RACING DRIVER

Alan Jones

1946 - Today

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Alan Stanley Jones, (born 2 November 1946) is an Australian former Formula One driver. 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. He competed in a total of 117 Grands Prix, winning 12 and achieving 24 podium finishes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Jones has received more than 63,198 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Alan Jones is the 61st most popular racing driver, the 38th most popular biography from Australia (up from 39th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Racing Driver.

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  • 59.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Alan Jones ranks 61 out of 1,080. Before him are Lewis Hamilton, Wolfgang von Trips, Rudolf Caracciola, Lella Lombardi, Damon Hill, and Hannu Mikkola. After him are Chris Amon, Gerhard Berger, Kimi Räikkönen, Louis Chiron, Riccardo Patrese, and Maria Teresa de Filippis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Alan Jones ranks 113. Before him are Edita Gruberová, Marisa Paredes, Georges J. F. Köhler, Elías Figueroa, Issa Hayatou, and Keith Moon. After him are Stan Smith, Fancy, John C. Mather, Wim Jansen, Vuk Drašković, and Htin Kyaw.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Alan Jones ranks 38 out of 1,143. Before him are Lionel Logue (1880), Ned Kelly (1855), Tamam Shud case (1903), John Noble (1948), Kylie Minogue (1968), and Joan Sutherland (1926). After him are Lisa Gerrard (1961), Phil Rudd (1954), Rod Taylor (1930), Roy Emerson (1936), Johnny Logan (1954), and Barry Marshall (1951).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Australia

Among racing drivers born in Australia, Alan Jones ranks 2. Before him are Jack Brabham (1926). After him are Mark Webber (1976), Tim Schenken (1943), Mick Doohan (1965), Daniel Ricciardo (1989), Wayne Gardner (1959), Casey Stoner (1985), Ken Kavanagh (1923), Vern Schuppan (1943), Frank Gardner (1931), and Paul Hawkins (1937).

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