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How did Alan Jones give Williams its first constructors' title?
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Alan Jones died on the fifth of November, aged eighty, after a short illness, according to a statement issued for his wife, Amanda Butler-Davis. He was born in Melbourne and headed to Europe to chase a Formula One dream.
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He made his debut in 1975 with Hesketh. In 1977 he won his first race, for Shadow in Austria. He joined Williams in 1978, and in 1980 he won the world title, and that year Williams also took its first constructors' title.
- 1975Formula One debut, Hesketh
- 1977First win, Shadow, Austria
- 1978Joins Williams
- 1980World title with Williams
Across his career he won 12 grands prix, and 5 of those wins came in that one season, when he took victories in Argentina, France, Britain, Canada and the United States. He was the second Australian to win the title, after Jack Brabham, with five more podiums, and clinched it with one race remaining.
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