Mark Smith F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Mark Smith

111th in all-time ranking

1

Grand Prix Win

4

Grand Prix Poles

9

Podiums

234

Grands Prix

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Roles	Chief designer 5 cars Technical director 7 cars Designer 2 cars
F1 Cars	14 (1991–2016)
F1 Teams	Renault, Sauber, Caterham, Force India, Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Jordan
Ranking	111th of 273 all-time car designers

Wins per Team

Renault 2002–2004 · 2 cars · 1 win Sauber 2016 · 1 car · 0 wins Caterham 2012–2014 · 3 cars · 0 wins Force India 2008–2010 · 3 cars · 0 wins Red Bull 2006–2007 · 2 cars · 0 wins Toro Rosso 2007 · 1 car · 0 wins Jordan 1991–2001 · 2 cars · 0 wins

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarJordan 191 1991Sauber C35 2016

Race1991 USA F1 Grand Prix1991 USA F1 GP2016 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix2016 UAE F1 GP

Pole2004 Monaco F1 Grand Prix2004 MON F1 GP2009 Belgian F1 Grand Prix2009 BEL F1 GP

Win2004 Monaco F1 Grand Prix2004 MON F1 GPonce so far

Podium2004 Australian F1 Grand Prix2004 AUS F1 GP2009 Belgian F1 Grand Prix2009 BEL F1 GP

F1 cars designed by Mark Smith14 cars · 1991–2016All F1 cars →

P102016Sauber C35Technical director2 ptsFerrari PUP112014Caterham CT05Technical director0 ptsRenault PUP112013Caterham CT03Technical director0 ptsRenault engineP102012Caterham CT01Technical director0 ptsRenault engineP72010Force India VJM03Designer68 ptsMercedes engineP92009Force India VJM02Chief designer1 podium13 ptsMercedes engineP102008Force India VJM01Chief designer0 ptsFerrari engineP72007Toro Rosso STR2Technical director8 ptsFerrari engineP52007Red Bull RB3Technical director1 podium24 ptsRenault engineP72006Red Bull RB2Technical director1 podium16 ptsFerrari engineP32004Renault R24Chief designer1 win105 ptsRenault engineP42002Renault R202Chief designer23 ptsRenault engineEJ11P52001Jordan EJ11Chief designer19 ptsHonda engineP51991Jordan 191Designer13 ptsFord engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Mark Smith is credited with 14 Formula 1 cars for Renault, Sauber and Caterham between 1991 and 2016. Those cars won 1 Grand Prix. The most successful was the Renault R24, with 1 win. Mark Smith ranks 111th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.