Born in Cairo, Egypt, he participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 22 October 1967.

[2] That year, Ferrari lost several drivers, including team leader Lorenzo Bandini who died from injuries sustained at that year's Monaco Grand Prix and Williams' sports car co-driver, Günter Klass, killed during practice at the Mugello Circuit in July.

Later that year, Williams was offered a drive in F1, but after only one Grand Prix he was dropped by Ferrari and a subsequent F1 project with Abarth did not come to fruition.

[4] However, he did compete in some Formula Two events in 1968 winning the Rhine Cup race in a car entered by Sir Frank Williams,[4] before driving the works Serenissima.

[5] Williams retired from racing in 1972 and became a pilot,[2] (initially for Alessandro de Tomaso) an occupation he claimed to dislike[3] and subsequently a writer and photographer.