Derek Bell

British · 1968–1974
VS

Chris Amon

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