Owen Maddock F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Owen Maddock †

55th in all-time ranking

2

Constructors' Titles

2

Drivers' Titles

12

Grand Prix Wins

9

Grand Prix Poles

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Date of Birth	Jan 24th 1925
Date of Death	Jul 19th 2000
Roles	Chief designer 3 cars Designer 2 cars
F1 Cars	5 (1954–1965)
F1 Teams	Cooper-Climax, Cooper-Maserati, Cooper-Castellotti, Vanwall
Ranking	55th of 273 all-time car designers

Drivers' Titles

• 1959Cooper T51Jack Brabham
• 1960Cooper T53Jack Brabham

Wins per Team

Cooper-Climax 1957–1965 · 4 cars · 12 wins Cooper-Maserati 1960 · 1 car · 0 wins Cooper-Castellotti 1960 · 1 car · 0 wins Vanwall 1954 · 1 car · 0 wins

Constructors' Titles

• 1959Cooper T51 · Cooper T438 clear of Ferrari
• 1960Cooper T53 · Cooper T4314 clear of Lotus-Climax

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarVanwall Special 1954Cooper T60 1965

Race1954 British F1 Grand Prix1954 GBR F1 GP 29 years, 174 days29y, 174d1965 British F1 Grand Prix1965 GBR F1 GP 40 years, 167 days40y, 167d

Pole1959 Monaco F1 Grand Prix1959 MON F1 GP 34 years, 106 days34y, 106d1960 British F1 Grand Prix1960 GBR F1 GP 35 years, 174 days35y, 174d

Win1959 Monaco F1 Grand Prix1959 MON F1 GP 34 years, 106 days34y, 106d1962 Monaco F1 Grand Prix1962 MON F1 GP 37 years, 130 days37y, 130d

Podium1959 Monaco F1 Grand Prix1959 MON F1 GP 34 years, 106 days34y, 106d1962 South African F1 Grand Prix1962 RSA F1 GP 37 years, 339 days37y, 339d

Constructors' title1959 Italian F1 Grand Prix1959 ITA F1 GP 34 years, 232 days34y, 232d1960 British F1 Grand Prix1960 GBR F1 GP 35 years, 174 days35y, 174d

Drivers' title1959 USA F1 Grand Prix1959 USA F1 GP 34 years, 322 days34y, 322d1960 Italian F1 Grand Prix1960 ITA F1 GP 35 years, 224 days35y, 224d

F1 cars designed by Owen Maddock5 cars · 1954–1965All F1 cars →

Cooper T60P51962–65Cooper T60Chief designer1 win45 ptsClimax engineCooper T53P5 · Champion1960–63Cooper T53Designer6 wins110 ptsMaserati engineCooper T51P5 · Champion1959–63Cooper T51Designer5 wins99 ptsMaserati engineCooper T43P1 · Champion1957–60Cooper T43Chief designer2 ptsClimax engineSpecial1954Vanwall SpecialChief designer0 ptsVanwall engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Owen Maddock is credited with 5 Formula 1 cars for Cooper-Climax, Cooper-Maserati and Cooper-Castellotti between 1954 and 1965. Those cars won 12 Grands Prix, 2 drivers' titles and 2 constructors' titles. The most successful was the Cooper T53, with 6 wins. Owen Maddock ranks 55th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.