1989 Williams FW12C

This is a photograph that I took at the Donington Park Museum in September 2014.

It's a Williams FW12C, a car that was used for all but the last four races of the 1989 season. It was based on the previous season's FW12, but a 3,493cc Renault V10 engine was used instead of the FW12's Judd V8 engine. Thierry Boutsen and Riccardo Patrese drove the cars, Patrese finishing in third place in the World Drivers' Championship and Boutsen in fifth place - both with the help of points won in the last four races of the season in the FW13B. Patrese didn't win any of the races but Boutsen won in Canada and Australia (the latter in the FW13B), Patrese finishing ahead of him in the Championship thanks to a greater number of high-placed finishes. Williams finished the season in second place in the World Constructors' Championship.