28.03.2018

Aussie Williams will be driving for Fortec in the Formula 3-based racing series

Calan Williams has confirmed his racing programme for 2018 announcing he is joining Fortec Motorsport for the opening rounds of the 2018 Euroformula Open championship. The 17-year-old driver from Perth secured a Vice-Championship result in the Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2016. After that, he graduated to the Australian Formula 3 in 2017 clinching the crown with a total of 11 wins and 16 podiums.

Williams performed well in preseason testing finishing seventh and ninth in the races at Paul Ricard during Euroformula Open’s Winter Series.

Williams explains: “I am extremely excited to be racing with Fortec in the Euroformula Open series. At this stage we have locked in the early rounds, however with the sponsorship we have and other backing we continue to build, the focus is on competing in all events. The Euroformula Open Winter Series events at Barcelona, Paul Ricard and Jerez have been an incredible step up, and I have been really pleased with the gains I have made with the guidance of engineering legend Mick Kouros, my race engineer Tom Toovey, and the whole team.”

Mick Kouros, Fortec's EF Open Team Manager, adds: “Fortec Motorsport’s Euroformula Open team is looking forward to having Calan Williams join the grid for this year’s series. After having a successful Winter Series with Calan, who showed good performances on circuits that he’d never been to, the team is excited with the potential that Calan is showing. And that will only improve as we begin the main championship.”