Harvey Postlethwaite F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Harvey Postlethwaite †

56th in all-time ranking

2

Constructors' Titles

12

Grand Prix Wins

12

Grand Prix Poles

61

Podiums

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Date of Birth	Mar 4th 1944
Date of Death	Apr 13th 1999
Roles	Chief designer 10 cars Technical director 8 cars
F1 Cars	18 (1974–1997)
F1 Teams	Ferrari, Wolf, Hesketh, Tyrrell, Wolf-Williams, Williams
Ranking	56th of 273 all-time car designers

Wins per Team

Ferrari 1982–1986 · 5 cars · 8 wins Wolf 1977–1979 · 3 cars · 3 wins Hesketh 1974–1975 · 2 cars · 1 win Tyrrell 1989–1997 · 7 cars · 0 wins Wolf-Williams 1976 · 1 car · 0 wins Williams 1976 · 1 car · 0 wins

Constructors' Titles

• 1982126C25 clear of McLaren
• 1983126C2B · 126C310 clear of Renault

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarHesketh 308 1974Tyrrell 025 1997

Race1974 South African F1 Grand Prix1974 RSA F1 GP 30 years, 26 days30y, 26d1997 European F1 Grand Prix1997 EUR F1 GP 53 years, 236 days53y, 236d

Pole1977 German F1 Grand Prix1977 GER F1 GP 33 years, 149 days33y, 149d1984 Belgian F1 Grand Prix1984 BEL F1 GP 40 years, 56 days40y, 56d

Win1975 Dutch F1 Grand Prix1975 NED F1 GP 31 years, 110 days31y, 110d1984 Belgian F1 Grand Prix1984 BEL F1 GP 40 years, 56 days40y, 56d

Podium1974 Swedish F1 Grand Prix1974 SWE F1 GP 30 years, 97 days30y, 97d1994 Spanish F1 Grand Prix1994 ESP F1 GP 50 years, 86 days50y, 86d

Constructors' title1982 Caesars Palace F1 Grand Prix1982 USA F1 GP 38 years, 205 days38y, 205d1983 South African F1 Grand Prix1983 RSA F1 GP 39 years, 225 days39y, 225d

F1 cars designed by Harvey Postlethwaite18 cars · 1974–1997All F1 cars →

025P101997Tyrrell 025Technical director2 ptsFord engine024P81996Tyrrell 024Technical director5 ptsYamaha engine023P91995Tyrrell 023Technical director5 ptsYamaha engine022P71994Tyrrell 022Technical director1 podium13 ptsYamaha engineP61991Tyrrell 020Technical director1 podium12 ptsHonda engineP51990Tyrrell 019Technical director2 podiums16 ptsFord engine018P51989Tyrrell 018Technical director1 podium16 ptsFord engineP41986Ferrari F1/86Technical director5 podiums37 ptsFerrari engineP21984Ferrari 126C4Chief designer1 win57.5 ptsFerrari engine126C3P1 · Champion1983Ferrari 126C3Chief designer2 wins43 ptsFerrari engine126C2BP1 · Champion1983Ferrari 126C2BChief designer2 wins46 ptsFerrari engineP1 · Champion1982Ferrari 126C2Chief designer3 wins74 ptsFerrari engineWR7P141979Wolf WR7Chief designer0 ptsFord engineWR5P51978Wolf WR5Chief designer3 podiums20 ptsFord engineWR1P51977–78Wolf WR1Chief designer3 wins59 ptsFord engineFW05P151976Wolf-Williams FW05Chief designer0 ptsFord engine308BP41975Hesketh 308BChief designer1 win33 ptsFord engine308P61974Hesketh 308Chief designer3 podiums15 ptsFord engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Harvey Postlethwaite is credited with 18 Formula 1 cars for Ferrari, Wolf and Hesketh between 1974 and 1997. Those cars won 12 Grands Prix and 2 constructors' titles. The most successful was the Ferrari 126C2, with 3 wins. Harvey Postlethwaite ranks 56th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.