Chris Amon

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Chris Amon was a highly talented New Zealand racing driver best known for his success in sports car racing and Formula One during the 1960s and 1970s.

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instanceOf Formula One driver
New Zealander
human
racing driver
basedIn New Zealand NERFINISHED
carForLeMansWin Ford GT40 Mk II NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
dateOfBirth 1943-07-20
dateOfDeath 2016-08-03
F1BestSeason 1967
1969
F1ChampionshipPoints 83
F1DebutTeam Lola NERFINISHED
F1FastestLaps 3
F1GrandsPrixEntered 96
F1GrandsPrixStarted 96
F1Podiums 11
F1PolePositions 5
F1WorldDriversChampionshipBestFinish 4th place
familyName Amon NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Formula One NERFINISHED
motorsport
sports car racing
fullName Christopher Arthur Amon NERFINISHED
givenName Christopher NERFINISHED
honouredBy New Zealand motorsport community
knownFor being one of the best F1 drivers never to win a World Championship Grand Prix
laterOccupation farmer
madeF1DebutInSeason 1963
nickname unluckiest man in Formula One
notableFor success in sports car racing
talent in Formula One during the 1960s and 1970s
occupation racing driver
participatedIn Formula One World Championship NERFINISHED
World Sportscar Championship NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Bulls, New Zealand NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Rotorua, New Zealand NERFINISHED
racedForTeam BRM NERFINISHED
Ensign NERFINISHED
Ferrari NERFINISHED
Ford (sports cars) NERFINISHED
March Engineering NERFINISHED
Matra NERFINISHED
Porsche (sports cars) NERFINISHED
Tecno NERFINISHED
Tyrrell Racing NERFINISHED
retiredFromRacing 1977
sexOrGender male
teamForLeMansWin Ford NERFINISHED
wonRace 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED
wonRaceWithTeammate Bruce McLaren NERFINISHED

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