Chris Murphy F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Chris Murphy

197th in all-time ranking

93

Grands Prix

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Role	Chief designer 8 cars
F1 Cars	8 (1987–1994)
F1 Teams	Team Lotus, March, Leyton House, Larrousse, Zakspeed
Ranking	197th of 273 all-time car designers

Wins per Team

Team Lotus 1992–1994 · 3 cars · 0 wins March 1992 · 1 car · 0 wins Leyton House 1991 · 1 car · 0 wins Larrousse 1988–1989 · 2 cars · 0 wins Zakspeed 1987 · 1 car · 0 wins

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarZakspeed 871 1987Lotus 109 1994

Race1987 Belgian F1 Grand Prix1987 BEL F1 GP1994 Australian F1 Grand Prix1994 AUS F1 GP

F1 cars designed by Chris Murphy8 cars · 1987–1994All F1 cars →

Lotus 109P121994Lotus 109Chief designer0 ptsMugen-Honda engineLotus 107CP121994Lotus 107CChief designer0 ptsMugen-Honda engineCG911P91992March CG911Chief designer3 ptsIlmor engineP51992Lotus 107Chief designer11 ptsFord engineCG911P121991Leyton House CG911Chief designer1 ptsIlmor engineLola LC89P161989Lola LC89Chief designer1 ptsLamborghini engineLola LC88P111988Lola LC88Chief designer0 ptsFord engine871P101987Zakspeed 871Chief designer0 ptsZakspeed engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Chris Murphy is credited with 8 Formula 1 cars for Team Lotus, March and Leyton House between 1987 and 1994. Those cars scored 16 points in 93 Grands Prix. Chris Murphy ranks 197th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.