John Barnard F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

John Barnard

20th in all-time ranking

3
Constructors' Titles
4
Drivers' Titles
52
Grand Prix Wins
24
Grand Prix Poles

Designer Profile

Country United Kingdom
Date of BirthMay 4th 1946 (age 80)
RolesTechnical director 8 cars
Designer 3 cars
F1 Cars11 (1973–2000)
F1 TeamsMcLaren, Ferrari, Benetton, Prost
Ranking20th of 273 all-time car designers

Drivers' Titles

Wins per Team

McLaren 1973–1986 · 3 cars · 38 wins Ferrari 1989–1997 · 5 cars · 13 wins Benetton 1991 · 1 car · 1 win Prost 1999–2000 · 2 cars · 0 wins

Constructors' Titles

Key Career Landmarks

CarMcLaren M23 1973Prost AP03 2000
Race1973 Brazilian F1 Grand Prix1973 BRA F1 GP 26 years, 283 days26y, 283d2000 Malaysian F1 Grand Prix2000 MAS F1 GP 54 years, 171 days54y, 171d
Pole1973 South African F1 Grand Prix1973 RSA F1 GP 26 years, 303 days26y, 303d1997 Hungarian F1 Grand Prix1997 HUN F1 GP 51 years, 98 days51y, 98d
Win1973 Swedish F1 Grand Prix1973 SWE F1 GP 27 years, 44 days27y, 44d1997 Japanese F1 Grand Prix1997 JPN F1 GP 51 years, 161 days51y, 161d
Podium1973 Swedish F1 Grand Prix1973 SWE F1 GP 27 years, 44 days27y, 44d1999 European F1 Grand Prix1999 EUR F1 GP 53 years, 145 days53y, 145d
Constructors' title1974 USA F1 Grand Prix1974 USA F1 GP 28 years, 155 days28y, 155d1985 Australian F1 Grand Prix1985 AUS F1 GP 39 years, 183 days39y, 183d
Drivers' title1974 USA F1 Grand Prix1974 USA F1 GP 28 years, 155 days28y, 155d1986 Australian F1 Grand Prix1986 AUS F1 GP 40 years, 175 days40y, 175d

F1 cars designed by John Barnard11 cars · 1973–2000All F1 cars →

Prost AP03P112000Prost AP03Designer0 ptsPeugeot engineP71999Prost AP02Designer1 podium9 ptsPeugeot engineFerrari F310-BP21997Ferrari F310-BTechnical director5 wins102 ptsFerrari engineFerrari F310P21996Ferrari F310Technical director3 wins70 ptsFerrari engineFerrari 412T2P31995Ferrari 412T2Technical director1 win73 ptsFerrari engineP31994Ferrari 412T1BTechnical director1 win39 ptsFerrari engineBenetton B191P41991Benetton B191Technical director1 win32.5 ptsFord engineFerrari 89P31989Ferrari 89Technical director3 wins59 ptsFerrari engineMcLaren MP4/2P2 · Champion1984–86McLaren MP4/2Technical director22 wins329.5 ptsTAG engineMcLaren MP4/1P51981–83McLaren MP4/1Technical director6 wins130 ptsFord engineMcLaren M23P8 · Champion1973–78McLaren M23Designer10 wins231 ptsFord engine
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John Barnard is credited with 11 Formula 1 cars for McLaren, Ferrari and Benetton between 1973 and 2000. Those cars won 52 Grands Prix, 4 drivers' titles and 3 constructors' titles. The most successful was the McLaren MP4/2, with 22 wins. John Barnard ranks 20th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.

John Barnard: Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John Barnard?
John Barnard, the Formula 1 designer from United Kingdom, was born on 4 May 1946 and is 80 years old.