Jordan 197

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Jordan 197
1997 Jordan 197 Peugeot 2998cc V10 photo 1.JPG
The 197 on display at Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot
Category Formula One
Constructor Jordan
Designer(s) Gary Anderson (Technical Director)
Paul Crooks (Chief Designer)
Mark Smith (Chief Engineer)
Seamus Mullarkey (Head of Aerodynamics)
Predecessor 196
Successor 198
Technical specifications [1]
Chassis carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure
Suspension (front) Double wishbones, pushrod
Suspension (rear) Double wishbones, pushrod
Axle track Front: 1,700 mm (67 in)
Rear: 1,618 mm (63.7 in)
Wheelbase 2,950 mm (116 in)
Engine Peugeot A14, 3,000 cc (183.1 cu in), 72° V10, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted
Transmission Jordan 7-speed sequential semi-automatic
Power750 hp @ 15,500 rpm [2]
Weight600 kg (1,300 lb)
Fuel Total
Tyres Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants Benson & Hedges Jordan Peugeot
Notable drivers11. Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher
12. Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella
Debut 1997 Australian Grand Prix
Last event 1997 European Grand Prix
RacesWins Podiums Poles F/Laps
170301
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Jordan 197 was the Formula One car with which the Jordan team competed in the 1997 Formula One World Championship.

Contents

Background

Driver change

After a disappointing 1996 season, Eddie Jordan opted to replace Rubens Barrichello and Martin Brundle with two young, inexperienced drivers — German rookie Ralf Schumacher, younger brother of double World Champion Michael Schumacher, and Italy's Giancarlo Fisichella, who had driven eight races for Minardi in 1996.

Technical specifications

The car was powered by the 3-litre Peugeot A14 V10 engine and ran on Goodyear tyres. Fuel was supplied by Total.

Racing history

Schumacher and Fisichella recorded six points finishes each, including three podiums — Schumacher third in Argentina, only his third F1 race, and Fisichella third in Canada and second in Belgium. Fisichella also set the fastest race lap in Spain and qualified on the front row of the grid in Germany, and there was a behind-the-scenes battle between Jordan and Benetton for his services in 1998, a battle eventually won by Benetton. Fisichella eventually finished ninth in the Drivers' Championship with 20 points while Schumacher was twelfth with 13 (both were subsequently promoted a place following Michael Schumacher's exclusion from the standings); the combined 33 points placed Jordan fifth in the Constructors' Championship.

Livery

For the second consecutive year, the team's title sponsor was Benson & Hedges. The 197 stood out of its bright yellow "snake" livery. The car had a snake's eye and fang painted on either side of the nosecone, forked tongues that extended along the sides from the nosecone to the driver's cockpit, and numerous scale effects on other parts of the car. At Grands Prix held in countries that did not allow tobacco advertising, the text were replaced with the snake-related "Bitten & Hisses", covered by a snake skin or "Ssssschuhey" and "Fissssssi".

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamEngineTyresDrivers1234567891011121314151617PointsWCC
1997 Benson & Hedges Jordan Peugeot Peugeot V10 G AUS BRA ARG SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA AUT LUX JPN EUR 335th
Ralf Schumacher RetRet3RetRetRetRet6555RetRet5Ret9Ret
Giancarlo Fisichella Ret8Ret46939711Ret244Ret711

References

  1. "Jordan 197". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. "Engine Peugeot". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.