Mike Coughlan F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Mike Coughlan

40th in all-time ranking

20

Grand Prix Wins

19

Grand Prix Poles

54

Podiums

242

Grands Prix

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Date of Birth	Feb 17th 1959 (age 67)
Roles	Chief designer 8 cars Technical director 6 cars Designer 1 car
F1 Cars	15 (1989–2013)
F1 Teams	McLaren, Williams, Benetton, Arrows, Tyrrell, Team Lotus
Ranking	40th of 273 all-time car designers

Wins per Team

McLaren 2004–2007 · 4 cars · 18 wins Williams 2012–2013 · 2 cars · 1 win Benetton 1991 · 1 car · 1 win Arrows 1999–2002 · 4 cars · 0 wins Tyrrell 1992–1993 · 2 cars · 0 wins Team Lotus 1989–1990 · 2 cars · 0 wins

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarLotus 101 1989Williams FW35 2013

Race1989 Brazilian F1 Grand Prix1989 BRA F1 GP 30 years, 37 days30y, 37d2013 Brazilian F1 Grand Prix2013 BRA F1 GP 54 years, 280 days54y, 280d

Pole2005 San Marino F1 Grand Prix2005 SMR F1 GP 46 years, 66 days46y, 66d2012 Spanish F1 Grand Prix2012 ESP F1 GP 53 years, 86 days53y, 86d

Win1991 Canadian F1 Grand Prix1991 CAN F1 GP 32 years, 105 days32y, 105d2012 Spanish F1 Grand Prix2012 ESP F1 GP 53 years, 86 days53y, 86d

Podium1991 Canadian F1 Grand Prix1991 CAN F1 GP 32 years, 105 days32y, 105d2012 Spanish F1 Grand Prix2012 ESP F1 GP 53 years, 86 days53y, 86d

F1 cars designed by Mike Coughlan15 cars · 1989–2013All F1 cars →

P92013Williams FW35Technical director5 ptsRenault engineP82012Williams FW34Technical director1 win76 ptsRenault engineP112007McLaren MP4/22Chief designer8 wins218 ptsMercedes engineP32006McLaren MP4/21Chief designer9 podiums110 ptsMercedes engineP22005McLaren MP4/20Chief designer10 wins182 ptsMercedes engineP52004McLaren MP4/19Chief designer17 ptsMercedes engineP112002Arrows A23Technical director2 ptsCosworth engineP102001Arrows A22Technical director1 ptsAsiatech engineA21P72000Arrows A21Technical director7 ptsSupertec engineA20P91999Arrows A20Technical director1 ptsArrows engineP131993Tyrrell 021Chief designer0 ptsYamaha engineP61992Tyrrell 020BDesigner8 ptsIlmor engineP41991Benetton B191Chief designer1 win32.5 ptsFord engineLotus 102P81990Lotus 102Chief designer3 ptsLamborghini engineP61989Lotus 101Chief designer15 ptsJudd engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Mike Coughlan is credited with 15 Formula 1 cars for McLaren, Williams and Benetton between 1989 and 2013. Those cars won 20 Grands Prix. The most successful was the McLaren MP4/20, with 10 wins. Mike Coughlan ranks 40th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.