Ron Tauranac F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Ron Tauranac †

64th in all-time ranking

2

Constructors' Titles

2

Drivers' Titles

9

Grand Prix Wins

8

Grand Prix Poles

Designer Profile

Country	Australia
Date of Birth	Jan 13th 1925
Date of Death	Jul 17th 2020
Roles	Chief designer 5 cars Designer 3 cars
F1 Cars	8 (1962–1971)
F1 Teams	Brabham
Ranking	64th of 273 all-time car designers

Drivers' Titles

• 1966BT19Jack Brabham
• 1967BT24Denny Hulme

Wins per Team

Brabham 1962–1971 · 8 cars · 9 wins

Constructors' Titles

• 1966BT1911 clear of Ferrari
• 1967BT20 · BT2419 clear of Lotus-Ford

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarBrabham BT3 1962Brabham BT34 1971

Race1962 German F1 Grand Prix1962 GER F1 GP 37 years, 204 days37y, 204d1971 USA F1 Grand Prix1971 USA F1 GP 46 years, 263 days46y, 263d

Pole1966 British F1 Grand Prix1966 GBR F1 GP 41 years, 184 days41y, 184d1970 Spanish F1 Grand Prix1970 ESP F1 GP 45 years, 96 days45y, 96d

Win1966 French F1 Grand Prix1966 FRA F1 GP 41 years, 171 days41y, 171d1970 South African F1 Grand Prix1970 RSA F1 GP 45 years, 53 days45y, 53d

Podium1963 Belgian F1 Grand Prix1963 BEL F1 GP 38 years, 147 days38y, 147d1971 Austrian F1 Grand Prix1971 AUT F1 GP 46 years, 214 days46y, 214d

Constructors' title1966 USA F1 Grand Prix1966 USA F1 GP 41 years, 262 days41y, 262d1967 Canadian F1 Grand Prix1967 CAN F1 GP 42 years, 226 days42y, 226d

Drivers' title1966 Italian F1 Grand Prix1966 ITA F1 GP 41 years, 234 days41y, 234d1967 Mexican F1 Grand Prix1967 MEX F1 GP 42 years, 282 days42y, 282d

F1 cars designed by Ron Tauranac8 cars · 1962–1971All F1 cars →

P91971Brabham BT34Chief designer1 podium7 ptsFord engineBT33P91970–71Brabham BT33Chief designer1 win35 ptsFord engineBT24P2 · Champion1967–69Brabham BT24Designer4 wins100 ptsRepco engineBT20P2 · Champion1967–69Brabham BT20Designer3 ptsRepco engineBT26P81968Brabham BT26Chief designer2 podiums10 ptsRepco engineBT19P1 · Champion1966Brabham BT19Designer4 wins63 ptsRepco engineBT7P31963–65Brabham BT7Chief designer4 podiums34 ptsClimax engineBT3P31962–65Brabham BT3Chief designer6 ptsClimax engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Ron Tauranac is credited with 8 Formula 1 cars for Brabham between 1962 and 1971. Those cars won 9 Grands Prix, 2 drivers' titles and 2 constructors' titles. The most successful was the Brabham BT24, with 4 wins. Ron Tauranac ranks 64th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.