Formula 1 driver · 1975–1986

Alan Jones

NationalityAustralia AustraliaCodeJOENumber15Last teamLola
Starts115
Wins12
Podiums24
Poles6
Points206
Titles11980

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=105 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
66-39
pole rate
5.1%
front row rate
11.1%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=85 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
53-32
avg finish delta when both classified
1.087

Positions Gained

High
n=68 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
3.868
expectation adjusted
0.615

Finishing

High
n=115 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
59.1%
teammate classification rate
61.5%
retirements
47

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
4.572

Team Points Share

High
n=50 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
206
team points
341
points per start
1.791

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Lola19864–113–3
Lola19860–10–0
Arrows19831–00–1
Tyrrell, Williams1975–198113–1616–12
Williams19800–00–0
Williams19804–04–0
Williams19800–00–0
Williams19800–00–0
Tyrrell, Williams1975–197915–07–5
Shadow19771–00–1
Tyrrell, Shadow1975–19771–00–1
Tyrrell, Shadow1975–19771–01–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1986Lola16000412th
1985Lola3000032nd
1983Arrows1000033rd
1981Williams15260463rd
1980Williams145103671st
1979Williams15453403rd
1978Williams160101111th
1977Shadow14120227th
1976Surtees14000715th
1975Tyrrell, Hesketh, Hill7000217th