Peter Wright F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Peter Wright †

52nd in all-time ranking

1

Constructors' Title

1

Drivers' Title

14

Grand Prix Wins

22

Grand Prix Poles

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Date of Death	Nov 6th 2025
Roles	Technical director 1 car Head of aerodynamics 3 cars Designer 1 car
F1 Cars	5 (1970–1992)
F1 Teams	Team Lotus, March
Ranking	52nd of 273 all-time car designers

Drivers' Titles

• 1978Lotus 79Mario Andretti

Wins per Team

Team Lotus 1977–1992 · 4 cars · 13 wins March 1970–1971 · 1 car · 1 win

Constructors' Titles

• 1978Lotus 79 · Lotus 7828 clear of Ferrari

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarMarch 701 1970Lotus 107 1992

Race1970 South African F1 Grand Prix1970 RSA F1 GP1992 Australian F1 Grand Prix1992 AUS F1 GP

Pole1970 South African F1 Grand Prix1970 RSA F1 GP1978 Canadian F1 Grand Prix1978 CAN F1 GP

Win1970 Spanish F1 Grand Prix1970 ESP F1 GP1978 Dutch F1 Grand Prix1978 NED F1 GP

Podium1970 South African F1 Grand Prix1970 RSA F1 GP1979 Monaco F1 Grand Prix1979 MON F1 GP

Constructors' title1978 Dutch F1 Grand Prix1978 NED F1 GPonce so far

Drivers' title1978 Italian F1 Grand Prix1978 ITA F1 GPonce so far

F1 cars designed by Peter Wright5 cars · 1970–1992All F1 cars →

P51992Lotus 107Technical director11 ptsFord engineP41979Lotus 80Head of aerodynamics1 podium4 ptsFord engineLotus 79P4 · Champion1978–79Lotus 79Head of aerodynamics6 wins112 ptsFord engineP1 · Champion1977–78Lotus 78Head of aerodynamics7 wins106 ptsFord engine701P41970–71March 701Designer1 win55 ptsFord engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Peter Wright is credited with 5 Formula 1 cars for Team Lotus and March between 1970 and 1992. Those cars won 14 Grands Prix, 1 drivers' title and 1 constructors' title. The most successful was the Lotus 78, with 7 wins. Peter Wright ranks 52nd of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.