Chris Amon
New Zealander · 1963–1976
VS

John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Chris Amon · John Surtees
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
30 — 35
65 shared
Qualifying H2H
38 — 25
63 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P5
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 4
1964 P1 1967 P4 1968 P8 1969 P11 1970 P8 1971 P11
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1966
Career totals
Chris Amon John Surtees
Championships
0
1
Wins
0
6
Poles
5
8
Podiums
11
24
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
83
180
Starts
102
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Chris Amon John Surtees
Win rate
0%
5.4%
Podium rate
10.8%
21.4%
Pole rate
4.9%
7.1%
Points / start
0.8
1.6
Avg grid
P9.0
P7.7
Avg finish
P11.6
P10.3
Finish rate
55.9%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Chris Amon John Surtees
Mechanical retirements
36
50
Crash retirements
7
5
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1963
Debut season
1960
—
First win
1963 · aged 29
1968
First pole
1960
—
First title
1964 · aged 30
P2
Best finish
P1
-2.3
Avg places gained
-2.7
Season points trajectory
1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976
Chris Amon John Surtees
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Chris Amon John Surtees
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 4 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 4 · P1 John Surtees
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 2 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 2 · P1 John Surtees
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 John Surtees
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 John Surtees
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 4 · P2
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 4 · P2 John Surtees
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2 John Surtees
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 John Surtees
Charade Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Chris Amon 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 John Surtees
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P2
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P2 John Surtees
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 John Surtees
Montjuïc 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 John Surtees
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11 John Surtees
Jarama 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9 John Surtees
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8 John Surtees
Team history
Chris Amon
FER
Lola 1963Lotus-BRM 1963Lotus-Climax 1964Lotus-BRM 1964–1965Cooper-Maserati 1966Ferrari 1967–1969March 1970Matra 1971–1972Tyrrell 1973Tecno 1973BRM 1974Amon 1974Ensign 1975–1976Wolf 1976
John Surtees
FER
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
19601976
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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).