In Numbers: The First Five Races of 2025

Five races in, and there’s some serious positivity in the air at Atlassian Williams Racing. The FW47 is delivering on track, our drivers are in form, and the results are reflecting the hard work going on behind the scenes.

Before we shift our focus to the next round, let’s pause to break down the standout stats that are shaping our strongest start in years.

The total number of points scored across the opening five races – the most we’ve tallied at this stage of a season since 2016. It’s a big step forward, built on consistency, strong qualifying, and some gutsy drives. For context: we matched the entirety of the 2024 season in the second round of 2025.

That total of 25 points is just one point short of what we managed in the first five races combined over the previous eight seasons. Add up the early season totals from 2017 to 2024 and you’ll get to 26 points. It’s a stark reminder of how far we’ve come, and how competitive we’re becoming on this journey.

That’s the percentage growth in Alex Albon’s Williams points tally just this year. He came into 2025 with 43 points across three seasons in blue. After five rounds of the new campaign, he’s sitting on 63. It’s a true reflection of a driver who’s thriving.

Carlos Sainz has settled in quickly. His five points so far represent the best start by a new Williams driver since Felipe Massa in 2015. He’s brought experience, speed, and racecraft – and he’s now getting himself at home in the FW47.

Two double points finishes are already in the bag – more than we managed in total over the last three seasons combined. You’d have to go back to Hungary and Belgium in 2021 to find the last time we had two in one year. Now we’re aiming for a third – something we last achieved in 2017.

Carlos became the 41st different driver to score points for Williams when he finished P10 in China. In doing so, he also became just the second Spaniard to score for the team, following Marc Gené’s outings back in 2003 and 2004.

That’s how many laps Carlos and Alex spent forming a DRS train in Saudi Arabia to hold off Isack Hadjar and secure P8 and P9. It may not make F1’s end-of-season highlight reel, but it was an excellent showcase of tactical defending and teamwork.

During our double-stack pit stop in Bahrain, the difference between Carlos’ and Alex’s stop times was just 0.01 seconds. Carlos clocked 2.64s, Alex 2.65s. It was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment that highlighted the team’s progression in this area.

With his 71st start for Williams in Saudi Arabia, Alex Albon moved up to sixth on our all-time list of Grand Prix starts. He’s now ahead of Nico Rosberg and, if he starts every race for the remainder of the season, he’ll finish 2025 just a handful of races shy of the all-time lead. It’s this experience with the team which has allowed him to push on so far this season.

Every time an FW47 has seen the chequered flag this season, it’s done so on the lead lap. That may seem a small detail, but it speaks volumes. Last year, the FW46 was lapped six times in the opening five races. This year? We're racing in the thick of it – and staying there.