Gérard Ducarouge F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Gérard Ducarouge †

37th in all-time ranking

1

Constructors' Title

1

Drivers' Title

20

Grand Prix Wins

32

Grand Prix Poles

Designer Profile

Country	France
Date of Birth	Oct 23rd 1941
Date of Death	Feb 19th 2015
Roles	Technical director 12 cars Designer 1 car
F1 Cars	13 (1969–1988)
F1 Teams	Ligier, Team Lotus, Matra, Alfa Romeo
Ranking	37th of 273 all-time car designers

Drivers' Titles

• 1969MS80Jackie Stewart

Wins per Team

Ligier 1976–1981 · 5 cars · 8 wins Team Lotus 1983–1988 · 6 cars · 7 wins Matra 1969 · 1 car · 5 wins Alfa Romeo 1982 · 1 car · 0 wins

Constructors' Titles

• 1969MS8017 clear of Brabham-Ford

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarMatra MS80 1969Lotus 100T 1988

Race1969 Spanish F1 Grand Prix1969 ESP F1 GP 27 years, 193 days27y, 193d1988 Australian F1 Grand Prix1988 AUS F1 GP 47 years, 21 days47y, 21d

Pole1969 Monaco F1 Grand Prix1969 MON F1 GP 27 years, 207 days27y, 207d1987 San Marino F1 Grand Prix1987 SMR F1 GP 45 years, 192 days45y, 192d

Win1969 Spanish F1 Grand Prix1969 ESP F1 GP 27 years, 193 days27y, 193d1987 Detroit F1 Grand Prix1987 USA F1 GP 45 years, 241 days45y, 241d

Podium1969 Spanish F1 Grand Prix1969 ESP F1 GP 27 years, 193 days27y, 193d1988 Australian F1 Grand Prix1988 AUS F1 GP 47 years, 21 days47y, 21d

Constructors' title1969 Italian F1 Grand Prix1969 ITA F1 GP 27 years, 319 days27y, 319donce so far

Drivers' title1969 Italian F1 Grand Prix1969 ITA F1 GP 27 years, 319 days27y, 319donce so far

F1 cars designed by Gérard Ducarouge13 cars · 1969–1988All F1 cars →

P41988Lotus 100TTechnical director3 podiums23 ptsHonda engineP31987Lotus 99TTechnical director2 wins64 ptsHonda engineP31986Lotus 98TTechnical director2 wins58 ptsRenault engineP41985Lotus 97TTechnical director3 wins71 ptsRenault engineP31984Lotus 95TTechnical director6 podiums47 ptsRenault engineLotus 94TP81983Lotus 94TTechnical director1 podium11 ptsRenault engine182P91982Alfa Romeo 182Technical director1 podium7 ptsAlfa Romeo engineP41981Ligier JS17Technical director2 wins44 ptsMatra engineP21980Ligier JS11/15Technical director2 wins66 ptsFord engineJS11P31979Ligier JS11Technical director3 wins61 ptsFord engineJS7P61977–78Ligier JS7Technical director1 win20 ptsMatra engineJS5P61976Ligier JS5Technical director3 podiums20 ptsMatra engineP1 · Champion1969Matra MS80Designer5 wins74 ptsFord engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Gérard Ducarouge is credited with 13 Formula 1 cars for Ligier, Team Lotus and Matra between 1969 and 1988. Those cars won 20 Grands Prix, 1 drivers' title and 1 constructors' title. The most successful was the Matra MS80, with 5 wins. Gérard Ducarouge ranks 37th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.