Christian Vanderpleyn F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Christian Vanderpleyn †

229th in all-time ranking

14

Grands Prix

Designer Profile

Country	France
Date of Birth	Feb 22nd 1943
Date of Death	Mar 11th 1992
Role	Technical director 3 cars
F1 Cars	3 (1986–1991)
F1 Teams	AGS, Coloni
Ranking	229th of 273 all-time car designers

Wins per Team

AGS 1986–1991 · 2 cars · 0 wins Coloni 1989 · 1 car · 0 wins

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarAGS JH21C 1986AGS JH27 1991

Race1986 Italian F1 Grand Prix1986 ITA F1 GP 43 years, 197 days43y, 197d1991 Spanish F1 Grand Prix1991 ESP F1 GP 48 years, 219 days48y, 219d

F1 cars designed by Christian Vanderpleyn3 cars · 1986–1991All F1 cars →

JH27P151991AGS JH27Technical director0 ptsFord engineC31989Coloni C3Technical director0 ptsFord engineJH21C1986AGS JH21CTechnical director0 ptsMotori Moderni engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Christian Vanderpleyn is credited with 3 Formula 1 cars for AGS and Coloni between 1986 and 1991. Those cars started 14 Grands Prix without scoring a point. Christian Vanderpleyn ranks 229th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.