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🇳🇿 Chris Amon
Racing driver from New Zealand. Formula 1, Wolf.
Driver facts
Full name
Chris Amon
Born
20 July 1943(b. 1943)
Nationality
New Zealand
Current team
Wolf
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
11
Career starts
102
Career DNFs
51
Racer Rating
5,768
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,768Rank 403 of 40,700 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
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 5,768 ranks Amon 403th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1976 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1976-10-03 | Mosport | DNF | −132 |
| 1976-08-01 | Nürburgring | DNF | −103 |
| 1976-07-18 | Brands Hatch | DNF | −99 |
| 1976-06-13 | Scandinavian Raceway | DNF | −66 |
| 1976-05-30 | Circuit de Monaco | P13 | −35 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +159 | Circuit de Monaco 1967 | Formula 1 | P3 |
| +152 | Charade Circuit 1970 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +147 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1970 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +140 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1967 | Formula 1 | P3 |
| +131 | Silverstone 1967 | Formula 1 | P3 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Charade Circuit4 starts+23
Brands Hatch5 starts+17
Mosport6 starts+6
Silverstone5 starts+4
Struggles
Nürburgring8 starts-19
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza7 starts-17
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez5 starts-16
Circuit de Monaco9 starts-14
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | ▸Formula 1 | Wolf | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | P14 | −310 | 5,768 |
| 1975 | ▸Formula 1 | Ensign | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +60 | 6,078 |
| 1974 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −226 | 6,018 |
| 1973 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | P17 | −361 | 6,244 |
| 1972 | ▸Formula 1 | Matra | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | P8 | +130 | 6,605 |
| 1971 | ▸Formula 1 | Matra | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | P8 | −124 | 6,475 |
| 1970 | ▸Formula 1 | March | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 23 | P6 | +477 | 6,599 |
| 1969 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | P12 | −89 | 6,122 |
| 1968 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | P9 | −238 | 6,210 |
| 1967 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | P4 | +788 | 6,449 |
| 1966 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +66 | 5,660 |
| 1965 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-BRM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −64 | 5,594 |
| 1964 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-BRM | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | P12 | −170 | 5,658 |
| 1963 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-BRM | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +4,478 | 5,828 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Amon finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 6,130 | 90 | 37 | 53 | 41% |
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 6,318 | 72 | 26 | 46 | 36% |
| 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart | 6,669 | 68 | 24 | 44 | 35% |
| 🇨🇭 Jo Siffert | 6,136 | 67 | 29 | 38 | 43% |
| 🇬🇧 John Surtees | 5,958 | 65 | 30 | 35 | 46% |
| 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx | 5,931 | 65 | 29 | 36 | 45% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 5,764 | 59 | 29 | 30 | 49% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 6,163 | 56 | 27 | 29 | 48% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson | 6,242 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 50% |
| 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni | 6,212 | 48 | 17 | 31 | 35% |
| 🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated | 6,552 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 57% |
| 🇬🇧 Jim ClarkHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,518 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 24% |
| 🇺🇸 Richie GintherHigher-rated | 6,413 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 18% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 393 | 🇩🇪 Edgar Barth | Formula 1 | 5,781 |
| 394 | 🇧🇪 Jerome d'Ambrosio | Formula E | 5,781 |
| 395 | 🇫🇷 Jules Bianchi | Formula 1 | 5,781 |
| 396 | 🇵🇾 Joshua Dürksen | Formula 2 | 5,779 |
| 397 | 🇳🇱 Nigel Melker | Formula V8 3.5 | 5,774 |
| 398 | 🇮🇹 Raffaele Marciello | WEC | 5,773 |
| 399 | 🇮🇹 Giancarlo Baghetti | Formula 1 | 5,770 |
| 400 | 🇺🇸 Masten Gregory | Formula 1 | 5,770 |
| 401 | 🇩🇪 Daniel Abt | Formula E | 5,769 |
| 402 | 🇺🇸 Ronnie Bucknum | Formula 1 | 5,769 |
| 403 | 🇳🇿 Chris Amon | Formula 1 | 5,768 |
| 404 | 🇫🇷 André Simon | Formula 1 | 5,767 |
| 405 | 🇩🇪 Volker Weidler | Formula 1 | 5,767 |
| 406 | 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Formula 1 | 5,764 |
| 407 | 🇬🇧 Ron Flockhart | Formula 1 | 5,764 |
| 408 | 🇺🇸 Santino Ferrucci | IndyCar | 5,762 |
| 409 | 🇳🇱 Jos Verstappen | Formula 1 | 5,759 |
| 410 | 🇬🇧 Bruce Halford | Formula 1 | 5,758 |
| 411 | 🇺🇸 Al Herman | Formula 1 | 5,755 |
| 412 | 🇦🇺 Vern Schuppan | Formula 3 Macau | 5,753 |
| 413 | 🇺🇸 Skip Barber | Formula 1 | 5,747 |
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