RACING DRIVER

Chris Amon

1943 - 2016

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Christopher Arthur Amon (; 20 July 1943 – 3 August 2016) was a New Zealand racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1963 to 1976. Widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers to never win a Formula One Grand Prix, Amon won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 with Ford, as well as the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1967 with Ferrari. Born and raised in Bulls, Amon learned to drive aged six and initially competed in hillclimbing before progressing to national motor racing competition in 1962. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Amon has received more than 659,872 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Chris Amon is the 62nd most popular racing driver (up from 81st in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 16th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular New Zealander Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Chris Amon ranks 62 out of 1,080. Before him are Wolfgang von Trips, Rudolf Caracciola, Lella Lombardi, Damon Hill, Hannu Mikkola, and Alan Jones. After him are Gerhard Berger, Kimi Räikkönen, Louis Chiron, Riccardo Patrese, Maria Teresa de Filippis, and Maurice Trintignant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Chris Amon ranks 112. Before him are Eric Idle, Otoya Yamaguchi, Vint Cerf, Holland Taylor, Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh, and Chevy Chase. After him are Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Richard Smalley, Leonardo Sandri, Michael Palin, Conchata Ferrell, and René Préval. Among people deceased in 2016, Chris Amon ranks 85. Before him are Toots Thielemans, Corry Brokken, Ashraf Pahlavi, Claude Gensac, Takahito, Prince Mikasa, and Michal Kováč. After him are Edgar Mitchell, Bata Živojinović, Kenny Baker, Meir Dagan, Yasuo Takamori, and David Hamilton.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Chris Amon ranks 12 out of 303. Before him are Peter Jackson (1961), Katherine Mansfield (1888), Denny Hulme (1936), Alan MacDiarmid (1927), Thomas Williams (1930), and Helen Clark (1950). After him are Burt Munro (1899), Martin Campbell (1943), Kiri Te Kanawa (1944), Lucy Lawless (1968), John Money (1921), and Jane Campion (1954).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In New Zealand

Among racing drivers born in New Zealand, Chris Amon ranks 3. Before him are Bruce McLaren (1937), and Denny Hulme (1936). After him are Howden Ganley (1941), John Nicholson (1941), Graham McRae (1940), Mike Thackwell (1961), Liam Lawson (2002), Brendon Hartley (1989), Tony Shelly (1937), Hayden Paddon (1987), and Mitch Evans (1994).

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