Chris Amon

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Chris Amon
MBE

Chris Amon at the Nürburgring in 1973
Born	Christopher Arthur Amon (1943-07-20)20 July 1943 Bulls, New Zealand
Died	3 August 2016(2016-08-03) (aged 73) Rotorua, New Zealand
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	New Zealander
Active years	1963–1976
Teams	Cooper Amon Ferrari March Matra Tecno Tyrrell BRM Ensign Wolf–Williams Non-works Lola, Lotus, Brabham
Entries	108 (96 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	11
Career points	83
Pole positions	5
Fastest laps	3
First entry	1963 Monaco Grand Prix
Last entry	1976 Canadian Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career Years 1964–1967 1969 1971–1973 Teams Briggs S. Cunningham Shelby-American Inc. Ferrari Equipe Matra-Simca BMW Best finish 1st (1966) Class wins 1 (1966)

Christopher Arthur Amon MBE (/ˈeɪmən/; 20 July 1943 – 3 August 2016) was a New Zealand motor racing driver. 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. His reputation for bad luck was such that fellow driver Mario Andretti once joked that "if he became an undertaker, people would stop dying".^[1] Former Ferrari Technical Director Mauro Forghieri stated that Amon was "by far the best test driver I have ever worked with. He had all the qualities to be a World Champion but bad luck just wouldn't let him be".^[2]

Apart from driving, Chris Amon also ran his own Formula One team for a short period in 1974. Away from Formula One, Amon had some success in sports car racing, teaming with co-driver Bruce McLaren to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1966.^[1]