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Who is the best Williams F1 driver of the 1980s?

By YPB Team

Two world champions, a late-decade rivalry and a few drivers who passed through Grove on the way to something bigger.

  1. Nelson Piquet — ranked #11
    Nelson Piquet
    Brazilian triple champion who won his 1987 title at Williams amid a fierce rivalry with his team-mate.
    1000pts
  2. Keke Rosberg — ranked #22
    Keke Rosberg
    Flying Finn who won the 1982 world title for Williams with a single race victory.
    733pts
  3. Jacques Laffite — ranked #33
    Jacques Laffite
    Veteran Frenchman who scored podiums for Williams in 1983 and 1984 after his Ligier years.
    599pts
  4. Thierry Boutsen — ranked #44
    Thierry Boutsen
    Belgian who joined Williams in 1989 and won two races, including a wet Canadian Grand Prix.
    599pts
  5. Alan Jones — ranked #55
    Alan Jones
    Australian who gave Williams its first drivers' title in 1980 after a dominant 1979-81 run.
    0pts
  6. Carlos Reutemann — ranked #66
    Carlos Reutemann
    Argentine who took Williams wins in 1980 and 1981 and lost the 1981 title by a single point.
    0pts
  7. Nigel Mansell — ranked #77
    Nigel Mansell
    Fearless Briton who won 14 races for Williams in the 1980s and narrowly missed the 1986 title.
    0pts
  8. Riccardo Patrese — ranked #88
    Riccardo Patrese
    Italian who returned to Williams in 1988 and began the partnership that would peak in the early 1990s.
    0pts

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