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Chris Amon
Christopher Arthur "Chris" Amon MBE, New Zealand
1943-07-20 - 2016-08-03
F1 Career: Monaco 1963 - Canada 1976
Races
Wins
Pole
Podiums
FastLaps
Points
97
0
6
11
3
83
% Wins
% Poles
% Podiums
% FastLap
Points/Race
0,00%
6,19%
11,34%
3,09%
0,86p
Quit F1 for good after being T-boned in a practice collision at Mosport driving for Wolf. Widely regarded to be one of the best F1 drivers never to win a championship Grand Prix. Mario Andretti once joked that "if he became an undertaker, people would stop dying". Chris was involved in the design of the upgraded Taupo Motorsport Park circuit, used for the New Zealand round of the 2006-07 A1GP season. In agust 2016 Chris died from cancer
Year
Plac
Points
Nr / Team / Car
Wins
2:nd
3:rd
Poles
FastL
Races
Ret
Notes
1976
18
2
#22 Ensign N174 #21 Wolf FW05
0
0
0
0
0
8 1
4
1 dns
1975
-
0
#31 & 32 Ensign N175
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
-
1974
-
0
#30 & 22 Amon AF101 #15 BRM P201
0
0
0
0
0
4 2
1
1dns, 2 dnq
1973
19
1
Techno PA123 Tyrrell 005
0
0
0
0
0
7 2
3
4 dns
1972
9
12
Matra MS120C & D
0
0
1
1
2
11
2
1 dns
1971
9
9
Matra MS120B
0
0
1
1
0
10
4
-
1970
7
23
March 702
0
2
1
0
1
13
5
-
1969
12
4
Ferrari 312/69
0
0
1
0
0
6
5
-
1968
10
10
Ferrari 312/67 & 312/68
0
1
0
4
0
11
7
-
1967
4
20
Ferrari 312/68
0
0
4
0
0
10
2
-
1966
-
0
Cooper T81 & Brabham BT11
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1 dnq
1965
-
0
Lotus 25
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1 dns
1964
16
2
Lotus 25
0
0
0
0
0
9
6
1 dnq, Private
1963
-
0
Lola 4A & Lotus 24
0
0
0
0
0
8
4
R , 3 dns, Private
Poles
FastLaps
Non F1
Year
Series
Result
Team/Car
Notes
2017
Movie: McLaren
.
.
.
1995
Inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
.
.
.
1977
SCCA Can-Am Challenge
.
Walter Wofl Racing
.
1976
Race of Champions
5th
Ensign N174
non championchip race
.
BRDC International Trophy
dns
Ensign N174
non championchip race
1975
Tasman Series
5th
Talon MR1
.
.
Suisse Grand Prix
9th
Ensign N175
non championchip race
.
F5000 Euro
.
.
.
.
F5000 USAC-SCCA
13th
Burke/McCormack Racing
.
1974
BRDC International Troph
dns
Amon AF101
non championchip race
1973
24h LeMans
ret
BMW 3.0 CSL
.
.
24h Spa
ret
BMW 3.0 CSL
.
.
Spa 1000km
3rd
Matra-Simca MS670B
.
.
Formula1
.
March
Sacked at the start of the year
.
ETCC
7th
BMW 3.0 CSL
.
.
Formula 1 test
.
Tecno E731
car never raced
1972
24h LeMans
ret
Matra-Simca MS670
.
.
World Championchip Victory Race
ret
Politoys FX3 (Williams)
non championchip race
1971
Argentina Grand Prix
winner
Matra MS120
non championchip race
.
Questor GP
4th
Matra MS120B
non championchip race
.
International Trophy
14th
Matra MS120B
non championchip race
.
Tasman Series
5th
March 701 & Lotus 70
.
.
GEN/Daily Express BRDC International Trophy
12th
.
.
.
24h LeMans
ret
Matra-Simca MS660
.
1970
CanAm
11th
March 707
.
.
BRDC International Troph
winner
March 701
Non championchip race
.
Monza 1000km
4th
Ferrari 512 S
.
.
Brands Hatch 1000km
5th
Ferrari 512 S
.
.
F2 Euro
.
Malcolm Guthrie Racing
1 race
.
USAC National
.
.
.
.
INDY500
dnq
McLaren M15
.
.
Race of Champions
dnf
March 701
Non championchip race
1969
Tasman Series
champion
Ferrari Dino 246 Tasmania
.
.
CanAm
6th
Ferrari 612 P / McLaren M8B
.
.
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 312 P Coupé
.
.
12h Sebring
2nd
Ferrari 312 P
FL
.
Nurburgring 1000km
ret
Ferrari 312 P
FL
.
Brands Hatch 500 miles
4th
Ferrari 312 P
.
.
BRDC International Trophy
10th
Ferrari 312
non championchip race
.
Race of Champions
dns
Ferrari 312
non championchip race
1968
Tasman Series
2nd
Ferrari Dino 246T/68
.
.
Can-Am
.
Ferrari
1 race
.
F2
.
Ferrari
2 races
.
International Gold Cup
2nd
Ferrari 312/68
non championchip race
.
Tasman Series
2nd
Ferrari
.
BRDC International Trophy
3rd
Ferrari 312/67
non championchip race
.
Race Of Champions
4th
Ferrari 312/67
non championchip race
1967
CanAm
12th
Ferrari 330 P4
.
.
24h Daytona
winner
Ferrari 330P4 Spyder
.
.
Monza 1000km
winner
Ferrari P4
.
.
Tasman Series
2nd
Dino 246 Tasmania
.
.
World Sports-Prototype
.
Ferrari
3 races
.
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 330 P3/P4 Spyder
.
1966
CanAm
6th
McLaren M1B
.
.
24h LeMans
winner
Ford GT40 Mk II
.
.
24h Daytona
5th
Ford GT40 Mk II
.
.
12h Sebring
ret
Ford GT40
.
.
6h Brands Hatch
2nd
Ferrari 330 P4
.
.
RAC Sports Car Championship
.
McLaren Elva - Oldsmobile
.
.
Spa 1000km
5th
Ford GT40
.
.
Movie: Grand Prix
.
as racing driver
.
1965
24h LeMans
ret
Ford GT40 Mk II
.
.
Riverside 200 Miles
5th
Ford GT-X1
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
8th
Ford GT40
.
.
BRDC International Trophy
dnf
BRM P57
non championchip race
.
Mediterranean GP
dnf
Lotus 25-BRM
non championchip race
1964
Formula 2
15th
.
.
.
24h LeMans
DQ
AC Cobra Daytona
.
.
Mediterranean GP
4th
Lotus 25-BRM
non championchip race
.
F2 Trophy of France
.
Midland Racing
.
.
Daily Mirror Trophy
5th
Lotus 25-BRM
non championchip race
.
BRDC International Trophy
5th
Lotus 25-BRM
non championchip race
.
Syracuse GP
5th
Lotus 25-BRM
non championchip race
.
Solitude GP
dnf
Lotus 25-BRM
non championchip race
.
Aintree 200 miles
dnf
Lotus 25-BRM
non championchip race
1963
Austrian GP
4th
Reg Parnell-Lola-Climax
non championchip race
.
BTCC
.
Sunbeam Talbot Ltd
.
.
Glover Trophy
5th
Lola Mk 4A-Climax
non championchip race
.
BRDC International Trophy
dnf
Lola Mk 4A-Climax
non championchip race
.
Solitude GP
dnf
Lola Mk 4A-Climax
non championchip race
.
200 Miles, Aintree
6th
Lola Mk 4A-Climax
non championchip race
.
Tasman Series
nc
Lola T4
Reg Parnell Racing
.
12h Reims
17th
Ferrari 250 GTO
.
.
Austrian GP
dnf
Lola Mk 4A-Climax
non championchip race
1962-63
New Zealand winter series
.
Maserati 250F
.