John Owen F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

2026 Formula 1 Designer

John Owen

3rd in all-time ranking | Mercedes designer

8

Constructors' Titles

7

Drivers' Titles

132

Grand Prix Wins

147

Grand Prix Poles

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Date of Birth	May 11th 1973 (age 53)
Role	Chief designer 16 cars
F1 Cars	16 (2010–2026)
F1 Teams	Mercedes
Current F1 team	Mercedes
Ranking	3rd of 273 all-time car designers

Drivers' Titles

• 2014W05Lewis Hamilton
• 2015W06Lewis Hamilton
• 2016W07Nico Rosberg
• 2017W08Lewis Hamilton
• 2018W09Lewis Hamilton
• 2019W10Lewis Hamilton
• 2020W11Lewis Hamilton

Wins per Team

Mercedes 2010–2026 · 16 cars · 132 wins

Constructors' Titles

• 2014W05296 clear of Red Bull
• 2015W06275 clear of Ferrari
• 2016W07297 clear of Red Bull
• 2017W08146 clear of Ferrari
• 2018W0984 clear of Ferrari
• 2019W10235 clear of Ferrari
• 2020W11254 clear of Red Bull
• 2021W1228 clear of Red Bull

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarMercedes W01 2010Mercedes W17 2026

Race2010 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix2010 BHR F1 GP 36 years, 307 days36y, 307d2026 Singapore F1 Grand Prix2026 SGP F1 GP 53 years, 153 days53y, 153d

Pole2013 Chinese F1 Grand Prix2013 CHN F1 GP 39 years, 338 days39y, 338d2026 Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix2026 AZE F1 GP 53 years, 138 days53y, 138d

Win2013 Monaco F1 Grand Prix2013 MON F1 GP 40 years, 15 days40y, 15d2026 Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix2026 AZE F1 GP 53 years, 138 days53y, 138d

Podium2010 Malaysian F1 Grand Prix2010 MAS F1 GP 36 years, 328 days36y, 328d2026 Singapore F1 Grand Prix2026 SGP F1 GP 53 years, 153 days53y, 153d

Constructors' title2014 Russian F1 Grand Prix2014 RUS F1 GP 41 years, 154 days41y, 154d2021 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix2021 UAE F1 GP 48 years, 215 days48y, 215d

Drivers' title2014 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix2014 UAE F1 GP 41 years, 196 days41y, 196d2020 Turkish F1 Grand Prix2020 TUR F1 GP 47 years, 188 days47y, 188d

F1 cars designed by John Owen16 cars · 2010–2026All F1 cars →

P12026Mercedes W17Chief designer11 wins578 ptsMercedes PUP22025Mercedes W16Chief designer2 wins459 ptsMercedes PUP42024Mercedes W15Chief designer4 wins468 ptsMercedes PUP22023Mercedes W14Chief designer8 podiums409 ptsMercedes PUP32022Mercedes W13Chief designer1 win515 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2021Mercedes W12Chief designer9 wins613.5 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2020Mercedes W11Chief designer13 wins573 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2019Mercedes W10Chief designer15 wins739 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2018Mercedes W09Chief designer11 wins655 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2017Mercedes W08Chief designer12 wins668 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2016Mercedes W07Chief designer19 wins765 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2015Mercedes W06Chief designer16 wins703 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2014Mercedes W05Chief designer16 wins701 ptsMercedes PUP22013Mercedes W04Chief designer3 wins360 ptsMercedes engineP42011Mercedes W02Chief designer165 ptsMercedes engineP42010Mercedes W01Chief designer3 podiums214 ptsMercedes engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

John Owen is credited with 16 Formula 1 cars for Mercedes since 2010. Those cars won 132 Grands Prix, 7 drivers' titles and 8 constructors' titles. The most successful was the Mercedes W07, with 19 wins. John Owen ranks 3rd of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.