Unsung Heroes: Chris Amon Racing Sports Cars Collections Experiences About Us SUBSCRIBE His Ferrari contract included sports car racing, and he memorably partnered Lorenzo Bandini to win the 1967 Daytona 24-hour race in a 330 P4. That was one of the Scuderia's greatest victories, with Ferrari famously finishing first, second and third. 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.
Chris Amon, Ferrari 312/68 Zandvoort, 1968. Ferrari racing, Ferrari, Amon
Former Ferrari driver Chris Amon has died at the age of 73. Amon had been suffering from cancer in recent years and died in hospital in his native New Zealand on Wednesday, his family. Chris Amon, widely regarded as the best driver never to win a world championship grand prix, has died at the age of 73 Author Kevin Turner Co-author Edd Straw Published Aug 3, 2016, 1:33 AM The former Formula One driver Chris Amon has died at the age of 73 after battling cancer. The New Zealander spent 13 years in F1 across the 1960s and 70s, earning a reputation as one of the. Ford's 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. Updated Nov 11,.
Chris Amon driving the Ferrari Dino 246T004 at Hampton Downs circuit, New Zealand 2011. Ferrari
When the teenaged Chris Amon arrived in Europe from New Zealand in 1963,. On home ground in the winter of 1968-69 he won four out of seven races in his Ferrari to beat Jochen Rindt, a future. Chris Amon would have been 80 years old today. He passed away seven years ago, a victim of cancer. What a great, great driver. What a lovely man. Chris did not have the air of F1 star about him, more the casual approachability of a farm hand at the sheep market. He was a 19-year-old farm boy when he was almost obliged to leave New Zealand to seek his fortune, such was the obvious enormity of. Chris Amon, 1943-2016. Chris Amon, widely regarded as the finest driver never to have won a Grand Prix, has passed away aged 73. The New Zealand ace started 96 races for the likes of Ferrari and Matra between 1963 and 1976, taking 11 podiums and five pole positions. An enormously talented racer who was hugely respected by his peers, Amon - the. Chris Amon, right, after winning the 1966 Le Mans endurance race in France. Associated Press. By The Associated Press. Aug. 8, 2016. Chris Amon, a New Zealander who was considered one of the best.
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The late Chris Amon's victory CV included: the outright win that set McLaren's lucrative 'Can-Am' ball rolling; the final race at Germany's daunting - walls, trees, ditches, banks - Solitude road circuit and the very next weekend a win from the back at Silverstone; the win that broke Ferrari's Le Mans stranglehold - and broke Ford team-mate Ken. Chris Amon. Christopher Arthur Amon MBE (born 20 July 1943 in Bulls, New Zealand) is a former motor racing driver. 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. His reputation for bad luck was such that fellow driver Mario Andretti.
After that win at Le Mans Chris Amon, known for Formula 1 racing, was invited to drive for Ferrari in Formula one through the end of the decade. In 1970 he'd move on to other teams and even own. Christopher Arthur Amon MBE 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". Former Ferrari Technical Director.
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The book: 1967: Chris Amon, Scuderia Ferrari and a Year of Living Dangerously. Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll are just a few of the things that indelibly define the '60s. But while that decade was experiencing profound social and political change, it was also a very memorable time for motorsports as another leap forward was made in car. RACER INTERVIEW: Chris Amon on Le Mans '66. The 1960s Ford/Ferrari rivalry at Le Mans is one of motorsport's great grudge matches, and after a couple of years spent weathering Maranello-borne humiliation, Ford's response in 1966 was ferocious. An unprecedented development program over the previous winter helped the Blue Oval to roll into La.
