Maurice Philippe F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Maurice Philippe †

30th in all-time ranking

4

Constructors' Titles

3

Drivers' Titles

33

Grand Prix Wins

35

Grand Prix Poles

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Date of Birth	Apr 30th 1932
Date of Death	Jun 5th 1989
Roles	Chief designer 11 cars Technical director 3 cars
F1 Cars	14 (1966–1986)
F1 Teams	Team Lotus, Tyrrell, Parnelli
Ranking	30th of 273 all-time car designers

Drivers' Titles

• 1968Lotus 49BGraham Hill
• 1970Lotus 49CJochen Rindt
• 1972Lotus 72Emerson Fittipaldi

Wins per Team

Team Lotus 1966–1975 · 7 cars · 30 wins Tyrrell 1978–1986 · 6 cars · 3 wins Parnelli 1974–1975 · 1 car · 0 wins

Constructors' Titles

• 1968Lotus 49B13 clear of McLaren-Ford
• 1970Lotus 49C7 clear of Ferrari
• 1972Lotus 7210 clear of Tyrrell-Ford
• 1973Lotus 7210 clear of Tyrrell-Ford

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarLotus 43 1966Tyrrell 015 1986

Race1966 Belgian F1 Grand Prix1966 BEL F1 GP 34 years, 43 days34y, 43d1986 Australian F1 Grand Prix1986 AUS F1 GP 54 years, 179 days54y, 179d

Pole1967 Dutch F1 Grand Prix1967 NED F1 GP 35 years, 35 days35y, 35d1973 USA F1 Grand Prix1973 USA F1 GP 41 years, 160 days41y, 160d

Win1966 USA F1 Grand Prix1966 USA F1 GP 34 years, 155 days34y, 155d1983 Detroit F1 Grand Prix1983 USA F1 GP 51 years, 36 days51y, 36d

Podium1966 USA F1 Grand Prix1966 USA F1 GP 34 years, 155 days34y, 155d1983 Detroit F1 Grand Prix1983 USA F1 GP 51 years, 36 days51y, 36d

Constructors' title1968 Mexican F1 Grand Prix1968 MEX F1 GP 36 years, 187 days36y, 187d1973 USA F1 Grand Prix1973 USA F1 GP 41 years, 160 days41y, 160d

Drivers' title1968 Mexican F1 Grand Prix1968 MEX F1 GP 36 years, 187 days36y, 187d1972 Italian F1 Grand Prix1972 ITA F1 GP 40 years, 133 days40y, 133d

F1 cars designed by Maurice Philippe14 cars · 1966–1986All F1 cars →

P71986Tyrrell 015Technical director11 ptsRenault engineP91983–85Tyrrell 012Technical director1 win16 ptsFord engineP71981–82Tyrrell 011Technical director1 win27 ptsFord engineP101980–81Tyrrell 010Chief designer20 ptsFord engineP51979Tyrrell 009Chief designer4 podiums28 ptsFord engineP41978Tyrrell 008Chief designer1 win41 ptsFord engineVPJ4P101974–75Parnelli VPJ4Chief designer5 ptsFord engineP7 · Champion1972–75Lotus 72Chief designer12 wins177 ptsFord engineLotus 56BP51971Lotus 56BChief designer3 podiums25 ptsFord engineLotus 49CP1 · Champion1970Lotus 49CChief designer6 wins70 ptsFord engineLotus 63P31969Lotus 63Chief designer2 wins44 ptsFord engineP3 · Champion1968–69Lotus 49BChief designer5 wins90 ptsFord engineP31967–69Lotus 49Chief designer4 wins56 ptsFord engineP51966Lotus 43Chief designer1 win9 ptsBRM engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Maurice Philippe is credited with 14 Formula 1 cars for Team Lotus, Tyrrell and Parnelli between 1966 and 1986. Those cars won 33 Grands Prix, 3 drivers' titles and 4 constructors' titles. The most successful was the Lotus 72, with 12 wins. Maurice Philippe ranks 30th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.