Lewis Williamson

Lewis Williamson
Lewis Williamson
Born	November 11, 1989 (age 37); Dundee, United Kingdom
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2008–present
Known for	Professional racing in Formula Renault, GP3 Series, Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Lewis Williamson (born 11 November 1989) is a professional racing driver from the United Kingdom.

Karting

Hailing from Dundee, Williamson embarked on his karting journey at the age of eight and competed extensively throughout the UK for ten years. By 2008, he had amassed three Scottish karting championships in the Cadet and MiniMax categories. That same year, he achieved an impressive sweep by winning the British Open, British Grand Prix Super Kart, Scottish Open, and the 125 ICC Championship titles.

Formula Renault

Following a victorious guest appearance in Formula Jedi at Brands Hatch, Williamson advanced to Formula Renault. In the 2008 Formula Renault UK Winter Series, he raced with CR Scuderia, backed by Highland Arena Ltd, an organisation dedicated to nurturing talent from Scotland’s Highlands. He secured two podium finishes, including third place at both Croft and Rockingham circuits, concluding the series in sixth position overall. Additionally, he competed in the Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series, where he achieved second and fifth place finishes.

For the 2009 Formula Renault UK season, Williamson was signed by CRS Racing as part of their four-car lineup alongside Harry Tincknell and others. He participated in 17 out of 20 races, attaining podiums at Donington Park with a third-place finish and at Brands Hatch where he finished second, ultimately placing tenth in the championship standings.

In 2010, Williamson joined Manor Competition, the reigning champions, teaming up with Will Stevens among others. At Thruxton, he earned pole position—the first ever for the newly designed Barazi-Epsilon chassis. Although a spin at Brands Hatch denied him a potential victory, he triumphed in races at Oulton Park, Croft, and Silverstone. Engaged in a close championship contest against Tom Blomqvist and Tamás Pál Kiss, Williamson entered the final round trailing Blomqvist by a single point on dropped scores. He finished second ahead of Blomqvist in the initial race; however, Blomqvist’s fastest lap equalised their points before the final race. Ultimately, Blomqvist claimed the title with assistance from team strategy.

Williamson’s outstanding results led to his nomination for the esteemed McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, which he won on 5 December 2010. This accolade included a £100,000 prize and an opportunity to test a Formula One car with McLaren.

GP3 Series

After completing his Formula Renault season, Williamson took part in the post-season GP3 Series test held at Estoril in Portugal. Driving for Atech CRS GP, he recorded the fastest lap times during afternoon sessions on both the second and third days after joining following an impromptu discussion with team principal David Hayle. Subsequently, Williamson was signed by MW Arden to compete in GP3 beginning February 2011.

During the 2013 GP3 Series, Williamson raced for Bamboo Engineering. He missed the final round at Yas Marina Circuit and concluded the season ranked 12th overall, achieving a best finish of third place.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

After testing with ISR Racing late in 2010, Williamson took part in the opening round of the 2011 season at Motorland Aragón. He filled in for regular driver Daniel Ricciardo, who was serving as third driver for Scuderia Toro Rosso during that Grand Prix weekend.

Personal life

In addition to his involvement in Formula E racing, Williamson is also engaged in an apprenticeship as a fabrication engineer at Ross-Shire Engineering located in Muir of Ord, which requires a daily commute of approximately 100 miles from his residence in Golspie.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2008	Formula Renault UK Winter Series	Highland Arena Ltd.	4	0	0	0	2	57	6th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Portugal Winter Series	CR Scuderia	2	0	0	0	1	18	4th
	Formula Jedi	Team Jedi	2	1	2	0	1	?	?
2009	Formula Renault UK	CRS Racing	20	0	0	0	2	229	10th
2010	Formula Renault UK	Manor Competition	20	5	5	4	9	459	2nd
2011	GP3 Series	MW Arden	16	1	0	1	2	31	8th
2011	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	ISR Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	33rd

^* Season ongoing.

Complete GP3 Series results

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Year

Entrant

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

DC

Points

2011

MW Arden

IST
FEA
Ret

IST
SPR
20

CAT
FEA
14

CAT
SPR
9

VAL
FEA
2

VAL
SPR
6

SIL
FEA
7

SIL
SPR
1

NÜR
FEA
2

NÜR
SPR
14

HUN
FEA
6

HUN
SPR
Ret

SPA
FEA
9

SPA
SPR
DNS

MNZ
FEA
18

MNZ
SPR
10

8th

31

2012

Status Grand Prix

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[[Circuit de Monaco  MON < br > FEA ]]

[[Circuit de Monaco  MON < br > SPR ]]

[[Valencia Street Circuit  VAL < br > FEA ]]

[[Valencia Street Circuit  VAL < br > SPR ]]

[[Silverstone Circuit  SIL < br > FEA ]]

[[Silverstone Circuit  SIL < br > SPR ]]

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