Speed Champions

Williams Racing FW46 F1 Race Car

A pocket-sized FW46 that nails the nose cone and the livery in one sitting.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 77249 · 2025

Pieces263

Minifigsn/a

Year2025

Set number77249

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The verdict

I sat down expecting a quick, forgettable build and instead found myself turning this car over in my hands more than once just to look at the front wing assembly again.

Williams isn't the team that usually gets the LEGO treatment, so seeing the FW46 rendered in that blue and white livery felt like a genuine treat rather than a rehash of the same three Ferraris and Mercedes we always get. It builds fast, it photographs well on a shelf, and the price point makes it an easy yes if you collect the Speed Champions F1 wave. Just don't go in expecting a weekend project, because this one is done before your coffee gets cold.

Best for: F1 fans who want an underdog livery on the shelf and Speed Champions collectors filling out the grid

The full review

What it is

This is LEGO's take on the Williams Racing FW46, one of the smaller-piece-count entries in the 2025 Speed Champions F1 lineup, and it captures that low, wide, predator-nosed shape better than I expected going in. The color separation on the livery is the first thing I noticed, that Williams blue against the white and yellow accents comes through clean rather than muddy, and the proportions read as an actual F1 car rather than a toy approximation of one.

The catch

I'll be straight with you about the build itself: at 263 pieces this is not a long evening project. It is closer to a focused lunch break, and if you are the type of builder who wants hours of engagement out of a set, this will feel over before it started. The detail also stays mostly on the surface, so if you flip it over expecting a detailed floor or engine, you will find the usual Speed Champions simplification underneath.

Who it's for

Where this set earns its keep is on display. Line it up next to the rest of the 2025 grid and it holds its own, and for anyone who follows Williams specifically, this might be the only mainstream LEGO representation of the team you will find. Skip it if you want a substantial building session, grab it if you want a shelf-accurate FW46 for less than the cost of a nice lunch.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building the FW46 moves in short, satisfying bursts: the front wing and nose come together first with a bit of layered stacking to get that pointed profile, then the cockpit and sidepods snap on as bigger sub-assemblies, and the rear wing and wheels close it out. Nothing here will stump an experienced builder, but the nose section in particular uses a neat combination of small angled pieces to fake a curve that a single mold could never manage.

The real value is in the printed and specialty elements rather than raw piece count. The livery pieces carry actual printed detail rather than stickers in the areas that matter most for visual impact, and the color blocking on the sidepod panels is a genuine recolor rather than a reused mold from another team's car. For a set this size, getting a distinct team livery this accurately is the standout, and it is what separates a good Speed Champions entry from a phoned-in one.

Fun facts

01The FW46 was Williams Racing's 2024 Formula 1 season car, and this LEGO version is part of a wave of Speed Champions sets modeling real 2024 season liveries rather than generic team colors.
02Speed Champions sets are built to a consistent in-scale proportion across the line, which is why cars from completely different real-world manufacturers still look right sitting side by side on a shelf.
03Williams Racing is one of the oldest constructors on the current F1 grid, founded in 1977, making this one of the few LEGO Speed Champions sets to represent a historic British-founded team rather than one of the newer manufacturer-backed outfits.
04Like most modern Speed Champions cars, the FW46 set is designed to be a fast, low-piece-count build aimed at both younger builders and adult collectors completing a full season grid.