The team created by Frank Williams in the 1970s won 16 world titles between 1980 and 1997, nine for constructors and seven for drivers.
Williams and his daughter Claire, a former deputy team leader, no longer have any relationship with the British F1 team after it was sold to US company Dorilton Capital last year.
Williams had been in a wheelchair since he was paralyzed in a car accident in France in 1986. He was admitted to hospital in 2016 with pneumonia and again in December of last year.
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said the sport had lost a “much loved and respected member” of the F1 family.
“He was a true giant of our sport who overcame life’s toughest challenges and fought every day to win on and off the track,” Domenicali said in a statement.
“His incredible accomplishments and personality will remain in our sport forever. My thoughts go out to the entire Williams family and friends at this sad time.”
Under Williams’ leadership, the team won nine constructors’ championships and seven drivers’ titles, the last with Canadian Jacques Villeneuve in 1997.
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