An emblematic character of the paddock in the 90s, Eddie Jordan died on March 20 at the age of 76.
He loved rock’n roll and flowering shirts. But above all the motorsport, in particular Formula 1 which earned it a beautiful media exhibition in the 90s. Eddie Jordan, founder and manager of the Jordan Grand Prix stable in 1991, died in the early hours of spring 2025 this Thursday, March 20, at 76. This colorful Irishman is also known to be the one who launched Michael Schumacher’s career in F1.
At the time, the young German prodigy had replaced the French at raised the French Bertrand Gachot to compete in the Belgian Grand Prix. Attractive during the tests and brilliant 7th in qualifying but victim of a mechanical breakdown in the first round on the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps, the German, which will then become world champion seven times, will only make one race under the orders of Eddie Jordan, furious to see Flavio Briatore “steal” his nugget a few days later, direction Benetton.
During the ten years spent in the head his stable, Eddie Jordan saw several renowned pilots pass, starting with Damon Hill, world champion with Williams in 1996, but also Rubens Barrichello, Jean Alesi, Eddie Irvine, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher or Giancarlo Fisichella.
We are Deeply Saddened to Hear about the Sudden Loss of Eddie Jordan.
With his inexhaustible Energy He Always Knew How to make people smile, Remaining Genuine and Brilliant at All Times.
Eddie has been a protagonist of an era of f1 and he will be deeply miss.
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– Formula 1 (@f1) March 2025
His hours of glory, Eddie Jordan will know them during the 1998 and 1999 seasons. His golden single -seater, motorized by Peugeot then Honda, was going to win four great prices and win many podiums. His stable even ranks third in the world championship of manufacturers in 1999. The rest will be more delicate with a slow decline which will lead to the acquisition of the stable by Midland in 2005. Eddie Jordan did not leave the middle of Formula 1, however, becoming consulting for the British media before animating a podcast “Formula for success”.
It was also during a program at the end of 2024 that the Irishman had revealed to have been reached of cancer since March. Particular bladder and prostate cancer which then spread to the spine and the basin. After a year of struggle, Eddie Jordan “died peacefully with his family ” On the Cape side, in South Africa. Barely time to review a spring.