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{{Short description|Irish auto racing team (1991–2005)}}
{{Former F1 team
| Short_name = Jordan
| Long_name = Jordan Grand Prix
| Next name = [[Midland F1 Racing]]
| Logo = [[File:Jordan Grand Prix logo.png|200px]]
| Base = [[Silverstone]], [[Northamptonshire]], England
| Founders = [[Eddie Jordan]]
| Staff = [[Gary Anderson (motorsport)|Gary Anderson]] <br /> [[Adrian Burgess]] <br /> [[Mike Gascoyne]] <br /> [[John Iley]] <br /> [[Sam Michael]] <br /> [[Rob Smedley]] <br /> [[Mark Gallagher]]
| Drivers = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]] <br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]  <br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Alesi]]  <br />{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Michael Schumacher]]  <br /> {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]] <br /> {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Ralf Schumacher]] <br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Damon Hill]] <br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Eddie Irvine]] <br />{{flagicon|POR}} [[Tiago Monteiro]] <br />{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Nick Heidfeld]] <br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuma Sato]] <br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Martin Brundle]] <br />{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Bertrand Gachot]]  <br />{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Timo Glock]] <br />{{flagicon|IND}} [[Narain Karthikeyan]]
| Debut = [[1991 United States Grand Prix]]
| Races = 250
| Engines = [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]], [[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]], [[Peugeot]], [[Mugen-Honda]], [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]], [[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]]
| Cons_champ = 0 (best finish: 3rd, [[1999 Formula One World Championship|1999]]) 
| Drivers_champ = 0 (best finish: 3rd, [[1999 Formula One World Championship|1999]], [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen|Frentzen]])
| Podiums = 19
| Wins = 4
| Poles = 2
| Fastest_laps = 2
| Last race = [[2005 Chinese Grand Prix]] 
}}
'''Jordan Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] constructor that competed from [[1991 Formula One World Championship|1991]] to [[2005 Formula One World Championship|2005]]. The team was named after Irish businessman and founder [[Eddie Jordan]] (1948–2025) and was based at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]], England, but raced with an [[List of Formula One constructors#Team's nationality|Irish licence]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070527061529/http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=General&PO_ID=39312 itv.com/f1 – The day EJ beat them all<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In early 2005, the team was sold to [[Midland Group]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-01-24 |title=Jordan Confirm Midland Takeover |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/jordan-confirm-midland-takeover-5067732/5067732/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=www.autosport.com |language=en}}</ref> who competed for one final season as 'Jordan', before renaming the team as [[Midland F1 Racing]] for the {{F1|2006}} season. Later that same year, it was sold to Dutch car manufacturer, [[Spyker Cars|Spyker]], to become [[Spyker F1]] for the {{F1|2007}} season,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phadnis, DHNS |first=Vivek |title=Rise and fall of Vijay Mallya's Force India F1 Team |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/f1-racing/rise-and-fall-of-vijay-mallyas-force-india-f1-team-719694.html |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> and then sold again to become [[Force India]] in {{F1|2008}}. In 2018, as a result of the [[Force India#2018 season|financial collapse of the Force India team]], and its subsequent buyout by a consortium led by [[Lawrence Stroll]], the team's [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] entry was not transferred, and the Jordan Grand Prix's original entry came to an end.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wheels24.co.za/FormulaOne/force-india-allowed-to-keep-prize-money-20180824-2|title=Force India allowed to keep prize money|work=Wheels|access-date=2018-09-04|language=en}}</ref> As of 2025 the team competes as the [[Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team]].

== History ==

=== Early history ===
{{Main|Eddie Jordan Racing}}

[[File:Eddie Jordan 2009.jpg|thumb| Eddie Jordan, founder of Jordan Grand Prix, during 2009's second [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] race weekend at [[Hockenheim]].]]
[[Eddie Jordan]] had a brief stint as a race driver in the late 1970s before founding [[Eddie Jordan Racing]] in the early 1980s.<ref>{{Cite book|title=An Independent Man|last=Jordan|first=Eddie|publisher=Orion Books.|year=2007|isbn=978-0-7528-8950-4}}</ref> The team first came to prominence in the [[1983 British Formula Three Championship|1983]] British [[Formula Three]] championship with a duel between one-time Jordan test driver{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=August 2018}} [[Ayrton Senna]] and Jordan-Ralt driver [[Martin Brundle]]. Brundle was edged out by the Brazilian at the last round of the championship. The team graduated to [[International Formula 3000]] for [[1988 International Formula 3000 season|1988]], winning its first race in the category with [[Johnny Herbert]] behind the wheel. In [[1989 International Formula 3000 season|1989]], Jordan won the F3000 drivers' championship with future Formula One star [[Jean Alesi]]. The team also ran future F1 drivers such as [[Martin Donnelly (racing driver)|Martin Donnelly]] and [[Eddie Irvine]] in F3000.

=== Formula One ===

==== Beginnings in F1 and becoming established midfield team (1991–1996) ====
[[File:Bertrand Gachot 1991 USA.jpg|thumb|left|[[Bertrand Gachot]] giving Jordan their F1 début at the [[1991 United States Grand Prix]].]]
Jordan's success in lower formulae inspired the creation of a [[Formula One]] programme for the {{F1|1991}} season and a change of name to Jordan Grand Prix. The first driver to test a Jordan F1 car was [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]. Jordan hired [[Italy|Italian]] veteran [[Andrea de Cesaris]] and Belgian [[Bertrand Gachot]] to race his first cars, which were powered by [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]. The team had a very solid debut finishing 5th in the [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|Constructors' Championship]], with de Cesaris finishing 9th in the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Drivers' Championship]]. De Cesaris ran second for much of the Belgian Grand Prix, and was actually gaining on leader Ayrton Senna until the car failed in the closing laps. Gachot was sent to prison mid-season for attacking a taxi driver, and was replaced for the {{F1 GP|1991|Belgian}} by [[Michael Schumacher]]. The team received $150,000 from [[Mercedes-Benz]] in return for giving their young German sportscar star experience of Grand Prix racing.<ref>{{cite book
  | last = Collings
  | first = Timothy
  | title = The Piranha Club
  | publisher = Virgin Books
  |year=2004
  | page = 17
  | isbn = 0-7535-0965-2 }}</ref> Despite Jordan's agreement in principle with Mercedes to retain Schumacher for the remainder of the season, the German driver signed to [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] for the following race. Jordan applied for an injunction in the UK courts to prevent Schumacher driving for Benetton, but lost the case as they had not yet signed a contract.<ref>{{cite book
 | last =Collings
 | first =Timothy
 | title =''The Piranha Club''
 | publisher =Virgin Books
 |year=2007
 | pages =Chapter 1 'Welcome to the Piranha Club'
 | isbn =978-1-85227-907-3
 | no-pp =true }}</ref> Ousted Benetton driver [[Roberto Moreno]] and future [[Champ Car]] title winner [[Alex Zanardi|Alessandro Zanardi]] filled the second car afterwards. Success for Jordan literally came at a high price. The team was forced to switch to cheaper [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]] engines for the {{F1|1992}} season. With [[Maurício Gugelmin]] and [[Stefano Modena]] driving, the team struggled badly and failed to score a point until the final race of the season.

{{F1|1993}} saw further changes, with the team switching engine suppliers, this time to [[Brian Hart Ltd.|Hart]]. Again, the season started with two new drivers, [[Ivan Capelli]] and Brazilian rookie [[Rubens Barrichello]]. Capelli left after two races and five other drivers teamed with Barrichello during the 1993 campaign. Jordan only had moderate improvement, scoring three points. Signs of stability were beginning to show near the end of the season when Barrichello was joined by [[Eddie Irvine]], a former Jordan driver in F3000. Irvine finished sixth and secured a point on his debut Formula One race at [[1993 Japanese Grand Prix|Suzuka]], memorably unlapping himself against [[McLaren]]'s [[Ayrton Senna]], in order to overtake [[Damon Hill]]. After the race finished, an incensed Senna, infuriated by what he deemed as unsafe racing by Irvine in poor weather conditions, stormed into the Jordan garage and punched Irvine in the face after Irvine pushed him in a heated discussion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themagicofsenna.com/senna/suzuka.html |title=Ayrton Senna Suzuka 1993 |publisher=Themagicofsenna.com |access-date=2014-02-04}}</ref>

[[File:Eddie Irvine 1995 Britain.jpg|thumb|left|[[Eddie Irvine]] driving for Jordan at the [[1995 British Grand Prix]].]]Barrichello and Irvine returned for the {{F1|1994}} season, as did the Hart engines, but Irvine had a bad start to the season, earning a three-race ban for reckless driving. Barrichello earned the team their first top three finish in Japan at the Pacific Grand Prix, but was nearly killed during the following race in [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]] in a frightening qualifying crash. The team overcame these difficulties and returned to their initial form, repeating its fifth place finish in the Constructors' Championship with 28 points,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Standings |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Formula 1® – The Official F1® Website |language=en}}</ref> a notable achievement from a low budget team with an engine designed and built by Darrell O'Brien/Hart Engineering. Barrichello earned Jordan's first pole position after a gamble during a wet qualifying session in Belgium, and finished 6th in the Drivers' Championship with 19 points.

Jordan switched to full-works [[Peugeot]] power in {{F1|1995}} after one season with [[McLaren]] team who switched to works [[Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes-Benz]] engines. During the [[1995 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]] that year, both Barrichello and Irvine finished on the podium, finishing second and third respectively. It was the highlight to an unspectacular but relatively solid year for Jordan, as they hung around mid-pack to finish 6th in the Championship.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=August 2018}}

[[File:Eddie Jordan 1996.jpg|thumb|Eddie Jordan greets fans in [[Montreal]] in 1996.]]

When Irvine left in {{F1|1996}} to become Michael Schumacher's teammate at Ferrari, Jordan replaced him with veteran [[Martin Brundle]], the ex-Le Mans winner and World Sportscar Champion. The team failed to make the podium, but both drivers managed to score a string of fourth-place finishes as the team scored yet another 5th among the constructors. 1996 also saw the team adopt their bright-yellow colour scheme which would become their trademark.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=August 2018}}

==== Ascent in form (1997–1999)====
[[File:Jordan 197 Peugeot museum.jpg|thumb|left|Jordan introduced [[nose art]]s from {{f1|1997}} to {{f1|2001}}, their snake mascot ''Hissing Sid'' in the first year.]]
{{F1|1997}} saw the departure of both drivers from the previous year. Barrichello left for the newly formed [[Stewart Grand Prix]], whilst Brundle became a Formula One commentator for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. Jordan replaced them with [[Italy|Italian]] [[Giancarlo Fisichella]], who had raced for [[Minardi]] the previous year, and young [[Ralf Schumacher]], Michael's brother. Again, the team finished 5th in the Championship, with Fisichella achieving two podium finishes. At Hockenheim, Fisichella had led the race, but lost out to [[Gerhard Berger]] before retiring when a puncture holed his car's radiator. The Italian's other highlight was scoring the fastest race lap at the Spanish Grand Prix. A lowlight of the season came in Argentina when Ralf Schumacher took out his Italian teammate during the race, which was tempered by Ralf's first podium.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=August 2018}}

In {{F1|1998}}, the team made its biggest signing as former World Champion [[Damon Hill]], a graduate of Jordan's [[International Formula 3000|F3000]] programme, replaced Fisichella. The team also replaced its Peugeots, which went to [[Prost Grand Prix|Prost]], with [[Mugen Honda]] motors. Up to the halfway point of the season, Jordan had failed to score a single point due to reliability problems. At that point, they signed Mike Gascoyne from Tyrrell to bolster the technical team and long-standing technical director Gary Anderson resigned a few months after.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atlasf1.com/news/1998/728.htm|title=Gascoyne joins Jordan|website=atlasf1.com|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/gary-anderson-leaves-jordan-gp/|title=Gary Anderson Leaves Jordan GP|work=Motorsport.com|access-date=2018-02-06|language=en|archive-date=2018-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005404/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/gary-anderson-leaves-jordan-gp/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Things improved greatly towards the end of the season and at that year's rain-soaked [[1998 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]] in which only six cars finished, Hill earned Jordan their first ever Formula One win, which was also Hill's 22nd career Grand Prix victory. Ralf Schumacher sweetened the victory by finishing second. However, it was later revealed to be team orders – Schumacher had been ordered not to pass Hill. Angered by this, his brother Michael told Jordan that Ralf would never race for the team again and subsequently bought out his brother's contract for 2 million pounds, this satisfied Jordan due to the scandal and manner of Michael's own switch from Jordan to Benetton back in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|last=George|first=Dhruv|date=2020-06-07|title=How 2 Million Pounds Helped Michael Schumacher Rescue his Brother Ralf|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/f1-news-how-2-million-pounds-helped-michael-schumacher-rescue-his-brother-ralf/|access-date=2020-10-25|website=EssentiallySports|language=en-US}}</ref> Hill finished 6th in the drivers' standings with Ralf 10th. Hill's last lap, last-corner move on [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] at Suzuka enabled him to finish the race in fourth and also earned Jordan fourth in the Constructors' Championship for 1998 (this was tempered by speculation that Frentzen had "gifted" the place to Hill, the German having confirmed a move to Jordan for 1999, after a tumultuous career with Williams).

[[File:Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1999 Canada.jpg|thumb|right|The {{F1|1999}} season was Jordan's most successful in F1, with [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] winning two races. The team finished third in the [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|Constructors' Championship]].]]

With Frentzen and Ralf Schumacher swapping teams for {{F1|1999}} (Frentzen at Jordan and Ralf at [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]), the season would turn out to be a nightmare for Hill, who was to retire at the end of the season. However, Frentzen's season was immensely successful, with the German earning two victories and a pole position. For a short while Frentzen had entertained thoughts of a world title, but poor luck and greater speed from McLaren and Ferrari ended his hopes. Frentzen finished third in the Drivers' Championship and the team also finished third amongst the Constructors'. 1999 was to be the team's finest season.

==== Decline in form: (2000–2002) ====

[[File:Jordan noses and front wings.jpg|thumb|left|Noses and front wings in the Jordan garages at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]].]]
For {{F1|2000}} Hill was replaced by [[Jarno Trulli]], fresh from a couple of years at [[Prost Grand Prix|Prost]] and [[Minardi]]. His qualifying speed in particular impressed, but he was unable to score a podium. Frentzen was unable to replicate the success of 1999 and the team slipped back to 6th in the Constructors' Championship. The team had been on course for major points at [[2000 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]], but poor luck intervened: Trulli was ahead of eventual winner David Coulthard until his gearbox failed, while Frentzen running in second place hit the wall at Sainte Devote with only eight laps to go. The 2000 season saw the team achieve just two podiums all season, two third places courtesy of Frentzen in Brazil and the United States.

Both drivers returned to start {{F1|2001}} and Jordan switched to works [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] engines which were already being supplied to rival team [[British American Racing|BAR]] after Mugen left the sport at the end of 2000. This led to a battle for the right to use the Honda engines in the long term. Frentzen was released from the team in mid-season, a series of disagreements with team boss Eddie Jordan a possible explanation. Jordan himself has said that he dropped Frentzen to bring in [[Takuma Sato]] for 2002, an attempt to satisfy Honda. Frentzen was replaced by test driver [[Ricardo Zonta]] at the [[2001 German Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]], but from thereafter [[Jean Alesi]], in the final stages of his Formula One career, took the seat. Amidst all the turmoil, Trulli finished in the points four times, and the team finished 5th in the Constructors' Championship for the fifth time, ahead of rivals BAR but failed to score a single podium during a Grand Prix season for the first time since 1993.

[[File:Jordan GP 2002 sato.jpg|thumb|right|[[Takuma Sato]] driving for the Jordan Grand Prix team at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]] in [[2002 Formula One World Championship|2002]].]]
Jordan re-organised in {{F1|2002}}, with Fisichella returning and [[Takuma Sato]] joining the team, thanks in no small part to Honda's influence. Due to a drop in sponsorship money (despite [[DHL]] joining the team as a title sponsor in addition to Benson & Hedges) the team slipped down the pecking order on the grid. Fisichella often qualified well, a sixth place on the grid in [[2002 Canadian Grand Prix|Montreal]] and a fifth place on the grid in [[2002 Hungarian Grand Prix|Budapest]]. Yet results-wise, the Italian had to make do with a trio of fifth places and a sixth place from Hungary. Sato showed flashes of promise, but managed just two points at [[2002 Japanese Grand Prix|his home race]]. Despite the drop in form, Jordan still managed sixth in the championship, two places ahead of main rivals BAR.

==== Return to Ford, final race victory and fall to backmarker status  (2003–2004) ====

For {{F1|2003}}, [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] left Jordan to concentrate on their partnership with [[British American Racing|BAR]]. Jordan had to make do with [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth]] engines, and the season was not regarded as a success. Despite beating only [[Minardi]] to score 9th in the standings, Jordan won in 2003. This came under bizarre circumstances in the {{F1 GP|2003|Brazilian}} which was affected by rain. Following a massive accident on the start/finish straight, the race was red flagged and stopped. After some initial confusion, [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] was initially ruled to have finished second behind [[Kimi Räikkönen]] who took the top step on the podium. However, an [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] inquiry several days later led to Fisichella being officially declared the winner of his first F1 race. Fisichella was therefore unable to celebrate his first career victory on the top step of the podium, although he and Räikkönen swapped their drivers' trophies in an impromptu ceremony at the following [[2003 San Marino Grand Prix|race in San Marino]], while [[McLaren]]'s [[Ron Dennis]] handed over the constructors' trophy to [[Eddie Jordan]]. Aside from the opportunistic win, neither Fisichella nor rookie teammate [[Ralph Firman]] were able to achieve any sort of success in their [[Jordan EJ13|EJ13s]]. After Firman was injured in practice for the {{F1 GP|2003|Hungarian}} Jordan fielded the first ever [[Hungary|Hungarian]] Formula One driver, [[Zsolt Baumgartner]]. Firman returned for the final two events, but was unable to add to the point he won in Spain. Fisichella only managed two points on top of his victory and unhappy at the team's form he departed for [[Sauber]].

In June 2003 Jordan sued mobile phone company [[Vodafone]] for £150 million, claiming that the company had made a verbal contract for a three-year sponsorship, then given it to [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] instead. Jordan withdrew the action two months later, agreeing to pay Vodafone's costs. This was a double financial blow from which the team never recovered. The judge was highly critical of [[Eddie Jordan]], branding the allegations against Vodafone "without foundation and false".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3117665.stm |title=Judge criticises Jordan lawsuit |publisher=BBC News |date=2003-08-04 |access-date=2010-10-04}}</ref>

[[File:Nick Heidfeld 2004 Canada cropped.jpg|thumb|left|[[Nick Heidfeld]] driving for Jordan at the [[2004 Canadian Grand Prix]].]]
In {{F1|2004}}, Jordan struggled financially, and their status for the future was questionable. The team fielded [[Germany|German]] [[Nick Heidfeld]], formerly of Sauber and Prost, and [[Italy|Italian]] rookie [[Giorgio Pantano]]. Ex-F3000 champion Heidfeld showed promise, but could not achieve many good results due to the car's initial pace being poor. Pantano's season was dogged by sponsorship problems. He missed [[2004 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]] due to a lack of funding, with [[Timo Glock]] stepping in to replace him. Glock managed to score two points on his debut, finishing just ahead of Heidfeld, although these had been earned after the two [[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] and [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] cars had been disqualified for brake duct irregularities. Later in the season, Glock replaced Pantano permanently. As in the [[2003 FIA Formula One World Championship|previous season]], the team finished ahead of only [[Minardi]] at the bottom of the constructors standings.

==== Sale to Midland Group and Toyota customer engines (2005) ====

{{Main|Midland F1 Racing}}
After [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'s decision to put [[Cosworth]] up for sale, Jordan had been left without an engine deal for {{F1|2005}}. However, at short notice, [[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] agreed to supply Jordan with customer RVX-05 engines identical to those in the [[factory-backed|works]] Toyota cars as a paid lease agreement instead of free of charge. In 2005 after a constructors' meeting at Heathrow, Bernie Ecclestone introduced [[Alex Schnaider]] to Eddie Jordan. Six weeks later Eddie Jordan had sold the team to the [[Midland Group]] for $60 million. The day the deal
was signed Eddie sat in Ian Phillips' office and was in tears.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-2013/99/lunch-with-ian-phillips|title=Lunch with Ian Phillips|author=Simon Taylor|date=November 2013|access-date=19 August 2021|website=[[Motorsport Magazine]]}}</ref>

[[File:Monteiro (Jordan) qualifying at USGP 2005.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tiago Monteiro]] at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]].]]
The Jordan name was retained for the {{F1|2005}} season, before being changed to [[Midland F1 Racing|Midland MF1 Racing]] for the {{F1|2006}} season. Throughout 2005, journalists questioned whether Midland were in Formula One for the long haul. Rumours circulated throughout the season that the team was for sale, and that former driver [[Eddie Irvine]] was interested in buying them. The year also saw the debut of two new rookie drivers, [[Narain Karthikeyan]] and [[Tiago Monteiro]]. 2005 merely confirmed Jordan's status at the back of the grid. A final podium came in the [[2005 United States Grand Prix|highly controversial race at Indianapolis]], with Monteiro leading home a Jordan 3–4 after most rivals did not start. Monteiro managed an excellent eighth place at Spa in wet conditions to give the team its last point. The [[2005 Chinese Grand Prix|final race]] for the team saw a low-key exit, with Monteiro finishing 11th and Karthikeyan crashing out spectacularly.

== Role in developing driver talent ==

Jordan Grand Prix was notable for providing the debut to a number of drivers who subsequently enjoyed considerable F1 and wider motor-racing careers.  This was due to both Eddie Jordan's experience managing the careers of drivers (most notably [[Jean Alesi]]) before entering his own team to F1, and the team's ongoing need for funding which new drivers frequently brought via personal sponsorship.  Notably successful drivers who began their F1 careers with Jordan include multiple World Champion [[Michael Schumacher]] (1991), [[Championship Auto Racing Teams]] (CART) Champion [[Alex Zanardi]] (1991), F1 race winners [[Rubens Barrichello]] (1993), [[Eddie Irvine]] (1993), and [[Ralf Schumacher]] (1997), and [[Indy 500]] winner [[Takuma Sato]] (2002).  The close-knit and relaxed atmosphere of the team also allowed drivers who had failed to achieve expectations with other teams to perform at their best.  Most notably, [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] won two races to challenge for the 1999 World Championship, something he had failed to do for the much more competitive [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] team in 1997.  [[Andrea de Cesaris]] rehabilitated his reputation from that of a 'crasher' to become a dependable driver during his season with the team in 1991, and [[Jarno Trulli]], [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] and [[Nick Heidfeld]] each used their time at Jordan Grand Prix to show potential and be recruited by larger teams.

As well as giving both Michael and Ralf Schumacher their F1 debuts, Jordan benefited from Germany's growing interest in Formula One during the 1990s and early 2000s, with the other notable German drivers of the era (Frentzen, Heidfeld, and [[Timo Glock]]) all driving for the team and [[Deutsche Post]] World Net being a major sponsor of the team from 2000 to 2003.

== Sponsorship ==

In 1991, the team was sponsored by soft drink brand [[7 Up]], but despite the team's moderately successful first season and Eddie Jordan saying the team had "more than fulfilled our part of the bargain",<ref>{{cite news|title=Staying... Andrea de Cesaris Who Is Expected To Re-Sign.|work=Sunday Independent (Dublin)|date=3 November 1991|access-date=9 July 2020|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002324/19911103/270/0034|via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription}}</ref> the sponsorship was replaced by South African energy company [[Sasol]] until 1994, with [[Barclay (cigarette)|Barclay]] supplementing until 1993. In the team's first year with Peugeot engines, fuel supplier [[TotalEnergies|Total]] was the title sponsor in 1995.

From 1996 to 2005, [[Benson & Hedges#Motorsport|Benson & Hedges]] was the primary sponsor of Jordan. At races where the ban on cigarette advertising was in force, the name was replaced by "Bitten & Hisses" (in {{F1|1997}} when Jordan's mascot was the snake Hissing Sid) or the names of the team's drivers, [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] and [[Ralf Schumacher]], with additional 'S's, "Buzzin Hornets" (while the mascot was an unnamed hornet from {{F1|1998}} to {{F1|2000}}), "Bitten Heroes" (during {{F1|2001}}, when the team's mascot was a shark), and from {{F1|2002}} to {{F1|2005}} 'Be On Edge' ('''BE'''NS'''ON''' & H'''EDGE'''S). It was in the sponsor's first year that the team coloured their cars in the gold of their cigarette packet and then switched to yellow after that.

For {{F1|2002}}, title sponsorship went to delivery company [[DHL]], before reverting to Benson & Hedges (which remained a major sponsor in 2002). At the 2004 and 2005 United States Grands Prix, [[Sobranie]] was advertised instead; the team (along with [[Scuderia Ferrari]]) had previously run non-tobacco liveries on previous United States Grands Prix due to U.S. [[Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement]] requirements, as a clause in the settlement restricted [[Philip Morris USA]] (who holds the Benson & Hedges trademark in the United States) to one sponsorship, that of [[Team Penske]] in American open-wheel racing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vadja |first1=Gabor |title=Ferrari, Jordan Sponsor Bumped by Penske at USGP, Firm Policies Itself |url=https://gaborvajda.kinja.com/ferrari-jordan-sponsor-bumped-by-penske-at-usgp-firm-1741585886 |access-date=16 May 2020 |archive-date=15 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115104444/https://gaborvajda.kinja.com/ferrari-jordan-sponsor-bumped-by-penske-at-usgp-firm-1741585886 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== EJ-10 ===

'''EJ-10''' was an [[energy drink]] marketed by the Jordan Formula One team. The energy drink was heavily advertised as free of caffeine and taurine to avoid a [[sugar crash]], and as having a fruity flavour and providing energy for up to 90 minutes. It was sold in bright yellow 250 mL and 380 mL bottles, decorated to evoke the image of Jordan's [[Formula One]] cars.<ref>[http://www.mattonigranddrink.com/news.php?id=72 Mattoni Drink Website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223120816/http://www.mattonigranddrink.com/news.php?id=72 |date=2012-02-23 }}</ref> Jordan Grand Prix used the [[Sutherland Hawes]] design agency to create and market the energy drink.<ref>[http://www.sutherlandhawes.co.uk/ej10.html Sutherland Hawes Website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224001924/http://www.sutherlandhawes.co.uk/ej10.html |date=2012-02-24 }}</ref> At the height of its popularity EJ-10 was available around the world, including [[Ireland]], [[Germany]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and [[Mexico]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2372119/F1-survivor-Jordan-proves-fast-on-his-feet-after-teams-trials-and-tribulations.html Telegraph.co.uk Website]</ref><ref>[https://www.tribune.ie/archive/article/2002/feb/03/jordan-pushes-on-with-energy-drink/ Tribune News Website]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 2002, the 380 ml bottles of EJ-10 were recalled in Ireland after it was discovered it contained unacceptable levels of [[benzene]].<ref>[http://www.fsai.ie/details.aspx?id=6560 Food Safety Authority of Ireland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217154940/http://www.fsai.ie/details.aspx?id=6560 |date=2012-02-17 }}</ref>

'''V-10''' is a spinoff of EJ-10; it retains the basic formula but adds [[vodka]].<ref>[http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/tm/t-os/t-find/t-challenge-decision-results/o19004.pdf UK Intellectual Property Office]</ref>

=== Honda Civic Jordan ===

To commemorate the team's successful 1999 campaign powered by Mugen-Honda engines, Honda sold 500 limited edition [[Honda Civic (sixth generation)|Honda Civic]] models called Civic Jordan in the United Kingdom. Based on the EK4 VTi-S hatchback model, the cars were painted Sunlight Yellow and featured yellow-and-black leather interior, Jordan decals on the sides and rear of the car as well as stitched into the seats and floor carpets, and body kit partially based on the Japanese Type-R model. Apart from a signed Eddie Jordan plaque on the cars' centre console, the team had no involvement on the development on the car, which performed otherwise similar to a standard VTi model.

== Books ==

Several books have been published that provided a comprehensive understanding of Jordan Grand Prix. The most comprehensive was the 1994 book Race Without End. Authored by Maurice Hamilton, a seasoned Formula 1 professional, this book chronicles the events and experiences of Jordan Grand Prix during the 1993 season.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Race without end : the grind behind the glamour of the SASOL Jordan Grand Prix team|last=Maurice.|first=Hamilton|date=1994|publisher=Patrick Stephens|isbn=1852605006|location=Sparkford|oclc=30914440}}</ref>

== Racing record ==

{{Main|Jordan Grand Prix results}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
! Year
! Name
! Car
! Engine
! Tyres 
! No.
! Drivers
! Points 
! WCC
|-
! {{F1|1991}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} Team [[7 Up|7Up]] Jordan
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan 191|191]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] HB4 3.5 V8
| {{Goodyear}}
| 32.<br>32.<br>32.<br>32.<br>33.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Bertrand Gachot]]<BR>{{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Moreno]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alex Zanardi|Alessandro Zanardi]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]]
| 13
| 5th
|-
! {{F1|1992}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Sasol]] Jordan Yamaha
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan 192|192]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] OX99 3.5 V12
| {{Goodyear}}
| 32.<br>33.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Modena]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maurício Gugelmin]]
| 1
| 11th
|-
! {{F1|1993}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Sasol]] Jordan
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan 193|193]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] 1035 3.5 V10
| {{Goodyear}}
| 14.<br>15.<br>15.<br>15.<br>15.<br>15.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ivan Capelli]]<br>{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Thierry Boutsen]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Apicella]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Emanuele Naspetti]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Eddie Irvine]]
| 3
| 11th
|-
! {{F1|1994}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Sasol]] Jordan
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan 194|194]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] 1035 3.5 V10
| {{Goodyear}}
| 14.<br>15.<br>15.<br>15.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Eddie Irvine]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Aguri Suzuki]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]]
| 28
| 5th
|-
! {{F1|1995}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[TotalEnergies|Total]] Jordan Peugeot
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan 195|195]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Peugeot]] A10 3.0 V10
| {{Goodyear}}
| 14.<br>15.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Eddie Irvine]]
| 21
| 6th
|-
! {{F1|1996}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Benson & Hedges]] [[TotalEnergies|Total]] Jordan Peugeot
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan 196|196]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Peugeot]] A12 EV5 3.0 V10
| {{Goodyear}}
| 11.<br>12.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Martin Brundle]]
| 22
| 5th
|-
! {{F1|1997}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Benson & Hedges]] [[TotalEnergies|Total]] Jordan Peugeot
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan 197|197]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Peugeot]] A14 3.0 V10
| {{Goodyear}}
| 11.<br>12.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| 33
| 5th
|-
! {{F1|1998}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Benson & Hedges]] Jordan
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan 198|198]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen-Honda]] MF-301 HC 3.0 V10
| {{Goodyear}}
| 9.<br>10.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Damon Hill]]<br>{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
| 34
| 4th
|-
! {{F1|1999}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Benson & Hedges]] Jordan
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan 199|199]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen-Honda]] MF-301 HD 3.0 V10
| {{Bridgestone}}
| 7.<br>8.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Damon Hill]]<br>{{flagicon|GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 61
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd
|-
! {{F1|2000}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Benson & Hedges]] Jordan
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan EJ10|EJ10]]<br>[[Jordan EJ10|EJ10B]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen-Honda]] MF-301 HE 3.0 V10
| {{Bridgestone}}
| 5.<br>6.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
| 17
| 6th
|-
! {{F1|2001}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Benson & Hedges]] Jordan Honda
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan EJ11|EJ11]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA001E 3.0 V10
| {{Bridgestone}}
| 11.<br>11.<br>11./12.<br>12.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Zonta]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}} [[Jean Alesi]]
| 19
| 5th
|-
! {{F1|2002}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[DHL]] Jordan Honda
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan EJ12|EJ12]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA002E 3.0 V10
| {{Bridgestone}}
| 9.<br>10.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuma Sato]]
| 9
| 6th
|-
! {{F1|2003}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Benson & Hedges]] Jordan Ford
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan EJ13|EJ13]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] RS1 3.0 V10
| {{Bridgestone}}
| 11.<br>12.<br>12.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]<br>{{flagicon|IRE}} [[Ralph Firman]]<br>{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zsolt Baumgartner]]
| 13
| 9th
|-
! {{F1|2004}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} Jordan Ford
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan EJ14|EJ14]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] RS2 3.0 V10
| {{Bridgestone}}
| 18.<br>19.<br>19.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giorgio Pantano]]<br>{{flagicon|GER}} [[Timo Glock]]
| 5
| 9th
|-
! {{F1|2005}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} Jordan Grand Prix
|style="text-align:left"| [[Jordan EJ15|EJ15]]<br>[[Jordan EJ15|EJ15B]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] RVX-05 3.0 V10
| {{Bridgestone}}
| 18.<br>19.
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Tiago Monteiro]]<br>{{flagicon|IND}} [[Narain Karthikeyan]]
| 12
| 9th
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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