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Alan Jones
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Australian racing driver and journalist (born 1946)
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Alan Stanley Jones, born on November 2, 1946, in Melbourne, is an Australian male journalist and racing automobile driver. He competed in auto racing, participating in events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. During his career, he was a member of sports teams including Williams Racing, Surtees, Shadow Racing Cars, and Arrows. Jones won the Formula One World Champion title and the Can-Am competition. His racing record includes 117 starts, 12 wins, 6 pole positions, 24 podium finishes, and 206 points. He has received the award of Member of the Order of the British Empire.
As a writer, Jones is associated with works such as *Law and economics v. a democratic society*, *Discomania*, *High Voltage*, *Adventures of Faerie Folk*, and *From Hell to Heaven*. He speaks English.
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- Works
- 162
Top works
- Law and economics v. a democratic society
- Discomania
- High Voltage
- Adventures of Faerie Folk
- From Hell to Heaven
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Key facts
- Born
- Alan Stanley Jones , ( 1946-11-02 ) 2 November 1946 (age 79) , Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
- Spouses
- Beverley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1995 ) Amanda Butler-Davis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 )
- Children
- 4, including Christian
- Parent
- Stan Jones (father)
- Nationality
- Australian
- Active years
- 1975 – 1981 , 1983 , 1985 – 1986
- Teams
- Privateer Hesketh , Hill , Surtees , Shadow , Williams , Arrows , Haas Lola
- Entries
- 117 (116 starts)
- Championships
- 1 ( 1980 )
- Career points
- 199 (206)
- First entry
- 1975 Spanish Grand Prix
- First win
- 1977 Austrian Grand Prix
- Last win
- 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
- Last entry
- 1986 Australian Grand Prix
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alan
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Melbourne
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Field of work
- Formula One race
- Sport
- auto racing
- Member of team
- Arrows
- Image
- Alan Jones 1980 (cropped).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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 ten seasons.
Jones 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. Jones also won the 1978 Can-Am championship driving a Lola.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alan Jones” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.