# Alan Jones, Australia’s 1980 Formula One champion, dies aged 80

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/aussie-f1-racing-legend-alan-jones-dies-after-short-illness-battle/
- Published: 2026-11-05T02:19:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T02:32:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16267063/alan-jones-australian-f1-legend-dies-short-illness.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Motorsport, Sport, World

## Key points

- Alan Jones has died aged 80 after a short illness.
- He won the 1980 Formula One drivers’ title.
- His 12 Grand Prix wins made him a leading Australian racing figure.

## Summary

Australian Formula One champion Alan Jones has died aged 80 after a short illness; Nine reported he had been diagnosed with cancer weeks earlier. His victory in the 1980 drivers’ championship gave Williams its first title and made Jones one of only two Australians to win the crown.

Jones claimed 12 Grand Prix victories and finished 13 points ahead of Nelson Piquet in 1980, securing the championship with a race to spare. He began racing after growing up around his father Stan, an Australian Grand Prix winner, and later became a familiar television voice for Australian viewers; his final F1 appearance was at the 1986 Australian Grand Prix.

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