Chris amon race car driver

Infobox le mans driver christopher arthur amon mbe born 20 july 1943 in bulls, new zealand is a former motor racing driver. Chris amons team was first appeared at the 1966 italian grand prix with a brabham bt11 with a 2liter brm v8, but failed to qualify. Accidents count as a driver mistake,so the driver loses points when heshe has an accident,collision or spin. Raby even went ahead and took over amons car in his one race for him, the cheek of him. Chris amon, acknowledged by his peers as a natural motor racing driver, has died. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Chris amon leads the field in a street race in dunedin in 1962.

Between them, they won five of the six 1967 races, often finishing 12, and bruce mclaren won the championship. Circuit chris amon formerly manfeild autocourse is a motor sport circuit located 14 kilometres from palmerston north in new zealand. The new zealander spent years in f1 across the 1960s and 70s, earning a reputation as one of the. Chris amon nzl matra simca ms120d joined the race on the second lap as repairs were made in the pits, resulting in. Chris amon, widely regarded as the best driver never to win a world. Aug 03, 2016 christopher arthur chris amon mbe aymon. Chris amon, one of new zealands greatest drivers who competed in. As much as the ability to make a car go uncommonly fast, a racing driver who wants to be world champion needs to have an instinct for getting himself in the right team at. Click on the site to see chris amons career results at that track glossary. Chris amon on ford beating ferrari at le mans in 1966.

Raby even went ahead and took over amons car in his one race. Aug 09, 2016 chris amon, right, after winning the 1966 le mans endurance race in france. Click on the site to see chris amons career results at that track. Chassismounted plaque handsigned by carroll shelby. Amon grew up on a sheep farm in new zealand, starting his racing career with hillclimbs before landing in the. Amon was more successful in sports car racing, winning some of the. He was active in formula one racing in the 1960s and 1970s and is widely regarded as one of the best f1 drivers never to win a championship grand prix.

Amons major successes came in sports car races, including the. 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. Amon was labelled as one of the best f1 drivers never to win a race. After finding himself without a fulltime drive in 1966, he entered a brabham bt11 powered by a 2litre brm engine at the italian grand prix, under the banner of chris amon racing. On amon s legendary lack of good fortune during his formula one career, american driver mario andretti, a formula 1 champion and indy 500 winner once joked. Chris harris racing career profile driver database. Fords 1966 le mans winner chris amon reminisces about that historic race, when it beat ferrari, in this exclusive interview conducted shortly before he passed away in 2016. Chris amon, a former racing driver from new zealand, who was active during the 1960s and 1970s, is considered by many as the best f1 driver who never won the f1 championship grand prix he recorded 96 starts in the formula one with eleven different teams, scoring five pole positions and eleven podiums but without wins. Well, first of all, the somewhat reserved, self effacing out of a race car man was still generous with his compliments on my very amateur driving no ego there. Ken miles, the driver behind fords victory over ferrari. It was built by the manawatu car club in 1973 as a purpose built course. Sep 15, 2016 today, this famous race car is a gathering financial asset for the museum but, even more importantly, its a car that played a huge role in the proud history of new zealand motor racing and you cant put a price on that.

The daily express brdc international trophy in association with gkn. The win was the first in 40 years for an american manufacturer in international competition, and it proved miles prowess behind the wheel. Chris amon racing, also known simply as amon, was a formula one team established by new zealand driver chris amon. After landing a test in a maserati 250f at the young age of 17, driver chris amon went to the highest levels of openwheel and sports car racing. As much as the ability to make a car go uncommonly fast, a racing driver who wants to be world champion needs to have an instinct for getting. The new zealander, who finished on the grand prix podium 11 times for the. For 1966, amon was still under contract with mclaren, but the team had no second f1 car and chris again focused on other racing series. Chris amon matra classic racing cars, racing, formula racing. Chris amon, right, after winning the 1966 le mans endurance race in france. Chris amon nzl matra simca ms120d joined the race on the second lap as repairs were made in the pits, resulting in amon finishing fifteenth and last. And every single time luck, fate, call it what you will, intervened. Profile for racing driver chris amon from new zealand. Chris amon, one of new zealands greatest drivers who competed in formula one in the 1960s and 70s, has died.

If the championship is more important, the driver gets more points 3. Ken miles, the driver behind fords victory over ferrari at. He is one of the most skilful and natural drivers ever to grace. Trio of ford gt40s cross finish line at le mans 1966 with new zealanders chris amon bruce mclaren in car. See more ideas about race cars, racing and car and driver. Christopher arthur amon mbe 20 july 1943 3 august 2016 was a new zealand motor. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Aug 03, 2016 were saddened to report that sports car and f1 racer chris amon has died. Kiwi racing star brendon hartley shared a tribute to his hero on thursday. While only 10 cars contested the race, the field was high quality with. Home vintage racecar articles vintage racecar archives 2007 chris amon amons race long battle with jim clark during the 1968 tasman race at sandown park is considered by many to be his finest race.

Chris amon of new zealand, driving his ferrari during the south african grand prix in johannesburg, south africa, on jan. Chris amon and the maserati 250f classic driver magazine. Amon grew up on a sheep farm in new zealand, starting his racing career with hillclimbs before landing in. On amons legendary lack of good fortune during his formula one career, american driver mario andretti, a formula 1 champion and indy 500 winner once joked. Chris had won big sports car races for mclaren in 196566, had won le mans for ford in 1966 and had been a major frontrunner at ferrari from 196769. Chris amon, who learnt to drive when he was just six and became one of the worlds best known drivers in the 1960s and 70s, has died. Besides being an excellent race car driver, he was also a spectacular test driver. The driver gets points if he finishes in the first six positions of every race 2. The 10 youngest drivers in formula 1 history bleacher. Away from formula one, amon had some success in sports car racing, teaming with codriver bruce mclaren to win.

Fittingly, the maserati 250f made an appearance at the public memorial service for chris amon in taupo on august 15. Christopher arthur chris amon july 20, 1943 august 3, 2016 was a new zealand race car driver. Chris amon was another formula 1 export from new zealand winning the 1966 le mans 24hour sports car classic in a 7litre ford v8. The exchris amon, brian redman, tino brambilla, graeme lawrence, back. Chris amon the champ car and indy car online stats warehouse. A visual history of canam, the greatest racing series ever. He also developed suspensions for a while for toyota, and kept links to both agriculture and racing, including visiting historic events. Unable to watch another driver compete in the car he helped build, miles jumped in the driver seat and clinched a victory for ford at the 1965 daytona continental 2,000 km race. Away from formula one, amon had some success in sports car racing, teaming with codriver bruce mclaren to win the 24 hours of le mans race in 1966.

Today, this famous race car is a gathering financial asset for the museum but, even more importantly, its a car that played a huge role in the proud history of new zealand motor racing and you cant put a price on that. Chris amons team returned as a constructor since 1974 as he had a car called amon af101. Chris amon, with the chris amon trophy, awarded to the winner of the winner of the toyota racing series, in 2014. Chris amon drove in his first international formula one race in 1963 and tried for many seasons to notch his first elusive victory. Amon was only able to qualify 23rd, thanks to brakedisc vibration. Aug 03, 2016 chris amon leads the field in a street race in dunedin in 1962. Amon also ran his own formula one team for a short period in 1974. The son of a sheep farmer, he raced an austin a40 around the family farm during his teenage years. The new zealander, who finished on the grand prix podium 11 times for the ferrari, march and matra teams, also won the 1966 le mans 24 hours sharing a ford gt40 with compatriot bruce mclaren. His reputation for bad luck was such that fellow driver mario andretti once joked that if he.

Apart from driving, chris amon also ran his own formula one team for a short period in 1974. New zealand festival of motor racing honours chris amon here. Quit formula 1 in 1977 to tend the family farm, where he continued to live for the rest of his life, working there for many years. One was to be driven by bruce, the other by a mildmannered and boyish young kiwi named chris amon, one of the most talented racing drivers to emerge from that country. Always, though, with an f1 victory in sight, a mechanical drama had intervened particularly in 1968, when the ferrari v12 had been truly quick. Impressing in new zealand and first steps in europe. Chris amon, prolific but unlucky formula one driver. Chris amon is not a driver one readily associates with the very successful 1970 ferrari 312b and even then only in a lost opportunity kind of way as he drove from his digs in maranello the 20km to the modena circuit ferrari used for testing each time in mid 1969 he did so with an increasingly heavy heart. Le mans engineer ken miles and his role in 1966 race. The former formula one driver chris amon has died at the age of 73 after battling cancer. He also contributed and was a consultant to a few motor racing. Chris amon full name christopher arthur amon nationality new zealander born july 20, 1943 hometown bulls died august 3, 2016 place of death rotorua racing highlights. Visit our cookie policy to find out more about our use of cookies and how to opt out.

Structurally, however, it proved to be weak and was not ready for an f1 appearance until the fourth race of the season, the spanish gp. After making his grand prix in 1963, aged 19 years, 10 months and 20 days, chris amon went on to start 96 grands prix with a. Aug 03, 2016 the former formula one driver chris amon has died at the age of 73 after battling cancer. Chris amon is widely recognised as the greatest driver never to win a grand prix. He led seven championship races but lady luck never smiled kindly on this talented and personable new zealander. Very sad to wake up to the news that chris amon passed.

Chris amon made his formula one debut in 1963, driving for reg parnells privateer team. Formula one world championship, rd2, monaco grand prix, montecarlo, monaco. Chris amon at the british grand prix at brands hatch in 1970. Amon was labelled as one of the best f1 drivers never to win a race amon is third in the list of most podiums without a win, with 11, while also holding the record for most poles without a win with. Chris amon matra classic racing cars, racing, formula. Gordon fowell designed the car, the f101, which featured a single central fuel tank, titanium torsion bars and a forward driving position. As much as the ability to make a car go uncommonly fast, a racing driver who wants to be world champion needs to have an instinct for getting himself in the right team at the right time. It competed as a privateer team in the 1966 italian grand prix, then as a constructor in its own right in the 1974 formula one season. Christopher arthur amon mbe 20 july 1943 3 august 2016 was a new zealand motor racing driver. Chris amon, widely regarded as the best driver never to win a world championship grand prix, has died at the age of 73. A nonchampionship f1 race, true enough but an f1 race nonetheless. Driver chris amon 1967 formula one results racingreference. The win was the first in 40 years for an american manufacturer in international competition, and. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing.

Were saddened to report that sports car and f1 racer chris amon has died. That signalled the end of both the car and chris amon racing, leaving amon to close down the team after the race. In 1990 extra land was acquired and the circuit extension built, bringing manfeild up to international standards. Tim parnell had no choice but to cut chris amon loose, only inviting him when attwood suffered injuries in a sportscar race, but amons occasional outings with parnell and ian raby racing was really getting him nowhere. He is widely regarded to be one of the best formula 1 drivers never to win a championship grand prix, during his career spanning the 60s and 70s. Brm and ferrari stayed away but the field still included such names as the 1969 world champion, jackie stewart, jochen rindt, chris amon, jack brabham, piers courage, denny hulme, bruce mclaren and graham hill.