During a 15-year spell in Formula 1, Jordan Grand Prix became a fan favourite across the globe as Eddie Jordan’s underdog outfit took on the bigger, more established teams, spearheaded by its founder’s unique character and love of the sport.
Joining the championship in 1991 when the fabled Jordan 191 took to the tracks with its distinctive green 7UP sponsorship, through the glory years at the end of the 1990s before an eventual decline into the 2000s, there was no shortage of iconic moments in the team’s illustrious but brief history that are still recounted by motorsport fans to this day.
With tributes being paid following the death of Eddie Jordan at the age of 76, here are the 10 greatest moments from Jordan Grand Prix’s time on the F1 grid…
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10. The final podium – United States Grand Prix, 2005
Why we chose it: The scene of Jordan Grand Prix’s 19th and final podium in Formula 1
While the 2005 United States Grand Prix was infamous for the tyre debacle that forced all 14 Michelin runners to pit at the end of the formation lap and not take the start, it also marked the swansong for Jordan Grand Prix.
With the two Ferraris of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello well out in front, the battle for the final podium spot came down to the Jordan pairing of Tiago Monteiro and Narain Karthikeyan, as well as the Minardi duo of Christijan Albers and Patrick Friesacher.
In the end, Monteiro took the honours, becoming the first and only Portuguese driver to claim an F1 podium, before Eddie Jordan sold his team at the end of the season after 250 Grands Prix and 15 seasons in F1.
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