Chris Amon Racing, also known simply as Amon, was a Formula One team established by New Zealand driver Chris Amon. It competed as a privateer team in the 1966 Italian Grand Prix, then as a constructor in its own right in the 1974 Formula One season.
Chris Amon Racing
Chris Amon in the AF101 at the NZ Festival of Motor Racing 2011
The AF101 at Silverstone in 2012
Christopher Arthur Amon was a New Zealand motor racing driver. He was active in Formula One racing in the 1960s and 1970s, and is widely regarded as one of the best F1 drivers never to win a championship Grand Prix. His reputation for bad luck was such that fellow driver Mario Andretti once joked that "if he became an undertaker, people would stop dying". Former Ferrari Technical Director Mauro Forghieri stated that Amon was "by far the best test driver I have ever worked with. He had all the qualities to be a World Champion but bad luck just wouldn't let him be".
Chris Amon at the Nürburgring in 1973
Amon driving for Ferrari in the 1968 Dutch Grand Prix
Amon in the 3.0L Ferrari 312P during the 1969 Nürburgring 1000 km.
Amon at the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix