Williams' first world champion, Alan Jones, dies aged 80
Williams' first Formula 1 world champion, Alan Jones, has died following a battle with illness, at the age of 80. Jones amassed 12 race wins and 24 podium finishes in an F1 career that spanned 1975 to 1986 and was Australia's second and most recent Formula 1 world champion.
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Australian F1 champion Alan Jones dies aged 80
Australian Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones has died aged 80. Jones died following a short illness, with Nine.com.au reporting he had been diagnosed with cancer only weeks earlier. He had celebrated his 80th birthday earlier on Monday, just days before his death.
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