F1: Alan Jones, the Australian driver who won the world championship with Williams in 1980, has died

Rome, 5 Nov. (LaPresse/AP) – The world of Formula 1 is mourning the passing of Alan Jones, the Australian who became the first driver to win a Formula 1 world title with Williams. The announcement of his death was made by his family. He was 80. Jones, the 1980 world champion, passed away following a short illness. Born in Melbourne in 1946, Jones had been inducted into the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame and the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. He was the second Australian – and, to date, the last – to win the Formula 1 world title, the crowning achievement of a career in which he secured 12 victories and 24 podium finishes.