Jordan 191

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Jordan 191
Jordan 191 Michael Schumacher (14464876712).jpg
The Jordan 191 of Michael Schumacher
Category Formula One
Constructor Jordan
Designer(s) Gary Anderson (Technical Director)
Mark Smith (Head of Mechanical Design)
Andrew Green (Head of Structural Design)
Successor 192
Technical specifications [1]
Chassis Carbon fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)Double wishbone, pushrod operated dampers
Suspension (rear)Double wishbone, pushrod operated dampers
Engine Ford HBA4, 3,494 cc (213.2 cu in), 75° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission Jordan / Hewland 6-speed manual
Power650 hp (484.7 kW) @ 13,000 rpm
Fuel BP
Tyres Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrantsTeam 7UP Jordan
Notable drivers32. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Gachot
32. Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher
32. Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno
32. Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi
33. Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris
Debut 1991 United States Grand Prix
Last event 1991 Australian Grand Prix
RacesWins Podiums Poles F/Laps
160001
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Jordan 191 was a Formula One car designed by Gary Anderson for use by Jordan Grand Prix in its debut season in 1991. Its best finish was in Canada and Mexico, where Andrea de Cesaris drove it to fourth place at both races. Driving the 191 at the 1991 Hungarian Grand Prix, Bertrand Gachot took the fastest lap of the race.

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Background

Eddie Jordan was an Irishman who had achieved some success in British Formula 3 as a driver until he recognised he had reached the peak of his career and then set up a racing team. His team, Eddie Jordan Racing (EJR), ran initially in Formula Ford and steadily progressed through the motorsport tiers. In 1988 EJR ran a pair of F3000 cars for Johnny Herbert and Martin Donnelly and the following year won the F3000 championship with Jean Alesi. [2]

Jordan then established Jordan Grand Prix with a view to entering Formula One and hired Gary Anderson to design his team's first Formula One chassis. [3] Anderson had previously worked for Reynard and had designed that manufacturer's F3000 car. He would carry out design work on what was eventually designated the 191 [Note 1] in between F3000 racing weekends, during which he would engineer EJR's F3000 race cars. [2]

Design and development

Anderson was the leader of a team of three that were involved in the design of the 191 car; [4] Andrew Green worked on the suspension, Mark Smith did the gearbox and this left Anderson the task of the bodywork and aerodynamics. [2] The car had a tidy form with a raised nose and a drooping rear diffuser. Originally designed for the Judd V8, [2] the 191 ended up being powered by a Cosworth-Ford HB V8 engine, Jordan having arranged a customer supply [3] after fortuitously making contact with a senior executive at Cosworth. [2]

On the sponsorship front, after failed negotiations with the cigarette brand Camel that had sponsored Jordan's F3000 team, Jordan signed 7 Up, a soft drink company, as the team's major sponsor. The 7 Up corporate colour was green and this tied in with that of the Japanese camera film company Fuji. After Eddie Jordan approached the company, terms were agreed and Fuji also joined as a sponsor. [2]

By November 1990, the 191 was complete and its first test run was conducted by John Watson at the Silverstone circuit. The initial feedback was relatively favourable and further testing was completed at the Paul Ricard circuit in France. [2] The team's drivers had been selected; they were to be the experienced Italian Andrea de Cesaris and Belgian Bertrand Gachot. [3] [Note 2]

A total of seven 191 chassis were built across the year; one was destroyed in an accident at the British Grand Prix. [3]

Racing history

Due to the number of teams taking part in the 1991 Formula One season, Jordan had to complete pre-qualifying at the start of each race weekend in order to be allowed entry into qualifying proper. [3] A total of eight cars were entered for pre-qualifying, with the four fastest continuing onto qualifying. [2]

At the opening round of the season in Phoenix, de Cesaris failed to pre-qualify, blighted by engine problems. [2] Gachot however, sailed through and comfortably qualified 14th for the race itself. [5] Engine failure ended Gachot's race on lap 75 and he was classified tenth, [6] having run as high as seventh at one stage of the race. [7]

Bertrand Gachot driving the 191 at Jordan's first F1 race, the 1991 United States Grand Prix. Bertrand Gachot 1991 USA.jpg
Bertrand Gachot driving the 191 at Jordan's first F1 race, the 1991 United States Grand Prix.

Both drivers made the grid comfortably at the following Brazilian Grand Prix, Gachot in tenth and de Cesaris in 13th. [8] Gachot was again not running at the finish but had completed enough laps to be classified in 13th while de Cesaris retired, having had an accident. [9] Both drivers retired from the San Marino Grand Prix but at the next race, in Montreal, de Cesaris scored the team's best finish of the season, with a fourth place. He was followed home by the fifth-placed Gachot, earning Jordan its first points of the year. [10]

At the following race in Mexico City, de Cesaris again finished fourth, having qualified in 11th place. Gachot started from 20th on the grid but had worked his way up to fifth place when he spun off the circuit. [11] He also retired from the next race, the French Grand Prix, spinning out on the first lap [12] having qualified 19th. De Cesaris, from 13th on the grid, [13] went on to finish sixth in the race, adding another point to Jordan's total. [12] By the German Grand Prix, the number of points scored by de Cesaris and Gachot meant that Jordan were not required to pre-qualify for the remainder of the season. [2]

After the Hungarian race, Gachot's season was curtailed by a two-month prison sentence, for spraying CS gas at a taxi driver in London. Over the final six races, three drivers filled in for Gachot - Michael Schumacher, Roberto Moreno and Alessandro Zanardi. Schumacher was a revelation in his one and only race weekend for Jordan. At the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher qualified a superb seventh on the grid (Jordan's joint-best ever at that time), outqualifying de Cesaris who was eleventh. However, the high did not last, as the clutch failed within the first mile of the race. [3] Having made his way into second place by the final stages of the race, De Cesaris also retired, within a few laps of the finish, and was eventually classified in 13th. [14]

Prior to the next race in Italy, a legal wrangle between Benetton and Jordan developed, with Schumacher signing for Benetton - a team with which he would later win two world championships. This sent Moreno packing from Benetton and Jordan signed him up as a replacement. Moreno did two races, in Italy and Portugal, achieving little, before Jordan handed a novice, Zanardi, his debut in the final three races. He completed a pair of ninth-place finishes intervened with a retirement. [3]

Summary and legacy

In their first season, Jordan finished fifth in the Constructors' Championship, scoring 13 points with the 191. De Cesaris was ninth in the Drivers' Championship with nine points while Gachot's four points earned him a share of 12th. [15]

The 191 is considered by many [16] to be one of the most beautiful Formula 1 cars of all time. The car won the Autosport Racing Car of the Year award for 1991. [4]

The Jordan 191 was featured in the Codemasters F1 2020 [17] video game as a DLC for the "Deluxe Schumacher Edition".

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamEngineTyresDrivers12345678910111213141516PointsWCC
1991 Team 7UP Jordan Ford HBA4
V8 		G USA BRA SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS 135th
Bertrand Gachot 1013Ret85RetRet669
Michael Schumacher Ret
Roberto Moreno Ret10
Alessandro Zanardi 9Ret9
Andrea de Cesaris DNPQRetRetRet446Ret571378RetRet8

Notes

Footnotes
  1. ↑ It was originally to be called the 911. After complaints from Porsche, Eddie Jordan renamed his car the 191. By way of compensation, he was loaned a Porsche car for 18 months. [2]
  2. ↑ Both drivers brought some sponsorship from Marlboro. [2]
Citations
  1. ↑ "1991 Jordan 191 Cosworth - Images, Specifications and Information". Ultimatecarpage.com. 2002-11-05. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Arron, Simon (May 2016). "Retrospective Jordan 191". Motor Sport. 92 (5): 66–73.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Nye 1992, pp. 276–277.
  4. 1 2 Saward, Joe (1 July 1991). "Gary Anderson - Eddie Jordan's other half". Grandprix.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "USA 1991 Qualifications". Stats F1. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "USA 1991 - Result". Stats F1. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "USA 1991 - Lap by lap". Stats F1. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Brazil 1991 - Qualifications". Stats F1. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Brazil 1991". Stats F1. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Canada 1991". Stats F1. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Mexico 1991 - Lap by lap". Stats F1. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  12. 1 2 "France 1991 - Result". Stats F1. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "France 1991 - Qualifications". Stats F1. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Belgium 1991 - Lap by lap". Stats F1. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "1991". Stats F1. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ranked: The 20 best-looking F1 cars of all time". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Codemasters.com Jordan 191 in F1 2020 Game". 19 October 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

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