AMO

Christopher Arthur Amon

new-zealand · Born 1943-07-20 · Bulls · Died 2016-08-03

Starts: 96
Wins: 0
Podiums: 11
Poles: 5
Fastest Laps: 3
Points: 83
Championships: 0
Best Result: 2

Biography

Place of Birth	Bulls
Gender	MALE
Date of Death	2016-08-03

Career Statistics

Race Entries	108
Race Starts	96
Wins	0
Podiums	11
Pole Positions	5
Fastest Laps	3
Points	83
Championships	0
Best Championship Position	5
Best Grid Position	1
Best Race Result	2
Race Laps Completed	4565
Driver of the Day	0
Grand Slams	0
Average Grid (classified)	9.02
Average Finish (classified)	11.27
Average Δ (Grid → Finish)	-2.25
Average Qualifying Position	10.21
Average Race Position	12.27
DNFs	50 (46.3%)
DSQs	0 (0%)
DNSs	12 (11.1%)

Season-by-Season

Column abbreviations (2)

Pos = Championship positionFL = Fastest laps

Year	Pos	Constructor	Starts	Podiums	Poles	FL	Points
1976	18	Ensign	8	0	0	0	2
1975	—	Ensign	2	0	0	0	0
1974	—	Amon	3	0	0	0	0
1973	19	Tyrrell	5	0	0	0	1
1972	10	Matra	11	1	1	2	12
1971	11	Matra	10	1	1	0	9
1970	8	March	13	3	0	1	23
1969	12	Ferrari	6	1	0	0	4
1968	10	Ferrari	11	1	3	0	10
1967	5	Ferrari	10	4	0	0	20

Showing first 10 seasons. View all in the Seasons tab.

DNF Breakdown

Reason	Count
Engine	9
Accident	6
Gearbox	5
Fuel system	3
Brakes	3
Water pump	2
Clutch	2
Suspension	2
Transmission	2
Differential	2
Overheating	2
Withdrew	2
Car raced by Trintignant	1
Oil leak	1
Accident in practice	1
Starter	1
Car raced by Raby	1
Electrical	1
Throttle	1
Fuel pump	1
Radiator	1
Spun off	1
Water leak	1

Teammates

Career teammates with head-to-head race and qualifying records. Compare career stats in one click.

Joseph Siffert
No titles 2W 6P

Together

17

Race H2H

10–7

Quali H2H

11–6

Compare Profile
James Clark, Jr.
2★ 25W 32P

Together

13

Race H2H

2–11

Quali H2H

0–13

Compare Profile
Sir John Young Stewart
3★ 27W 43P

Together

12

Race H2H

6–6

Quali H2H

2–10

Compare Profile
Albert François Cevert Goldenberg
No titles 1W 13P

Together

11

Race H2H

8–3

Quali H2H

6–5

Compare Profile
Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri Ickx
No titles 8W 25P

Together

10

Race H2H

5–5

Quali H2H

8–2

Compare Profile
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood
No titles 2P

Together

9

Race H2H

3–6

Quali H2H

7–2

Compare Profile

View all driver records →

Race entries and starts may differ from some sources due to shared-car and historical classification differences. See methodology for details.

Race-by-Race History

Column abbreviations (3)

Grid = Grid positionPos = Finish positionPts = Points scored

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor	Grid	Pos	Laps	Pts	Result

1976	Canada	Wolf-Williams	—	26	—	—	—
1976	Germany	Ensign	17	23	0	—	Withdrew
1976	Great Britain	Ensign	6	19	8	—	Water leak
1976	Sweden	Ensign	3	19	38	—	Accident
1976	Monaco	Ensign	12	13	74	—	+4 laps
1976	Belgium	Ensign	8	15	51	—	Accident
1976	Spain	Ensign	10	5	74	2	+1 lap
1976	United States West	Ensign	17	8	78	—	+2 laps
1976	South Africa	Ensign	18	14	76	—	+2 laps
1975	Italy	Ensign	19	12	48	—	+4 laps
1975	Austria	Ensign	23	12	28	—	+1 lap
1974	United States	BRM	12	9	57	—	+2 laps
1974	Canada	BRM	25	17	70	—	+10 laps
1974	Italy	Amon	—	30	—	—	—
1974	Germany	Amon	—	31	—	—	—
1974	Monaco	Amon	20	27	—	—	Brakes
1974	Spain	Amon	23	22	22	—	Brakes
1973	United States	Tyrrell	12	27	—	—	Withdrew
1973	Canada	Tyrrell	11	10	77	—	+3 laps
1973	Austria	Tecno	—	24	—	—	—
1973	Netherlands	Tecno	19	17	22	—	Fuel system
1973	Great Britain	Tecno	29	18	6	—	Fuel system
1973	Monaco	Tecno	12	23	22	—	Overheating

Qualifying History

Column abbreviations (4)

Pos = Qualifying positionQ1 = Qualifying 1 timeQ2 = Qualifying 2 timeQ3 = Qualifying 3 time

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor	Pos	Q1	Q2	Q3

1976	Canada	Wolf-Williams	26	—	—	—
1976	Germany	Ensign	17	—	—	—
1976	Great Britain	Ensign	6	—	—	—
1976	Sweden	Ensign	3	—	—	—
1976	Monaco	Ensign	12	—	—	—
1976	Belgium	Ensign	8	—	—	—
1976	Spain	Ensign	10	—	—	—
1976	United States West	Ensign	17	—	—	—
1976	South Africa	Ensign	18	—	—	—
1975	Italy	Ensign	19	—	—	—
1975	Austria	Ensign	24	—	—	—
1974	United States	BRM	12	—	—	—
1974	Canada	BRM	25	—	—	—
1974	Italy	Amon	30	—	—	—
1974	Germany	Amon	31	—	—	—
1974	Monaco	Amon	20	—	—	—
1974	Spain	Amon	24	—	—	—
1973	United States	Tyrrell	13	—	—	—
1973	Canada	Tyrrell	11	—	—	—
1973	Austria	Tecno	23	—	—	—
1973	Netherlands	Tecno	19	—	—	—
1973	Great Britain	Tecno	29	—	—	—
1973	Monaco	Tecno	12	—	—	—

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Column abbreviations (2)

Pos = Championship positionFL = Fastest laps

Year	Pos	Constructor	Starts	Podiums	Poles	FL	Points
1976	18	Ensign	8	0	0	0	2
1975	—	Ensign	2	0	0	0	0
1974	—	Amon	3	0	0	0	0
1973	19	Tyrrell	5	0	0	0	1
1972	10	Matra	11	1	1	2	12
1971	11	Matra	10	1	1	0	9
1970	8	March	13	3	0	1	23
1969	12	Ferrari	6	1	0	0	4
1968	10	Ferrari	11	1	3	0	10
1967	5	Ferrari	10	4	0	0	20
1966	—	Brabham	1	0	0	0	0
1965	—	Brabham	2	0	0	0	0
1964	16	Lotus	8	0	0	0	2
1963	—	Lola	6	0	0	0	0

Constructor Breakdown

Constructor	Starts	Points
Ferrari	27	34
Matra	22	21
March	13	23
Lotus	12	2
Ensign	10	2
Lola	7	0
Tecno	5	1
Amon	4	0
Brabham	2	0
Tyrrell	2	0
BRM	2	0
Cooper	1	0
Wolf-Williams	1	0

Circuit Breakdown

Circuit	Races	Podiums	Poles
Monaco	10	1	0
Nürburgring	9	1	0
Monza	9	0	1
Zandvoort	8	1	1
Watkins Glen	8	0	0
Silverstone	6	1	0
Mosport	6	0	0
Kyalami	6	0	0
Spa-Francorchamps	5	2	1
Hermanos Rodríguez	5	0	0
Brands Hatch	5	1	0
Jarama	5	0	1
Charade	4	2	1
Red Bull Ring	4	0	0
Reims-Gueux	2	0	0
Rouen-Les-Essarts	2	0	0
Mont-Tremblant	2	1	0
Montjuïc	2	1	0
Zolder	2	0	0
Zeltweg	1	0	0
Bugatti	1	0	0
Hockenheimring	1	0	0
Paul Ricard	1	0	0
Juan y Oscar Gálvez	1	0	0
Nivelles-Baulers	1	0	0
Long Beach	1	0	0
Anderstorp Raceway	1	0	0

Grand Prix Breakdown

Grand Prix	Races	Podiums	Poles
Great Britain	11	2	0
Monaco	10	1	0
France	10	2	1
Germany	10	1	0
Italy	9	0	1
Belgium	8	2	1
Netherlands	8	1	1
United States	8	0	0
Canada	8	1	0
Spain	7	1	1
South Africa	6	0	0
Mexico	5	0	0
Austria	5	0	0
Argentina	1	0	0
United States West	1	0	0
Sweden	1	0	0

Pole Positions (5)

Year	Grand Prix
1972	France
1971	Italy
1968	Netherlands
1968	Belgium
1968	Spain

Fastest Laps (3)

Year	Grand Prix	Lap	Time
1972	France	32	2:53.900
1972	Belgium	66	1:12.120
1970	Belgium	28	3:27.400

Teammates

Career teammates with head-to-head race and qualifying records. Compare career stats in one click.

Joseph Siffert
No titles 2W 6P

Together

17

Race H2H

10–7

Quali H2H

11–6

Compare Profile
James Clark, Jr.
2★ 25W 32P

Together

13

Race H2H

2–11

Quali H2H

0–13

Compare Profile
Sir John Young Stewart
3★ 27W 43P

Together

12

Race H2H

6–6

Quali H2H

2–10

Compare Profile
Albert François Cevert Goldenberg
No titles 1W 13P

Together

11

Race H2H

8–3

Quali H2H

6–5

Compare Profile
Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri Ickx
No titles 8W 25P

Together

10

Race H2H

5–5

Quali H2H

8–2

Compare Profile
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood
No titles 2P

Together

9

Race H2H

3–6

Quali H2H

7–2

Compare Profile
Bengt Ronnie Peterson
No titles 10W 26P

Together

9

Race H2H

7–2

Quali H2H

7–2

Compare Profile
Jean-Pierre Maurice Georges Beltoise
No titles 1W 8P

Together

9

Race H2H

5–4

Quali H2H

7–2

Compare Profile
Michael Henderson Spence
No titles 1P

Together

8

Race H2H

0–8

Quali H2H

3–5

Compare Profile
Peter Jeffrey Revlon Revson
No titles 2W 8P

Together

5

Race H2H

4–1

Quali H2H

4–1

Compare Profile
Mario Gabriele Andretti
1★ 12W 19P

Together

5

Race H2H

3–2

Quali H2H

4–1

Compare Profile
Robert Hugh Fearon Anderson
No titles 1P

Together

4

Race H2H

1–3

Quali H2H

2–2

Compare Profile
Peter John Arundell
No titles 2P

Together

4

Race H2H

0–4

Quali H2H

0–4

Compare Profile
Georges-Francis Servoz-Gavin
No titles 1P

Together

3

Race H2H

1–2

Quali H2H

3–0

Compare Profile
Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega
No titles 2W 7P

Together

2

Race H2H

0–2

Quali H2H

2–0

Compare Profile
Trevor Taylor
No titles 1P

Together

2

Race H2H

0–2

Quali H2H

1–1

Compare Profile
Robert McGregor Innes Ireland
No titles 1W 4P

Together

2

Race H2H

2–0

Quali H2H

1–1

Compare Profile
Gerhard Karl Mitter
No titles

Together

2

Race H2H

0–2

Quali H2H

1–1

Compare Profile
Denis Clive Hulme
1★ 8W 33P

Together

2

Race H2H

0–2

Quali H2H

0–2

Compare Profile
Sir John Arthur Brabham
3★ 14W 31P

Together

2

Race H2H

0–2

Quali H2H

0–2

Compare Profile
Michael Johnson Parkes
No titles 2P

Together

2

Race H2H

2–0

Quali H2H

2–0

Compare Profile
Ludovico Scarfiotti
No titles 1W 1P

Together

2

Race H2H

2–0

Quali H2H

2–0

Compare Profile
Derek Reginald Bell
No titles

Together

2

Race H2H

2–0

Quali H2H

2–0

Compare Profile
Roelof Wunderink
No titles

Together

2

Race H2H

2–0

Quali H2H

2–0

Compare Profile

Teammate Head-to-Head

Avg quali gap = (teammate quali pos − driver quali pos), positive = driver qualified ahead. Avg race gap = (teammate race pos − driver race pos), positive = driver finished ahead.

Column abbreviations (4)

Avg Quali Gap = Average qualifying position gap (positive = driver ahead)Quali H2H = Qualifying head-to-head (driver wins – teammate wins)Avg Race Gap = Average race position gap (positive = driver ahead)Race H2H = Race head-to-head (driver wins – teammate wins)

Teammate	Races Together	Avg Quali Gap	Quali H2H	Avg Race Gap	Race H2H	Compare
Joseph Siffert	17	+5.176	11–6	+2.529	10–7	Compare
James Clark, Jr.	13	-11.385	0–13	-8.692	2–11	Compare
Sir John Young Stewart	12	-3.75	2–10	-1.167	6–6	Compare
Albert François Cevert Goldenberg	11	+1.727	6–5	+5.273	8–3	Compare
Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri Ickx	10	+4.9	8–2	-1.7	5–5	Compare
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood	9	+1.889	7–2	-2.667	3–6	Compare
Bengt Ronnie Peterson	9	+6.333	7–2	+4.333	7–2	Compare
Jean-Pierre Maurice Georges Beltoise	9	+3.889	7–2	+1.222	5–4	Compare
Michael Henderson Spence	8	-3	3–5	-6.375	0–8	Compare
Peter Jeffrey Revlon Revson	5	+4.4	4–1	+1.8	4–1	Compare
Mario Gabriele Andretti	5	+5	4–1	+3.8	3–2	Compare
Robert Hugh Fearon Anderson	4	-0.75	2–2	-6.25	1–3	Compare
Peter John Arundell	4	-9	0–4	-7.25	0–4	Compare
Georges-Francis Servoz-Gavin	3	+14	3–0	0	1–2	Compare
Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega	2	+2	2–0	-2.5	0–2	Compare
Trevor Taylor	2	0	1–1	-2	0–2	Compare
Robert McGregor Innes Ireland	2	+3	1–1	+2	2–0	Compare
Gerhard Karl Mitter	2	+3	1–1	-4	0–2	Compare
Denis Clive Hulme	2	-10.5	0–2	-11.5	0–2	Compare
Sir John Arthur Brabham	2	-13.5	0–2	-3	0–2	Compare
Michael Johnson Parkes	2	+2	2–0	+8	2–0	Compare
Ludovico Scarfiotti	2	+5	2–0	+5	2–0	Compare
Derek Reginald Bell	2	+8	2–0	+2.5	2–0	Compare
Roelof Wunderink	2	+6	2–0	+10.5	2–0	Compare

Similar drivers

Drivers with comparable career totals, nationality, or overlapping eras.

Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier

Overlapping careers

wins

James Howden Ganley

Same nationality · Overlapping careers

wins

Keith Jack Oliver

Overlapping careers

wins

Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood

Overlapping careers

wins

Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson

Similar career totals

wins

Henri Jacques William Pescarolo

Overlapping careers

wins