The Australian Grand Prix Corporation confirmed that former world champion Alan Jones passed away at the age of 80 after a brief illness. Jones made his top-tier debut with Hesketh at the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix and took his first win two years later with Shadow. He reached the peak of his career with Williams, edging out Nelson Piquet for the 1980 drivers' championship. That standout season also saw him win his home grand prix before it was added to the official calendar.
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Jones remains Australia's most recent Formula One world champion following the earlier tr…: Jones remains Australia's most recent Formula One world champion following the earlier triumphs of Jack Brabham.
He finished his Formula One career with 12 victories, including a breakthrough first win…: He finished his Formula One career with 12 victories, including a breakthrough first win for Shadow in Austria.
His 1980 victory makes him the last Australian driver to win his home country's grand pri…: His 1980 victory makes him the last Australian driver to win his home country's grand prix event.
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MELBOURNE, Nov 5 : Former Formula One world champion Alan Jones has died at the age of 80 after a short illness, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation said on Thursday.
Jones became Australia's second world champion after Jack Brabham when he secured the drivers' title in 1980 in a first for the storied Williams team.
Born in Melbourne the son of a racing driver, Jones headed to Europe to further his racing ambitions and made his Formula One debut in a Hesketh at the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix.
He took the first of his 12 race wins in Austria for the Shadow team in 1977 but his career was largely undistinguished until he joined Williams in 1978.
Jones won five world championship races in the 1980 season and finished on the podium in all but one of the grands prix he completed to clinch the title ahead of Brazilian Nelson Piquet.
He remains Australia's last Formula One champion and the last local to win the Australian Grand Prix, which he did in 1980 when it was not part of the…
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