Australian Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones has died after a brief illness. He was 80.

Jones was the 1980 Formula 1 world champion and only the second Australian to achieve the feat following Sir Jack Brabham.

Jones debuted on the F1 circuit in 1975 and claimed his first victory in the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix.

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Originally published as Australian Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones has died aged 80