Chris Amon is a racing driver from New Zealand who last raced in Formula 1 for Wolf. Amon has recorded 0 wins and 11 podiums from 102 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,788 ranks Amon 500th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1976-10-03 | Mosport International Raceway | DNF | −142 |
| 1976-08-01 | Nürburgring | DNF | −110 |
| 1976-07-18 | Brands Hatch | DNF | −104 |
| 1976-06-13 | Scandinavian Raceway | DNF | −70 |
| 1976-05-30 | Circuit de Monaco | P13 | −39 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | ▸Formula 1 | Wolf | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | P18 | −364 | 4,788 |
| 1975 | ▸Formula 1 | Ensign | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +43 | 5,153 |
| 1974 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −258 | 5,110 |
| 1973 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | P19 | −341 | 5,367 |
| 1972 | ▸Formula 1 | Matra | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | P9 | +198 | 5,708 |
| 1971 | ▸Formula 1 | Matra | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | P9 | −23 | 5,511 |
| 1970 | ▸Formula 1 | March | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 23 | P7 | +502 | 5,534 |
| 1969 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | P12 | −95 | 5,032 |
| 1968 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | P10 | −122 | 5,126 |
| 1967 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | P4 | +846 | 5,249 |
| 1966 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +54 | 4,403 |
| 1965 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-BRM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −85 | 4,349 |
| 1964 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-BRM | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | P16 | −240 | 4,434 |
| 1963 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-BRM | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −126 | 4,674 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 5,522 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 41% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 5,097 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 43% |
| 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart | 5,923 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 14% |
| 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx | 4,915 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38% |
| 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | 3,999 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 24% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 4,768 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 55% |
| 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni | 5,253 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 26% |
| 🇨🇭 Jo Siffert | 5,058 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 59% |
| 🇬🇧 John Surtees | 4,899 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65% |
| 🇫🇷 François Cevert | 5,337 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 38% |
Chris Amon was a New Zealand Formula 1 driver who competed at the sport's highest level for fourteen seasons between 1963 and 1976, amassing 102 starts without a victory. His Racer Rating of 4,788 places him among the upper tier of professional drivers, yet his record against contemporaries tells a story of consistent competence shadowed by unrealised potential. Across races shared with three-time world champions Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill, Amon finished ahead of Stewart on three occasions and Hill on ten; he also regularly outpaced Denny Hulme, a one-time champion, winning their head-to-head battle 12 times in 29 shared races. His average finishing position of sixth across classified starts reflects a driver capable of running with the frontrunners but unable to convert that pace into victories.[1]
Amon's Formula 1 career was conducted primarily in Ferrari colours, where he started 27 races. The team's history encompasses 251 wins and a roster of 98 drivers, yet Amon's tenure produced no victories despite the car's competitive pedigree. His eleven podium finishes stand as the measure of his success in single-seaters; beyond the Grand Prix circus, his credentials extended to sports car racing where he claimed significant victories including the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 and the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1967. His final Formula 1 campaign came in 1976, by which point his competitive edge had diminished noticeably. Amon retired from racing and later took on a role in motorsport administration, notably with BMW's racing programme in the early 1970s.[2]