DRIVER PROFILE · Australian

Alan Jones

1975–1986 · Career statistics and race history

Alan Jones: 1 title with 1 team; 43.6% of his races ended in retirement.

Verdict evidence

Verdict evidence
Measure	Result
World titles	1
Teams in title-winning seasons	Williams
Retirements / starts	51 / 117

Starts117

Wins12

Podiums24

Poles6

Points199

Titles1

By circuit type

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit type	Qualifying Δ	Classified finish Δ	Average qualifying	Average finish	Races (qualifying / finish)
high-downforce	Unavailable	-0.21	Unavailable	6.44	0 / 9
low-downforce	Unavailable	-1.76	Unavailable	8	0 / 7
mixed	Unavailable	+0.27	Unavailable	5.96	0 / 52

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 6.24. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid1 / 1

DNF rate43.6%

Average grid → finish11.49 → 6.24

Positions gained / race3.99

First raceSpanish Grand Prix 1975 · 1975-04-27

Latest raceAustralian Grand Prix 1986 · 1986-10-26

TEAM HISTORYHesketh Embassy Hill Surtees Shadow Williams Arrows Lola

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Eddie Cheever (1986, 1 rounds); Marc Surer (1983, 1 rounds); Chico Serra (1983, 0 rounds); Thierry Boutsen (1983, 0 rounds); Renzo Zorzi (1977, 2 rounds); Tom Pryce (1977, 0 rounds); Arturo Merzario (1977, 1 rounds); Jean-Pierre Jarier (1977, 1 rounds); Conny Andersson (1976, 1 rounds); Brett Lunger (1975, 0 rounds); James Hunt (1975, 4 rounds); Harald Ertl (1975, 0 rounds); Rolf Stommelen (1975, 0 rounds); Vern Schuppan (1975, 0 rounds); François Migault (1975, 0 rounds).

51 non-finishes: 31 mechanical, 15 accident/collision, 0 disqualified, 5 other. Reliability exposure: 6 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

Season	Standing	Starts	Wins	Teammates · quali / race	Points
1986 ↗	12	16	0	Patrick TambayQ — · R 1–1	4
1985 ↗	NC	4	0	—	0
1983 ↗	NC	1	0	—	0
1981 ↗	3	15	2	Carlos ReutemannQ — · R 4–5	46
1980 ↗	1	14	5	Carlos ReutemannQ — · R 7–2 Rupert KeeganQ — · R 4–0	67
1979 ↗	3	15	4	Clay RegazzoniQ — · R 5–1	40
1978 ↗	11	16	0	—	11
1977 ↗	7	14	1	Riccardo PatreseQ — · R 3–0 Jackie Oliver· 1 rounds	22
1976 ↗	15	14	0	Noritake Takahara· 1 rounds Henri PescaroloQ — · R 3–0 Brett LungerQ — · R 3–1	7
1975 ↗	17	8	0	Torsten Palm· 1 rounds Tony BriseQ — · R 1–2	2

H2H reads Jones–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Every race 117 RESULT ROWS

198616 starts · 0 wins4 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1986 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Alan Jones	Lola	15	16	Engine	0
1986 · ROUND 15Mexican	RET	Mexican Alan Jones	Lola	15	35	Tyre	0
1986 · ROUND 14Portuguese	RET	Portuguese Alan Jones	Lola	17	10	Brakes	0
1986 · ROUND 13Italian	6	Italian Alan Jones	Lola	18	49	+2 Laps	1
1986 · ROUND 12Austrian	4	Austrian Alan Jones	Lola	16	50	+2 Laps	3
1986 · ROUND 11Hungarian	RET	Hungarian Alan Jones	Lola	10	46	Differential	0
1986 · ROUND 10German	9	German Alan Jones	Lola	19	42	+2 Laps	0
1986 · ROUND 9British	RET	British Alan Jones	Lola	14	22	Throttle	0
1986 · ROUND 8French	RET	French Alan Jones	Lola	20	2	Accident	0
1986 · ROUND 7Detroit	RET	Detroit Alan Jones	Lola	21	33	Steering	0
1986 · ROUND 6Canadian	10	Canadian Alan Jones	Lola	13	66	+3 Laps	0
1986 · ROUND 5Belgian	11	Belgian Alan Jones	Lola	16	40	Out of fuel	0
1986 · ROUND 4Monaco	RET	Monaco Alan Jones	Lola	18	2	Accident	0
1986 · ROUND 3San Marino	RET	San Marino Alan Jones	Lola	21	28	Overheating	0
1986 · ROUND 2Spanish	RET	Spanish Alan Jones	Lola	17	0	Collision	0
1986 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Alan Jones	Lola	19	5	Injection	0

19854 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1985 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Alan Jones	Lola	19	20	Electrical
1985 · ROUND 15South African	W	South African Alan Jones	Lola	18	0	Driver unwell
1985 · ROUND 14European	RET	European Alan Jones	Lola	22	13	Radiator
1985 · ROUND 12Italian	RET	Italian Alan Jones	Lola	25	6	Engine

19831 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1983 · ROUND 2United States West	RET	United States West Alan Jones	Arrows	12	58	Driver unwell	0

198115 starts · 2 wins46 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1981 · ROUND 15Caesars Palace	1	Caesars Palace Alan Jones	Williams	2	75	1:44:09.077	9
1981 · ROUND 14Canadian	RET	Canadian Alan Jones	Williams	3	24	Handling	0
1981 · ROUND 13Italian	2	Italian Alan Jones	Williams	5	52	+22.175	6
1981 · ROUND 12Dutch	3	Dutch Alan Jones	Williams	4	72	+35.500	4
1981 · ROUND 11Austrian	4	Austrian Alan Jones	Williams	6	53	+12.040	3
1981 · ROUND 10German	11	German Alan Jones	Williams	4	44	+1 Lap	0
1981 · ROUND 9British	RET	British Alan Jones	Williams	7	3	Collision	0
1981 · ROUND 8French	17	French Alan Jones	Williams	9	76	Collision	0
1981 · ROUND 7Spanish	7	Spanish Alan Jones	Williams	2	80	+56.580	0
1981 · ROUND 6Monaco	2	Monaco Alan Jones	Williams	7	76	+39.910	6
1981 · ROUND 5Belgian	RET	Belgian Alan Jones	Williams	6	19	Accident	0
1981 · ROUND 4San Marino	12	San Marino Alan Jones	Williams	8	58	+2 Laps	0
1981 · ROUND 3Argentine	4	Argentine Alan Jones	Williams	3	53	+1:07.880	3
1981 · ROUND 2Brazilian	2	Brazilian Alan Jones	Williams	3	62	+4.440	6
1981 · ROUND 1United States West	1	United States West Alan Jones	Williams	2	80	1:50:41.330	9

198014 starts · 5 wins67 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1980 · ROUND 14United States	1	United States Alan Jones	Williams	5	59	1:34:36.050	9
1980 · ROUND 13Canadian	1	Canadian Alan Jones	Williams	2	70	1:46:45.530	9
1980 · ROUND 12Italian	2	Italian Alan Jones	Williams	6	60	+28.930	6
1980 · ROUND 11Dutch	11	Dutch Alan Jones	Williams	4	69	+3 Laps	0
1980 · ROUND 10Austrian	2	Austrian Alan Jones	Williams	3	54	+0.820	6
1980 · ROUND 9German	3	German Alan Jones	Williams	1	45	+43.530	4
1980 · ROUND 8British	1	British Alan Jones	Williams	3	76	1:34:49.228	9
1980 · ROUND 7French	1	French Alan Jones	Williams	4	54	1:32:43.400	9
1980 · ROUND 6Monaco	RET	Monaco Alan Jones	Williams	3	24	Differential	0
1980 · ROUND 5Belgian	2	Belgian Alan Jones	Williams	1	72	+47.370	6
1980 · ROUND 4United States West	RET	United States West Alan Jones	Williams	5	47	Accident	0
1980 · ROUND 3South African	RET	South African Alan Jones	Williams	8	34	Gearbox	0
1980 · ROUND 2Brazilian	3	Brazilian Alan Jones	Williams	10	40	+1:06.110	4
1980 · ROUND 1Argentine	1	Argentine Alan Jones	Williams	1	53	1:43:24.380	9

197915 starts · 4 wins40 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1979 · ROUND 15United States	RET	United States Alan Jones	Williams	1	36	Wheel	0
1979 · ROUND 14Canadian	1	Canadian Alan Jones	Williams	1	72	1:52:06.892	9
1979 · ROUND 13Italian	9	Italian Alan Jones	Williams	4	49	+1 Lap	0
1979 · ROUND 12Dutch	1	Dutch Alan Jones	Williams	2	75	1:41:19.775	9
1979 · ROUND 11Austrian	1	Austrian Alan Jones	Williams	2	54	1:27:38.010	9
1979 · ROUND 10German	1	German Alan Jones	Williams	2	45	1:24:48.830	9
1979 · ROUND 9British	RET	British Alan Jones	Williams	1	38	Water pump	0
1979 · ROUND 8French	4	French Alan Jones	Williams	7	80	+36.610	3
1979 · ROUND 7Monaco	RET	Monaco Alan Jones	Williams	9	43	Steering	0
1979 · ROUND 6Belgian	RET	Belgian Alan Jones	Williams	4	39	Electrical	0
1979 · ROUND 5Spanish	RET	Spanish Alan Jones	Williams	13	54	Gearbox	0
1979 · ROUND 4United States West	3	United States West Alan Jones	Williams	10	80	+59.690	4
1979 · ROUND 3South African	RET	South African Alan Jones	Williams	19	63	Suspension	0
1979 · ROUND 2Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Alan Jones	Williams	13	33	Fuel system	0
1979 · ROUND 1Argentine	9	Argentine Alan Jones	Williams	15	51	+2 Laps	0

197816 starts · 0 wins11 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1978 · ROUND 16Canadian	9	Canadian Alan Jones	Williams	5	70	+1:28.942	0
1978 · ROUND 15United States	2	United States Alan Jones	Williams	3	59	+19.739	6
1978 · ROUND 14Italian	13	Italian Alan Jones	Williams	6	39	+1 Lap	0
1978 · ROUND 13Dutch	RET	Dutch Alan Jones	Williams	11	17	Throttle	0
1978 · ROUND 12Austrian	RET	Austrian Alan Jones	Williams	15	7	Accident	0
1978 · ROUND 11German	RET	German Alan Jones	Williams	6	31	Fuel system	0
1978 · ROUND 10British	RET	British Alan Jones	Williams	6	26	Transmission	0
1978 · ROUND 9French	5	French Alan Jones	Williams	14	54	+41.810	2
1978 · ROUND 8Swedish	RET	Swedish Alan Jones	Williams	9	46	Wheel	0
1978 · ROUND 7Spanish	8	Spanish Alan Jones	Williams	18	74	+1 Lap	0
1978 · ROUND 6Belgian	10	Belgian Alan Jones	Williams	11	68	+2 Laps	0
1978 · ROUND 5Monaco	RET	Monaco Alan Jones	Williams	10	29	Oil leak	0
1978 · ROUND 4United States West	7	United States West Alan Jones	Williams	8	79	+1 Lap	0
1978 · ROUND 3South African	4	South African Alan Jones	Williams	18	78	+30.986	3
1978 · ROUND 2Brazilian	11	Brazilian Alan Jones	Williams	8	58	+5 Laps	0
1978 · ROUND 1Argentine	RET	Argentine Alan Jones	Williams	14	36	Fuel system	0

197714 starts · 1 wins22 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1977 · ROUND 17Japanese	4	Japanese Alan Jones	Shadow	12	73	+1:06.610	3
1977 · ROUND 16Canadian	4	Canadian Alan Jones	Shadow	7	80	+46.690	3
1977 · ROUND 15United States	RET	United States Alan Jones	Shadow	13	3	Accident	0
1977 · ROUND 14Italian	3	Italian Alan Jones	Shadow	16	52	+23.630	4
1977 · ROUND 13Dutch	RET	Dutch Alan Jones	Shadow	13	32	Engine	0
1977 · ROUND 12Austrian	1	Austrian Alan Jones	Shadow	14	54	1:37:16.490	9
1977 · ROUND 11German	RET	German Alan Jones	Shadow	17	0	Accident	0
1977 · ROUND 10British	7	British Alan Jones	Shadow	12	67	+1 Lap	0
1977 · ROUND 9French	RET	French Alan Jones	Shadow	10	60	Transmission	0
1977 · ROUND 8Swedish	17	Swedish Alan Jones	Shadow	11	67	+5 Laps	0
1977 · ROUND 7Belgian	5	Belgian Alan Jones	Shadow	17	70	+1:15.470	2
1977 · ROUND 6Monaco	6	Monaco Alan Jones	Shadow	11	76	+36.610	1
1977 · ROUND 5Spanish	RET	Spanish Alan Jones	Shadow	14	56	Accident	0
1977 · ROUND 4United States West	RET	United States West Alan Jones	Shadow	14	40	Gearbox	0

197614 starts · 0 wins7 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1976 · ROUND 16Japanese	4	Japanese Alan Jones	Surtees	20	72	+1 Lap	3
1976 · ROUND 15United States	8	United States Alan Jones	Surtees	18	58	+1 Lap	0
1976 · ROUND 14Canadian	16	Canadian Alan Jones	Surtees	20	78	+2 Laps	0
1976 · ROUND 13Italian	12	Italian Alan Jones	Surtees	18	51	+1 Lap	0
1976 · ROUND 12Dutch	8	Dutch Alan Jones	Surtees	16	74	+1 Lap	0
1976 · ROUND 11Austrian	RET	Austrian Alan Jones	Surtees	15	30	Accident	0
1976 · ROUND 10German	10	German Alan Jones	Surtees	14	14	+3:47.300	0
1976 · ROUND 9British	5	British Alan Jones	Surtees	19	75	+1 Lap	2
1976 · ROUND 8French	RET	French Alan Jones	Surtees	18	44	Suspension	0
1976 · ROUND 7Swedish	13	Swedish Alan Jones	Surtees	18	71	+1 Lap	0
1976 · ROUND 6Monaco	RET	Monaco Alan Jones	Surtees	19	1	Collision	0
1976 · ROUND 5Belgian	5	Belgian Alan Jones	Surtees	16	69	+1 Lap	2
1976 · ROUND 4Spanish	9	Spanish Alan Jones	Surtees	20	74	+1 Lap	0
1976 · ROUND 3United States West	RET	United States West Alan Jones	Surtees	19	70	Not classified	0

19758 starts · 0 wins2 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1975 · ROUND 11German	5	German Alan Jones	Embassy Hill	21	14	+3:50.300	2
1975 · ROUND 10British	10	British Alan Jones	Embassy Hill	28	54	+2 Laps	0
1975 · ROUND 9French	16	French Alan Jones	Embassy Hill	20	53	+1 Lap	0
1975 · ROUND 8Dutch	13	Dutch Alan Jones	Embassy Hill	17	70	+5 Laps	0
1975 · ROUND 7Swedish	11	Swedish Alan Jones	Hesketh	19	78	+2 Laps	0
1975 · ROUND 6Belgian	RET	Belgian Alan Jones	Hesketh	13	1	Accident	0
1975 · ROUND 5Monaco	RET	Monaco Alan Jones	Hesketh	18	61	Wheel	0
1975 · ROUND 4Spanish	RET	Spanish Alan Jones	Hesketh	20	3	Accident	0

1966–2026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.