Tony Rudd F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Tony Rudd †

34th in all-time ranking

2

Constructors' Titles

2

Drivers' Titles

24

Grand Prix Wins

26

Grand Prix Poles

Designer Profile

Country	United Kingdom
Date of Birth	Mar 8th 1923
Date of Death	Aug 22nd 2003
Roles	Chief designer 2 cars Technical director 1 car Designer 2 cars
F1 Cars	5 (1963–1979)
F1 Teams	Team Lotus, BRM
Ranking	34th of 273 all-time car designers

Drivers' Titles

• 1962P57Graham Hill
• 1978Lotus 79Mario Andretti

Wins per Team

Team Lotus 1977–1979 · 2 cars · 13 wins BRM 1962–1968 · 3 cars · 9 wins

Constructors' Titles

• 1962P576 clear of Lotus-Climax
• 1978Lotus 79 · Lotus 7828 clear of Ferrari

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarBRM P61 1963Lotus 79 1979

Race1962 Dutch F1 Grand Prix1962 NED F1 GP 39 years, 73 days39y, 73d1979 Dutch F1 Grand Prix1979 NED F1 GP 56 years, 171 days56y, 171d

Pole1962 Belgian F1 Grand Prix1962 BEL F1 GP 39 years, 101 days39y, 101d1978 Canadian F1 Grand Prix1978 CAN F1 GP 55 years, 214 days55y, 214d

Win1962 Dutch F1 Grand Prix1962 NED F1 GP 39 years, 73 days39y, 73d1978 Dutch F1 Grand Prix1978 NED F1 GP 55 years, 172 days55y, 172d

Podium1962 Dutch F1 Grand Prix1962 NED F1 GP 39 years, 73 days39y, 73d1978 Dutch F1 Grand Prix1978 NED F1 GP 55 years, 172 days55y, 172d

Constructors' title1962 South African F1 Grand Prix1962 RSA F1 GP 39 years, 296 days39y, 296d1978 Dutch F1 Grand Prix1978 NED F1 GP 55 years, 172 days55y, 172d

Drivers' title1962 South African F1 Grand Prix1962 RSA F1 GP 39 years, 296 days39y, 296d1978 Italian F1 Grand Prix1978 ITA F1 GP 55 years, 186 days55y, 186d

F1 cars designed by Tony Rudd5 cars · 1963–1979All F1 cars →

Lotus 79P4 · Champion1978–79Lotus 79Designer8 wins115 ptsFord engineP1 · Champion1977–78Lotus 78Technical director5 wins68 ptsFord engineP51965–68BRM P261Chief designer3 wins84 ptsBRM engineP57P2 · Champion1962–65BRM P57Designer4 wins70 ptsBRM engineP61P21963BRM P61Chief designer2 wins63 ptsBRM engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Tony Rudd is credited with 5 Formula 1 cars and 1 engine for Team Lotus and BRM between 1962 and 1979. The cars and engines credited to Tony Rudd won 24 Grands Prix, 2 drivers' titles and 2 constructors' titles. The most successful was the Lotus 79, with 8 wins. Tony Rudd ranks 34th of 273 F1 car designers and 39th of 78 F1 engine designers of all time.