Stan Jones (racing driver)
Australian racing driver
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| Intro | Australian racing driver | |
| Places | Australia | |
| was | Racecar driver | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 28 February 1923 | |
| Death | 16 March 1973 (aged 50 years) |
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Biography
Stanley Jones (March 1923–16 March 1973) was an Australian racing driver.
Today better known as father of 1980 World Drivers' Champion Alan Jones, Stan was a prominent racing driver himself, racing mainly in the 1950s. He is one of eleven drivers to have won the Australian and New Zealand Grands Prix. Jones raced the Maybach Specials, the last of the great Australian built specials to remain competitive against the imported European Formula 1 cars, before racing a Maserati 250F.
An amateur racer, his career declined along with the ability of his business interests (mostly car dealerships) to fund it. After two strokes Jones moved to London to be with his son Alan, and died just short of his 50th birthday.
Career results
Stan Jones (Maybach) contesting the 1954 Bathurst 100
| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 3rd | Maserati 250F | |
| 1958 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 1st | Maserati 250F | |
| 1959 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 3rd | Maybach III-Chevrolet Maserati 250F Cooper T51-Climax Sabakat-Porsche | |
| 1961 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 4th | Cooper T51-Climax |