Chris Amon F1 stats
Driver info
Nationality
New Zealander
Birthplace
Bulls, New Zealand
Date of birth
Date of death
(aged 73)
First race
Last race
Year(s) active
1963-76
Best championship finish
4th ()
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F1 stats
A detailed look at Chris Amon’s F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 108 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 96 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Podiums | 11 | 11.5% |
| Pole positions | 5 | 5.2% |
| Pole to win | 0 | |
| 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 | |
| Best start | 1st | x5 |
| Best finish | 2nd | x3 |
| 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 | |
| No. of events | 16 | |
| No. of circuits | 27 |
Stats by season
A look at Amon’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 12 | 7 | – | – | NC | ||
| Lotus (privateer) | 9 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16th | |
| 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 8 | – | – | – | NC | ||
| 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | – | – | NC | ||
| Ferrari | 10 | 10 | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 4th | |
| Ferrari | 11 | 11 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10th | |
| Ferrari | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12th | |
| March | 13 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 7th | |
| Matra | 10 | 10 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9th | |
| Matra | 12 | 11 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 9th | |
| 7 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19th | ||
| 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | 9 | – | – | NC | ||
| Ensign | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 12 | – | – | NC | |
| 9 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18th | ||
| 108 | 96 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 83 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- 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
- P: Privateer
- NC: Not classified
Stats by constructor
A look at Amon’s F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lola (1963) | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 12 | 7 | – | – |
| Lotus (privateer) (1963-65) | 12 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Brabham (privateer) (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
Click column headers to sort
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- 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
- P: Privateer
Teammates
A list of Amon’s teammates (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races |
|---|---|
| (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (1963) | 2 |
| (BEL) Lucien Bianchi (1963) | 1 |
| (USA) Masten Gregory (1963) | 2 |
| (GBR) Mike Hailwood (1963-64) | 10 |
| (USA) Hap Sharp (1963) | 1 |
| (USA) Peter Revson (1964) | 3 |
| (GBR) Innes Ireland (1965) | 1 |
| (GBR) Ian Raby (1965) | 1 |
| (GBR) Richard Attwood (1965) | 1 |
| (GBR) John Surtees (1966) | 1 |
| (AUT) Jochen Rindt (1966) | 1 |
| (ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti (1967) | 2 |
| (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini (1967) | 1 |
| (GBR) Mike Parkes (1967) | 2 |
| (GBR) Jonathan Williams (1967) | 1 |
| (BEL) Jacky Ickx (1968) | 10 |
| (ITA) Andrea de Adamich (1968) | 1 |
| (GBR) Derek Bell (1968) | 2 |
| (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez (1969) | 1 |
| (CHE) Jo Siffert (1970) | 13 |
| (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1971, 1974) | 9 |
| (GBR) Jackie Stewart (1973) | 2 |
| (FRA) Francois Cevert (1973) | 2 |
| (AUS) Larry Perkins (1974) | 1 |
| (NLD) Roelof Wunderink (1975) | 2 |
| (ITA) Arturo Merzario (1976) | 1 |