Gordon Coppuck F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Gordon Coppuck

46th in all-time ranking

1

Constructors' Title

1

Drivers' Title

16

Grand Prix Wins

9

Grand Prix Poles

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Date of Birth	Dec 8th 1936 (age 89)
Roles	Chief designer 3 cars Technical director 2 cars Designer 1 car
F1 Cars	6 (1968–1987)
F1 Teams	McLaren, March, Spirit
Ranking	46th of 273 all-time car designers

Drivers' Titles

• 1974M23Emerson Fittipaldi

Wins per Team

McLaren 1968–1979 · 4 cars · 16 wins March 1987 · 1 car · 0 wins Spirit 1983 · 1 car · 0 wins

Constructors' Titles

• 1974M238 clear of Ferrari

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarMcLaren M7A 1968March 871 1987

Race1968 Spanish F1 Grand Prix1968 ESP F1 GP 31 years, 156 days31y, 156d1987 Australian F1 Grand Prix1987 AUS F1 GP 50 years, 342 days50y, 342d

Pole1973 South African F1 Grand Prix1973 RSA F1 GP 36 years, 85 days36y, 85d1977 USA F1 Grand Prix1977 USA F1 GP 40 years, 298 days40y, 298d

Win1968 Belgian F1 Grand Prix1968 BEL F1 GP 31 years, 184 days31y, 184d1977 Japanese F1 Grand Prix1977 JPN F1 GP 40 years, 319 days40y, 319d

Podium1968 Spanish F1 Grand Prix1968 ESP F1 GP 31 years, 156 days31y, 156d1979 Argentine F1 Grand Prix1979 ARG F1 GP 42 years, 44 days42y, 44d

Constructors' title1974 USA F1 Grand Prix1974 USA F1 GP 37 years, 302 days37y, 302donce so far

Drivers' title1974 USA F1 Grand Prix1974 USA F1 GP 37 years, 302 days37y, 302donce so far

F1 cars designed by Gordon Coppuck6 cars · 1968–1987All F1 cars →

871P131987March 871Technical director1 ptsFord engine201CP131983Spirit 201CChief designer0 ptsHonda engineP71979McLaren M28Technical director1 podium4 ptsFord engineP71976–79McLaren M26Chief designer3 wins58 ptsFord engineP8 · Champion1973–78McLaren M23Chief designer10 wins231 ptsFord engineM7AP21968McLaren M7ADesigner3 wins56 ptsFord engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Gordon Coppuck is credited with 6 Formula 1 cars for McLaren, March and Spirit between 1968 and 1987. Those cars won 16 Grands Prix, 1 drivers' title and 1 constructors' title. The most successful was the McLaren M23, with 10 wins. Gordon Coppuck ranks 46th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.