Richard Williams (racing driver)  Richard Williams (born 11 June 1977) is a British motor racing driver who competed in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup as a member of the SPS Automotive Performance Team. Williams was born in Yeovil, Somerset. He entered motor sport through karting before moving to cars. After coming 4th overall with a single race win the Renault Clio Cup in 2004, he entered the 2005 BTCC in a Lexus, ran by SpeedEquipe and sponsored by Friends Reunited and HPI Racing. He came 14th overall in a small field, with a best result of 7th . In 2006 he contested the Porsche Carrera Cup, with a best result of 3rd, also entering the Supercup round at Silverstone as a wild card of sorts. For 2007 he is contesting the British GT Championship   † Not eligible for points.