Former F1 champion Jones dies aged 80
Summary
Alan Jones, the 1980 Formula 1 world champion and the first driver to win the title with Williams, has died aged 80. He won 12 grands prix during his F1 career and continued competing in other forms of motorsport until 2002.Key Facts
- Jones died on 5 November following a short illness, according to a statement from his wife, Amanda Butler-Davis.
- He won the F1 drivers’ championship in 1980, ahead of Nelson Piquet.
- Jones was the first of Williams’ seven world champions.
- He competed in 116 F1 races from 1975 to 1986.
- He won five races in his 1980 championship season.
- Jones was the second Australian to win the F1 championship, after Jack Brabham.
- His final F1 race victory came in Las Vegas in 1981.
- After retiring from F1, he competed in touring car and endurance races and became a television motorsports pundit in Australia.
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