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Australian F1 world champion Alan Jones dies aged 80

First reported by ABC Australia Latest report 7 sources
Image: ABC Australia
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Summary of 7 reports

Alan Jones, who won the Formula 1 world championship in 1980 with Williams, has died aged 80 following a short illness. Jones was the second Australian to win the F1 drivers' championship after Sir Jack Brabham, and won 12 grands prix across his career.

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  1. ABC Australia

    Breaking: Australian racing icon and F1 world champion Alan Jones dies (opens ABC Australia in a new tab)

    Alan Jones, the 1980 Formula 1 world champion, has died aged 80.

  2. The Sydney Morning Herald

    Tributes flow for Aussie F1 legend Alan Jones (opens The Sydney Morning Herald in a new tab)

    Tributes flow from Eddie McGuire and the motorsport community for Australia's last F1 world champion Alan Jones following his death.

  3. The Sydney Morning Herald

    Australian motorsport legend Alan Jones dies at 80 (opens The Sydney Morning Herald in a new tab)

    Jones claimed the F1 world title in 1980 with Williams, and was the second Australian to win the drivers’ championship behind Sir Jack Brabham.

  4. The Guardian

    Australian F1 world champion Alan Jones dies aged 80 (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

    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…

  5. CNA

    Australian F1 world champion Alan Jones dies aged 80 (opens CNA in a new tab)

  6. The Straits Times

    Australian F1 world champion Alan Jones dies aged 80 (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)

    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.

  7. Sky Sports

    Former F1 world champion Jones dies aged 80 (opens Sky Sports in a new tab)

    Former Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones has died at the age of 80 following a brief illness.

  8. The Sydney Morning Herald

    Aussie F1 legend Alan Jones dies aged 80 (opens The Sydney Morning Herald in a new tab)

    Legendary driver Alan Jones, who brought Australian motorsport global glory with his 1980 world championship, has died after a short illness.

  9. BBC Sport

    Former F1 champion Jones dies aged 80 (opens BBC Sport in a new tab)

    Alan Jones, the last Australian and first Williams driver to win the Formula 1 world title, dies at the age of 80.

  10. CNA

    Reaction to death of Australian F1 world champion Jones (opens CNA in a new tab)

  11. The Straits Times

    Reaction to death of Australian F1 world champion Jones (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)

    Nov 5 - The following are quotes and reaction to the death on Thursday of former Formula One world champion Alan Jones, aged 80.

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