Frank Costin F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Frank Costin †

71st in all-time ranking

1

Constructors' Title

9

Grand Prix Wins

7

Grand Prix Poles

18

Podiums

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Date of Birth	Jun 8th 1920
Date of Death	Feb 5th 1995
Roles	Chief designer 1 car Head of aerodynamics 2 cars
F1 Cars	3 (1955–1972)
F1 Teams	Vanwall, March, Protos
Ranking	71st of 273 all-time car designers

Wins per Team

Vanwall 1955–1960 · 1 car · 9 wins March 1971–1972 · 1 car · 0 wins Protos 1967 · 1 car · 0 wins

Constructors' Titles

• 1958Vanwall8 clear of Ferrari

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarVanwall 1955March 711 1972

Race1955 Monaco F1 Grand Prix1955 MON F1 GP 34 years, 348 days34y, 348d1972 USA F1 Grand Prix1972 USA F1 GP 52 years, 122 days52y, 122d

Pole1957 British F1 Grand Prix1957 GBR F1 GP 37 years, 42 days37y, 42d1958 Italian F1 Grand Prix1958 ITA F1 GP 38 years, 91 days38y, 91d

Win1957 British F1 Grand Prix1957 GBR F1 GP 37 years, 42 days37y, 42d1958 Moroccan F1 Grand Prix1958 MAR F1 GP 38 years, 133 days38y, 133d

Podium1957 Monaco F1 Grand Prix1957 MON F1 GP 36 years, 345 days36y, 345d1971 USA F1 Grand Prix1971 USA F1 GP 51 years, 117 days51y, 117d

Constructors' title1958 Italian F1 Grand Prix1958 ITA F1 GP 38 years, 91 days38y, 91donce so far

F1 cars designed by Frank Costin3 cars · 1955–1972All F1 cars →

711P61971–72March 711Head of aerodynamics5 podiums40 ptsFord engineF11967Protos F1Chief designer0 ptsFord engineVanwallChampion1955–60VanwallHead of aerodynamics9 wins105 ptsVanwall engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Frank Costin is credited with 3 Formula 1 cars for Vanwall, March and Protos between 1955 and 1972. Those cars won 9 Grands Prix and 1 constructors' title. The most successful was the Vanwall, with 9 wins. Frank Costin ranks 71st of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.