][62]
2024
editWilliams returned to WRT to partake in a single programme in the Sprint Cup, this time partnering Sam De Haan in the Silver Cup.[63] Williams established himself as one of the stronger drivers in the subclass by scoring pole positions at Brands Hatch and Misano.[64][65] He and De Haan also became consistent podium finishers, claiming a spot on the rostrum in each of the first six races. This included a dominant round at Misano where the pair won their class both times, as well as two overall fifth places (and a subclass win) at the Hockenheimring.[66][67][68] Despite missing the podium in race 1 at Magny-Cours Williams remained first in the Silver Cup standings going into the final round, one for which he would be joined by Sean Gelael.[69] With a podium in the final race Williams and the #30 WRT squad were crowned Silver Cup champions, five points ahead of the #10 Boutsen VDS outfit of Aurélien Panis and César Gazeau.[70][71]
Personal life
editAs of 2021, Williams was studying Computer Science online at Edith Cowan University.[72]
To amass the funding needed for a racing career in Europe, Williams and his father set up an incorporated company, which investors would be able to buy shares in.[73][74]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Western Australian Formula Ford | Fastlane Racing | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 142 | 10th |
| 2016 | Western Australian Formula Ford | Fastlane Racing | 21 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 363 | 2nd |
| 2017 | Australian Formula 3 Premier Series | Gilmour Racing | 17 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 232 | 1st |
| New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Queensland Sports and Racing Car Championship | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2018 | Euroformula Open Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11th |
| Spanish Formula 3 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18th | ||
| 2019 | Euroformula Open Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 13th |
| Toyota Racing Series | MTEC Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 8th | |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19th |
| 2022 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Trident | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23rd |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Team WRT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.5 | 9th |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 113.5 | 1st | |||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 5th | |||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28th | ||
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Team WRT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10th |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 118.5 | 1st | |||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | OQ by Oman Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35th* |
* Season still in progress.
† As Williams was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Western Australian Formula Ford results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Fastlane Racing | WAN1 1 |
WAN1 2 |
WAN1 3 |
COL 1 |
COL 2 |
COL 3 |
WAN2 1 |
WAN2 2 |
WAN2 3 |
WAN3 1 |
WAN3 2 |
WAN3 3 |
WAN4 1 4 |
WAN4 2 2 |
WAN4 3 2 |
WAN5 1 4 |
WAN5 2 7 |
WAN5 3 Ret |
WAN6 1 2 |
WAN6 2 4 |
WAN6 3 4 |
10th | 142 |
| 2016 | Fastlane Racing | WAN1 1 5 |
WAN1 2 3 |
WAN1 3 14 |
COL 1 5 |
COL 2 3 |
COL 3 6 |
WAN2 1 Ret |
WAN2 2 5 |
WAN2 3 2 |
WAN3 1 2 |
WAN3 2 2 |
WAN3 3 2 |
WAN4 1 Ret |
WAN4 2 5 |
WAN4 3 5 |
WAN5 1 2 |
WAN5 2 1 |
WAN5 3 1 |
WAN6 1 1 |
WAN6 2 1 |
WAN6 3 1 |
2nd | 363 |
Complete Australian Formula 3 Premier Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Gilmour Racing | MOR 1 1 |
MOR 2 Ret |
MOR 3 DNS |
MAL 1 1 |
MAL 2 1 |
MAL 3 2 |
SYD 1 1 |
SYD 2 2 |
SYD 3 2 |
PHI 1 1 |
PHI 2 1 |
PHI 3 1 |
QLD 1 1 |
QLD 2 1 |
QLD 3 1 |
WAK 1 1 |
WAK 2 2 |
WAK 3 2 |
1st | 232 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fortec Motorsports | EST 1 14 |
EST 2 11 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 12 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 14 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 11 |
SIL 1 9 |
SIL 2 8 |
MNZ 1 10 |
MNZ 2 8 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
11th | 25 | ||
| 2019 | Fortec Motorsports | LEC 1 12 |
LEC 2 16 |
PAU 1 7 |
PAU 2 11 |
HOC 1 15 |
HOC 2 9 |
SPA 1 12 |
SPA 2 8 |
HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 8 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 5 |
SIL 1 10 |
SIL 2 7 |
CAT 1 14 |
CAT 2 14 |
MNZ 1 16 |
MNZ 2 10 |
13th | 53 |
Complete Toyota Racing Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MTEC Motorsport | HIG 1 11 |
HIG 2 7 |
HIG 3 8 |
TER 1 7 |
TER 2 C |
TER 3 C |
HMP 1 Ret |
HMP 2 8 |
HMP 3 8 |
HMP 4 7 |
TAU 1 8 |
TAU 2 8 |
TAU 3 9 |
TAU 4 7 |
MAN 1 5 |
MAN 2 7 |
MAN 3 Ret |
8th | 183 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jenzer Motorsport | RBR FEA 21 |
RBR SPR 17 |
RBR FEA 25 |
RBR SPR 24 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 15 |
SIL FEA 14 |
SIL SPR 14 |
SIL FEA Ret |
SIL SPR Ret |
CAT FEA 25 |
CAT SPR 14 |
SPA FEA 16 |
SPA SPR 25 |
MNZ FEA 25 |
MNZ SPR 18 |
MUG FEA 19 |
MUG SPR 21 |
31st | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Jenzer Motorsport | CAT 1 18 |
CAT 2 11 |
CAT 3 21 |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 8 |
LEC 3 12 |
RBR 1 16 |
RBR 2 15 |
RBR 3 9 |
HUN 1 17 |
HUN 2 24 |
HUN 3 17 |
SPA 1 24 |
SPA 2 Ret |
SPA 3 18 |
ZAN 1 16 |
ZAN 2 22 |
ZAN 3 18 |
SOC 1 19 |
SOC 2 C |
SOC 3 12 |
19th | 15 |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Trident | BHR SPR 15 |
BHR FEA 18† |
JED SPR 4 |
JED FEA 13 |
IMO SPR 14 |
IMO FEA 15 |
CAT SPR 16 |
CAT FEA 11 |
MCO SPR 14 |
MCO FEA 16† |
BAK SPR 16† |
BAK FEA 16 |
SIL SPR 17 |
SIL FEA 16 |
RBR SPR 14 |
RBR FEA 15 |
LEC SPR 13 |
LEC FEA 11 |
HUN SPR 11 |
HUN FEA 16 |
SPA SPR 16 |
SPA FEA 16 |
ZAN SPR 18 |
ZAN FEA 11 |
MNZ SPR 14 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
YMC SPR |
YMC FEA |
23rd | 5 |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
editGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
edit| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Gold | MNZ 12 |
LEC Ret |
SPA 6H 20 |
SPA 12H 18 |
SPA 24H 14 |
NÜR 16 |
CAT 21 |
5th | 78 |
* Season still in progress.
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
edit| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Gold | BRH 1 15 |
BRH 2 7 |
MIS 1 11 |
MIS 2 11 |
HOC 1 5 |
HOC 2 30 |
VAL 1 Ret |
VAL 2 18 |
ZAN 1 13 |
ZAN 2 3 |
1st | 113.5 |
| 2024 | Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Silver | BRH 1 8 |
BRH 2 15 |
MIS 1 6 |
MIS 2 10 |
HOC 1 5 |
HOC 2 5 |
MAG 1 22 |
MAG 2 14 |
CAT 1 15 |
CAT 2 14 |
1st | 118.5 |
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External links
edit- Official website
- Calan Williams career summary at DriverDB.com
- Driver Profile at FIA Formula 3 Championship
- Driver Profile at Euroformulaopen.net
- Driver Profile at Toyota Racing Series