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Former Racing Champion Alan Jones Dies

In this lesson: Identify Jones’s championship team and sequence his later television work.

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Read the story

Australian racing driver Alan Jones has died at the age of 80. He won the Formula 1 world championship in 1980.

Jones drove for the Williams team when he became champion. He won 12 Formula 1 races during his career.

After leaving Formula 1 racing, he worked on television in Australia. His former team said it was very sad to hear of his death.

Source: Formula 1, 2026-11-05. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/f1-champion-alan-jones-passes-away-aged-80.47VhlGhEpLtaMwCOlLAB3Y

Read and practise

1. Which team did Alan Jones drive for when he became champion?

   1. Ferrari
   2. Shadow
   3. Williams

2. What did Jones do after leaving Formula 1 racing?

   1. Became a Williams race engineer
   2. Returned to win another world title
   3. Worked on television in Australia

Your turn

Name the team Jones drove for when he became champion and say how many Formula 1 races he won in his career.

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