David Sanchez F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

2026 Formula 1 Designer

David Sanchez

43rd in all-time ranking | Alpine designer

19

Grand Prix Wins

40

Grand Prix Poles

95

Podiums

164

Grands Prix

Designer Profile

Country	France
Date of Birth	Jan 31st 1980 (age 46)
Roles	Chief designer 2 cars Technical director 2 cars Head of aerodynamics 4 cars
F1 Cars	8 (2017–2026)
F1 Teams	Ferrari, Alpine
Current F1 team	Alpine
Ranking	43rd of 273 all-time car designers

Wins per Team

Ferrari 2017–2023 · 6 cars · 19 wins Alpine 2025–2026 · 2 cars · 0 wins

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarFerrari SF70-H 2017Alpine A526 2026

Race2017 Australian F1 Grand Prix2017 AUS F1 GP 37 years, 54 days37y, 54d2026 Singapore F1 Grand Prix2026 SGP F1 GP 46 years, 253 days46y, 253d

Pole2017 Russian F1 Grand Prix2017 RUS F1 GP 37 years, 89 days37y, 89d2026 Italian F1 Grand Prix2026 ITA F1 GP 46 years, 218 days46y, 218d

Win2017 Australian F1 Grand Prix2017 AUS F1 GP 37 years, 54 days37y, 54d2023 Singapore F1 Grand Prix2023 SGP F1 GP 43 years, 229 days43y, 229d

Podium2017 Australian F1 Grand Prix2017 AUS F1 GP 37 years, 54 days37y, 54d2023 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix2023 UAE F1 GP 43 years, 299 days43y, 299d

F1 cars designed by David Sanchez8 cars · 2017–2026All F1 cars →

P62026Alpine A526Technical director68 ptsMercedes PUP102025Alpine A525Technical director22 ptsRenault PUP32023Ferrari SF-23Chief designer1 win406 ptsFerrari PUP22022Ferrari F1-75Chief designer4 wins554 ptsFerrari PUP62020Ferrari SF-1000Head of aerodynamics3 podiums131 ptsFerrari PUP22019Ferrari SF-90Head of aerodynamics3 wins504 ptsFerrari PUP22018Ferrari SF71-HHead of aerodynamics6 wins571 ptsFerrari PUP22017Ferrari SF70-HHead of aerodynamics5 wins522 ptsFerrari PU

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

David Sanchez is credited with 8 Formula 1 cars for Ferrari and Alpine since 2017. Those cars won 19 Grands Prix. The most successful was the Ferrari SF71-H, with 6 wins. David Sanchez ranks 43rd of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.