Alan Jones, Williams’s 1980 F1 champion, dies at 80
Jones remained Australia’s most recent Formula One world champion. His wife, Amanda Butler-Davis, said he died on 5 November following a short illness.
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Jones remained Australia’s most recent Formula One world champion. His wife, Amanda Butler-Davis, said he died on 5 November following a short illness.
Alan Jones, the Australian driver who won the 1980 Formula One world championship with Williams, has died aged 80. His wife, Amanda Butler-Davis, said in a statement released through Motorsport Australia that he died on 5 November following a short illness.
Jones was the second Australian to win the drivers' title, after Sir Jack Brabham, and remains the country’s most recent champion. He won 12 Formula One Grands Prix during his career.
Born in Melbourne, Jones moved to Europe in 1970, joined Formula Three team GRD in 1973 and made his Formula One debut with Hesketh in 1975. He took his first Grand Prix victory with Shadow in Austria in 1977, then joined Williams in 1978.
In his championship season, Jones won 5 Grands Prix and finished on the podium 5 more times, securing the title with one race remaining. He made sporadic Formula One appearances in 1983 and 1985 before a final season in 1986.
Jones later worked as a television motorsport commentator. The Guardian said he is survived by his wife and six children: Christian, Amber, Zara, Jack, Camilla and Emma.
Jones was a member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame and was made an MBE. The Australian Grand Prix Corporation expressed sadness and condolences, saying his 1980 championship inspired a generation of Australian motorsport fans.
Butler-Davis said Jones would be missed by those closest to him and by the fans whose support he appreciated. She said he had dedicated his life to motorsport.
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