Michel Têtu F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Michel Têtu

50th in all-time ranking

15

Grand Prix Wins

30

Grand Prix Poles

40

Podiums

130

Grands Prix

Designer Profile

Country	France
Date of Birth	Aug 6th 1941 (age 85)
Roles	Chief designer 7 cars Technical director 2 cars
F1 Cars	9 (1979–1993)
F1 Teams	Renault, Larrousse, Ligier
Ranking	50th of 273 all-time car designers

Wins per Team

Renault 1979–1984 · 6 cars · 15 wins Larrousse 1993 · 1 car · 0 wins Ligier 1986–1988 · 2 cars · 0 wins

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarRenault RS10 1979Larrousse LH93 1993

Race1979 Spanish F1 Grand Prix1979 ESP F1 GP 37 years, 266 days37y, 266d1993 Australian F1 Grand Prix1993 AUS F1 GP 52 years, 93 days52y, 93d

Pole1979 French F1 Grand Prix1979 FRA F1 GP 37 years, 329 days37y, 329d1984 French F1 Grand Prix1984 FRA F1 GP 42 years, 288 days42y, 288d

Win1979 French F1 Grand Prix1979 FRA F1 GP 37 years, 329 days37y, 329d1983 Austrian F1 Grand Prix1983 AUT F1 GP 42 years, 8 days42y, 8d

Podium1979 French F1 Grand Prix1979 FRA F1 GP 37 years, 329 days37y, 329d1986 Detroit F1 Grand Prix1986 USA F1 GP 44 years, 320 days44y, 320d

F1 cars designed by Michel Têtu9 cars · 1979–1993All F1 cars →

LH93P101993Larrousse LH93Chief designer3 ptsLamborghini engineJS31P151988Ligier JS31Technical director0 ptsJudd engineJS27P51986Ligier JS27Technical director2 podiums29 ptsRenault engineRE50P51984Renault RE50Chief designer5 podiums34 ptsRenault engineP21983Renault RE40Chief designer4 wins79 ptsRenault engineRE30BP31982Renault RE30BChief designer4 wins62 ptsRenault engineP31981Renault RE30Chief designer3 wins48 ptsRenault engineRE20P41980Renault RE20Chief designer3 wins38 ptsRenault engineP61979Renault RS10Chief designer1 win26 ptsRenault engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Michel Têtu is credited with 9 Formula 1 cars for Renault, Larrousse and Ligier between 1979 and 1993. Those cars won 15 Grands Prix. The most successful was the Renault RE40, with 4 wins. Michel Têtu ranks 50th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.