Sam Michael F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Sam Michael

126th in all-time ranking

2

Grand Prix Poles

7

Podiums

127

Grands Prix

Designer Profile

Country	Australia
Date of Birth	Apr 29th 1971 (age 55)
Role	Technical director 7 cars
F1 Cars	7 (2005–2011)
F1 Teams	Williams
Ranking	126th of 273 all-time car designers

Wins per Team

Williams 2005–2011 · 7 cars · 0 wins

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarWilliams FW27 2005Williams FW33 2011

Race2005 Australian F1 Grand Prix2005 AUS F1 GP 33 years, 311 days33y, 311d2011 Brazilian F1 Grand Prix2011 BRA F1 GP 40 years, 212 days40y, 212d

Pole2005 European F1 Grand Prix2005 EUR F1 GP 34 years, 30 days34y, 30d2010 Brazilian F1 Grand Prix2010 BRA F1 GP 39 years, 192 days39y, 192d

Podium2005 Malaysian F1 Grand Prix2005 MAS F1 GP 33 years, 325 days33y, 325d2008 Singapore F1 Grand Prix2008 SGP F1 GP 37 years, 152 days37y, 152d

F1 cars designed by Sam Michael7 cars · 2005–2011All F1 cars →

P92011Williams FW33Technical director5 ptsCosworth engineP62010Williams FW32Technical director69 ptsCosworth engineP72009Williams FW31Technical director34.5 ptsToyota engineP82008Williams FW30Technical director2 podiums26 ptsToyota engineP42007Williams FW29Technical director1 podium33 ptsToyota engineP82006Williams FW28Technical director11 ptsToyota engineP52005Williams FW27Technical director4 podiums66 ptsBMW engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Sam Michael is credited with 7 Formula 1 cars for Williams between 2005 and 2011. Those cars reached the podium 7 times in 127 Grands Prix. Sam Michael ranks 126th of 273 in the all-time F1 car designer ranking.