Pat Fry F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

2026 Formula 1 Designer

Pat Fry

48th in all-time ranking | Williams designer

16

Grand Prix Wins

14

Grand Prix Poles

63

Podiums

244

Grands Prix

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Date of Birth	Mar 17th 1964 (age 62)
Roles	Chief designer 1 car Technical director 10 cars Designer 1 car
F1 Cars	12 (2007–2026)
F1 Teams	McLaren, Ferrari, Alpine, Williams
Current F1 team	Williams
Ranking	48th of 273 all-time car designers

Wins per Team

McLaren 2007–2019 · 3 cars · 10 wins Ferrari 2012–2014 · 3 cars · 5 wins Alpine 2021–2023 · 3 cars · 1 win Williams 2024–2026 · 3 cars · 0 wins

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarMcLaren MP4/22 2007Williams FW48 2026

Race2007 Australian F1 Grand Prix2007 AUS F1 GP 43 years, 1 day43y, 1d2026 Singapore F1 Grand Prix2026 SGP F1 GP 62 years, 208 days62y, 208d

Pole2007 Monaco F1 Grand Prix2007 MON F1 GP 43 years, 71 days43y, 71d2012 German F1 Grand Prix2012 GER F1 GP 48 years, 127 days48y, 127d

Win2007 Malaysian F1 Grand Prix2007 MAS F1 GP 43 years, 22 days43y, 22d2021 Hungarian F1 Grand Prix2021 HUN F1 GP 57 years, 137 days57y, 137d

Podium2007 Australian F1 Grand Prix2007 AUS F1 GP 43 years, 1 day43y, 1d2025 Qatar F1 Grand Prix2025 QAT F1 GP 61 years, 258 days61y, 258d

F1 cars designed by Pat Fry12 cars · 2007–2026All F1 cars →

P92026Williams FW48Technical director12 ptsMercedes PUP52025Williams FW47Technical director2 podiums136 ptsMercedes PUP92024Williams FW46Technical director17 ptsMercedes PUP62023Alpine A523Technical director2 podiums120 ptsRenault PUP42022Alpine A522Technical director173 ptsRenault PUP52021Alpine A521Technical director1 win155 ptsRenault PUP42019McLaren MCL34Technical director1 podium145 ptsRenault PUP42014Ferrari F14-TTechnical director2 podiums216 ptsFerrari PUP32013Ferrari F138Technical director2 wins354 ptsFerrari engineP22012Ferrari F2012Technical director3 wins400 ptsFerrari engineP32009McLaren MP4/24Chief designer2 wins71 ptsMercedes engineP112007McLaren MP4/22Designer8 wins218 ptsMercedes engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Pat Fry is credited with 12 Formula 1 cars for McLaren, Ferrari and Alpine since 2007. Those cars won 16 Grands Prix. The most successful was the McLaren MP4/22, with 8 wins. Pat Fry ranks 48th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.