James Allison F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

2026 Formula 1 Designer

James Allison

13th in all-time ranking | Mercedes designer

4

Constructors' Titles

3

Drivers' Titles

71

Grand Prix Wins

69

Grand Prix Poles

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Date of Birth	Feb 21st 1968 (age 58)
Role	Technical director 15 cars
F1 Cars	15 (2010–2026)
F1 Teams	Mercedes, Ferrari, Lotus F1, Renault
Current F1 team	Mercedes
Ranking	13th of 273 all-time car designers

Drivers' Titles

• 2018W09Lewis Hamilton
• 2019W10Lewis Hamilton
• 2020W11Lewis Hamilton

Wins per Team

Mercedes 2018–2026 · 9 cars · 66 wins Ferrari 2015–2016 · 2 cars · 3 wins Lotus F1 2012–2013 · 2 cars · 2 wins Renault 2010–2011 · 2 cars · 0 wins

Constructors' Titles

• 2018W0984 clear of Ferrari
• 2019W10235 clear of Ferrari
• 2020W11254 clear of Red Bull
• 2021W1228 clear of Red Bull

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarRenault R30 2010Mercedes W17 2026

Race2010 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix2010 BHR F1 GP 42 years, 21 days42y, 21d2026 Singapore F1 Grand Prix2026 SGP F1 GP 58 years, 232 days58y, 232d

Pole2015 Singapore F1 Grand Prix2015 SGP F1 GP 47 years, 211 days47y, 211d2026 Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix2026 AZE F1 GP 58 years, 217 days58y, 217d

Win2012 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix2012 UAE F1 GP 44 years, 257 days44y, 257d2026 Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix2026 AZE F1 GP 58 years, 217 days58y, 217d

Podium2010 Australian F1 Grand Prix2010 AUS F1 GP 42 years, 35 days42y, 35d2026 Singapore F1 Grand Prix2026 SGP F1 GP 58 years, 232 days58y, 232d

Constructors' title2018 Brazilian F1 Grand Prix2018 BRA F1 GP 50 years, 263 days50y, 263d2021 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix2021 UAE F1 GP 53 years, 294 days53y, 294d

Drivers' title2018 Mexican F1 Grand Prix2018 MEX F1 GP 50 years, 249 days50y, 249d2020 Turkish F1 Grand Prix2020 TUR F1 GP 52 years, 268 days52y, 268d

F1 cars designed by James Allison15 cars · 2010–2026All F1 cars →

P12026Mercedes W17Technical director11 wins578 ptsMercedes PUP22025Mercedes W16Technical director2 wins459 ptsMercedes PUP42024Mercedes W15Technical director4 wins468 ptsMercedes PUP22023Mercedes W14Technical director8 podiums409 ptsMercedes PUP32022Mercedes W13Technical director1 win515 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2021Mercedes W12Technical director9 wins613.5 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2020Mercedes W11Technical director13 wins573 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2019Mercedes W10Technical director15 wins739 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2018Mercedes W09Technical director11 wins655 ptsMercedes PUP32016Ferrari SF16-HTechnical director11 podiums398 ptsFerrari PUP22015Ferrari SF15-TTechnical director3 wins428 ptsFerrari PUP42013Lotus E21Technical director1 win315 ptsRenault engineP42012Lotus E20Technical director1 win303 ptsRenault engineP52011Lotus R31Technical director2 podiums73 ptsRenault engineP52010Renault R30Technical director3 podiums163 ptsRenault engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

James Allison is credited with 15 Formula 1 cars for Mercedes, Ferrari and Lotus F1 since 2010. Those cars won 71 Grands Prix, 3 drivers' titles and 4 constructors' titles. The most successful was the Mercedes W10, with 15 wins. James Allison ranks 13th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.