Eddie Jordan
Irish motorsport executive and broadcaster (1948–2025)
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- Born
- 1948-03-30
- Died
- 2025-03-20
- Works
- 4
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- An Independent Man
- If A Towerhouse Could Talk
- Independent Man
- A Year in the Life of Jordan
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Edmund Patrick Jordan (30 March 1948 – 20 March 2025) was an Irish motorsport executive, broadcaster, racing driver and businessman. From 1991 to 2005, Jordan served as founder and team principal of Jordan in Formula One.
Born in Dublin, Jordan initially worked at the Bank of Ireland before he began kart racing aged 22, winning the Irish championship the following year and progressing to lower formulae. 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.
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