Chris Amon

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|Name=Chris Amon |Image=AmonChris19730706.jpg |Caption=Chris Amon at the Nürburgring in 1973 |Nationality=New Zealand New Zealander |Years=1963 - 1976 |Team(s)=Reg Parnell Racing
Ian Raby Racing
Cooper Car Company
Amon
Scuderia Ferrari
March Engineering
Matra
Tecno
Tyrrell
BRM
Ensign
Walter Wolf Racing |Races=108 (96 starts) |Championships=0 |Wins=0 |Podiums=11 |Points=83 |Poles=5 |Fastest laps=3 |First race=1963 Monaco Grand Prix |Last race=1976 Canadian Grand Prix

Chris Amon

Personal information

Nationality	New Zealand New Zealander
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1963 - 1976
Teams	Reg Parnell Racing Ian Raby Racing Cooper Car Company Amon Scuderia Ferrari March Engineering Matra Tecno Tyrrell BRM Ensign Walter Wolf Racing
Races	108 (96 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	11
Career points	83
Pole positions	5
Fastest laps	3
First race	1963 Monaco Grand Prix
Last race	1976 Canadian Grand Prix
Name	Chris Amon
Caption	Chris Amon at the Nürburgring in 1973
Nationality	New Zealand New Zealander
Years	1963 - 1976
Team(s)	Reg Parnell Racing Ian Raby Racing Cooper Car Company Amon Scuderia Ferrari March Engineering Matra Tecno Tyrrell BRM Ensign Walter Wolf Racing
Races	108 (96 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	11
Points	83
Poles	5
Fastest Laps	3
First Race	1963 Monaco Grand Prix
Last Race	1976 Canadian Grand Prix

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Christopher Arthur Amon MBE (born 20 July 1943 in Bulls, New Zealand) is a former motor racing driver. He was active in Formula One - racing in the 1960s and 1970s - and is widely regarded to be one of the best F1 drivers never to win a championship Grand Prix. His reputation for bad luck was such that fellow driver Mario Andretti once joked that "if he became an undertaker, people would stop dying". Apart from driving, Chris Amon also ran his own F1 team for a short period in 1974. Away from F1, Amon had some success in sports car racing, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in .

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Jochen Rindt Masten Gregory	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1966 with: Bruce McLaren	Succeeded by Dan Gurney A. J. Foyt
Preceded by Jim Clark	Tasman Series Champion 1969	Succeeded by Graeme Lawrence
Preceded by Jack Brabham	BRDC International Trophy winner 1970	Succeeded by Graham Hill

1970s :
Reg Parnell Racing	Lola Mk4A	Climax V8	NC	0
Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 24	BRM V8	NC	0									MEX Ret	RSA
1964	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 25	BRM V8	MON DNQ	NED 5	BEL Ret	FRA 10	GBR Ret	GER Ret			USA Ret	MEX Ret							16th	2
1964	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 25	Climax V8							AUT Ret	ITA									16th	2
1965	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 25	BRM V8	RSA	MON	BEL	FRA Ret			GER Ret	ITA	USA	MEX							NC	0
1965	Ian Raby Racing	Brabham BT3	BRM V8					GBR DNS	NED											NC	0
1966	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T81	Maserati V12	MON	BEL	FRA 8	GBR	NED	GER											NC	0
1966	Chris Amon	Brabham BT11	BRM V8							ITA DNQ	USA	MEX								NC	0
1967	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312/67	Ferrari V12	RSA	MON 3	NED 4	BEL 3	FRA Ret	GBR 3	GER 3	CAN 6	ITA 7	USA Ret	MEX 9						4th	20
1968	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312/67	Ferrari V12	RSA 4																10th	10
		Ferrari 312/67/68			ESP Ret	MON	BEL Ret
		Ferrari 312/68						NED 6	FRA 10	GBR 2	GER Ret	ITA Ret	CAN Ret	USA Ret	MEX Ret
1969	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312/69	Ferrari V12	RSA Ret	ESP Ret	MON Ret	NED 3	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX						12th	4
1970	March Engineering	March 701	Cosworth V8	RSA Ret	ESP Ret	MON Ret	BEL 2	NED Ret	FRA 2	GBR 5	GER Ret	AUT 8	ITA 7	CAN 3	USA 5	MEX 4				8th	23
1971	Equipe Matra Sports	Matra MS120B	Matra V12	RSA 5	ESP 3	MON Ret	NED Ret	FRA 5	GBR Ret	GER Ret	AUT	ITA 6	CAN 10	USA 12						11th	9
1972	Equipe Matra	Matra MS120C	Matra V12	ARG DNS	RSA 15	ESP Ret	MON 6	BEL 6		GBR 4										10th	12
1972	Equipe Matra	Matra MS120D	Matra V12						'FRA' 3		GER 15	AUT 5	ITA Ret	CAN 6	USA 15					10th	12
1973	Martini Racing Team	Tecno PA123B	Tecno F12	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL 6	MON Ret	SWE	FRA	GBR Ret	NED Ret	GER	AUT DNS	ITA				21st	1
1973	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 005	Cosworth V8														CAN 10	USA DNS		21st	1
1974	Chris Amon Racing	Amon AF101	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP Ret	BEL	MON DNS	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER DNQ	AUT	ITA DNQ				NC	0
1974	Team Motul BRM	BRM P201	BRM V12														CAN NC	USA 9		NC	0
1975	HB Bewaking Team Ensign	Ensign N175	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT 12	ITA 12	USA			NC	0
1976	Team Ensign	Ensign N174	Cosworth V8	BRA	RSA 14	USW 8	ESP 5													18th	2
	Team Ensign	Ensign N176						BEL Ret	MON 13	SWE Ret	FRA	GBR Ret	GER Ret	AUT	NED	ITA
	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf-Williams FW05															CAN DNS	USA	JPN

Non-Championship results :
Reg Parnell Racing	Lola Mk4A	Climax V8
1964	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 25	BRM V8	DMT 5	NWT	SYR 5	AIN Ret	INT 5	SOL Ret	MED 4	RAN
1965	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 25	BRM V8	ROC	SYR	SMT	INT Ret	MED Ret	RAN
1967	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312/67	Ferrari V12	ROC DNS	SPC	INT	SYR	OUL	ESP
1968	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312/67	Ferrari V12	ROC 4	INT 3	OUL 2
1969	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312/69	Ferrari V12	ROC	INT 10	MAD	OUL
1970	March Engineering	March 701	Cosworth V8	ROC	'INT' 1	OUL
1971	Equipe Matra Sports	Matra MS120B	Matra V12	ARG 1	ROC	QUE 4	SPR	INT 12	RIN	OUL	VIC
1972	Frank Williams Racing Cars	March 721	Politoys FX3 Cosworth	ROC	BRA	INT	OUL	REP	VIC Ret
1974	Chris Amon Racing	Amon AF101	Cosworth V8	PRE	ROC	INT DNS
1975	HB Bewaking Team Ensign	Ensign N175	Cosworth V8	ROC	INT	SUI Ret
1976	Team Ensign	Ensign N174	Cosworth V8	ROC 5	INT Ret

Tasman Series Champions

(1964) Bruce McLaren * (1965) Jim Clark * (1966) Jackie Stewart * (1967-68) Jim Clark * (1969) Chris Amon * (1970) Graeme Lawrence * (1971-73) Graham McRae * (1974) Peter Gethin * (1975) Warwick Brown

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