Chris Amon

New Zealander · 1963–1976
VS

Derek Bell

British · 1968–1974
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
0
Qualifyingahead
2
0
Chris Amon · Derek Bell
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
8 0
8 shared
Qualifying H2H
8 0
8 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P5
Best championship
P25
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1970 P8
Teammate battle by season
2
0
1968
Career totals
Chris Amon Derek Bell
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
5
0
Podiums
11
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
83
1
Starts
102
9
Rate-adjusted · per start
Chris Amon Derek Bell
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
10.8%
0%
Pole rate
4.9%
0%
Points / start
0.8
0.1
Avg grid
P9.0
P18.7
Avg finish
P11.6
P18.2
Finish rate
55.9%
22.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Chris Amon Derek Bell
Mechanical retirements
36
7
Crash retirements
7
0
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 2 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1963
Debut season
1968
First win
1968
First pole
First title
P2
Best finish
P6
-2.3
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975
Chris Amon Derek Bell
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Chris Amon Derek Bell
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Chris Amon 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Derek Bell
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 Derek Bell
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Derek Bell
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 Derek Bell
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Derek Bell
Team history
Chris Amon
LOT
FER
MAT
ENS
Lola 1963Lotus-BRM 1963Lotus-Climax 1964Lotus-BRM 1964–1965Cooper-Maserati 1966Ferrari 1967–1969March 1970Matra 1971–1972Tyrrell 1973Tecno 1973BRM 1974Amon 1974Ensign 1975–1976Wolf 1976
Derek Bell
SUR
Ferrari 1968McLaren-Ford 1969Brabham 1970Surtees 1970–1971Tecno 1972Surtees 1974
19631976
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).