Robin Herd F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Robin Herd †

87th in all-time ranking

6

Grand Prix Wins

5

Grand Prix Poles

21

Podiums

189

Grands Prix

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Date of Birth	Mar 23rd 1939
Date of Death	Jun 4th 2019
Roles	Chief designer 6 cars Technical director 7 cars
F1 Cars	13 (1966–1993)
F1 Teams	March, McLaren, Larrousse, Fondmetal, ATS
Ranking	87th of 273 all-time car designers

Wins per Team

March 1970–1981 · 6 cars · 3 wins McLaren 1966–1968 · 3 cars · 3 wins Larrousse 1992–1993 · 2 cars · 0 wins Fondmetal 1991 · 1 car · 0 wins ATS 1978 · 1 car · 0 wins

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarMcLaren M2B 1966Larrousse LH93 1993

Race1966 Monaco F1 Grand Prix1966 MON F1 GP 27 years, 60 days27y, 60d1993 Australian F1 Grand Prix1993 AUS F1 GP 54 years, 229 days54y, 229d

Pole1970 South African F1 Grand Prix1970 RSA F1 GP 30 years, 349 days30y, 349d1976 Dutch F1 Grand Prix1976 NED F1 GP 37 years, 159 days37y, 159d

Win1968 Belgian F1 Grand Prix1968 BEL F1 GP 29 years, 78 days29y, 78d1976 Italian F1 Grand Prix1976 ITA F1 GP 37 years, 173 days37y, 173d

Podium1968 Spanish F1 Grand Prix1968 ESP F1 GP 29 years, 50 days29y, 50d1976 Italian F1 Grand Prix1976 ITA F1 GP 37 years, 173 days37y, 173d

F1 cars designed by Robin Herd13 cars · 1966–1993All F1 cars →

LH93P101993Larrousse LH93Technical director3 ptsLamborghini engineVenturi LC92P131992Venturi LC92Technical director1 ptsLamborghini engineFomet-1P161991Fondmetal Fomet-1Technical director0 ptsFord engine811P141981March 811Technical director0 ptsFord engineHS1P151978ATS HS1Technical director0 ptsFord engineP131976–77March 761Chief designer1 win19 ptsFord engineP81975March 751Chief designer1 win9 ptsFord engine741P81974–75March 741Chief designer6 ptsFord engine711P61971–72March 711Technical director5 podiums40 ptsFord engine701P41970–71March 701Technical director1 win55 ptsFord engineM7AP21968McLaren M7AChief designer3 wins56 ptsFord engineM4BP101967McLaren M4BChief designer3 ptsBRM engineM2BP91966McLaren M2BChief designer3 ptsFord engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Robin Herd is credited with 13 Formula 1 cars for March, McLaren and Larrousse between 1966 and 1993. Those cars won 6 Grands Prix. The most successful was the McLaren M7A, with 3 wins. Robin Herd ranks 87th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.