Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 62
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 4 | |
| 1968 | 3 | |
| 1969 | 3 | |
| 1970 | 2 | |
| 1971 | 1 | |
| 1972 | 2 | |
| 1973 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Chris Amon ranks #44 in Formula 1
Chris Amon ranks 44th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 982nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 74.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 86, Longevity 78, Honours 62, Statistics 78. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1963–1976 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1967, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes podiums 11, pole positions 5, le mans wins 1, grand prix starts 96.
Immediately ahead sits David Coulthard on 73.5, a gap of -0.9 points. Directly behind is Ralf Schumacher on 73.8. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Chris Amon GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Amon stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1967. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours62/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 62/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Amon comparisons
Chris Amon — frequently asked
- Is Chris Amon the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Chris Amon ranks 44th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 74.4, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Chris Amon's GOAT Score?
- 74.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 62 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Chris Amon rank all time?
- 982nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 44th within Formula 1.
- Chris Amon vs David Coulthard: who ranks higher?
- Chris Amon, on 74.4 against David Coulthard's 73.5 — a margin of 0.9 points.