Australian F1 world champion Alan Jones dies aged 80

The Guardian UK Thursday 05 November 2026, 02:30 UTC By Guardian sport 1 min read

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Jones one of just two Australians to win F1 title after triumph in 1980He won 12 grands prix across 10 seasons before retirement in 1986 Alan Jones, the 1980 Formula One world champion, has died aged 80.Jones won 12 F1 grands prix across his career and became just the second Australian, after Sir Jack Brabham, to be crowned world champion when he claimed the title with Williams in 1980.

Jones one of just two Australians to win F1 title after triumph in 1980
He won 12 grands prix across 10 seasons before retirement in 1986

Alan Jones, the 1980 Formula One world champion, has died aged 80.

Jones won 12 F1 grands prix across his career and became just the second Australian, after Sir Jack Brabham, to be crowned world champion when he claimed the title with Williams in 1980.

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