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Chris Amon

Date of birth:July 20, 1943 (68 y/o)
Place of birth:Bulls
Races entered:191
Wins:15
Podiums:41
Pole positions:13
Fastest laps:20
Race win percentage:7.33%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

The racing career of Chris Amon — in detail

1977
SCCA Molson Diamond Citicorp Can-Am Challenge Can-Am Challenge
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Walter Wolf Racing
Car: Wolf-Dallara W01 (Chevrolet)
   
1976
Formula 1
Position: 18 (2 points)
7 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Team Ensign, Walter Wolf Racing
Car: Ensign N174 (Ford Cos. DFV 3.0 V8)
Car: Ensign N176 (Ford Cos. DFV 3.0 V8)
Car: Wolf-Williams FW05 (Ford Cos. DFV 3.0 V8)
 
Formula 1 Race of Champions
Race position: 5.
Team: Team Ensign
Car: Ensign N174 (Cosworth)
   
1975
Tasman Series
Position: 5 (17 points)
8 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Jack MacCormack
Car: Talon MR1 (Chevrolet)
 
Formula 1
Position: no position
2 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: HB Bewaking Team Ensign
Car: Ensign N175 (Ford Cos. DFV 3.0 V8)
 
Formula 1 Automobile Club de Suiss Grand Prix
Race position: 9.
Team: Bewaking Team Ensign
Car: Ensign N175 (Cosworth)
 
Formula 5000 USAC-SCCA
Position: 13 (12 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Burke / McCormack Racing
Car: Talon MR1A (Chevrolet)
 
Formula 5000 Europe
Position: no position
0 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Car: Talon MR1 (Chevrolet)
   
1974
Formula 1
Position: no position
3 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Chris Amon Racing, Team Motul BRM
Car: Amon AF1 (Ford Cosworth)
Car: BRM P201B (BRM 3.0 V12)
   
1973
European Touring Car Championship - Division 2
Position: 7 (32 points)
5 races. 1 win. 2 pole positions. 2 podiums. 2 fastest laps.
Team: BMW Motorsport
Car: BMW 3.0 CSL
 
Formula 1
Position: 19 (1 points)
5 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Martini Racing Team, Elf Team Tyrrell
Car: Tecno PA123B
Car: Tecno E731
Car: Tyrrell 005 (Ford Cosworth)
 
European Touring Car Championship
Position: 7 (32 points)
? races. 1 win. ? pole positions. 2 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: BMW Motorsport
Car: BMW 3.0 CSL
Complete results needed.
   
1972
Formula 1
Position: 10 (12 points)
11 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 1 podium. 2 fastest laps.
Team: Equipe Matra
Car: Matra MS120C
Car: Matra MS120D
 
Formula 1 World Championship Victory Race
Race position: no position.
Team: Team Williams
Car: Politoys FX3 (Ford)
   
1971
Formula 1
Position: 11 (9 points)
10 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Equipe Matra Sports
Car: Matra MS120B
 
Tasman Series
Position: 5 (15 points)
5 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: STP Corporation
Car: March 701 (Cosworth)
Car: Lotus 70 (Ford)
 
XXIII GEN/Daily Express BRDC International Trophy
Race position: 12. Started from pole position.
Car: Matra MS120
 
Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Race position: 1. Fastest lap.
Car: Matra MS120 (Cosworth)
 
Formula 1 Questor Grand Prix
Race position: 4.
Car: Matra MS120 (Cosworth)
   
1970
Formula 1
Position: 8 (23 points)
13 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 3 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: March Engineering
Car: March 701 (Ford Cosworth)
 
Canadian-American Challenge Cup
Position: 11 (28 points)
3 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: March Engineering
Car: March 707-2 (Chevrolet)
Car: March 707 (Chevrolet)
 
Formula 1 BRDC International Trophy
Race position: 1. Started from pole position. Fastest lap.
Car: March 701 (Cosworth)
 
Formula 1 Race of Champions
Race position: no position.
Car: March 701 (Cosworth)
 
Formula 2 Europe
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Malcolm Guthrie Racing
Car: March 702 (FVA)
 
USAC National Championship
Position: no position
0 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
   
1969
Canadian-American Challenge Cup
Position: 6 (39 points)
8 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 3 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Chris Amon, McLaren Cars Ltd, Formula 1 Enterprises Inc
Car: Ferrari 612P/0866 (Ferrari)
Car: McLaren M8A/2 (Chevrolet)
Car: Ferrari 712P/0866 (Ferrari)
 
Tasman Series
Position: 1 (44 points)
7 races. 4 wins. 2 pole positions. 6 podiums. 3 fastest laps.
Team: SEFAC Ferrari, Scuderia Veloce
Car: Ferrari 246T
 
Formula 1
Position: 12 (4 points)
6 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
Car: Ferrari 312/69
 
XXI BRDC Daily Express International Trophy
Race position: 10.
Car: Ferrari 312
   
1968
Formula 1
Position: 10 (10 points)
11 races. 0 wins. 3 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
Car: Ferrari 312
 
Tasman Series
Position: 2 (36 points)
8 races. 2 wins. 1 pole position. 4 podiums. 5 fastest laps.
Car: Ferrari 246T
 
Formula 2 Europe
Position: no position
2 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
Car: Ferrari Dino 166
 
Canadian-American Challenge Cup
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Spa Ferrari SEFAC
Car: Ferrari 612P/0866 (Ferrari)
 
XX BRDC Daily Express International Trophy
Race position: 3. Fastest lap.
Car: Ferrari 312
 
XV International Gold Cup
Race position: 2. Fastest lap.
Car: Ferrari 312
 
III Race of Champions
Race position: 4.
Car: Ferrari 312
   
1967
Formula 1
Position: 5 (20 points)
10 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 4 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
Car: Ferrari 312
 
Canadian-American Challenge Cup
Position: 12 (2 points)
3 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: North American Racing Team, Bill Harrah
Car: Ferrari 330 P4/0858 (Ferrari C7 4.2) Ferrari 330 P4/0860 (Ferrari C7 4.2)
 
World Sports-Prototype Championship
Position: no position
3 races. 2 wins. ? pole positions. 2 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: SpA Ferrari SEFAC
Car: Ferrari 330 P4
Complete results needed.
   
1966
Canadian-American Challenge Cup
Position: 6 (10 points)
6 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
Car: McLaren M1B/1-66 (Oldsmobile/Chevrolet)
 
Formula 1
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Cooper Car Co.
Car: Cooper T81 (Maserati)
 
Le Mans 24h - P+5.0
Race position: 1.
Team: Shelby-American Inc.
Car: Ford GT40 Mk.II
 
World Sports-Prototype Championship
Position: no position
1 race. 1 win. ? pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Shelby-American Inc
Car: Ford GT40 MkII (Ford 7.0L V8)
Complete results needed.
   
1965
Formula 1
Position: no position
2 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Reg Parnell Racing, Ian Raby Racing
Car: Lotus 25 (BRM)
Car: Brabham BT3 (BRM)
 
XVII BRDC International Trophy
Race position: no position.
Car: BRM P578
 
IV Gran Premio del Mediterraneo
Race position: no position.
Car: Lotus 25 (BRM)
 
Le Mans 24 Hours
Race position: 36. Started from pole position.
Team: Shelby American Inc.
Car: Ford MkII
   
1964
Formula 1
Position: 16 (2 points)
8 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Reg Parnell Racing
Car: Lotus 25 (BRM)
 
Tasman Series
Position: no position
4 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Reg Parnell Racing
Car: Lola T4 (Climax)
Complete results needed.
 
Formula 2 Trophées de France
Position: 18 (2 points)
2 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Midland Racing Partnership
Car: Lola T54 (Cosworth SCA)
Complete results needed.
 
IX Aintree 200
Race position: no position.
Car: Lotus 25 (BRM)
 
XVI BRDC International Trophy
Race position: 5.
Car: Lotus 25 (BRM)
 
II Daily Mirror Trophy
Race position: 5.
Car: Lotus 25 (BRM)
 
III Gran Premio del Mediterraneo
Race position: 4.
Car: Lotus 25 (BRM)
 
XIII Gran Premio di Siracusa
Race position: 5.
Car: Lotus 25 (BRM)
   
1963
Formula 1
Position: no position
6 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Reg Parnell Racing
Car: Lola 4A (Climax)
Car: Lotus 24 (BRM)
 
Formula 1 Australia
Position: no position
3 races. 0 wins. ? pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Scuderia Veloce
Car: Cooper T53 (Climax)
Complete results needed.
 
XI Glover Trophy
Race position: 5.
Car: Lola T4 (Climax)
 
I Grosser Preis von Österreich
Race position: 4.
Team: Reg Parnell Racing Team
Car: Lola Mk.4 (Climax)
 
New Zealand Grand Prix
Race position: 7.
Car: Cooper T53 (Climax)
Complete results needed.
 
BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship
Position: no position
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Sunbeam Talbot Ltd
Car: Sunbeam Rapier
Complete results needed.




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