Simon Phillips F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Simon Phillips

110th in all-time ranking

1

Grand Prix Win

2

Grand Prix Poles

10

Podiums

259

Grands Prix

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Role	Head of aerodynamics 14 cars
F1 Cars	14 (2006–2020)
F1 Teams	Racing Point, Force India, Spyker, Midland
Ranking	110th of 273 all-time car designers

Wins per Team

Racing Point 2018–2020 · 2 cars · 1 win Force India 2008–2018 · 11 cars · 0 wins Spyker 2006–2007 · 2 cars · 0 wins Midland 2006 · 1 car · 0 wins

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarSpyker M16 2006Racing Point RP20 2020

Race2006 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix2006 BHR F1 GP2020 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix2020 UAE F1 GP

Pole2009 Belgian F1 Grand Prix2009 BEL F1 GP2020 Turkish F1 Grand Prix2020 TUR F1 GP

Win2020 Sakhir F1 Grand Prix2020 BHR F1 GPonce so far

Podium2009 Belgian F1 Grand Prix2009 BEL F1 GP2020 Sakhir F1 Grand Prix2020 BHR F1 GP

F1 cars designed by Simon Phillips14 cars · 2006–2020All F1 cars →

P42020Racing Point RP20Head of aerodynamics1 win195 ptsMercedes PUP72018Force India VJM11Head of aerodynamics1 podium111 ptsMercedes PUP42017Force India VJM10Head of aerodynamics187 ptsMercedes PUP42016Force India VJM09Head of aerodynamics2 podiums173 ptsMercedes PUP52015Force India VJM08Head of aerodynamics1 podium136 ptsMercedes PUP62014Force India VJM07Head of aerodynamics1 podium155 ptsMercedes PUP62013Force India VJM06Head of aerodynamics77 ptsMercedes engineP72012Force India VJM05Head of aerodynamics109 ptsMercedes engineP62011Force India VJM04Head of aerodynamics69 ptsMercedes engineP72010Force India VJM03Head of aerodynamics68 ptsMercedes engineP92009Force India VJM02Head of aerodynamics1 podium13 ptsMercedes engineP102008Force India VJM01Head of aerodynamics0 ptsFerrari engineP102007Spyker F8-VIIHead of aerodynamics0 ptsFerrari engineP102006Spyker M16Head of aerodynamics0 ptsToyota engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Simon Phillips is credited with 14 Formula 1 cars for Racing Point, Force India and Spyker between 2006 and 2020. Those cars won 1 Grand Prix. The most successful was the Racing Point RP20, with 1 win. Simon Phillips ranks 110th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.