The Eddie Jordan Foundation
Fondúireacht Eddie Jordan
Eddie Jordan took a Formula 1 team from Dublin to win international Grand Prix races. His fearless drive is the spirit we channel when we race. Meeting the Eddie Jordan Foundation, founded in his honour, is part of our story.
Who Eddie was
Eddie Jordan was born in Dublin and founded Jordan Grand Prix, which entered Formula 1 in 1991. With a small, independent team he took on the biggest manufacturers in the sport, and won.
He was famous for backing young talent: Michael Schumacher made his Formula 1 debut in a Jordan at Spa in 1991. Fearless, inventive and always pushing boundaries, he left a mark on motorsport that still inspires engineers, drivers and teams like ours.
- Jordan Grand Prix’s first Formula 1 season
- 1991
- First win, a one-two at the Belgian Grand Prix
- 1998
- Grand Prix wins for the team
- 4
Fifteen seasons, fifteen cars
From the green 191 to the EJ15: every car Jordan Grand Prix raced in Formula 1.
Photo: Nic Redhead, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab) 1991 Jordan 191
Fifth in the championship in the team’s first season, and Michael Schumacher’s debut.
Photo: The Hard Compound / Facebook (opens in a new tab) 1992 Jordan 192
A hard second year: one point, at the final race.
1993 Jordan 193
Rubens Barrichello’s first season, and a point for Eddie Irvine on his debut at Suzuka.
1994 Jordan 194
The team’s first podium and first pole position, both for Barrichello.
1995 Jordan 195
Second and third at the Canadian Grand Prix.
1996 Jordan 196
The first yellow Jordan.
1997 Jordan 197
Podiums for Giancarlo Fisichella and for Ralf Schumacher in his first season.
1998 Jordan 198
Jordan’s first win: a one-two at Spa.
1999 Jordan 199
Two wins for Heinz-Harald Frentzen and third in the championship, the team’s best season.
2000 Jordan EJ10
Two podiums for Frentzen, in Brazil and the United States.
2001 Jordan EJ11
Points four times for Jarno Trulli.
2002 Jordan EJ12
Takuma Sato’s first season, with two points at his home race in Japan.
2003 Jordan EJ13
Giancarlo Fisichella wins in Brazil, Jordan’s fourth and last win.
Photo: TMWolf, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab) 2004 Jordan EJ14
Timo Glock scores on his debut.
2005 Jordan EJ15
The last Jordan: Tiago Monteiro third at Indianapolis.
Two green cars from Ireland, 35 years apart
He gave them their first drive
Eddie backed talent before it was proven. Three drivers who went on to race at the front of Formula 1 started with Jordan.
Michael Schumacher
Belgian Grand Prix, Spa
Rubens Barrichello
African Grand Prix, Kyalami
Eddie Irvine
Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka
We are not here to be cautious, we are here to be great! Winning takes finding an edge. That takes courage and risk.
Formula 1 remembers Eddie
Formula 1’s film in memory of Eddie, the team owner and all-round entertainer who died in March 2025.
The Foundation
The Eddie Jordan Foundation carries his legacy forward. Its commitment to empowering young people and fostering ambition is close to our own mission at DCU Solar Racing: give students real machines, real problems and the belief to take on the world.
Four fields Eddie loved
Sport
Coaching, kit, competition and mentors for young athletes with ambition.
Music
Coaching, studio time, mentors and the chance to perform.
Business
Support for founders, apprentices and creatives, starting out or scaling up.
Sailing
Training and apprenticeships that open the way into a life at sea.
His name races with us
In tribute to Eddie, the Eddie Jordan Foundation’s logo is on the monocoque of Solas, the carbon-fibre chassis at the heart of the car. Wherever she races, it goes with her.
A realtionship that shares a vision
The Foundation’s co-founder Keith O'Loughlin told us the stories behind the legend and what it takes to back yourself.
We unveiled Solas at the Helix
Keith spoke about the legacy Eddie left behind and how this team carries some of that spirit.