RACING DRIVER

Alan Jones

1946 - Today

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Alan Stanley Jones (born 2 November 1946) is an Australian former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One between 1975 and 1986. Jones won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1980 with Williams, and won 12 Grands Prix across 10 seasons. He was the first driver to win a Formula One World Championship with the Williams team, becoming the 1980 World Drivers' Champion and the second Australian to do so following triple World Champion Sir Jack Brabham. He competed in a total of 117 Grands Prix, winning 12 and achieving 24 podium finishes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Jones is the 65th most popular racing driver (down from 61st in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Australia (down from 38th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Alan Jones ranks 65 out of 1,080. Before him are Mark Webber, Michèle Mouton, Michele Alboreto, Lorenzo Bandini, Walter Röhrl, and Louis Chiron. After him are Tazio Nuvolari, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Jo Bonnier, Jean Alesi, Hannu Mikkola, and Rudolf Caracciola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Alan Jones ranks 137. Before him are Richard Axel, Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, Issa Hayatou, Elías Figueroa, Minoru Kobata, and Kim Kyong-hui. After him are Tim Johnson, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Pete Postlethwaite, François Bozizé, Vuk Drašković, and Youssef Absi.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Alan Jones ranks 51 out of 1,143. Before him are Lionel Logue (1880), James Clavell (1921), Mark Webber (1976), Annette Kellermann (1887), Ned Kelly (1855), and Michael Jeffery (1937). After him are Jason Clarke (1969), Rod Taylor (1930), Nick Cave (1957), Simon Baker (1969), Roy Emerson (1936), and Barry Marshall (1951).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Australia

Among racing drivers born in Australia, Alan Jones ranks 3. Before him are Jack Brabham (1926), and Mark Webber (1976). After him are Mick Doohan (1965), Tim Schenken (1943), Paul England (1929), Daniel Ricciardo (1989), Ken Kavanagh (1923), Casey Stoner (1985), Wayne Gardner (1959), David Walker (1941), and Vern Schuppan (1943).

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