Chris Amon F1 statistics
| Nationality |  New Zealander |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Bulls, New Zealand |
| Date of birth | 20 July 1943 |
| Date of death | 3 August 2016 (aged 73) |
| Race debut |  1963 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last race |  1976 German Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active | 1963-76 |
| Best championship result | 4th (1967) |
F1 career statistics
Below are F1 statistics for Chris Amon. Percentages are relative to the number of race starts, not race entries.
| Grand Prix entries | 108 | View career results |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 96 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Podiums | 11 | 11.5% |
| Pole positions | 5 | 5.2% |
| Fastest laps | 3 | 3.1% |
| Points | 83 | 0.86 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 29 | 30.2% |
| Front row starts | 19 | 19.8% |
| Times as championship leader | 0 |
| Did not start | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 4 | |
| Did not pre-qualify | 0 | |
| Retirements | 45 | 46.9% |
| First lap retirements | 1 | |
| Not classified | 1 | 1.0% |
| Disqualified | 0 | |
| Best start | 1st | x5 |
| Best result | 2nd | x3 |
| No. of events | 16 | View Grands Prix stats |
| No. of circuits | 27 | View circuit stats |
Statistics by season
The table below details F1 statistics by season for Amon. You can sort the columns by clicking on the column headers, allowing you to see which seasons were best for each stat.
P: privateer
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 8 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 12 | 7 | – | – | NC | |
| 1964 |  Lotus P | 9 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16th |
| 1965 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 8 | – | – | – | NC | |
| 1966 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | – | – | NC | |
| 1967 |  Ferrari | 10 | 10 | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 4th |
| 1968 | Ferrari | 11 | 11 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10th |
| 1969 | Ferrari | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12th |
| 1970 | March | 13 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 7th |
| 1971 |  Matra | 10 | 10 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9th |
| 1972 | Matra | 12 | 11 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 9th |
| 1973 | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19th | |
| 1974 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | 9 | – | – | NC | |
| 1975 | Ensign | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 12 | – | – | NC |
| 1976 | 9 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18th | |
| 108 | 96 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 83 |
Table definitions
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- WC: World championship position
Statistics by constructor
The table below details F1 statistics by constructor for Amon. You can sort the columns by clicking on the column headers.
P: privateer
| Constructor | Year(s) | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lola | 1963 | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 12 | 7 | – | – |
| Lotus P | 1963-65 | 12 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Brabham P | 1965-66 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cooper | 1966 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | – | – |
| Ferrari | 1967-69 | 27 | 27 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 34 |
| March | 1970 | 13 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 |
| Matra | 1971-72 | 22 | 21 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| Tecno | 1973 | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyrrell | 1973 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 10 | – | – |
| Amon | 1974 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 23 | – | – | – |
| BRM | 1974 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 9 | – | – |
| Ensign | 1975-76 | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Williams | 1976 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 108 | 96 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 83 |
Table definitions
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
Teammates
The table below shows a list of teammates Amon had during his F1 career. Only race drivers appear in this list.
| Driver | Races | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Maurice Trintignant | 2 | 1963 |
| Lucien Bianchi | 1 | 1963 |
 Masten Gregory | 2 | 1963 |
| Mike Hailwood | 10 | 1963-64 |
| Hap Sharp | 1 | 1963 |
| Peter Revson | 3 | 1964 |
| Innes Ireland | 1 | 1965 |
| Ian Raby | 1 | 1965 |
| Richard Attwood | 1 | 1965 |
| John Surtees | 1 | 1966 |
 Jochen Rindt | 1 | 1966 |
| Ludovico Scarfiotti | 2 | 1967 |
| Lorenzo Bandini | 1 | 1967 |
| Mike Parkes | 2 | 1967 |
| Jonathan Williams | 1 | 1967 |
| Jacky Ickx | 10 | 1968 |
| Andrea de Adamich | 1 | 1968 |
| Derek Bell | 2 | 1968 |
 Pedro Rodriguez | 1 | 1969 |
 Jo Siffert | 13 | 1970 |
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 | 1971, 1974 |
| Jackie Stewart | 2 | 1973 |
| Francois Cevert | 2 | 1973 |
 Larry Perkins | 1 | 1974 |
 Roelof Wunderink | 2 | 1975 |
| Arturo Merzario | 1 | 1976 |