Calan Williams

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Calan Williams
Calan Williams Austria 2022.jpg
Williams in 2022
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Born (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 (age 24)
Perth, Western Australia
GTWC Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season 2023
Current team BMW M Team WRT
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number30
Starts2 (2 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2023
Previous series
2022
2020-2021
2019
201819
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

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.

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Early career

Karting

Williams 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

2015

Having 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

His 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

Williams (rear) driving for Gilmour Racing, chasing Jon Collins (front) in a non championship event at Wakefield Park in 2017. CollinsWilliamsWakefieldF3.jpg
Williams (rear) driving for Gilmour Racing, chasing Jon Collins (front) in a non championship event at Wakefield Park in 2017.

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

2018

After 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

Williams 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

In 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

2020

In 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

Williams at the Red Bull Ring in 2021, driving for Jenzer FIA F3 Austria 2021 Nr. 26 Williams.jpg
Williams at the Red Bull Ring in 2021, driving for Jenzer

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

Williams driving the Dallara F2 2018 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 2 round. FIA F2 Austria 2022 Nr. 21 Williams.jpg
Williams driving the Dallara F2 2018 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 2 round.

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

GT World Challenge Europe

2023

For 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

Williams 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

As 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

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/lapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015Western Australian Formula FordFastlane Racing9014314210th
2016Western Australian Formula FordFastlane Racing21568123632nd
2017 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series Gilmour Racing1711615162321st
New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship622660NC†
Queensland Sports and Racing Car Championship541540NC†
2018 Euroformula Open Championship Fortec Motorsports 1200002511th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 20000218th
2019 Euroformula Open Championship Fortec Motorsports 1800005313th
Toyota Racing Series MTEC Motorsport1500001838th
2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 180000031st
2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 2000011519th
2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 260000523rd
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Team WRT 10000118.59th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup 4126113.51st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 500000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 0003785th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 10000428th
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Team WRT 1000001910th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 3238118.51st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup OQ by Oman Racing 100000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Cup 0000135th*

* Season still in progress.
As Williams was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Western Australian Formula Ford results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints
2015Fastlane 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
10th142
2016Fastlane 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
2nd363

Complete Australian Formula 3 Premier Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
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
1st232

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
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
11th25
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
13th53

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617DCPoints
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
8th183

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
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
31st0
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
19th15

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728DCPoints
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
23rd5

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.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
5th78

* Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.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
1st113.5
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
1st118.5

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Australian Formula 3 Premier Series
Champion

2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Gold Cup Champion

2023
With: Niklas Krütten
Succeeded by
Luca Engstler
Max Hofer
Preceded by GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Silver Cup Champion

2024
Succeeded by
Incumbent