Christopher Arthur Amon MBEThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 20 July 1943 in
BullsBulls is a small town near Palmerston North on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is in a thriving farming area in the Rangitikei District at the junction of State Highways 1 and 3 about 160 kilometres north of Wellington...
,
New ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...
) is a former motor racing driver. He was active in
Formula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
- racing in the 1960s and 1970s - and is widely regarded to be one of the best F1 drivers never to win a championship
Grand PrixGrand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly evolved from a simple road race from one town to the next, to endurance tests for car and driver...
. His reputation for bad luck was such that fellow driver
Mario AndrettiMario Gabriele Andretti is a retired American automobile racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR...
once joked that "if he became an undertaker, people would stop dying". Apart from driving, Chris Amon also ran his own F1 team for a short period in 1974. Away from F1, Amon had some success in
sports car racingSports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going sports cars....
, winning the
24 Hours of Le MansThe 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France...
race in .
Early life
Amon was born as the only child of wealthy sheep-owner Ngaio Amon. On leaving school, he persuaded his father to buy him an
Austin A40A number of different automobiles of the 1950s and 1960s were marketed under the A40 name by the Austin Motor Company.Austin's naming scheme at that time derived from the approximate engine output, in horsepower...
Special, which he entered in some minor local races and
hillclimbsHillclimbing is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course....
. He progressed to a 1.5 litre
CooperThe Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946...
and then an old 2.5L
Maserati 250FThe Maserati 250F was a racing car made by Maserati of Italy used in '2.5 litre' Formula One racing between January 1954 and November 1960. Twenty-six examples were made.-Mechanical details:...
, but only began to draw attention when he drove the Cooper-Climax T51 which
Bruce McLarenBruce Leslie McLaren , born in Auckland, New Zealand, was a race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor....
had used to win his maiden Grand Prix.
In 1962 Amon entered the Cooper for the New Zealand winter series, but was hampered by mechanical problems. However, Scuderia Veloce entered him in a similar car, and, in the rain at
LakesideLakeside Park, formerly known as Lakeside International Raceway is a motor racing circuit located at Pine Rivers north of Brisbane and lies adjacent to Lake Kurwongbah....
, he performed well. One of the spectators there was the English racing driver
Reg ParnellReginald Harold Haslam Parnell was a racing driver and team manager from England. He participated in seven Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one podium, and scoring a total of 9 championship points.-Driving career:Before World War II Parnell was a very successful racing...
who persuaded Amon to come to England and race for his team. In a test at
GoodwoodGoodwood Circuit is a historic venue for both 2- and 4-wheeled motorsport in the UK. Goodwood is based in the lands around Goodwood House where there is both a short-circuit track and a hill track...
Amon continued to impress and was on the pace in the Goodwood International Trophy and Aintree 200 pre-season races.
1960s
1963
For the
1963 Formula One seasonThe 1963 Formula One season featured the fourteenth FIA World Championship of Drivers , the sixth International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and numerous non-championship Formula One races...
the Parnell team were using the year old Lola
Mk4AThe Lola Mk4 and the derivative Mk4A were Formula One racing cars constructed by the Lola company in 1962. They were designed by Lola founder, owner and Chief Designer Eric Broadley at the request of Reg Parnell, proprietor of the Bowmaker Racing Team...
, powered by 1962 spec
ClimaxCoventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer.-History:The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later following the departure of Stroyer, was relocated to Paynes Lane, Coventry, and renamed to Coventry-Simplex by H...
V8 engineA V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
s. Amon was teamed with the very experienced
Maurice TrintignantMaurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant was a motor racing driver and vintner from France. He competed in the Formula One World Championship for fourteen years, between 1950 and 1964, one of the longest careers in the early years of F1...
for the first race of the season at
MonacoResults from the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 26, 1963.- Classification :* After de Beaufort withdrew, his entry was taken over by Bernard Collomb...
and his Grand Prix career started with what was to become typical bad luck: Trintignant's Climax developed a misfire, so he took over Amon's car.
At the
1963 Belgian Grand PrixThe 1963 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 9, 1963. Jim Clark won the race in extremely wet and rainy conditions. After starting eighth on the grid Clark passed all of the cars in front of him, including early leader Graham Hill...
Amon was partnered by
Lucien BianchiLucien Bianchi , born Luciano Bianchi, was a Belgian racing driver who raced for the Cooper, ENB, UDT Laystall and Scuderia Centro Sud teams in Formula One....
and started ahead of him from fifteenth position. After nine laps, however, an oil fire ended his race. He continued to experience mechanical problems at the
DutchResults from the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Zandvoort on June 23, 1963.- Classification :-References:* "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974....
,
MexicanResults from the Formula One Mexican Grand Prix held at Mexico City on October 27, 1963.- Classification :* Surtees was disqualified for a push-start.- Notes :*Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:58.8*Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:58.1...
and
GermanThe 1963 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on August 4, 1963.- Race report :Jim Clark led away from pole in his customary fashion. Behind him Lorenzo Bandini spun in front of Innes Ireland who collected him, Willy Mairesse had an accident, and Chris Amon sustained a...
Grands Prix; and after an accident in practice for the
Italian Grand PrixResults from the Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 8, 1963.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: John Surtees - 1:37.3*Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:38.9...
left him hanging out of his car's cockpit with three broken ribs, he missed both the Italian and
United StatesThe 1963 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 6, 1963 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
rounds.
Amon usually qualified in the midfield and generally outpaced his team-mates, who included his good friend
Mike HailwoodStanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE, GM was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability...
. His best results of the year were seventh at the
FrenchThe 1963 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims-Gueux on June 30, 1963. It was the fourth round of the 1963 Formula One season.- Race report :Jim Clark roared into a familiar lead from the start from Richie Ginther in the BRM...
and
BritishResults from the Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 20, 1963.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:34.4*Fastest Lap: John Surtees - 1:36.0...
Grands Prix. During this time, however, Amon's social life was attracting as much attention as his driving. He was a member of the Ditton Road Flyers, the social set named after the road in London where Amon shared an apartment with American
Peter RevsonPeter Jeffrey Revson was a racecar driver from United States who had successes in Formula One and the Indianapolis 500.-Background:Peter Revson was born in New York City....
, Hailwood and
Tony MaggsAnthony Francis O'Connell "Tony" Maggs was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in 27 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 15, 1961...
.
Parnell was nonetheless impressed with Amon's results in what was regarded as less-than-competitive machinery and promoted him to team leader. Parnell died from
peritonitisPeritonitis is defined as inflammation of the peritoneum...
in January 1964 and his son
TimReginald "Tim" Parnell is a British former racing driver from England. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 July 1959, and qualified for two of them. He scored no championship points...
took over the team.
1964
In a series of four pre-season races in Britain and Italy, Amon recorded three fifth places at
SnettertonSnetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich...
,
SilverstoneThe Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England, named after the village in the former. It is best known as the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted in 1948 and which has been held on the circuit every year since 1987...
and
SyracuseThe 13th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 12 April 1964 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit, reduced from the original race distance of 56 laps due to bad weather, after lobbying from Jo Bonnier on behalf of the GPDA...
. He failed to qualify for the first F1 race of the season, the
Monaco GPResults from the 1964 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 10, 1964. Peter Arundell scored his first podium finish, and Mike Hailwood his first point.-Classification:-References:* "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974....
, but at the next race, the
Dutch GPResults from the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Zandvoort on May 24, 1964.- Classification :-References:* "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974....
, he scored his first World Championship points. The rest of his season, however, was blighted by mechanical problems.
1965
Parnell was offered BRM engines for 1965, but only if it ran
Richard AttwoodRichard James David "Dickie" Attwood is a British former motor racing driver. During his career he raced for the BRM, Lotus and Cooper Formula One teams. In his whole F1 career he achieved one podium and scored a total of 11 championship points...
as its regular driver. Reluctantly, Parnell agreed and Attwood took Amon's place. Spotting an opportunity, Bruce McLaren quickly signed Amon for his new McLaren team, but when no second McLaren F1 car materialised, Amon could only drive in
CanAmThe Canadian-American Challenge Cup or Can-Am, was an SCCA/CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1974.-History:Can-Am started out as a race series for Group 7 sports racers with two races in Canada and four races in the United States of America . The series was initially sponsored by Johnson...
races.
At the
French GPResults from the 1965 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Clermont-Ferrand on June 27, 1965- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Jim Clark - 3:18.3* Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 3:18.9 on lap 34* Lap Leaders: Jim Clark 40 laps ....
Amon rejoined Parnell to stand in for an injured Attwood. For the
German GPResults from the 1965 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 1, 1965- Race report :Graham Hill could still theoretically overhaul Clark for the championship. However Clark became Champion with a masterful performance, leading from pole to the flag and setting fastest lap, to...
Amon was promoted to second Parnell driver, but mechanical failure again forced an early retirement. His last drive before Attwood's return, a non-championship race in
EnnaEnna is a city located in the center of Sicily in the province of Enna, towering above the surrounding countryside...
,
SicilySicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is an autonomous region of Italy. Several much smaller islands surrounding it are considered to be part of Sicily....
, also ended in retirement.
1966
During 1966 Amon continued to race for McLaren in CanAm. He was intended to drive the second McLaren M2B but difficulties with engine supply meant that the team never made the intended expansion to two cars. (
James GarnerJames Garner is an American film and television actor.He has starred in several television series spanning a career of more than five decades...
's character Pete Aron's helmet and car livery in the film
Grand PrixGrand Prix is an action film released in 1966. It was directed by John Frankenheimer with music by Maurice Jarre. It starred James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Brian Bedford and Antonio Sabato. Toshirô Mifune has a supporting role as a race team owner, inspired by Soichiro Honda...
were modelled on Amon driving a McLaren, which caused the movie makers to have to encourage other cars to be painted in the 'Yamura' colours and other drivers (Bruce McLaren included) to wear Amon-style helmets.)
However, an opportunity arose to drive for the Cooper F1 team after
Richie GintherPaul Richard "Richie" Ginther was a racecar driver from the United States. During a varied career, the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix saw Ginther take Honda's first Grand Prix victory, a victory which would also prove to be Ginther's only win in Formula One...
left them for Honda. Amon drove for Cooper at the
French GPThe 1966 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Reims-Gueux on July 3, 1966. It was the '60th Anniversary race' of Grand Prix racing, which had started with the GP of France in 1906....
and was scheduled to drive for them for the rest of the season, until the more successful
John SurteesJohn Surtees, OBE is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver from England. He remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels. He is also the ambassador of the Racing Steps Foundation.-Motorcycle racing career:Surtees was the son of a...
left
Scuderia FerrariScuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
to join Cooper and Amon found himself dropped.
Amon made one other F1 appearance during the year, driving a Brabham BT11 powered by an old 2L BRM engine at the
Italian GPThe 1966 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on September 4, 1966.- Race report :Jack Brabham was odds-on favourite for the Championship - only John Surtees could stop him and only then by winning all three remaining races. He was prevented from doing so by an impressive...
under the banner of "Chris Amon Racing". He failed to qualify.
Amon did however score his biggest success to date when he partnered Bruce McLaren in a 7-litre
Ford GT40The Ford GT40 was a high performance sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in a row, from 1966 to 1969 . It was built to win long-distance sports car races against Ferrari...
Mark II at the 1966
Le Mans 24-hour raceThe 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France...
, spearheading a formation finish. He subsequently received an invitation to meet
Enzo FerrariEnzo Anselmo "the Commendatore" Ferrari Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian race car driver and entrepreneur, the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari car manufacturer.- Life and career :Born in Modena, Enzo Ferrari grew up with...
at the Ferrari home in
MaranelloMaranello is a town in the region of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, 18 km from Modena, with a population of 16,841 as of 2009. It is best known as the home of Ferrari S.p.A. and the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One racing team...
, where he signed to race for Ferrari in 1967 alongside
Lorenzo BandiniLorenzo Bandini was an Italian motor racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Scuderia Centro Sud and Ferrari teams.-Career:...
,
Mike ParkesMichael Johnson Parkes was a British racing driver from England.He participated in 7 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 18, 1959. He achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 14 championship points. He also secured one pole position...
and
Ludovico ScarfiottiLudovico Scarfiotti was a Formula One and sports car driver from Italy. Just prior to entering Formula One, he won the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans for Ferrari. He later participated in 12 World Championship Formula One grands prix, and many non-championship races. He won one World Championship...
.
1967
Amon's first year with Ferrari did not begin auspiciously. En route to
Brands HatchBrands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
for the pre-season F1
Race of ChampionsThe 2nd Race of Champions was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 12 March 1967 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, UK...
, he crashed his road car and, following race practice, had to withdraw. Tragedy then struck the Ferrari team when Bandini died following a crash during the
1967 Monaco Grand PrixThe 1967 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 7, 1967.- Race report :The opening few laps were eventful - Jack Brabham spun in front of Bruce McLaren and Jo Siffert who collided taking avoiding action, whilst Jim Clark had to take to the escape road.Jackie Stewart swept...
, Parkes broke both his legs at the
Belgian Grand PrixThe 1967 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 18, 1967.- Race report :Jim Clark led off the grid from pole position and maintained that position for the first 11 laps and was 20 seconds ahead of Jackie Stewart and Dan Gurney when he had to come into the...
and, in the aftermath, Scarfiotti went into temporary retirement. Amon therefore became Ferrari's only driver for the rest of the season, until joined by
Jonathan WilliamsJonathan Williams is a British former racing driver.He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on October 22 1967. He finished 8th, scoring no World Championship points....
for the final race in
MexicoThe 1967 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 22, 1967.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:47.56*Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:48.13...
. At the end of 1967, Amon had achieved three third places and finished fourth in the Drivers' Championship.
Amon's Ferrari contract also included
sports car racingSports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going sports cars....
and he began 1967 by winning the
Daytona 24 HoursThe Rolex 24 at Daytona is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is held on a combined road course, utilizing portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield road course...
and
1000km MonzaThe 1000 km Monza is an endurance race mainly for sports cars held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy.In the early 1960s, the race was originally held as a three hour event for production-based cars in the World Sportscar Championship before being expanded to a 1000 kilometer distance in 1965...
events with Bandini in the 4-litre Ferrari 330-P4. He finished the year partnering
Jackie StewartSir John Young "Jackie" Stewart, OBE , better known as Jackie, and nicknamed The Flying Scot, is a Scottish former racing driver. He competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships. He also competed in Can-Am...
to a second place at Brands Hatch.
1968
1968 was the year
aerodynamicsAerodynamics is a branch of dynamics concerned with studying the motion of air, particularly when it interacts with a moving object. Aerodynamics is a subfield of fluid dynamics and gas dynamics, with much theory shared between them. Aerodynamics is often used synonymously with gas dynamics, with...
first played a significant role in F1 car design and early on Amon worked with engineer
Mauro ForghieriMauro Forghieri is an Italian Formula One car designer.-Early life and Ferrari:Mauro Forghieri was born in Modena, the only child of Reclus and Afra Forghieri. His father, a turner, did war work during World War II for the Ansaldo mechanical workshops of Naples...
to place aerofoils on the
Ferrari 312The Ferrari 312 was a racing car used in Formula One from 1966 to 1969, designed by Mauro Forghieri.For the 1966 Formula One season, there was a change in the technical regulations, now allowing 3000 cm³ engines...
. He then won the first two rounds of the
Tasman SeriesThe 1968 Tasman Series was the fifth Tasman Series season. It began on January 6, 1968 and ended on March 4 after eight races. It was won by Jim Clark, driving a Lotus 49T.-Races:- Standings :All scores from points-scoring races were counted...
before narrowly losing the series to
Jim ClarkJim Clark OBE was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland.He was the dominant driver of his era, winning two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. At the time of his death, he had won more Grand Prix races and achieved more Grand Prix pole positions than any other driver...
.
After the first race of the F1 season in
South AfricaThe 1968 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on January 1, 1968. It was the first round of the 1968 Formula One season. The race, contested over 73 laps, was won by two time World Drivers' Champion and 1965 Indianapolis 500 winner Jim Clark for Lotus-Ford...
, Amon achieved
pole positionThe term "pole position" comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole.The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsport, a driver has pole position when he or she starts a race at the front of...
s in three of the following four races (at the
SpanishThe 1968 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jarama Circuit on May 12, 1968. It was the second round of the 1968 Formula One season.- Qualifying :- Race :-Standings after the race:Drivers' Championship standings...
,
BelgianThe 1968 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit on June 9, 1968. It was the fourth round of the 1968 Formula One season.- Classification :- Notes :* Records:...
and
DutchThe 1968 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Zandvoort Circuit on June 23, 1968. It was the fifth round of the 1968 Formula One season.- Qualifying :- Race :-Standings after the race:Drivers' Championship standings...
Grands Prix) but ever-present mechanical problems meant he secured only a single Championship point from them. Throughout the rest of the season he never qualified lower than fifth place and nearly scored victories at the
BritishThe 1968 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Brands Hatch Circuit on July 20, 1968. It was the seventh round of the 1968 Formula One season.- Classification :- Notes :* Records:** 100th Grand Prix start - Jack Brabham...
and
CanadianThe 1968 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Mont-Tremblant Circuit on September 22, 1968. It was the tenth round of the 1968 Formula One season.- Classification :-References:...
rounds. In Britain he duelled to the line with
Jo SiffertJoseph Siffert was a Swiss racing driver.Affectionately known as "Seppi" to his family and close friends, Jo Siffert was born in Fribourg, Switzerland, the son of a dairy owner...
's
Lotus 49BThe Lotus 49 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1967 F1 season. It was designed around the Cosworth DFV engine that would power most of the Formula One grid through the 1970s and was the first successful Formula One car to feature the engine as a...
and in Canada he dominated the race despite a malfunctioning
clutchA clutch is a mechanism for transmitting rotation, which can be engaged and disengaged. Clutches are useful in devices that have two rotating shafts. In these devices, one shaft is typically driven by a motor or pulley, and the other shaft drives another device. In a drill, for instance, one shaft...
. Seventeen laps from the finish, however, his car's
transmissionA transmission or gearbox provides speed and torque conversions from a rotating power source to another device using gear ratios, including for a motor vehicle partly because of the limitations of internal combustion engines...
failed and a distraught Amon had to be consoled by
Jacky IckxJacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx is a Belgian former racing driver who achieved 25 podium finishes in Formula One and six wins in the 24 hours of Le Mans.- Racing career :...
. From at least ten promising starts that season he was only able to finish five races and score ten Championship points.
Outside F1, Amon was runner-up in the
Formula TwoFormula Two, abbreviated to F2, is a type of formula racing. It was replaced by Formula 3000 in 1985, but the FIA announced in 2008 that Formula Two would return for 2009 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship...
race at
LimbourgLimbourg is a medieval city located in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. On July 1 2006 Limbourg had a total population of 5,669. The total area is 24.63 km² which gives a population density of 230 inhabitants per km².Limbourg is located on top of a hill which in its turn is surrounded by...
,
BelgiumThe Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO...
, testing the Ferrari Dino F2. He also came third in that year's
BRDC International TrophyThe International Trophy is a prize awarded annually by the British Racing Drivers' Club to the winner of a motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit, England...
.
1969
Amon began 1969 with success driving the Ferrari Dino F2 in the
Tasman SeriesThe 1969 Tasman Series was the sixth Tasman Series season. It commenced on January 4, 1969 and ended on February 16 after eight races. It was won by Chris Amon, driving a Ferrari 246T.-Races:- Standings :...
, but in F1 his abysmal luck continued. Despite six starts from top-six positions, he was only able to achieve a third-place at the
Dutch GPThe 1969 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Zandvoort Circuit on June 21, 1968. It was the fourth round of the 1969 Formula One season.- Classification :- References :...
. Ferrari's F1 V12 engine was too unreliable and although its replacement had proven very fast in testing, it had suffered many mechanical breakages. Amon had no reason to believe it would be any more dependable than the V12, so although the new engine was clearly more powerful, he decided to leave Ferrari for a
Cosworth DFVThe DFV was an engine produced by Cosworth originally for Formula One motor racing. Named Four Valve because of the four valves per cylinder, and Double as it was a V8 development of the earlier, four cylinder FVA , making it a Double Four Valve engine....
powered team. Ironically, the new
flat-12A flat-12 is an internal combustion engine in a flat configuration, having 12 cylinders.The flat-12 is wider than a V12...
engine would become one of the best F1 engines of the 1970s.
During 1969 Amon continued to drive for Ferrari in
World Sportscar ChampionshipThe World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance and road racing events in Europe and North America with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid,...
events outside F1, partnering
Pedro RodriguezPedro Rodríguez was a Mexican Grand Prix motor racing driver. He was born in Mexico City and was the older brother of Ricardo Rodríguez. The two are sometimes referred to as "The Little Mexicans". The brothers both raced bicycles and motorcycles to become Mexican champions...
to a fourth place in the
BOAC 500The 1000 km Brands Hatch was an endurance sports car event that was part of the World Sportscar Championship for varying years from 1967 until 1989...
at Brands Hatch and coming second at 1969
12 Hours of SebringThe 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race held at Sebring International Raceway, a former Army Air Force base in Sebring, Florida.- History :...
, but retiring from the
1000km NürburgringThe ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring is an endurance race for sports cars held on the Nürburgring in Germany and organized by the ADAC since 1953.- History :...
and
1000km MonzaThe 1000 km Monza is an endurance race mainly for sports cars held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy.In the early 1960s, the race was originally held as a three hour event for production-based cars in the World Sportscar Championship before being expanded to a 1000 kilometer distance in 1965...
races, all in the
Ferrari 312PThe Ferrari 312P was a sports prototype racing car launched by Italian carmaker Ferrari in 1969. It was part of the Ferrari P series of sports prototypes....
sportscar. He also drove in a few
CanAmThe Canadian-American Challenge Cup or Can-Am, was an SCCA/CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1974.-History:Can-Am started out as a race series for Group 7 sports racers with two races in Canada and four races in the United States of America . The series was initially sponsored by Johnson...
races. His last race for Ferrari would be the 1970 1000 km Monza, where he finished as runner-up.
1970s
1970
For the
1970 Formula One seasonThe 1970 Formula One season included the 21st FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on March 7, 1970, and ended on October 25 after thirteen races...
, Amon made what was to be the first of several moves to smaller, newer teams.
March EngineeringMarch Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain. Although only moderately successful in Grand Prix competition, March racing cars enjoyed much better achievement in other categories of competition including Formula Two, Formula Three, IndyCar...
had been formed the previous year to build custom
chassisA chassis consists of a framework that supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animal's skeleton, for example in a motor vehicle or a firearm.- Examples of use :...
for Formulas 2 and 3, but quickly moved into F1, designing and building the March 701. Amon and Siffert were signed as drivers, with
IndyCarThe United States Auto Club is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, the USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500...
driver
Mario AndrettiMario Gabriele Andretti is a retired American automobile racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR...
making an occasional appearance in a third car. March also sold their 701 chassis to
TyrrellThe Tyrrell Racing Organisation was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell which started racing in 1958 and started building its own cars in 1970. The team experienced its greatest success in the early 1970s, when it won three drivers' championships and one...
, where Jackie Stewart drove it to its first victory in that year's
Spanish GPThe 1970 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Jarama on April 19, 1970. It was the second round of the 1970 Formula One season.- Classification :-References:...
.
Amon won the pre-season
Silverstone International TrophyThe 22nd BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on April 26, 1970. The race was run in connection with a Formula 5000 event....
, but once the F1 season began he found himself prevented from converting good qualifying positions into good results. He qualified second behind Stewart's Tyrrell March for the season-opening
South African Grand PrixThe 1970 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on March 7, 1970. It was the first round of the 1970 Formula One season. It was also the last Formula One victory for triple world champion Jack Brabham.- Classification :...
only for his own March to overheat within fourteen laps. Amon then qualified sixth for the
Spanish Grand PrixThe 1970 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Jarama on April 19, 1970. It was the second round of the 1970 Formula One season.- Classification :-References:...
only for his March's Ford-Cosworth DFV engine to expire within ten laps. He qualified and ran second in the
1970 Monaco Grand PrixThe 1970 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Circuit de Monaco on May 10, 1970. It was the third race of the 1970 Formula One season.-Report:...
until his suspension failed twenty laps from the finish. This was the race where Amon refused to drive unless his entry number was changed from 18 – the number under which his then team-mate Lorenzo Bandini had crashed and died in Monaco – to 28.
Amon's close second place from a third-place start at the
1970 Belgian Grand PrixThe 1970 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 7, 1970- Classification :-Notes:* Fastest Lap: Chris Amon - 3:27.4*Last win: Dunlop* This was the last Formula One race to be held on the original Spa circuit....
finally gave the March works team their first points finish, but after qualifying fourth for the next race, the
Dutch Grand PrixThe 1970 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Zandvoort on June 21, 1970- Classification :-Notes:* Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx - 1:19.23* Driver Piers Courage had a fatal accident in this race.-References:...
, his car's clutch broke after just one lap. Amon duplicated his Belgian result at the
1970 French Grand PrixThe 1970 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Charade Circuit on July 5, 1970- Classification :-References:...
, but thereafter only achieved one further result of note in the year, a third place from sixth in
CanadaThe 1970 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Circuit Mont-Tremblant on September 20 1970.- Classification :-References:...
.
By the end of the year, disagreements with March co-founders
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and
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meant that Amon had decided to move to another relatively new team: Matra.
1971
In 1971 Amon once again scored a pre-season victory, this time at the
Argentine Grand PrixThe 1971 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One non-championship race held at Buenos Aires on 24 January 1971.This race was held because at that time the FIA regulations required a demonstration race to be held as a quality check, before a Grand Prix was admitted as a championship race. It was held...
. Once the F1 season had begun, he managed to covert a third-place start at the
Spanish GPThe 1971 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Montjuïc circuit on April 18, 1971. It was the second round of the 1971 Formula One season.- Classification :-References:...
into a third-place podium finish and scored a couple of fifth places in the
South AfricanThe 1971 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on March 6, 1971. It was the first round of the 1971 Formula One season.- Race report :...
and
FrenchThe 1971 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Circuit Paul Ricard on 4 July 1971.- Race report :The race was taking place for the first time at the brand new Paul Ricard circuit in the mountains outside Marseille.Jackie Stewart gained pole position-helped by extensive tyre testing...
GPs. Apart from these results, however, his run of poor F1 returns continued. At the
Italian GPThe 1971 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 5, 1971. This race featured the closest finish in Formula One history . Peter Gethin came from 4th place to lead on the final lap with a bold move...
he qualified in pole position and despite a poor start to the race looked as if he would capitalise on it – until, that is, the
visorA visor is a surface that protects the eyes, such as shading them from the sun or other bright light or protecting them from objects. Nowadays many visors are transparent, but before strong transparent substances such as polycarbonate were invented, visors were opaque like a mask with small holes...
on his
helmetA helmet is a form of protective gear worn on the head to protect it from injuries, a variation of the hat. The oldest known use of helmets was by Assyrian soldiers in 900BC, who wore thick leather or bronze helmets to protect the head from sword blows and arrows...
became detached. Amon had to slow to avoid risking a major accident, thereby allowing other drivers to catch and overtake him. He finished the race in sixth place, scoring just one Championship point.
During the year Amon also competed in the non-championship Questor Grand Prix at the new
Ontario Motor SpeedwayThe Ontario Motor Speedway was a race track built similar to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Designed by California born architect Walter Ted Tyler, the track opened in 1970, and was considered state of the art at the time...
, where he qualified second and, despite suffering a puncture during the race, managed to finish fourth.
1972
In the
1972 Formula One seasonThe 1972 Formula One season was the 23rd FIA Formula One season. It featured the 23rd World Championship of Drivers, the 15th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and numerous non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship season commenced on January 23 and ended on October 8 after...
Amon achieved a handful of points-scoring finishes, but only one podium appearance, at the
French GPThe 1972 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Charade Circuit on July 2, 1972Due to cutting the corners, a stone thrown from Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus hit Helmut Marko in the eye during the 1972 French Grand Prix, ending his F1 career, as well as the one of the circuit. The stones also...
. Here he achieved the fifth and final pole position of his career and was leading the race until a puncture forced him to
pitIn motorsports, a pit stop is where a racing vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling, new tires, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, or any combination of the above....
, but he charged back through the field, annihilating
the circuitThe Charade Circuit is a motorsport road course in the Auvergne mountains in France near Clermont-Ferrand, the home of Michelin and Patrick Depailler....
's lap record to finish third.
With the money he had made from motorsport, Amon decided to set up a racing engine firm with former BRM engineer Aubrey Woods. Amon Racing Engines supplied Formula 2 engines to a few drivers, but the company quickly became too expensive to run and was sold to March for a loss.
Matra decided to end their participation in F1 at the end of 1972, so Amon found himself looking to return to March as a driver. The place, however, was given to
Jean-Pierre JarierJean-Pierre Jacques Jarier is a French Grand Prix racing driver, now retired. He was born at Charenton-le-Pont, near Paris....
, purportedly for financial reasons. Amon therefore signed for another recently-formed F1 team,
TecnoAlthough Tecno is primarily remembered as an Italian kart and racing car constructor they started out as a conventional engineering business manufacturing hydraulic pumps...
.
1973
Tecno had entered F1 the previous year, having been a successful chassis-builder for other Formulæ. Their first year in F1 proved to be dismal, however, so they had jumped at the chance to sign Amon in the hope he would help transform their performance.
Unfortunately, the team went from bad to worse and wasn't able to field the
TecnoAlthough Tecno is primarily remembered as an Italian kart and racing car constructor they started out as a conventional engineering business manufacturing hydraulic pumps...
PA123/6 until the fifth GP of the season, the
Belgian GPThe 1973 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Zolder on May 20, 1973.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Ronnie Peterson - 1:22.46* Fastest lap: François Cevert - 1:25.46...
. Amon managed to finish in sixth position, but was unhappy with the car. He commissioned Gordon Fowell to build a replacement and although Amon commented at the time that it was "the best chassis I've ever sat in", it too proved virtually undriveable. By the time of the
Austrian GPThe 1973 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Österreichring on August 19, 1973.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Emerson Fittipaldi - 1:34.98* Fastest lap: Carlos Pace - 1:37.29-References:...
, four races from the end of the season, Amon's patience had run out and he left the team. He would later claim that the months he spent with the team "felt like ten [seasons]".
Tyrrell offered Amon a third car - the 005 - in which to drive the last two races of the season. After a mediocre first outing at the
Canadian GPThe 1973 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mosport Park on September 23, 1973.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Ronnie Peterson - 1:13.697* Fastest lap: Emerson Fittipaldi - 1:15.496...
, he and Jackie Stewart withdrew from the final race of the year, the
United States GPThe 1973 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 7, 1973 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
, following the death of their teammate
François CevertAlbert François Cevert Goldenberg was a French racing driver, who took part in the Formula One World Championship...
during qualifying.
1974
For the
1974 F1 seasonThe 1974 Formula One season included the 25th FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on January 13, 1974, and ended on October 6 after fifteen races.-Season summary:...
Amon revived
Chris Amon RacingAmon , was a Formula One team that competed in 1974.Fresh from the 1973 disaster at Tecno, but encouraged by the potential of the undeveloped Gordon Fowell chassis,driver Chris Amon tried running his own F1 car in 1974...
. Gordon Fowell designed the car, the F101, which featured a single central fuel tank, titanium torsion bars and a forward driving position. Structurally, however, it proved to be weak and was not ready for an F1 appearance until the fourth race of the season, the
Spanish GPResults from the 1974 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix held at Jarama on April 28, 1974.- Race summary :With James Hunt's Hesketh having won the International Trophy, the season was one of the most open ever, with four different drivers from different teams having won the first four races and a...
. Amon was only able to qualify 23rd, thanks to
brake-discThe disc brake or disk brake is a device for slowing or stopping the rotation of a wheel. A brake disc , usually made of cast iron or ceramic composites , is connected to the wheel and/or the axle...
vibration that only became worse with the tyres for the wet race that followed. Despite cautious driving, a brake shaft finally broke and Amon was forced to retire after 22 laps.
Following further work and testing, Amon returned for the
Monaco GPResults from the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 26 1974.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Niki Lauda - 1:26.3*Fastest lap: Ronnie Peterson - 1:27.9 on lap 57-References:...
and qualified twentieth, but, thanks to mechanical problems, he was unable to start the race. Further problems and illness meant Amon was not able to reappear with the F101 until the
Italian GPResults from the 1974 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 8, 1974.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Niki Lauda - 1:33.16*Fastest lap: Carlos Pace - 1:34.2 on lap 46-References:...
, three races from the end of the season, but this time he was unable to qualify. That sealed the fate of both the car and Chris Amon Racing, leaving Amon to drive the season's last two races with the faltering BRM team. He would later reveal that he had turned down a chance to join the Brabham team earlier in the season.
1975
Apart from a
Tasman SeriesThe 1975 Tasman Series was the twelfth and final in the series, beginning on January 5 and ending on February 23 after eight races. The series was won by Warwick Brown of Australia, driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet....
victory in January 1975, Amon's racing career seemed once again to have stalled. However, a chance meeting with Morris Nunn of
EnsignEnsign was a Formula One constructor from Britain. They participated in 133 grands prix, entering a total of 155 cars.Ensign scored 19 championship points and no podium finish. The best result was a 4th place at the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix by Marc Surer....
led to two GP drives in the Ensign N175 at the
AustrianResults from the 1975 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at Österreichring on August 17, 1975. The race was shortened by heavy rain, meaning that only half points were awarded.- Race summary :...
and
ItalianResults from the 1975 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 7, 1975.- Race summary :The Italian supporters were gathered in expectation of Ferrari gaining their first championship in 11 years-on home ground, with many Austrians travelling over the border to support Niki Lauda...
GPs. Although the results were unremarkable, he and Nunn worked well together, so Amon joined Ensign for the
1976 F1 seasonThe 1976 Formula One season included the 27th FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on January 25, 1976, and ended on October 24 after sixteen races.-Season summary:...
.
1976
Ensign's first race of the season was the
South African GPResults from the 1976 Formula One South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami on March 6, 1976.- Classification :-References:Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from...
where Amon qualified 18th and finished 14th. Thereafter results began to improve, with Amon qualifying 17th and finishing 8th in the
USA West GPThe 1976 United States Grand Prix West was a Formula One race held on March 28, 1976 in Long Beach, California.__FORCETOC__-Summary:Italy was the first country to host two Championship Formula One races in the same year in 1957...
; qualifying 10th and finishing fifth in the
Spanish GPThe 1976 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jarama on May 2, 1976.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: James Hunt - 1:18.52*Fastest lap: Jochen Mass - 1:20.93 on lap 52...
; and then qualifying eighth for the
Belgian GPResults from the 1976 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Zolder on May 16, 1976.- Classification :-References:Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from...
. More points then seemed likely from the race until his car lost a wheel 19 laps from the finish and Amon was lucky to escape unhurt from the ensuing accident. He then achieved an incredible 3rd grid position start for the
Swedish GPThe 1976 Formula One Swedish Grand Prix was held at the Scandinavian Raceway on June 13, 1976.It saw the first win of a 6-wheel car - the Tyrrell P34...
and in the race looked as if he would join Tyrrell drivers
Jody ScheckterJody David Scheckter is a South African former auto racing driver, the 1979 Formula One World Drivers Champion.-Career:Scheckter was born in East London, South Africa and educated at Selborne College....
and
Patrick DepaillerPatrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler was a racing driver from France. He participated in 95 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 2 July 1972. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.Depailler was born in Clermont-Ferrand. As a child, he was inspired...
on the podium, until
suspensionSuspension is the term given to the system of springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels. Suspension systems serve a dual purpose – contributing to the car's roadholding/handling and braking for good active safety and driving pleasure, and keeping vehicle occupants...
failure threw him from the track after 38 laps.
Amon had again been lucky to escape serious injury and decided to miss the next race, the
French GPResults from the 1976 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Paul Ricard on July 4, 1976.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: James Hunt - 1:47.89*Fastest lap: Niki Lauda - 1:51.0 on lap 4*Watson was originally disqualified but reinstated on appeal...
. He returned for the
British GPResults from the 1976 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch on July 18, 1976.This was the only Formula One Grand Prix in which multiple female racers were entered. Neither qualified for the Grand Prix....
, qualifying in 6th and running 4th in the race when his Ford-Cosworth DFV engine developed a water leak. Rather than risk losing an engine, his team called him in to retire.
At the
German GPThe 1976 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Nürburgring on 1 August 1976. It was also the last Formula One race to be held on the Nordschleife section of the track.- Race report :...
problems dogged his attempts to qualify well, but it was
Niki LaudaAndreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda is an Austrian aviator, entrepreneur, former Formula One racing driver and three-time F1 World Champion. He has founded and run two airlines and was manager of the Jaguar Formula One racing team for two years.-Early years in racing:Born in Vienna, Austria, to a...
's now infamous crash during the second lap of the race that had a far greater impact. He refused to restart the race and Nunn fired him from the team. Amon declared his retirement from the sport and returned to New Zealand.
"I'd seen too many people fried in racing cars at that stage. When you've driven past BandiniLorenzo Bandini was an Italian motor racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Scuderia Centro Sud and Ferrari teams.-Career:...
, SchlesserJoseph Schlesser was a Formula One and sports car racing driver from France. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, including the 1968 French Grand Prix in which he was killed...
, CouragePiers Raymond Courage was a racing driver from England. He participated in 29 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 2 January 1967. He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 20 championship points.Piers Courage was the eldest son and heir of the Courage brewing dynasty...
and WilliamsonRoger Williamson was a racing driver from England, who was killed during the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix.- Biography :...
, another shunt like that was simply too much. It was a personal decision..."
(Amon, on his retirement in 1976)
However,
Walter WolfWalter Wolf is a Canadian oil-drilling equipment supplier who in the early 1970s made a fortune from the North Sea oil business and decided to join the world of Formula One motor racing....
contacted Amon and persuaded him to drive for his
WolfWalter Wolf Racing was a Formula One constructor from 1976 to 1980.In 1975, the Slovenian-Austrian-Canadian businessman Walter Wolf had started to appear at many of the F1 races during the season. A year later, he bought 60% of Frank Williams Racing Cars while agreeing to keep Frank Williams as...
team in the
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n races near the end of the season. After recording some promising times in preparation for the
Canadian GPResults from the 1976 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Mosport Park on October 3, 1976.-Qualifying:- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: James Hunt - 1:12.389*Fastest lap: Patrick Depailler - 1:13.817 on lap 60-References:...
, however, Amon was involved in a heavy collision with another car during qualification and once again was lucky to walk away unharmed. He didn't then take part in either the Canadian or
United StatesThe 1976 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 10, 1976 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York...
GPs.
1977
Amon turned down an offer of a fulltime F1 drive for 1977, but did attempt a return to CanAm racing in 1977 with a Wolf-Dallara WD1. However, after only one race he quit, saying "I'm just not enjoying this anymore". His place was taken by the young and then unknown Canadian
Gilles VilleneuveJoseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve, better known as Gilles Villeneuve, was a Canadian racing driver. An enthusiast of cars and fast driving from an early age, he started his professional career in snowmobile racing in his native province of Quebec...
, whom Amon would later that year recommend to Enzo Ferrari.
In the meantime, Amon returned once again to New Zealand, this time to retire from F1 motor racing for good.
Retirement
After his retirement from F1, Amon dedicated himself to running the family farm in New Zealand's
Manawatu DistrictManawatu is a district in the Manawatu-Wanganui region in the North Island of New Zealand.-Location:"The Manawatu", as it is usually called, is located in the southwest of the island, close to the river which shares its name...
for many years. Nowadays he is retired and lives in the lakeside town of Taupo in New Zealand's North Island. In the early 1980s he became more well-known in New Zealand from test-driving vehicles on the TV motoring series
Motor Show and later consulted for
Toyota New ZealandToyota New Zealand is the importer and distributor of new Toyota and Daihatsu vehicles in New Zealand. It also imports used vehicles from Japan, and refurbishes them at its plant in Thames. Until 1998 it also assembled a variety of vehicles....
, tuning the 1984
Toyota CorollaThe Corolla is a line of subcompact/compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million sold as of...
and subsequent cars for sale there. He also appeared in TV commercials for the company, where much was made of the acclaim he won from Enzo Ferrari.
More recently, Chris Amon was involved in the design of the upgraded
Taupo Motorsport ParkTaupo Motorsport Park is a motorsports circuit located in Broadlands Road, Taupo, New Zealand. It is owned and operated by MIT Development Ltd....
circuit, used for the New Zealand round of the
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix seasonThe 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season was the second season for the A1 Grand Prix series.It began on 1 October, 2006, at Circuit Park Zandvoort, and the season ended at Brands Hatch on 29 April, 2007. A1 Team Germany won it with 128 points, 35 points lead ahead Team New Zealand.-Teams:24 teams, each...
in January 2007.
Legacy
Despite never winning a championship Formula One Grand Prix, Amon won eight non-championship GPs, the Silverstone International Trophy, the 1000 km Monza, the Daytona 24 Hours, the Tasman Series and, perhaps most significant of all, the famous
24 Heures du MansThe 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France...
(alongside
Bruce McLarenBruce Leslie McLaren , born in Auckland, New Zealand, was a race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor....
). Many of these races attracted some of Amon's otherwise more successful fellow F1 drivers, all of whom he was able to beat.
In Formula One, Chris Amon took part in 96 Grands Prix, achieving 5 poles, leading 183 laps in 7 races, reaching the podium 11 times and scoring a total of 83 Championship points. A biography 'Forza Amon' by journalist Eoin Young charts Amon's racing career and gives some insights into his personal life. The book makes clear one point on which Amon himself disagrees with most commentators, the issue of his bad luck. Amon has pointed out on several occasions that he competed for a decade and a half in Formula 1 and survived some serious accidents, notably in 1976, whilst others, including friends like Bruce McLaren, suffered serious injury and death.
Among racedrivers, humility is understandably not a dominant gene. Yet here is Chris Amon, reflecting on the 1968 racing death of
Jim ClarkJim Clark OBE was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland.He was the dominant driver of his era, winning two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. At the time of his death, he had won more Grand Prix races and achieved more Grand Prix pole positions than any other driver...
: "If this can happen to Jimmy, what chance do the rest of us have? I think we all felt that. It seemed like we'd lost our leader." In 1995, Amon was inducted into the
New Zealand Sports Hall of FameThe New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame is an organisation commemorating New Zealand's greatest sporting triumphs. It was inaugurated as part of the New Zealand sesquicentenary celebrations in 1990. Some 160 members have been inducted into the Hall of Fame since its inception representing a wide...
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Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in
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Lola Mk4A The Lola Mk4 and the derivative Mk4A were Formula One racing cars constructed by the Lola company in 1962. They were designed by Lola founder, owner and Chief Designer Eric Broadley at the request of Reg Parnell, proprietor of the Bowmaker Racing Team...
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ClimaxCoventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer.-History:The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later following the departure of Stroyer, was relocated to Paynes Lane, Coventry, and renamed to Coventry-Simplex by H...
V8A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
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MON Results from the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 26, 1963.- Classification :* After de Beaufort withdrew, his entry was taken over by Bernard Collomb...
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BELThe 1963 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 9, 1963. Jim Clark won the race in extremely wet and rainy conditions. After starting eighth on the grid Clark passed all of the cars in front of him, including early leader Graham Hill...
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NEDResults from the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Zandvoort on June 23, 1963.- Classification :-References:* "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974....
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FRAThe 1963 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims-Gueux on June 30, 1963. It was the fourth round of the 1963 Formula One season.- Race report :Jim Clark roared into a familiar lead from the start from Richie Ginther in the BRM...
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GBRResults from the Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 20, 1963.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:34.4*Fastest Lap: John Surtees - 1:36.0...
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GERThe 1963 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on August 4, 1963.- Race report :Jim Clark led away from pole in his customary fashion. Behind him Lorenzo Bandini spun in front of Innes Ireland who collected him, Willy Mairesse had an accident, and Chris Amon sustained a...
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ITAResults from the Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 8, 1963.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: John Surtees - 1:37.3*Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:38.9...
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USA The 1963 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 6, 1963 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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24The Lotus 24 was a Formula One racing car designed by Team Lotus for the 1962 Formula One season. Having devised the monocoque Lotus 25 for use by the works team, Colin Chapman decided to build a 'conventional' back-up spaceframe design which he would also sell to privateers...
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BRM British Racing Motors was a British Formula One motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grands Prix and winning 17. In 1962, BRM won the Constructors' Title. At the same time, its driver, Graham Hill became World Champion...
V8A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
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MEX Results from the Formula One Mexican Grand Prix held at Mexico City on October 27, 1963.- Classification :* Surtees was disqualified for a push-start.- Notes :*Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:58.8*Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:58.1...
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RSAResults from the Formula One South African Grand Prix held at East London on December 28, 1963.- Classification :-References:* "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974....
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Lotus Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. The team ran cars in many motorsport series including Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Ford, Formula Junior, IndyCar and sports car racing...
25The Lotus 25 was a racing car designed by Colin Chapman for the 1962 Formula One season. It was a revolutionary design, the first fully stressed monocoque chassis to appear in F1...
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BRM British Racing Motors was a British Formula One motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grands Prix and winning 17. In 1962, BRM won the Constructors' Title. At the same time, its driver, Graham Hill became World Champion...
V8A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
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MON Results from the 1964 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 10, 1964. Peter Arundell scored his first podium finish, and Mike Hailwood his first point.-Classification:-References:* "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974....
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NED Results from the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Zandvoort on May 24, 1964.- Classification :-References:* "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974....
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BEL The 1964 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 14, 1964.- Classification :-References:...
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FRA The 1964 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 22, 1964 at the Rouen-Les-Essarts circuit, Rouen, France. It was the 4th race of the 1964 Formula One season. The race, contested over 57 laps, was won by Dan Gurney for the Brabham team after starting from second...
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GBR The 1964 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on July 11, 1964. The event was also designated as the European Grand Prix.- Classification :-References:...
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MEX Results from the 1964 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix held at Mexico City on October 25, 1964.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:57.24*Fastest Lap: Jim Clark 1:58.37...
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ClimaxCoventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer.-History:The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later following the departure of Stroyer, was relocated to Paynes Lane, Coventry, and renamed to Coventry-Simplex by H...
V8A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
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AUT The 1964 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held at Zeltweg Airfield on August 23, 1964.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Graham Hill - 1:09.84*Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney 1:10.56...
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ITA The 1964 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 6, 1964.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: John Surtees - 1:37.4*Fastest Lap: John Surtees - 1:38.8*Last race of F1 Pilot Maurice Trintignant...
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Lotus Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. The team ran cars in many motorsport series including Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Ford, Formula Junior, IndyCar and sports car racing...
25The Lotus 25 was a racing car designed by Colin Chapman for the 1962 Formula One season. It was a revolutionary design, the first fully stressed monocoque chassis to appear in F1...
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V8A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
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RSA The 1965 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at East London on January 1, 1965.- Race report :Jim Clark celebrated Hogmanay by dominating the race, leading from pole and breaking the 100mph barrier, winning by half a minute from Graham Hill and John Surtees and even had time...
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MON Results from the 1965 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 30, 1965.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Graham Hill - 1:32.5* Fastest Lap: Graham Hill - 1:31.7 on lap 82...
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BEL Results from the 1965 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 13, 1965- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Graham Hill - 3:45.4* Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 4:12.9 on lap 23* Lap Leaders: Jim Clark 32 laps ....
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FRA Results from the 1965 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Clermont-Ferrand on June 27, 1965- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Jim Clark - 3:18.3* Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 3:18.9 on lap 34* Lap Leaders: Jim Clark 40 laps ....
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GER Results from the 1965 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 1, 1965- Race report :Graham Hill could still theoretically overhaul Clark for the championship. However Clark became Champion with a masterful performance, leading from pole to the flag and setting fastest lap, to...
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ITA The 1965 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on September 12, 1965.- Race report :Jim Clark duelled for the lead through the first two-thirds of the race with Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart and John Surtees , until on lap 64 when his fuel pump failed...
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USA The 1965 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 3, 1965 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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MEX The 1965 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mexico City on October 24, 1965.- Race report :The Mexican Grand Prix provided a host of new records - the last race of the 1500cc era was the only one of the season not to be won by a British-powered car...
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V8A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
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GBR Results from the 1965 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 10, 1965- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:30.8* Fastest Lap: Graham Hill - 1:32.2 on lap 80* Lap Leaders: Jim Clark 80 laps ....
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NED Results from the 1965 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Zandvoort on July 18, 1965- Race report :Honda capitalised on their long hours of testing at Zandvoort when Ginther claimed a front-row space with Graham Hill and Clark. He shot into the lead for the first 2 laps. Hill took the lead and...
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Cooper Car CompanyThe Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946...
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CooperThe Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946...
T81The Cooper T81 was one of the last Formula One racing cars produced by the Cooper Car Company. It was designed ahead of the World Championship season to operate within the new 3 litre engine regulations that came into effect that year...
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MaseratiMaserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...
V12A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually at a 60° angle to each other, but in some cases at a wider or narrower angle, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft....
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MON The 1966 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Circuit de Monaco on May 22, 1966.- Race report :The first race of the new 3-litre engine series began at Monaco....
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BEL The 1966 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 12, 1966.This was the race of the infamous rain storm where Jackie Stewart came perilously close to losing his life at the Masta Kink.- Classification :- Notes :...
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FRA The 1966 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Reims-Gueux on July 3, 1966. It was the '60th Anniversary race' of Grand Prix racing, which had started with the GP of France in 1906....
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GBR The 1966 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on July 16, 1966.Jack Brabham and Graham Hill duelled at the start, until rain storms arrived on the circuit....
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GERThe 1966 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on August 7, 1966.- Race report :Another wet track provided a duel between Jack Brabham and John Surtees for the whole race. It was not until the Cooper's clutch failed two laps from the end that the Australian's win was guaranteed...
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BRM British Racing Motors was a British Formula One motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grands Prix and winning 17. In 1962, BRM won the Constructors' Title. At the same time, its driver, Graham Hill became World Champion...
V8A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
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ITA The 1966 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on September 4, 1966.- Race report :Jack Brabham was odds-on favourite for the Championship - only John Surtees could stop him and only then by winning all three remaining races. He was prevented from doing so by an impressive...
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USA The 1966 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 2, 1966 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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MEX The 1966 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 23, 1966.- Race report :John Surtees dominated to take his first win since transferring from Ferrari to Cooper in mid season. He took the lead from Jack Brabham on lap 6 and was never challenged...
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Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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RSA The 1967 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Kyalami on January 2, 1967.- Race report :For the first time, the Kyalami circuit near Johannesburg was being used. There were some changes in the driver line-ups: John Surtees was driving for Honda, Mike Spence signed for BRM whilst...
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MON The 1967 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 7, 1967.- Race report :The opening few laps were eventful - Jack Brabham spun in front of Bruce McLaren and Jo Siffert who collided taking avoiding action, whilst Jim Clark had to take to the escape road.Jackie Stewart swept...
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NED The 1967 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Zandvoort on June 4, 1967.- Classification :-Notes:*Pole position: Graham Hill - 1:24.6*Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:28.08...
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BEL The 1967 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 18, 1967.- Race report :Jim Clark led off the grid from pole position and maintained that position for the first 11 laps and was 20 seconds ahead of Jackie Stewart and Dan Gurney when he had to come into the...
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FRA The 1967 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans on July 2, 1967.- Race report :The new Bugatti circuit used the main pit straight at Le Mans, but then used an infield section comprising several second and third gear corners, which was universally unpopular...
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GBR The 1967 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Silverstone on July 15, 1967.- Classification :-References:...
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GERThe 1967 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Nürburgring on August 6, 1967.- Classification :Note: The race was run with both Formula One and Formula Two cars running together...
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CAN Results from the 1967 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Mosport Park on August 27, 1967- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:22.4*Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:23.1- External links :*...
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ITA The 1967 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 10, 1967- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:28.5*Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:28.5...
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USA The 1967 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 1, 1967 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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MEX The 1967 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 22, 1967.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:47.56*Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:48.13...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
V12A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually at a 60° angle to each other, but in some cases at a wider or narrower angle, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft....
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RSAThe 1968 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on January 1, 1968. It was the first round of the 1968 Formula One season. The race, contested over 73 laps, was won by two time World Drivers' Champion and 1965 Indianapolis 500 winner Jim Clark for Lotus-Ford...
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MON The 1968 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Monte Carlo Circuit on May 26, 1968. It was the third round of the 1968 Formula One season.- Qualifying :- Race :-Standings after the race:Drivers' Championship standings...
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NED The 1968 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Zandvoort Circuit on June 23, 1968. It was the fifth round of the 1968 Formula One season.- Qualifying :- Race :-Standings after the race:Drivers' Championship standings...
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FRA The 1968 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Rouen-Les-Essarts Circuit on July 7, 1968. It was the sixth round of the 1968 Formula One season.- Classification :- Notes :* Milestones:** 1st Win - Jacky Ickx...
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GBR The 1968 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Brands Hatch Circuit on July 20, 1968. It was the seventh round of the 1968 Formula One season.- Classification :- Notes :* Records:** 100th Grand Prix start - Jack Brabham...
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GERThe 1968 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring on August 4, 1968. It was the eighth round of the 1968 Formula One season. The race was held in extremely wet conditions...
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ITA The 1968 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Monza Autodrome on September 8, 1968. It was the ninth round of the 1968 Formula One season.- Classification :-References:...
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CAN The 1968 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Mont-Tremblant Circuit on September 22, 1968. It was the tenth round of the 1968 Formula One season.- Classification :-References:...
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USA The 1968 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 6, 1968 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York...
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MEX The 1968 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hermanos Rodriguez Autodrome on November 3, 1968. It was the twelfth and final round of the 1968 Formula One season.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Jo Siffert - 1:45.22...
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Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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RSAThe 1969 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on March 1, 1969. It was the first round of the 1969 Formula One season.- Background :...
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ESPThe 1969 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Montjuïc circuit on May 4, 1969. It was the second round of the 1969 Formula One season....
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MON The 1969 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on May 18, 1969. It was the third round of the 1969 Formula One season.- Qualifying :- Race :-Standings after the race:...
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NED The 1969 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Zandvoort Circuit on June 21, 1968. It was the fourth round of the 1969 Formula One season.- Classification :- References :...
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FRAThe 1969 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Charade Circuit on July 6, 1969. It was the fifth round of the 1969 Formula One season.- Classification :-References:...
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GBRThe 1969 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit on July 19, 1968. It was the sixth round of the 1969 Formula One season.- Classification :-References:...
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GER The 1969 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on 3 August 1969 with Formula Two cars competing by invitation. It was the seventh round of the 1969 World Championship for Drivers. The F2 entrants were not eligible for points in the World Championship.Gerhard Mitter was killed...
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ITAThe 1969 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 7, 1969. The race was notable in that less than a fifth of second separated the winner from the fourth-placed driver, and is generally reckoned to be the closest 1-2-3-4 in Formula One history.-...
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CAN Results from the 1969 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Mosport Park on September 20, 1969.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Jacky Ickx - 1:17.4*Fastest lap: 1:18.1 by Jacky Ickx on lap 30 and Jack Brabham on lap 62...
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USA The 1969 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 5, 1969 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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MEX Results from the 1969 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix held at Mexico City on October 19, 1969.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Jack Brabham - 1:42.90*Fastest lap: Jacky Ickx - 1:43.05 on lap 64-References:...
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MarchMarch Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain. Although only moderately successful in Grand Prix competition, March racing cars enjoyed much better achievement in other categories of competition including Formula Two, Formula Three, IndyCar...
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RSAThe 1970 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on March 7, 1970. It was the first round of the 1970 Formula One season. It was also the last Formula One victory for triple world champion Jack Brabham.- Classification :...
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ESP The 1970 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Jarama on April 19, 1970. It was the second round of the 1970 Formula One season.- Classification :-References:...
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MONThe 1970 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Circuit de Monaco on May 10, 1970. It was the third race of the 1970 Formula One season.-Report:...
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BEL The 1970 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 7, 1970- Classification :-Notes:* Fastest Lap: Chris Amon - 3:27.4*Last win: Dunlop* This was the last Formula One race to be held on the original Spa circuit....
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NED The 1970 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Zandvoort on June 21, 1970- Classification :-Notes:* Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx - 1:19.23* Driver Piers Courage had a fatal accident in this race.-References:...
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FRA The 1970 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Charade Circuit on July 5, 1970- Classification :-References:...
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GBR The 1970 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on July 18, 1970.- Classification :-Notes:* Fastest Lap: Jack Brabham - 1:25.9* Rindt was initially disqualified but within minutes reinstated* First race: Emerson Fittipaldi...
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GER The 1970 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hockenheimring on 2 August 1970.On short notice following the drivers demand for improved safety at the Nürburgring, the race was moved to Hockenheim as this track already had been fitted with Armco. F1 returned to an updated Nürburgring in...
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AUT The 1970 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Österreichring on August 16, 1970.- Classification :-Notes:* Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx and Clay Regazzoni- 1:40.4* It was the only podium finish for the German driver Rolf Stommelen-References:...
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ITA The 1970 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 6, 1970- Classification :-Notes:* Fastest Lap: Clay Regazzoni - 1:25.2* First Grand Prix win for Clay Regazzoni...
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USA The 1970 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 4, 1970 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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MEX The 1970 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mexico City on October 25, 1970.- Race report :The immense crowd of 200,000 proved almost uncontrollable and almost forced the cancellation of the race. They were crammed in front of the guard-rails, sat at the trackside and ran across the...
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Matra Mécanique Avion TRAction or Matra was a French company covering a wide range of activities mainly related to automobile, bicycles, aeronautics and weaponry which from 1994 was a subsidiary of Lagardère Group and which now operates under that name....
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ESP The 1971 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Montjuïc circuit on April 18, 1971. It was the second round of the 1971 Formula One season.- Classification :-References:...
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MON The 1971 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 23, 1971.- Race report :Qualifying was extremely wet and so it was Friday morning times that really counted for the grid - for Mario Andretti this was particularly unfortunate as his car was stranded out on the track at this...
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NED The 1971 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Zandvoort on June 20, 1971. Due to heavy rain, the track was treacherously wet and slippery, giving a large advantage to "wet-weather men" Ickx and Rodriguez, who also happened to be equipped with highly suitable cars and...
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FRA The 1971 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Circuit Paul Ricard on 4 July 1971.- Race report :The race was taking place for the first time at the brand new Paul Ricard circuit in the mountains outside Marseille.Jackie Stewart gained pole position-helped by extensive tyre testing...
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GBR The 1971 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Silverstone on July 17, 1971.- Race report :On one of the fastest circuits on the calendar, horsepower counted for everything...
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GER The 1971 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on 1 August 1971.The race returned to the Nürburgring after a year at the Hockenheimring after the safety was improved on the track...
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AUT The 1971 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Österreichring on August 15, 1971.- Race report :Jo Siffert took a surprise pole position from Jackie Stewart and led away at the start from Clay Regazzoni and Jacky Ickx...
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CAN The 1971 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mosport Park on September 19, 1971- Classification :-Notes:* Fastest Lap: Denny Hulme - 1:43.5* The race was stopped after 64 laps due to the poor weather conditions-References:...
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USA The 1971 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 3, 1971 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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Equipe Matra Mécanique Avion TRAction or Matra was a French company covering a wide range of activities mainly related to automobile, bicycles, aeronautics and weaponry which from 1994 was a subsidiary of Lagardère Group and which now operates under that name....
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Matra Mécanique Avion TRAction or Matra was a French company covering a wide range of activities mainly related to automobile, bicycles, aeronautics and weaponry which from 1994 was a subsidiary of Lagardère Group and which now operates under that name....
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Matra Mécanique Avion TRAction or Matra was a French company covering a wide range of activities mainly related to automobile, bicycles, aeronautics and weaponry which from 1994 was a subsidiary of Lagardère Group and which now operates under that name....
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ARG The 1972 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez on January 23, 1972.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole Position: Carlos Reutemann - 1:12.6* Fastest lap: Jackie Stewart - 1:13.66-References:...
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RSA The 1972 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Kyalami on March 4, 1972- Classification :-References:...
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MON The 1972 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 14, 1972. This was the last race on the original Monaco circuit, before the swimming pool was installed and the tunnel was lengthened.- Classification :- Notes :...
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BEL The 1972 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nivelles on June 4, 1972.- Classification :-References:...
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FRA The 1972 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Charade Circuit on July 2, 1972Due to cutting the corners, a stone thrown from Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus hit Helmut Marko in the eye during the 1972 French Grand Prix, ending his F1 career, as well as the one of the circuit. The stones also...
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GER The 1972 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on July 30, 1972- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Jacky Ickx - 7:07.0* Fastest lap: Jacky Ickx - 7:13.6...
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AUT The 1972 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One held at Österreichring on August 13, 1972- Classification :-References:...
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ITA The 1972 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 10, 1972- Classification :- Notes :* Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx - 1:36.3...
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CAN The 1972 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mosport Park on September 24, 1972- Classification :-References:...
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USA The 1972 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 8, 1972 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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Martini Racing TeamMartini Racing is the name under which various motor racing teams raced when sponsored by the Martini & Rossi distillery that produces Martini vermouth. Martini's sponsorship program began in 1968...
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Tecno Although Tecno is primarily remembered as an Italian kart and racing car constructor they started out as a conventional engineering business manufacturing hydraulic pumps...
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Tecno Although Tecno is primarily remembered as an Italian kart and racing car constructor they started out as a conventional engineering business manufacturing hydraulic pumps...
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ARG The 1973 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez on January 28, 1973- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Clay Regazzoni - 1:10.54* Fastest lap: Emerson Fittipaldi - 1:11.22-References:...
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BRA The 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Interlagos on February 11, 1973- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Ronnie Peterson - 2:30.5* Fastest lap: Emerson Fittipaldi & Denny Hulme - 2:35.0-References:...
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RSA The 1973 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Kyalami on March 3, 1973.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Denny Hulme - 1:16.28* Fastest lap: Emerson Fittipaldi - 1:17.10-References:...
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ESP The 1973 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Montjuïc circuit on April 29, 1973.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Ronnie Peterson - 1:21.8* Fastest lap: Ronnie Peterson - 1:23.8-References:...
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BEL The 1973 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Zolder on May 20, 1973.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Ronnie Peterson - 1:22.46* Fastest lap: François Cevert - 1:25.46...
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MON The 1973 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on June 3, 1973.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole Position: Jackie Stewart - 1:27.5* Fastest lap: Emerson Fittipaldi - 1:28.1* 150th Grand Prix start: Graham Hill-References:...
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SWE The 1973 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Scandinavian Raceway on June 17, 1973.Ronnie Peterson's success with Team Lotus was the catalyst for a Swedish Grand Prix and the race was held for the first time in 1973 at the grandly-named Scandinavian Raceway.Peterson did not...
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FRA The 1973 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Paul Ricard Circuit on July 1, 1973.- Classification :-References:...
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GBR The 1973 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone Circuit on July 14, 1973.The race is known for the first lap pile-up which ultimately caused eleven cars to retire. The accident happened when Jody Scheckter spun out of fourth place and into the center of the track coming...
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NED The 1973 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Zandvoort on July 29, 1973. Zandvoort returned to the Formula 1 calendar following a year's absence for extensive safety upgrades to the race track including new asphalt, new barriers and a new race control tower...
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GER The 1973 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on August 5, 1973.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Jackie Stewart - 7:07.8 * Fastest lap: Carlos Pace - 7:11.4...
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AUT The 1973 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Österreichring on August 19, 1973.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Emerson Fittipaldi - 1:34.98* Fastest lap: Carlos Pace - 1:37.29-References:...
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ITA The 1973 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 9, 1973.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Ronnie Peterson - 1:34.8* Fastest lap: Jackie Stewart - 1:35.3...
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Team TyrrellThe Tyrrell Racing Organisation was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell which started racing in 1958 and started building its own cars in 1970. The team experienced its greatest success in the early 1970s, when it won three drivers' championships and one...
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TyrrellThe Tyrrell Racing Organisation was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell which started racing in 1958 and started building its own cars in 1970. The team experienced its greatest success in the early 1970s, when it won three drivers' championships and one...
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CAN The 1973 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mosport Park on September 23, 1973.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Ronnie Peterson - 1:13.697* Fastest lap: Emerson Fittipaldi - 1:15.496...
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USA The 1973 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 7, 1973 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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Chris Amon Racing Amon , was a Formula One team that competed in 1974.Fresh from the 1973 disaster at Tecno, but encouraged by the potential of the undeveloped Gordon Fowell chassis,driver Chris Amon tried running his own F1 car in 1974...
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Amon Amon , was a Formula One team that competed in 1974.Fresh from the 1973 disaster at Tecno, but encouraged by the potential of the undeveloped Gordon Fowell chassis,driver Chris Amon tried running his own F1 car in 1974...
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Cosworth Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines for automobile racing . It supplies a wide range of motorsport series, including the World Rally Championship, World Superbikes and, as of 2010, Formula One...
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ARGThe 1974 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One race held in Buenos Aires on January 13, 1974.-Start-of-season preliminaries:It had been one of the most frantic close seasons ever with only Ronnie Peterson, Denny Hulme, Carlos Reutemann and James Hunt remaining with their teams. Emerson Fittipaldi...
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BRA The 1974 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on January 27, 1974.- Race summary :Emerson Fittipaldi took pole position for his home race from Carlos Reutemann. The start of the race was delayed as the track had to be swept clear of broken glass from over-exuberant...
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RSA Results from the 1974 Formula One South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami on March 30, 1974.- Race summary :It was initially uncertain that the South African Grand Prix would go ahead due to the power crisis, but it did so, albeit belatedly in March...
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ESP Results from the 1974 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix held at Jarama on April 28, 1974.- Race summary :With James Hunt's Hesketh having won the International Trophy, the season was one of the most open ever, with four different drivers from different teams having won the first four races and a...
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BEL Results from the 1974 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Nivelles on May 12, 1974.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Clay Regazzoni - 1:09.82*Fastest lap: Denny Hulme - 1:11.31 on lap 37-References:...
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MON Results from the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 26 1974.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Niki Lauda - 1:26.3*Fastest lap: Ronnie Peterson - 1:27.9 on lap 57-References:...
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SWE The 1974 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Scandinavian Raceway on June 9, 1974.The race was totally dominated by the two Tyrrell-Cosworth 007s of Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depailler. Depailler took pole position, however Scheckter beat him by 0.380 sec in the race, to score...
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NED Results from the 1974 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Circuit Zandvoort on June 23, 1974.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Niki Lauda - 1:18.31*Fastest lap: Ronnie Peterson - 1:21.44 on lap 63...
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FRA The results from the 1974 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Dijon on July 7, 1974.- Race summary :To honor the 80th birthday of the ACF, a parade of vintage cars was organized with a selection of great drivers from the 20s and 30s up to the present day. The race itself was largely uneventful...
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GBR Results from the 1974 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch on July 20, 1974.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Niki Lauda - 1:19.7*Fastest lap: Niki Lauda - 1:21.1 on lap 25...
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GER Results from the 1974 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 4, 1974.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Niki Lauda - 7:00.8*Fastest lap: Jody Scheckter - 7:11.1 on lap 11...
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AUT Results from the 1974 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at Österreichring on August 18, 1974.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Niki Lauda - 1:35.40*Fastest lap: Clay Regazzoni - 1:37.22 on lap 46-References:...
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ITA Results from the 1974 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 8, 1974.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Niki Lauda - 1:33.16*Fastest lap: Carlos Pace - 1:34.2 on lap 46-References:...
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MotulMOTUL is a lubricant manufacturing company headquartered in Paris, France.Motul's operations began in Europe, in 1932. The company began producing multi-grade motor oil in 1953, Semi-Synthetic motor oil in 1966 and fully-synthetic motor oil in 1971....
BRMBritish Racing Motors was a British Formula One motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grands Prix and winning 17. In 1962, BRM won the Constructors' Title. At the same time, its driver, Graham Hill became World Champion...
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BRM British Racing Motors was a British Formula One motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grands Prix and winning 17. In 1962, BRM won the Constructors' Title. At the same time, its driver, Graham Hill became World Champion...
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BRM British Racing Motors was a British Formula One motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grands Prix and winning 17. In 1962, BRM won the Constructors' Title. At the same time, its driver, Graham Hill became World Champion...
V12A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually at a 60° angle to each other, but in some cases at a wider or narrower angle, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft....
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CAN Results from the 1974 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Mosport Park on September 22, 1974.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Emerson Fittipaldi - 1:13.188*Fastest lap: Niki Lauda - 1:13.659 on lap 60-References:...
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USA The 1974 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 6, 1974 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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HB Bewaking Team Ensign Ensign was a Formula One constructor from Britain. They participated in 133 grands prix, entering a total of 155 cars.Ensign scored 19 championship points and no podium finish. The best result was a 4th place at the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix by Marc Surer....
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Ensign Ensign was a Formula One constructor from Britain. They participated in 133 grands prix, entering a total of 155 cars.Ensign scored 19 championship points and no podium finish. The best result was a 4th place at the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix by Marc Surer....
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ARG Results from the 1975 Formula One Argentine Grand Prix held at Argentina on January 12, 1975.- Race summary :The close season had been fairly quiet - Jochen Mass had replaced Denny Hulme at McLaren, John Watson had joined Surtees and Mike Wilds, Rolf Stommelen and Jacques Laffite were confirmed at...
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BRA Results from the 1975 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix held at Interlagos on January 26, 1975.- Race summary :Jean-Pierre Jarier was again the pole position, after beating the 1973 pole record. He lined up ahead of local hero Emerson Fittipaldi...
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RSA The 1975 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on March 1, 1975.- Race summary :Ferrari had used the free month of February profitably, producing the new 312T model with a new transverse gearbox...
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ESPThe 1975 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Montjuïc circuit on April 27, 1975, remembered as one of the most controversial and tragic race weekends in the sport's history.-Race summary:...
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MON The 1975 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 11, 1975. It was the fifth race of the 1975 Formula One season.- Race summary :...
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BEL The 1975 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix was held at Zolder on May 25, 1975.- Race summary :Ferrari arrived at Zolder eager for the fray and buoyed up by their Monaco victory. Niki Lauda dutifully gained pole after a technical gremlin held up early leader Carlos Pace and Saturday's qualifying was...
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SWE The 1975 Formula One Swedish Grand Prix was held at the Scandinavian Raceway at Anderstorp on June 8, 1975.Niki Lauda took his third consecutive win of the season after the Monaco and Belgian Grand Prix. Qualifying resulted in pole position for Vittorio Brambilla in his March, while Lauda qualified...
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NED Results from the 1975 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Circuit Zandvoort on June 22, 1975.- Race summary :Niki Lauda dominated practice, with teammate Clay Regazzoni joining him on the front row. Jean-Pierre Jarier had a crash and the Maki team's weekend ended abruptly in a cloud of smoke from...
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FRA Results from the 1975 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Paul Ricard on July 6, 1975.- Race summary :Niki Lauda was suffering from flu and was definitely not on top form. Jean-Pierre Jarier brought a smile to French faces by setting Friday's quickest time...
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GBR Results from the 1975 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 19, 1975.The results were overshadowed by a heavy hail storm from Lap 53, which caused 3 out of the top 4 cars , to aquaplane and crash in the same corner, bringing an early finish to the race, and a significant...
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GER Results from the 1975 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 3, 1975.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Niki Lauda - 6:58.6*Fastest lap: Clay Regazzoni - 7:06.4 on lap 7...
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AUT Results from the 1975 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at Österreichring on August 17, 1975. The race was shortened by heavy rain, meaning that only half points were awarded.- Race summary :...
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ITA Results from the 1975 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 7, 1975.- Race summary :The Italian supporters were gathered in expectation of Ferrari gaining their first championship in 11 years-on home ground, with many Austrians travelling over the border to support Niki Lauda...
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USA The 1975 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 5, 1975 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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Ensign Ensign was a Formula One constructor from Britain. They participated in 133 grands prix, entering a total of 155 cars.Ensign scored 19 championship points and no podium finish. The best result was a 4th place at the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix by Marc Surer....
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BRA Results from the 1976 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix held at Interlagos on January 25, 1976.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: James Hunt - 2:32.50*Fastest lap: Jean Pierre Jarier - 2:35.07 on lap 31-References:...
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RSA Results from the 1976 Formula One South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami on March 6, 1976.- Classification :-References:Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from...
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ESP The 1976 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jarama on May 2, 1976.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: James Hunt - 1:18.52*Fastest lap: Jochen Mass - 1:20.93 on lap 52...
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BEL Results from the 1976 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Zolder on May 16, 1976.- Classification :-References:Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from...
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MON Results from the 1976 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 30, 1976.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Niki Lauda - 1:29.65*Fastest lap: Clay Regazzoni - 1:30.28 on lap 60-References:...
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SWEThe 1976 Formula One Swedish Grand Prix was held at the Scandinavian Raceway on June 13, 1976.It saw the first win of a 6-wheel car - the Tyrrell P34...
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FRA Results from the 1976 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Paul Ricard on July 4, 1976.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: James Hunt - 1:47.89*Fastest lap: Niki Lauda - 1:51.0 on lap 4*Watson was originally disqualified but reinstated on appeal...
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GBR Results from the 1976 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch on July 18, 1976.This was the only Formula One Grand Prix in which multiple female racers were entered. Neither qualified for the Grand Prix....
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GERThe 1976 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Nürburgring on 1 August 1976. It was also the last Formula One race to be held on the Nordschleife section of the track.- Race report :...
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AUT Results from the 1976 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at Österreichring on August 15, 1976.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: James Hunt - 1:35.02*Fastest lap: James Hunt - 1:35.91...
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NED Results from the 1976 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Circuit Zandvoort on August 29, 1976.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Ronnie Peterson - 1:21.31*Fastest lap: Clay Regazzoni - 1:22.59 on lap 49*Formula One debut for Conny Andersson...
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ITA Results from the 1976 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 12, 1976.-Qualifying:The qualifying session on Friday was wet, so the dry session on Saturday was to provide the field with their best times. After this session, Brett Lunger, Arturo Merzario and the very slow Otto...
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-WilliamsWilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
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CAN Results from the 1976 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Mosport Park on October 3, 1976.-Qualifying:- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: James Hunt - 1:12.389*Fastest lap: Patrick Depailler - 1:13.817 on lap 60-References:...
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USA The 1976 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 10, 1976 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York...
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JPN The 1976 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Fuji on October 24, 1976.The 1976 World Championship was to be decided at the Mount Fuji circuit, with Niki Lauda just three points ahead of James Hunt after a season full of incidents...
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