Nationality: Australia
Date of Birth: 2 November 1946
Drivers championships:
1980
Grand Prix victories: 12
Races started: 116
Pole positions: 6
Teams:
Team Haas 1985 - 1986,
Williams 1978 - 1981,
Shadow 1977,
Surtees 1976
Alan Jones career
Alan Jones is an Australian driver who had a mixed start to his F1 career, which improved after he moved to Williams in 1978. Driving the Patrick Head designed FW07 ground effect car he was third in the drivers championship in 1979. This car was refined for the 1980 season and gave Alan Jones his drivers world championship and Williams their first constructors championship.
Previous seasons
1986
Team: Team Haas
Position: 12
Points: 4
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 He ran this as his final season in F1 and the engine was underpowered but he did manage 4th in Austria.
1985
Team: Team Haas
Position: NC
Points: 0
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 He entered but failed to complete 3 races this season.
1983
Team: Arrows
Position: NC
Points: 0
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 He raced in the USA for one race but retired.
1981
Team: Williams
Position: 3
Points: 46
Race wins: 2
Pole positions: 0 In his final season with Williams two race wins took him to 3rd in the championship and Williams to the constructors championship.
1980
Team: Williams
Position: 1
Points: 67
Race wins: 5
Pole positions: 3 The car was further developed and he won the drivers championship with 5 race wins and 5 other podium finishes.
1979
Team: Williams
Position: 3
Points: 40
Race wins: 3
Pole positions: 3 The FW07 ground effect car from Patrick Head was a significant improvement giving Alan Jones 4 race wins and 3rd in the championship.
1978
Team: Williams
Position: 11
Points: 11
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 He moved to Williams with a second place at Watkins Glen but also 7 retirements.
1977
Team: Shadow
Position: 7
Points: 22
Race wins:1
Pole positions: 0 He had one season with Shadow and scored his first F1 race win in Austria and this was the only race win for Shadow.
1976
Team: Surtees
Position: 15
Points: 7
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 This was his first full season in F1 scoring points in three races.
1975
Team: Embassy / Stiller
Position: 17
Points: 2
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 His first season in F1 was with the short lived Stiller and Embassy teams. His best result was a 5th with Embassy.
