Alan Jones dies aged 80, reports say

Formula1.com and BBC Sport reported that 1980 F1 champion Alan Jones has died aged 80. The Australian started 117 Grands Prix and won 12 times.

Formula1.com reported that 1980 Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones had died at the age of 80. BBC Sport also reported Jones' death and said he was the last Australian driver and the first Williams driver to win the Formula 1 world title.

Jones competed in Formula 1 between 1975 and 1986, entering 117 races. He won 12 times, scored 24 podiums and took the drivers' championship in 1980.

No further details were included in those reports on the circumstances of his death.