Alan Jones racing driver dies at 80
An Australian Formula One world champion has died from cancer. He was the first Williams driver to win the F1 title.
Alan Jones won his sole F1 championship in 1980 after a tense Canadian Grand Prix victory in Montreal. Alan Jones won 12 grand prix races across his career.
Five wins came that year alone. Jones was the first Williams driver to win the world championship.
He also helped the team win their first constructors' title. Jack Brabham is the only other Australian to win the F1 drivers' championship.
He won it three times between 1959 and 1966. Fellow drivers and experts saw Jones as one of the finest racers of the early 1980s.
He was known for his aggression and mental toughness on track.
- 1980
- World championship year
- 12 total, 5 in 1980
- Grand prix victories
- Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal
- Winning moment
- Jack Brabham, won 3 times 1959-1966
- Other Australian F1 champion
Why it mattersJones was a legendary figure in Australian motorsport. He was one of only two Australians ever to win Formula 1's world title.
AustraliaAustralia has lost one of its greatest racing drivers. Jones remains a symbol of Australian success in Formula 1, alongside Jack Brabham.
