Chris Amon MBE is a motor racing driver. He was active in Formula One and is widely regarded to be one of the best F1 drivers never to win a championship Grand Prix. Apart from driving, Chris Amon also ran his own Formula One team. Away from Formula One, Amon had some success in sports car racing. Amon's name has been given to a motorsport series involving Toyota cars and to the Chris Amon International Scolarship.
Career
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. Amon holds the record for the most different makes of car raced by a Formula 1 World Championship driver.