Drivers/New Zealand
Chris Amon
- 1963–1976
- AMO
- Born 20 July 1943 in Bulls
- Died 3 August 2016
- Christopher Arthur Amon
- Starts96108 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums1111% of starts
- Pole positions55× started from P1
- Fastest laps3
- Titles0best finish P5
Career numbers
- Avg grid position8.8
- Avg finish6.9
- Retirement rate47%
- Pole-to-win conversion0%
- Positions gained+102
- Points scored83
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak2
- Longest points-scoring streak5
- TeamsLola (1963) · Lotus (1963–1965) · Brabham (1965–1966) · Cooper (1966) · Ferrari (1967–1969) · March (1970) · Matra (1971–1972) · Tecno (1973) · Tyrrell (1973) · Amon (1974) · BRM (1974) · Ensign (1975–1976) · Wolf-Williams (1976)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Lola, Lotus | 6 | 0 | – | ||
| 1964 | Lotus | 8 | 2 | P16 | ||
| 1965 | Lotus, Brabham | 2 | 0 | – | ||
| 1966 | Cooper, Brabham | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 1967 | Ferrari | 10 | 4 | 20 | P5 | |
| 1968 | Ferrari | 11 | 1 | 10 | P10 | |
| 1969 | Ferrari | 6 | 1 | 4 | P12 | |
| 1970 | March | 13 | 3 | 23 | P8 | |
| 1971 | Matra | 10 | 1 | 9 | P11 | |
| 1972 | Matra | 11 | 1 | 12 | P10 | |
| 1973 | Tecno, Tyrrell | 5 | 1 | P19 | ||
| 1974 | Amon, BRM | 3 | 0 | – | ||
| 1975 | Ensign | 2 | 0 | – | ||
| 1976 | Ensign, Wolf-Williams | 8 | 2 | P18 |
Every race
108 entries, 96 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryMonaco Grand Prix 1963DNS · Lola
- First startBelgian Grand Prix 1963DNF · Lola
- Last startGerman Grand Prix 1976DNF · Ensign
All 108 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Siffert | 1963–1970 | 3:0 | 10:4 | −1.12% | 23 : 0 | Compare |
| Jackie Stewart | 1970–1973 | 1:2 | 2:9 | +0.69% | 14 : 27 | Compare |
| François Cevert | 1970–1973 | 3:1 | 6:4 | −0.29% | 17 : 1 | Compare |
| Jim Clark | 1963–1965 | 0:1 | 0:11 | +3.26% | 2 : 56 | Compare |
| Jacky Ickx | 1968 | 1:2 | 7:2 | −1.47% | 10 : 27 | Compare |
| Ronnie Peterson | 1970 | 2:0 | 7:2 | −1.23% | 20 : 0 | Compare |
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 1971–1974 | 2:1 | 6:2 | −0.57% | 6 : 1 | Compare |
| Mike Hailwood | 1964 | 1:1 | 6:1 | −0.21% | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Mike Spence | 1964–1965 | 0:1 | 3:4 | +1.50% | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Mario Andretti | 1970 | 0:0 | 4:1 | −1.23% | 2 : 4 | Compare |
| Peter Arundell | 1964 | 0:2 | 0:3 | +3.39% | 2 : 7 | Compare |
| Peter Revson | 1964 | 1:0 | 2:1 | −1.52% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1967 | 1:0 | 2:0 | – | 7 : 1 | Compare |
| Mike Parkes | 1967 | 1:0 | 2:0 | – | 7 : 2 | Compare |
| Gerhard Mitter | 1964–1965 | 0:1 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jochen Rindt | 1966 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Bob Anderson | 1963 | 1:0 | 1:0 | +0.01% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| John Campbell-Jones | 1963 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Trevor Taylor | 1963–1964 | 0:0 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Pedro Rodríguez | 1963–1969 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Derek Bell | 1968 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jonathan Williams | 1967 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 1970 | 0:0 | 2:0 | −2.58% | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| Roelof Wunderink | 1975 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Lucien Bianchi | 1963 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Innes Ireland | 1965 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Guy Ligier | 1966 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| John Surtees | 1966 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Richard Attwood | 1965 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Paul Hawkins | 1965 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Hap Sharp | 1963 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jim Hall | 1963 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Moisés Solana | 1964 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Lorenzo Bandini | 1967 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Andrea de Adamich | 1968 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 3 : 0 | Compare |
| Walt Hansgen | 1964 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 2 | Compare |
Green: Chris Amon came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zandvoort | 8 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Nürburgring | 8 | 1 | 9.7 | |
| Watkins Glen | 7 | 10.3 | ||
| Monaco | 7 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Monza | 6 | 8 | ||
| Kyalami | 6 | 9.5 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Silverstone | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 5 | 6.5 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 5 | 1 | 3.7 | |
| Mosport | 5 | 8 | ||
| Jarama | 5 | 5 | ||
| Charade | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Red Bull Ring | 3 | 8.3 | ||
| Reims-Gueux | 2 | 7.5 | ||
| Rouen-Les-Essarts | 2 | 10 | ||
| Mont-Tremblant | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Montjuïc | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Zolder | 2 | 6 |