Roger Williamson was a talented Formula One driver from Britain whose name is etched in the sport's history for the worst possible reasons. At Zandvoort, in only his second start for the March team after winning the previous year's Forumla Three title in Britian, the Englishman suffered a sudden tyre deflation, pitching him into the barriers at high speed and catapulting his car some 300 yards down the track. Though uninjured, Williamson's car came to a rest upside down and the driver was unable to extricate himself from the ensuing fire. Scandlously, the fire marshalls, stationed at the corner where the conflagration was occurring, were both poorly trained and badly equipped and stood idly by and allowed the car to burn. Only fellow driver David Purley came to Williamson's aid but was unable to overturn the car. Dutch police, wielding batons, beat back members of the crowd who had begun to climb fences on to the track to with the aim of assisting Purley's efforts. It was arguably the darkest day in the sport's history insofar as the incident encapsulates the senseless nature of so many fatalities in the sport in that era.

Williamson participated in 2 grands prix, debuting on July 14, 1973. He scored 0 championship points.

Complete Formula One results

Yr	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Team
1973	Marc	ARG	BRA	SAF	SPA	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	DUT	DEU	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Marc