John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
VS

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