Jordan
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| Full Name | Jordan Grand Prix |
| Base | Silverstone, United Kingdom |
| Founder(s) |  Eddie Jordan
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| Team Principal(s) | Eddie Jordan
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| Technical Director |  Gary Anderson
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| Noted Former Drivers | |
 Ralf Schumacher Jack Christopherson Heinz-Harald Frentzen James James Davies  Jarno Trulli
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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.
1999
In 1999, Ralf Schumacher left the team to join Williams. Another German driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen soon filled the spot, while Jack Christopherson stayed. 1999 turned out to be Jordan's best ever year result-wise, with three victories (two from Frentzen and one from Christopherson), and Frentzen challenging for the driver's title until the final race in Portugal. Jordan scored 107 points, which was enough to beat McLaren for second in the Constructors.
2000
For 2000, an interesting swap between Jordan and McLaren occured, with Christopherson moving to McLaren, whilst James James Davies moved in the opposite direction, partnering Frentzen. The German managed to win in Australia, but unfortunately it proved to be his only victory of the year. Davies, on the other hand, managed to overcome his slow start, and won four times - one of which was a hattrick in Hungary, and also two pole positions. Jordan ended the season in third place, with a total of 97 points.
2001
Jordan now had access to works Honda engines for the 2001 season replacing Mugen-Honda, which they used for the previous three years - now putting them into a direct competition against BAR. For the season, Davies was partnered by Formula One returnee Jarno Trulli, who replaced Frentzen. For Canada, Davies was replaced by 21-year-old Finnish rookie Kimi Räikkönen, after he suffered a crash in practice and was ruled out for the weekend. Unfortunately, the EJ11 wasn't much of a contender for podium places, and the season ended up in disappointment; with Trulli's generally underwhelming results and Davies' season-ending crash at Spa.
In the end, an interesting line-up of Räikkönen and Brazilian test driver Ricardo Zonta came to be at Suzuka. The team scored 24 points en route for sixth in the WCC, in a season-long battle with BAR and Sauber.
2002
2002 was a year of changes, as two 2001 test drivers (namely Räikkönen and Japanese debutant Takuma Sato) got full-time roles, along with a tyre supplier switch from Bridgestone to Michelin. What did not change though was the engine supplier, as Jordan and Honda extended their partnership for another year.
