Lewis Williamson
| Lewis Williamson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
11 November 1989 Dundee (Scotland) |
| GP3 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Bamboo Engineering |
| Car no. | 17 |
| Former teams |
Status Grand Prix MW Arden |
| Starts | 23 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 8th in 2011 |
| Previous series | |
|
2011–12 2009–10 2008 2008 2008 |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Formula Renault UK FR2.0 Portugal Winter Series FR2.0 UK Winter Series Formula Jedi |
| Awards | |
| 2010 2009 |
McLaren Autosport Award BRDC Rising Star |
Lewis Williamson (born 11 November 1989) is a British racing driver.
Born in Dundee, Williamson began karting at the age of eight, and spent a successful decade racing in the various classes around the United Kingdom. By the time Williamson moved into the junior formulae in 2008, he had claimed three Scottish karting championship titles at Cadet and MiniMax levels, before taking a clean sweep in 2008. The first driver to record such a feat, Williamson won the British Open, British Grand Prix Super Kart, the Scottish Open, as well as the 125 ICC Championship.
After a guest drive in Formula Jedi at Brands Hatch in which he won one of the two races, Williamson moved up into Formula Renault, contesting the 2008 Formula Renault UK Winter Series after Highland Arena Ltd, an organisation set up by three family friends helping to promote sporting talent from the Scottish Highlands – where Williamson resides – leased a car from CR Scuderia. In his second race in the category at Croft, Williamson finished on the podium, taking a third-place finish behind James Calado and Henry Surtees. He added another third place in the final race at Rockingham Motor Speedway, finishing behind Surtees and Dean Stoneman, to end up in sixth place in the championship standings, a point behind fifth-placed William Buller. He also contested the Estoril round of the Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series, taking second and fifth-place finishes for CR Scuderia.
CR Scuderia, under their new name of CRS Racing, signed Williamson for the 2009 season as part of a four-car team alongside Harry Tincknell, Matias Laine and Joshua Scott. Williamson's Winter Series campaign ruled him ineligible for the Graduates Cup for drivers aged nineteen or under. During the season, Williamson finished 17 of the 20 races, taking a third place at Donington Park and a second place at Brands Hatch en route to a tenth place championship finish.
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