Formula 1 driver · 1963–1976

Chris Amon

NationalityNew Zealand New ZealandCodeAMONumber22Last teamWolf-Williams
Starts95
Wins0
Podiums11
Poles5
Points83
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=128 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
75-53
pole rate
4.6%
front row rate
13.9%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=96 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
48-48
avg finish delta when both classified
0.75

Positions Gained

High
n=50 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
1.82
expectation adjusted
-0.508

Finishing

High
n=95 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
52.6%
teammate classification rate
54.5%
retirements
45

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
3.676

Team Points Share

High
n=50 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
83
team points
233
points per start
0.874

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Wolf-Williams19760–00–0
March, Tyrrell1970–19757–26–2
Tyrrell19750–00–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1976Ensign, Wolf-Williams8000218th
1975Tyrrell, Ensign1000033rd
1974Amon, BRM3000030th
1973Tecno, Tyrrell5000121st
1972Matra110111210th
1971Matra10011911th
1970March13030238th
1969Ferrari6010412th
1968Ferrari110131010th
1967Ferrari10040205th
1966Cooper, Brabham1000022nd
1965Team Lotus, Brabham2000036th
1964Team Lotus8000216th
1963Lola, Team Lotus6000018th