Vittorio Jano F1 Designer Profile & Career Stats

Formula 1 Designer

Vittorio Jano †

60th in all-time ranking

1

Constructors' Title

3

Drivers' Titles

15

Grand Prix Wins

21

Grand Prix Poles

Designer Profile

Country	Italy
Date of Birth	Apr 22nd 1891
Date of Death	Mar 13th 1965
Roles	Chief designer 1 car Designer 2 cars
F1 Cars	3 (1954–1960)
F1 Teams	Ferrari, Lancia
Ranking	60th of 273 all-time car designers

Drivers' Titles

• 1956D50Juan-Manuel Fangio
• 1958246Mike Hawthorn

Wins per Team

Ferrari 1956–1960 · 2 cars · 10 wins Lancia 1954–1955 · 1 car · 0 wins

Key Career Landmarks

FirstLast

CarLancia D50 1954Ferrari 246 1960

Race1954 Spanish F1 Grand Prix1954 ESP F1 GP 63 years, 185 days63y, 185d1960 Italian F1 Grand Prix1960 ITA F1 GP 69 years, 135 days69y, 135d

Pole1954 Spanish F1 Grand Prix1954 ESP F1 GP 63 years, 185 days63y, 185d1960 Italian F1 Grand Prix1960 ITA F1 GP 69 years, 135 days69y, 135d

Win1956 Argentine F1 Grand Prix1956 ARG F1 GP 64 years, 275 days64y, 275d1960 Italian F1 Grand Prix1960 ITA F1 GP 69 years, 135 days69y, 135d

Podium1955 Monaco F1 Grand Prix1955 MON F1 GP 64 years, 30 days64y, 30d1960 Italian F1 Grand Prix1960 ITA F1 GP 69 years, 135 days69y, 135d

Drivers' title1956 Italian F1 Grand Prix1956 ITA F1 GP 65 years, 133 days65y, 133d1958 Moroccan F1 Grand Prix1958 MAR F1 GP 67 years, 180 days67y, 180d

F1 cars designed by Vittorio Jano3 cars · 1954–1960All F1 cars →

246P31958–60Ferrari 246Designer5 wins194 ptsFerrari engine1956Ferrari D50Designer5 wins80.5 ptsFerrari engineD501954–55Lancia D50Chief designer1 podium9 ptsLancia engine

Stats current as of: 16 Oct 2026

Vittorio Jano is credited with 3 Formula 1 cars and 1 engine for Ferrari and Lancia between 1954 and 1961. The cars and engines credited to Vittorio Jano won 15 Grands Prix, 3 drivers' titles and 1 constructors' title. The most successful was the Ferrari 246, with 5 wins. Vittorio Jano ranks 60th of 273 F1 car designers and 30th of 78 F1 engine designers of all time.