It’s that time of the week again: time for us to look at the past teams that made an exit from the sport of Formula One, having scored no points. This week, we remember Amon.
Chris Amon Racing, entered as Amon, was the product of Chris Amon, a New Zealand racing driver. Having not found a full time drive for the 1966 season, Amon purchased a Brabham chassis with a BRM engine which was entered into the Italian Grand Prix. The car didn’t qualify for the event.
After a career with Ferrari, March and Matra, Amon only raced part time in the 1973 season. Amon decided to enter in the 1974 season with his own chassis and hired Gordon Fowell and Tom Boyce to design a car. The car was not ready until the fourth round of the season in Spain.
At the car’s debut, Amon was behind the wheel. The race was short lived, as a vibration in the brakes developed early on in the race. He drove cautiously in an attempt to complete the race distance, but the brakes finally gave up about a quarter of a way through the race.
Amon skipped the Belgian Grand Prix to perform some further development and testing on the car, returning to action at the Monaco Grand Prix. Amon qualified the car for 20th on the grid, mechanical issues prevented him from actually starting the race.
Amon did some more testing work with the car and produced a second chassis which he allowed Larry Perkins to drive in the German Grand Prix. Neither car qualified for the event. Amon made one final attempt to qualify for the Italian Grand Prix, but failed.
The team was closed after the race due to the absence of money, having never scored a single point.
Points are a difficult thing to obtain in Formula One. In this weekly series, we will look back the past teams who gave it their all, but fell short.
Points are a difficult thing to obtain in Formula One. In this weekly series, we will look back the past teams who gave it their all, but fell short.
