FW25 returns to the grid, as Williams Heritage makes its competitive racing debut at BOSS GP

Our Heritage department will be racing the newly-restored 2003 FW25 in BOSS GP this season

Published

08 JUN 2026

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The race-winning FW25 will return to the grid after more than 20 years, as Atlassian Williams F1 Team announces plans to bring the car to a historic race series for the very first time.

Driver and owner Phil Stratford will take the wheel across four rounds of the prestigious 2026 BOSS GP series, kicking off with the Nürburgring on the 12th June, before heading to Magny-Cours, Red Bull Ring and Mugello.

Originally driven by Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya, the Williams FW25 – powered by a BMW 3.0-litre V10 - served as the team’s legendary challenger for the 2003 Formula 1 season. The car brings real competitive pedigree, contributing to the team’s second place result in the 2003 World Constructors’ Championship and as part of Williams’ last 1-2 Grand Prix finish. That landmark result was achieved at Magny-Cours, where Schumacher took victory from pole with Montoya in second – and where the car will run again in July.

Now, the FW25 returns to competitive action following an extensive restoration by Williams Heritage. Led by a team of experts who worked on and raced the car during the period, the project drew on Williams’ complete technical archive to design and remanufacture the components required to return the chassis to period-correct specification. This restoration forms part of Williams Heritage’s wider programme supporting private owners in preserving and actively running these legendary cars – whether that’s at exclusive test events or, as in this case, returning them to the very European grids where they competed in period.

Jonathan Kennard, Heritage Director, Williams Heritage:

“Here at Williams Heritage, our history continues to shape our purpose, guiding our mission in supporting the wider Williams’ team in our ambition to return to the front of the grid. Entering our first historic racing championship is a meaningful way of bringing that legacy to life for a new audience as we approach our 50th anniversary next year. We are incredibly proud to have supported our customer, Phil, in bringing this remarkable car back to its very best, and we look forward to hearing that unforgettable 19,000 RPM, V10 soundtrack go around Nürburgring once more.”

Phil Stratford, Driver:

“Owning and racing the FW25 has been a lifelong ambition. To be able to do it with the full support of Williams Heritage, the engineers and technicians who know this car better than anyone, and to bring it back to competition at circuits like Magny-Cours, where Ralf and Juan Pablo made history, is extraordinary. I cannot wait to get to the Nürburgring.”

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