Chris Amon

New Zealander · 1963–1976
VS

Mario Andretti

American · 1968–1982
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
2
Qualifyingahead
4
1
Chris Amon · Mario Andretti
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
15 14
29 shared
Qualifying H2H
12 16
28 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P5
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 2
1970 P8 1971 P8 1972 P10 1976 P6
Teammate battle by season
3
2
1970
Career totals
Chris Amon Mario Andretti
Championships
0
1
Wins
0
12
Poles
5
18
Podiums
11
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
83
180
Starts
102
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
Chris Amon Mario Andretti
Win rate
0%
9.4%
Podium rate
10.8%
14.8%
Pole rate
4.9%
14.1%
Points / start
0.8
1.4
Avg grid
P9.0
P8.6
Avg finish
P11.6
P12.5
Finish rate
55.9%
49.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Chris Amon Mario Andretti
Mechanical retirements
36
49
Crash retirements
7
16
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
1971 · aged 31
1968
First pole
1968
First title
1978 · aged 38
P2
Best finish
P1
-2.3
Avg places gained
-3.9
Season points trajectory
1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981
Chris Amon Mario Andretti
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Chris Amon Mario Andretti
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Jarama 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 4 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 4 · P1 Mario Andretti
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 Mario Andretti
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1 Mario Andretti
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 2 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 2 · P1 Mario Andretti
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Mario Andretti
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Mario Andretti
Zolder 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 Mario Andretti
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Mario Andretti
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 Mario Andretti
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Mario Andretti
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 Mario Andretti
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Mario Andretti
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 Mario Andretti
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 Mario Andretti
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Mario Andretti
Montjuïc 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Mario Andretti
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 Mario Andretti
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Mario Andretti
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
Mario Andretti
TEA
Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Ferrari 1971–1972Parnelli 1974–1975Team Lotus 1976Parnelli 1976Team Lotus 1977–1980Alfa Romeo 1981Ferrari 1982Williams 1982
19631982
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).