The Williams FW23 was the car with which the Williams team competed in the 2001 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by German Ralf Schumacher, who was in his third year with the team, and Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya, a previous Formula 3000 and CART champion who was making his F1 début.
Schumacher with the FW23 at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix
FW23-05, 2001
FW23-05, rear view
2001 Formula One World Championship
The 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 55th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2001 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 2001 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a seventeen-race series that commenced on 4 March and ended on 14 October.
Michael Schumacher won his second title in a row with Ferrari, his fourth overall.
McLaren's David Coulthard (pictured here in 1995) finished runner-up, 58 points behind.
Schumacher's teammate, Rubens Barrichello, finished the season ranked third.
Ferrari won the 2001 Formula One World Championship for Constructors.