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After winning the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Bruce McLaren, Amon was signed by Ferrari for 1967, achieving his maiden podium at the Monaco Grand Prix amongst winning the 24 Hours of Daytona. He finished a career-best fifth in the World Drivers' Championship.
Aug 3, 2016 · Former Ferrari driver Chris Amon has died at the age of 73. Amon had been suffering from cancer in recent years and died in hospital in his native New Zealand on Wednesday, his family...
Chris Amon, widely regarded as the best driver never to win a world championship grand prix, has died at the age of 73. Kevin Turner Edd Straw Aug 3, 2016, 1:33 AM.
Former Formula 1 driver Chris Amon has died at the age of 73, it was announced today. Amon, who is widely regarded as the best driver never to win an F1 world championship race, started 96 Grands...
Aug 3, 2016 · The New Zealand racing legend, who never won a Grand Prix despite 11 podiums and five poles, died at 73. He was a Ferrari star and a Le Mans winner with Bruce McLaren.
Nov 30, 2021 · Chris Amon was Ferrari’s top F1 driver in the late ’60s. The son of a New Zealand sheep farmer, he drove for Ferrari from 1967 to 1969 and scored numerous top-three GP finishes, including a third at Monaco in his first race for the Scuderia, aged just 23.
Aug 8, 2016 · Chris Amon, a New Zealander who was considered one of the best Formula One drivers of his generation, although he never won a championship, died on Wednesday. He was 73.
