Jordan
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Full Name | Jordan Grand Prix |
Base | Silverstone, United Kingdom |
Founder(s) | Eddie Jordan |
Team Principal(s) | Eddie Jordan |
Technical Director | Template:GBR Gary Anderson |
Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that operated from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s.
The team was formed and headed by enigmatic Irish businessman Eddie Jordan and gained popularity for their alternative attitude to the sport.
After several years of debt, the team would be sold to the Midland Group in the mid 2000s.
Early history
Following a successful term in British Formula 3, Eddie Jordan Racing first came to international prominence in the International Formula 3000 series, finding success with the likes of Jack Christopherson, Olivier Grouillard and Johnny Herbert in the series.
Formula One
1998
By 1998, Jordan had resigned former F3000 ace Jack Christopherson to partner German prodigy Ralf Schumacher. This would be the first year of a new partnership with Mugen-Honda, following the departure of the Peugeot units to Prost. Christopherson and Schumacher would be frequent podium finishers throughout the season, the best result being Christopherson's second place in the season ending Portuguese Grand Prix. Jordan finished in fifth, with 32 points.