Nick Wirth F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Nick Wirth

111th in all-time ranking

1

Grand Prix Win

2

Grand Prix Poles

9

Podiums

92

Grands Prix

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Date of Birth	Mar 26th 1966 (age 60)
Roles	Chief designer 2 cars Technical director 4 cars
F1 Cars	6 (1994–2011)
F1 Teams	Benetton, Virgin Racing, Simtek
Ranking	111th of 273 all-time car designers

Wins per Team

Benetton 1997–1999 · 2 cars · 1 win Virgin Racing 2010–2011 · 2 cars · 0 wins Simtek 1994–1995 · 2 cars · 0 wins

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarSimtek S941 1994Marussia MVR-02 2011

Race1994 Brazilian F1 Grand Prix1994 BRA F1 GP 28 years, 1 day28y, 1d2011 Brazilian F1 Grand Prix2011 BRA F1 GP 45 years, 246 days45y, 246d

Pole1997 German F1 Grand Prix1997 GER F1 GP 31 years, 123 days31y, 123d1997 Italian F1 Grand Prix1997 ITA F1 GP 31 years, 165 days31y, 165d

Win1997 German F1 Grand Prix1997 GER F1 GP 31 years, 123 days31y, 123donce so far

Podium1997 Brazilian F1 Grand Prix1997 BRA F1 GP 31 years, 4 days31y, 4d1999 Canadian F1 Grand Prix1999 CAN F1 GP 33 years, 79 days33y, 79d

F1 cars designed by Nick Wirth6 cars · 1994–2011All F1 cars →

MMP122011Marussia MVR-02Technical director0 ptsCosworth engineP122010Virging VR-01Technical director0 ptsCosworth engineP61999Benetton B199Chief designer1 podium16 ptsPlaylife engineP31997Benetton B197Chief designer1 win67 ptsRenault engineS951P131995Simtek S951Technical director0 ptsFord engineS941P131994Simtek S941Technical director0 ptsFord engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Nick Wirth is credited with 6 Formula 1 cars for Benetton, Virgin Racing and Simtek between 1994 and 2011. Those cars won 1 Grand Prix. The most successful was the Benetton B197, with 1 win. Nick Wirth ranks 111th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.