Will Davison

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Will Davison (born August 30, 1982 in Melbourne) is an Australian racing driver. He won the 2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship where fellow competitors were Will Power (now in champ cars) and Leanne Tander (nee Ferrier).

Taking a common route to Formula One, Davison picked up and moved to Buckinghamshire in England where he competed in the 2002 British Formula Three Championship for fellow Australians, Alan Docking Racing. He placed fourth. After changing teams in 2003 he placed 8th and only competed in part of the 2004 version due to funding issues. In 2005, he raced in several V8 Supercar races back in Australia as a support driver with Dick Johnson Racing.

His grandfather Lex Davison won the Australian Grand Prix four times. His brother Alex Davison is also a racing driver and has won numerous National titles including The Porsche Cup. Continuing the family tradition, cousin James Davison is currently racing in a Team Australia Jnr position after competing the 2005 Victorian Formula Ford series.

During his time between Formula 3 and V8 supercar seats, Will drove for A1 Team Australia in the inaugural season of the A1 Grand Prix where he was again under Alan Docking racing. In this time he experienced many ups and downs with many instances where he was taken out of a race due to no fault of his own. On the ups his highest finishing position was 6th at both the Portuguese and Australian rounds, where despite a rocky start in Portugal, proved vital in scoring points for the team.

Davison's immediate future is now secure after signing with V8 Supercar team Dick Johnson Racing, replacing Glenn Seton for 2006.

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