Eddie Jordan

24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years	1981
Teams	EMKA
Best finish	DNF (1981)
Class wins	0

Eddie Jordan
Eddie Jordan;
	Jordan in 2009
Born	Edmund Patrick Jordan; 30 March 1948; Dublin, Ireland
Died	20 March 2025 (aged 76); Cape Town, South Africa
Cause of death	Prostate and bladder cancer
Education	Synge Street CBS
Occupation	Motorsport executive; broadcaster; racing driver; businessman;
Employer	International F3000; Eddie Jordan Racing (1985–1991); Formula One; Jordan (1991–2005);
Title	Founder; Team Principal;
Spouse(s)	Marie McCarthy (m. 1979)
Children	4
Participating years
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years	1981
Teams	EMKA
Best finish	DNF (1981)
Class wins	0

Edmund Patrick Jordan (30 March 1948 – 20 March 2025) was an Irish motorsport businessman, broadcaster, and racing driver. From 1991 to 2005, Jordan was the founder and team principal of Jordan in Formula One. In February 2016 it was announced that he would be one of the new presenters for Top Gear.^[1]^[2]

Career

Between 1974 and 1979, he competed in Irish Formula Ford, Formula Three, Formula Atlantic, and Formula Two. In 1979, he founded the eponymous Eddie Jordan Racing, who competed in International Formula 3000 from 1985 to 1991.

Jordan then founded Jordan Grand Prix as a Formula One constructor in 1991, winning four Grands Prix across 15 seasons and finishing third in the 1999 World Constructors' Championship. He sold the team to Midland at the end of 2005.

Jordan worked as a analyst for the BBC from 2009 to 2015, before joining Channel 4 in 2016. Jordan was also a co-owner of rugby club London Irish and association football club Celtic.

Death

In December 2024, Jordan announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate and bladder cancer.^[3] He died on 20 March 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa, ten days before his 77th birthday.^[4]^[5]^[6]