Alex Arana is the oldest member of the Williams Esports team and balances a full-time career in sustainability with his passion for sim racing.

Alex enjoys taking part in a range of races, from the BMW GT Cup, to endurance races.

Alex is confident that alongside his team, they will achieve a great result in this week’s 24HR race.

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Alessandro joined Williams in 2020 when we noticed his outright speed on the track.

Alessandro represents the team in a variety of iRacing championships including PESC and Neo Endurance, so far putting in some solid performances this year.

Outside of sim racing, Alessandro enjoys FPS games and is also a big fan of Fortnite and PUBG.

Signing for us in early 2019, Kuba has stood out as one of the fastest esports drivers in the world across multiple platforms.

Kuba was part of the team that won the first official 24hr Virtual Le Mans in 2020 – one of the biggest achievements in simulation racing.

Kuba’s desire to be consistently at the top in a variety of simulations means he is always competing, this year taking part in the Le Mans 24hrs, GT Masters, SRO Sprint, SRO Endurance and Formula Pro to name a few.

Agustin Canapino is a 14x Argentinian Motor Racing Champion, as well as being our esports teams most decorated real-life racing driver.

Taking up sim racing when he was young, he used the skills he learnt to develop his skills on the racetrack, before returning to esports as a hobby. 

This doesn’t stop him from being scarily fast, representing Williams in GT3 and endurance races.

Did you know: Agustin won the Olimpia de Oro in 2018 for being the best Argentine sportsman of the year, only the second racing driver ever to win the award.

Álvaro has represented Williams Racing in F1 Esports since 2018; continuing to drive for us this F1 Esports season - his fifth consecutive with Williams.

Álvaro became a big fan of Fernando Alonso, and it was this Spanish connection that helped him get hooked on the sport.

This year, Álvaro was a guest at the Barcelona GP where he met a variety of Spanish influencers such as Ibai, who is always watching out for how he does in the races each week.

Shanaka Clay is new to Williams for 2022, but enters his third season of F1 Esports.

Having been a karting driver since a young age where he raced against the likes of Lando Norris and George Russell, Shanaka first began racing in the F1 Esports pro scene in 2020. With his all-time favourite driver being Jenson Button, the switch to Williams was perfect.

Fans of Williams will remember that Shanaka won in a Williams shirt back in 2020, as he took P1 in the Pro Exhibition Series race in Canada, dominating from the start in the pouring rain.

Shanaka has been active with the content creators collaborating with Williams this year, including racing in a “Sprint Cup” on the Williams Esports Twitch channel.

One of our longest-serving drivers, Josh drove with Kevin Hansen in last year’s iRacing RX World Championship.

Josh has had a phenomenal 2022 so far while trying to qualify for the iRacing Dirt World Championships, winning 6 races.

Josh strives to constantly be at the top, with his sporting hero being the ever-consistent legendary Nascar driver Jimmie Johnson.

Joining us in 2021, Tariq Gamil is a confident ACC racer with years of experience at a high level.

Tariq is the 2021 RDGTC champion as well as coming a brilliant P4 in the 2021 British GT Esports Championship – GT4.

Tariq is also interested in a variety of other games, but his favourites are fighting and RPGs. He also speaks some Arabic!

Kenneth Gulbrandsen (25 years old) Norwegian

A former athlete, Kenneth took up sim racing after an injury that kept him off the track where he thinks he has found his true calling.

This year, Kenneth has mainly raced in endurance races for the team, one of the most challenging esports competitions there is.

Did you know: Kenneth was part of the team that holds the Norwegian U20 National Record in the 4x100m relay and has won several National Championship medals.

Newly-signed for 2022, Daniele joins Álvaro and Shanaka for this season of F1 Esports.

Daniele has competed in F1 Esports for three years showing his skill set both on and off track, coming into our spotlight at the end of last year when we began building our roster for 2022.

Daniele is a previous winner of the V10 R-League and enjoys the challenge of racing on a sim that he is not accustomed to.

Daniele also shares his talents by coaching high profile individuals, including Thibaut Courtois.

Dino represents Williams in iRacing Road events, spending the second half of the year mainly taking part in endurance races.

Dino also represents the team in PESC, where he gained a lot of experience when it comes to battling drivers directly.

Dino recently attended the Italian GP as a special guest of the team!

Dino will never give up, and when he retires he hopes to be remembered for his determination.

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Atte races for Williams in iRacing, representing the team in a number of enduyrace races this year.

Atte‘s consistency is what makes him stand out, finishing in the top 3 on 6 occasions this year.

Atte is also a massive CS:GO fan, and often dominates the internal CS:GO tournaments we hold.

4x Swedish Sim racing Champion Carl Jansson joined the team in 2022, bringing with him many years of experience at the top of the sport.

Carl has had a very successful year, with a smattering of podiums across a number of different endurance races.

Carl recently attended the Austrian GP as a special guest of the team!

Carl is a former karting driver and competed at a high level in Sweden between 2007 and 2015.

An eccentric personality with electric speed to match, Jack Keithley is one of the most experienced sim racers the team has on its books. This year, he has already competed in a whole season of the GT Masters, achieving some great results.

Known for going to bed at 11am and waking up at 7pm, you will regularly find Jack interacting with his community, always eager to compete to be the best.

A lifelong Williams fan, Jack embraces the companies never give up attitude in his racing, wanting to be known for his resilience and relentlessness.

Joining us in 2022, Josh Lad has already settled in as an excellent part of the Williams set-up.

Josh was part of the team that won the Majors Le Mans 24h and is no stranger to endurance racing.

Josh is always pushing his brain to the limit, even when away from the sim, with one of his favourite hobbies being chess.

Daniel has driven for Williams Esports competing at World Championship level since 2020.

This year Daniel has been representing our customer GT3 car with AMG, competing in events like Daytona 24HR, Nürburgring 24, and Bathurst 12HR.

Did you know: Daniel is a big film fan, with his favourites including the Daniel Craig James Bond Saga and Pixar classic Cars.

Formula E simulator driver and Real VRS coach are just two of the wide array of jobs that Arthur Lehouck has in his back pocket.

Arthur had a brilliant 2021, getting 4 podiums across the season, with his main strength being endurance races.

Not just a sim racer, Arthur’s passions range from horse racing to Valorant!

Daire is one of the top drivers in the team and has started the season in fine form, including a win in the SRO Sprint on his birthday in the Nurburgring.

It is 2022 where Daire is achieving his goal of sim racing domination, winning 2 races and achieving podiums in 5 other races.

Outside of sim racing, Daire is a big Marvel fan and his favourite T.V. show is Agents of Shield.

Sota is already an established real-life and esports sim racer, racing in a range of global and national events.

Earlier this year he won the Esports BATTLE in Okinawa where he took home $10000.

Sota has a number of top performances this season so far, with a win in the NEO Endurance Barcelona 6hr race and a P3 in the Spa 24hr.

Did you know: Sota enjoys playing a variety of FPS games outside of sim racing.

A hardworking driver and your go-to-guy for all your favourite short clips on social media, Louis Nahser wants to be a star in the sim racing world.

Louis’ speed on the track has seen him pick up great results consistently during his time at Williams, known for his dependability among the team.

Did you know: Louis competes at National Level in Athletics, and can run the 100m in 10.67.

With a desire to just have fun, Mike Partington is a sim racing driver with years of experience.

Mike is confident in a wide range of races, but his favourites this year have been 6 and 12 hour races – he finished 3rd in the 6hr SCO Endurance at Silverstone!

Mike is known for his focus on strategy when it comes to races, and his passion for online strategy games comes in handy for this.

The consistent king, Daniel Pasztor gets on with his racing with little fuss, regularly finishing in the top 5 in races.

Daniel represents the team in a variety of events including the BMW GT Cup and endurance races such as the intense Spa 24hr.

A fan of high action T.V. Daniel’s favourites include Money Heist and Game of Thrones.

Igor is an experienced driver in both real-life and virtual racing. He already has a podium and a top 5 from the first two rounds of the SRO Americas Sprint Series.

Igor represents the team in ACC and is comfortable with a mixture of sprint races and endurance races.

Igor recently came 2nd in the SRO Americas Sprint Round 3 in Kyalami and finished 3rd in the overall championship.

He is a big football fan, Igor’s sporting hero is Neymar.

Not just a sim racing driver, Vicente Salas is on his way to becoming a real life driver, taking part in his first race earlier in 2022.

A gifted sim-racer, Vicente is known for his ability to overtake, and we have often seen him gain 10 places across the course of a race.

Did you know: Vicente’s sporting hero is three-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart.

Part of the team since 2019, the talented Moreno Sirica is always seen to be smiling when he’s racing on the sim.

Moreno currently compete for the team in a mixture of endurance races as well as PESC, where he has recently secured qualification for next year’s campaign.

An avid sportsman, Moreno really enjoys to play football and go running in his spare time to clear his head when not on the sim.

One of the youngest drivers in the team, Alx is extremely talented and has great future potential.

Currently Alx represents us in a variety of events and his standout performance this year was as part of the team to win the 2022 Majors 24 hours of Le Mans. He is also currently taking part in the VCO ERL Fall Cup.

Outside of Sim racing, Alx is an avid go karter (the current Swedish national champion) and is always working at honing his craft both on and off the track.

Dominik Staib’s passion for racing goes well beyond simracing, as he is currently studying an e-mobility course in Trier, Germany.

Dominik has raced with us for the last three years, enjoying successes in a wide range of events and even competing live at Sim Expo in 2021.

Did you know: Dominik’s favourite care is the Porsche 911 GT3.

Martin Stefanko is one of the fastest racing drivers in the world, representing the team in a number of competitions including V10 League and the RCCO World eX.

Upon winning the ECCO World eX Championship, Martin was able to raise a substantial sum of money for the Letcombe Brook Project, which promotes the environmental management of the chalk stream that runs through our Grove factory.

Did you know: Martin can speak three languages – Czech, Slovak and English.

Donovan Strauss is one of our excellent eNASCAR drivers who not only drives online, but has aspirations to race in real life.

Donovan is devoted to honing his craft as a racing driver, often putting in hours of practice in his quest to become the best driver in the world.

A rookie in this year’s competition, Donovan has achieved some fantastic results this year, including a P4 in Round 12 at Pocono.

Donovan’s favourite race car is the Ford Mustang GT.

Did you know: Donovan is also a big NBA fan and his sporting hero is Kobe Bryant. In his spare time, Donovan enjoys playing NBA2k, Rocket League and Madden.

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With aspirations to be successful as a motorsport and esports driver, Sami-Matti uses his experiences on track to help him online and vice versa.

In both disciplines, Sami-Matti is often seen driving in endurance races where he is always boosting the morale of his teammates.

Sami-Matti is so busy with his racing exploits that he has little time for anything else, however he is trying to learn German!

Tinko is a phenomenal sim racing driver who has fought at the top of the sims throughout the season so far, achieving podiums in numerous competitions.

Tinko is extremely professional, always willing to talk through races and how he can improve his results.

An avid gamer, Tinko not only plays iRacing, but really enjoys FPS games like Valorant, as well as RPGs like The Witcher.

Niko represents Williams in the GT Masters events on RaceRoom, where he often shows what an excellent talent he is.

Niko has raced for the team for the last 3 years, with highlights including a win at Le Mans 24 Hours in 2020 and multiple wins on rFactor.

Did you know: Niko admires Polish racing legend Robert Kubica and hopes to emulate his successes on the virtual track.

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Steven began his career in journalism, working for autosport.com to interview F1 drivers across the world.

Steven has worked for Williams for the last 8 years, previously being Head of Creative Services before encouraging the team to focus on esports, seeing how it could be used as a tool to bring in a younger generation.

Steven became Director of Esports in the last year and he continues to tirelessly work to bring more people to the world of sim-racing.

Did you know: Steven has two dogs, Ralff, a Bordernese and Mollie, a Jack Russell.

Javi’s sim racing career started back in 2011 when he was only 15 years old.

In a quest to turn the hobby that he was passionate for into a legitimate sport, Javi set up JIM Racing, a sim racing esports team based out of Spain. When Williams decided to enter the world of esports, they asked Javi to run the team, with the esports division at Williams originally known as Williams JIM Racing.

As the 10 years of hard-work begun to pay off, Williams absorbed JIM Racing and Javi became Operations Manager for Williams Esports.

Did you know: Javi was captain of his university volleyball team.

Seb began his career as a camera operator on a variety of films as well as working in TV with the BBC.

Seb first got involved with sim racing in 2009 when playing rFactor 1 using a sim wheel bolted to his desk in his room – the rattling of the bolts often angered his parents.

Seb joined Williams after reaching out to Steven via a sim racing forum in 2020 for job advice. He hasn’t looked back.

Did you know: Seb has a grade 5 in music theory and played the trumpet for 8 years.

Ewan is the Press Officer for the esports team having recently finished a Masters in Sports Journalism.

Having written for a variety of esports and sports websites for the past five years, Ewan joined Williams in early 2022 to help boost the media profile of the team.

Ewan might be the worst on the sims, but formerly competed for his university in nationwide FIFA leagues.

Did you know: Ewan writes a blog called Tales of a Hopeless Cowboy.