Neil Houldey F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

2026 Formula 1 Designer

Neil Houldey

35th in all-time ranking | McLaren designer

2

Constructors' Titles

1

Drivers' Title

22

Grand Prix Wins

24

Grand Prix Poles

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Role	Technical director 4 cars
F1 Cars	4 (2023–2026)
F1 Teams	McLaren
Current F1 team	McLaren
Ranking	35th of 273 all-time car designers

Drivers' Titles

• 2025MCL39Lando Norris

Wins per Team

McLaren 2023–2026 · 4 cars · 22 wins

Constructors' Titles

• 2024MCL3812 clear of Ferrari
• 2025MCL39360 clear of Mercedes

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarMcLaren MCL60 2023McLaren MCL40 2026

Race2023 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix2023 BHR F1 GP2026 Singapore F1 Grand Prix2026 SGP F1 GP

Pole2024 Spanish F1 Grand Prix2024 ESP F1 GP2026 Spanish F1 Grand Prix2026 ESP F1 GP

Win2024 Miami F1 Grand Prix2024 USA F1 GP2026 Dutch F1 Grand Prix2026 NED F1 GP

Podium2023 British F1 Grand Prix2023 GBR F1 GP2026 Spanish F1 Grand Prix2026 ESP F1 GP

Constructors' title2024 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix2024 UAE F1 GP2025 Singapore F1 Grand Prix2025 SGP F1 GP

Drivers' title2025 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix2025 UAE F1 GPonce so far

F1 cars designed by Neil Houldey4 cars · 2023–2026All F1 cars →

P32026McLaren MCL40Technical director2 wins339 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2025McLaren MCL39Technical director14 wins819 ptsMercedes PUP1 · Champion2024McLaren MCL38Technical director6 wins666 ptsMercedes PUP42023McLaren MCL60Technical director9 podiums302 ptsMercedes PU

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Neil Houldey is credited with 4 Formula 1 cars for McLaren since 2023. Those cars won 22 Grands Prix, 1 drivers' title and 2 constructors' titles. The most successful was the McLaren MCL39, with 14 wins. Neil Houldey ranks 35th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.