Scottish f1 driver alan jones

A consequence of formula 1s regulations shakeup has pushed drivers to the edge, former world champion alan jones says. So, with the exciting new campaign on the horizon, weve taken a look at the 30 drivers with the most race wins in history. He has also been a cocommentator and pundit for bbc formula one coverage on tv, radio and online and is currently the team principal of the audi sport abt schaeffler formula e team. The car was so efficient in creating downforce that the front wings were practically useless. How alan jones climbed to the top of formula one kindle edition. You can click on the racers names to visit the detailed f1 racer page with biographies and statistics of the drivers formula 1 race career. One of the first major sponsorhunters in formula 1, crichtonstuart came from a famous aristocratic scottish family. Alan jones documentary on f1 the way it used to be, interesting and exciting. Every winner of the formula one drivers title since. He was the first driver to win a formula one world championship with the williams team. For 1973 robinson recommended him to the scottish industrialist denys dobbie, who had.

List of formula one world drivers champions simple. Daniel ricciardo drives alan jones 1980 world championship winning williams fox sports sports. He is a threetime winner of the 24 hours of le mans, most recently in 20, as well as a threetime winner of the american le mans series, which he last won in 2007. He was educated at the ampleforth public school and joined the royal air force when he left school and became a pilot.

Renault s daniel ricciardo is the only australian in sundays race. The fact that jones was the driver who turned williams from middling privateers into world champions didnt hurt, either. Last year saw a rare intersection of two generations of australian formula 1 stardom. Photo gallery of candid, environmental portraits of drivers, owners and other personalities from four decades of racing, starting from 1971 to. This week marks two decades since dc first stood atop the podium in only his 21st race, kicking off a glittering. Alan stanley jones, mbe born 2 november 1946 in melbourne, victoria is an australian former formula one driver. He won 25 of his 72 grands prix, and his victory in the 1965 indianapolis 500 crushed the american racing psyche. Media in category alan jones racecar driver the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Twenty years since scottish f1 driver david coulthard won his first grand prix. Alan jones became australias second and last world champion to date in 1980, becoming the first of seven drivers to win a title in a williams.

This category includes all australian drivers who have participated in or attempted to participate in. The greatest drivers never crowned f1 world champions f1 feature. The car debuted in the 1980 season and powered australian driver alan jones to the title. Discover the formula 1 2020 teams drivers, podium finishes, championship titles and everything you need to know about the teams in this years f1 championship. F1 drivers archive of racers that took part in f1 f1. Formula 1 car regulation changes have pushed drivers to become jockeys this season, according to aussie f1 champion alan jones. James hunt, british racecar driver who won the 1976 formula one f1 grand prix world championship by one point over his austrian archrival, niki lauda. His father, stan, was part of australias elite class of drivers in the 1950s, which propelled alans passion for the sport. Born in melbourne, jones was the son of stan jones, an australian racing driver and winner of the 1959 australian grand prix.

He won the fia world endurance championship fia wec in 20. The formula one world drivers championship wdc is the most successful formula one race car driver of the year. Kendrick, whose business portfolio contains 3d mobile phones and beverages, says he. Hamilton won his sixth formula one world championship on sunday with a second place finish in. Formula 1 races that were not qualification rounds for the. Australia has only ever produced two formula 1 world champions, and with sir jack brabham no longer with us, 1980 champ alan jones is our most successful racing driver alive today. F1 drivers participate in a series of races called the grands prix that are held all over the world on public roads or race circuits built specifically for this purpose.

Scots wonder kid racing driver one step closer to formula 1. He is a twotime formula one world champion, and is often regarded as one of the greatest formula one drivers in the history of the sport. In the case of alan jones, its probably down to the english weather. That year, brazilian legend ayrton senna and scottish newcomer johnny dumfries were piloting the car. F1 racing teams 2020 ferrari, mclaren, mercedes and more. This category includes all scottish drivers who have participated in or attempted to participate in. There have been australian f1 drivers since 1950 and two world champions jack brabham and alan jones. Sandy mitchell, 14, is one step closer to racing in.

List of famous f1 drivers biographies, timelines, trivia. He had a towering ability to get the maximum out of any car he drove, without appearing to be trying hard. F1s youngest points scorer, f1 youngest race winner and a championship contender in his second full season. Born on the 2nd of november in melbourne, australia, alan jones racing roots began at a really early age. Motor racingformula one statistics for the australian.

Formula 1world grand prix driver champions infoplease. Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the world championship since 1950. Formula 1 has some of the best and brave athletes around, and the new season is set to begin in australia this weekend. He is also the most recent australian to win the australian grand prix in 1980. Success has come quickly to sebastian vettel, whose youthful, enthusiastic personality belies a steely, focused will to win. He was the firts scottish driver to win the f1 world champions ships and he did it twice. Jack brabham, who won it three times, and alan jones, the most recent australian world champion. Find all f1 drivers that ever participated at one or more formula 1 grand prix events since f1 started back in 1950 till now. Jim clark he raced 73 races through the 8 years of racing for lotus. F1 strugglers williams given longterm backing by title. The race was won by newly crowned 1980 formula one world drivers champion, alan jones, driving one of his championship winning williams fw07 cars in front of an enthusiastic home crowd come to.

Alan jones share a straighttalking, ironwilled, harddriving tough guy, alan jones fought his way to the forefront, where he defended his territory with ruthless determination and large doses of intimidation. Jacques villeneuve is canadas most successful formula 1 driver, and he also won 11 races. The first driver to win multiple championships was alberto ascari. These cars are the fastest multiturn circuitracing cars in the world. Network ten f1 alan stanley jones mbe born 2 november 1946 in melbourne, victoria, australia, is a former racing driver who won the world championship in 1980. The first driver to win more than one championship was alberto ascari, in 1952 and 1953. Stars cars 1980 f1 champion alan jones sunshine coast. The long list of sports cars, f1, nascar and wec cars. He did return to f1, but he wasnt the same driver and it wasnt the same team and it didnt last. 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.

The scottish sensation went from f1 rookie to grand prix winner in. Alan jones mbe is an australian former formula one driver. Lewis hamilton has been hailed as the greatest f1 driver ever by former racer johnny herbert. The 30 drivers with the most race wins in formula 1.

Alan stanley jones, mbe is an australian former formula one driver. The splash page covers all f1 drivers since the start of formula 1 in the year 1950. View career stats like points per seasons, distribution of wins, podiums and more. His belligerence was partly a byproduct of a long and hard struggle to make it to formula one racing in the first place. To many, jim clark remains the greatest racing driver in history. The belgian driver switched to ferrari for 1970 but the season is famously remembered for f1s only posthumous world champion in jochen rindt. Jack brabham career overview years in numbers the following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Formula one in history on this day today in history. Jackie stewart checks out alan joness 1980 williams youtube. A scottish teenager has made history after becoming the youngest ever driver to sign for the team run by red bull racing boss christian horner. Champion former f1 driver alan jones joins steve price to talk his biography aj. Hunt began racing his own car in formula ford events in 1969. Find out more about the greatest australian f1 drivers, including daniel ricciardo, mark webber, jack brabham, peter brock and jamie whincup. He quickly graduated to formula three races, where his aggressive driving and.

A straighttalking, ironwilled, harddriving tough guy, alan jones fought his way to the forefront, where he defended his territory with ruthless determination and. The greatest drivers never crowned f1 world champions f1. Villeneuve had an impressive year in 1997, and his final grand prix win was in luxembourg. Allan mcnish born 29 december 1969 is a british former racing driver, commentator, and journalist from scotland. Two drivers have won the world drivers championship. He drove for hesketh, hill, surtees, shadow, williams, arrows and lola during his career. He finished his racing career in touring cars in australia. F1 points driver alan jones formula 1 real all time points. Alan jones mbe born november 2, 1946 was the first driver to win a formula one world championship with the williams team, becoming the 1980 world drivers champion. The f1 races constitute the highest class of auto racing and the f1 cars race at speeds of up to 350 kmh. There have been 17 formula one drivers from australia, 14 of which have taken part in at least one race since the championship began in 1950, and 3 failed to qualify. Allan mcnish is a british former racing driver, commentator, and journalist from scotland. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1950, to nino farina. Til when australian driver alan jones won the 1977 austrian formula 1 grand prix, the race organisers didnt have a copy of his national anthem to play at the podium ceremony unaware that it was god save the queen.

List of world drivers champions the formula 1 wiki fandom. Instead, a drunk person played happy birthday on a trumpet. Twenty years since scottish f1 driver david coulthard won. Four wins in 1979 with the fw07 gave the team a kickstart, and set the scene for the five victories in 1980 that put jones points clear of nelson piquet to give him the title. If dad hadnt gone bust i dont think id have ended up much of a racing driver. Aussie f1 legend alan jones concerned about weight loss demand on drivers. Alan jones won the 1980 formula 1 world drivers championship. Rokit cofounder, jonathan kendrick left, pictured alongside former f1 driver alan jones.