Key Highlights: 1980 Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones passed away at the age of 80 following a short illness. McLaren driver Oscar Piastri delivered an emotional tribute at Interlagos, praising Jones’s track legacy and no-nonsense personality. Piastri recalled his unique connection to the racing legend, having previously driven Jones’s championship-winning Williams car. Formula 1 ...
Key Highlights: 1980 Formula 1 World Champion Alan Jones has passed away at the age of 80. Jones secured Williams’ first-ever Drivers’ and Constructors’ World Championships alongside teammate Carlos Reutemann, claiming five Grand Prix wins during his title campaign. F1 leadership, contemporary drivers Oscar Piastri, Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon, and figures including Damon Hill and ...
Key Highlights: 1980 Formula 1 World Champion Alan Jones has passed away at the age of 80 following a brief illness. The Australian racing icon secured 12 Grand Prix victories throughout his premier-class career, most notably driving for Williams. Jones made history as only the second Australian driver to win the Formula 1 World Drivers’ ...
Key Highlights Alan Jones, Australia’s 1980 Formula 1 world champion, has passed away on the Gold Coast at the age of 80 following a short illness. Jones secured the first-ever drivers’ world championship for Williams Grand Prix Engineering in 1980 and remains the last Australian to win the Australian Grand Prix. Following his grand prix ...
Key Highlights: Formula 1 is mourning the passing of Australian motorsport legend Alan Jones, the 1980 F1 World Champion, at the age of 79. Jones secured 11 of his 12 career Grand Prix wins with Williams, delivering the outfit’s historic first Drivers’ and Constructors’ World Championships. Tributes have poured in across motorsport, led by Formula ...