Jordan Pepper

Jordan Pepper
Jordan Pepper
	Pepper (middle) celebrating his 2019 3H Barcelona win alongside teammates Jules Gounon (left) and Steven Kane (right)
Nationality	South African
Born	31 July 1996 (age 27); Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa
Related to	Iain Pepper (father); Tasmin Pepper (sister)
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Racing licence	FIA Platinum
Years active	2017–2019
Teams	Bentley Team Abt ; Bentley Team M-Sport
Starts	11
Wins	1
Poles	1
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	14th in 2018
Previous series
2012; 2013–14; 2015–16	Volkswagen Polo Cup South Africa; Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Germany; ADAC GT Masters
Championship titles
2014	Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Germany

Last updated April 12, 2024

Jordan Lee Pepper (born 31 July 1996) is a South African racing driver, currently competing in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.^[1] He is the son of former South African Touring Car driver Iain Pepper and younger brother of W Series driver Tasmin Pepper.^[2]

Career

After last taking part in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in 2020 with Bentley, Pepper returned to the series in 2023. As a newly-minted Lamborghini factory driver, he joined fellow factory drivers Andrea Caldarelli and Mirko Bortolotti in Iron Lynx's Pro class entry.^[5] In the Sprint Cup, Pepper joined Franck Perera in Vincenzo Sospiri Racing's Pro class entry.^[6]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2012	Volkswagen Polo Cup South Africa	N/A	20	1	?	?	7	332	3rd
2013	Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Germany	N/A	9	1	0	1	2	256	3rd
2014	Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Germany	N/A	10	6	7	3	9	379	1st
2014	Volkswagen Castrol Cup	N/A	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2015	ADAC GT Masters	C. Abt Racing	16	2	0	0	3	87	12th
2016	ADAC GT Masters	Bentley Team Abt	13	0	0	0	1	33	22nd
2017	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Bentley Team Abt	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 LG		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2018	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Bentley Team M-Sport	3	0	0	0	1	29	14th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Bentley Team M-Sport	3	0	0	0	0	4	23rd
	Blancpain GT Series Asia	Bentley Team Phoenix Racing Asia	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Porsche Carrera Cup Asia	Kamlung Racing	4	0	0	0	0	39	17th
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Bentley Team M-Sport	5	1	1	0	2	49	4th
2019	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Bentley Team M-Sport	5	0	0	0	0	10	25th
2020	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Bentley K-PAX Racing	4	0	0	0	0	15	16th
	ADAC GT Masters	T3-HRT-Motorsport	11	0	0	0	0	7	38th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Bentley Team M-Sport	2	1	0	0	1	28	7th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	K-PAX Racing	2	0	0	0	0	28	7th
	Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro	Walkenhorst Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	6.88	68th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Walkenhorst Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	12th
2021	International GT Open	Team Lazarus	2	1	1	2	1	21	11th
	GT World Challenge America - Pro	K-PAX Racing	12	9	8	7	11	270	1st
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	K-PAX Racing	1	0	0	0	1	15	13th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2022	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Inception Racing	5	0	0	2	2	1445	14th
	GT World Challenge America - Pro	K-PAX Racing	13	2	1	4	11	229	2nd
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Orange 1 K-PAX Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Orange 1 K-PAX Racing
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	K-PAX Racing
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Konrad Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	10th
2023	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro	Iron Lynx	4	0	0	0	0	1137	7th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Iron Lynx	5	0	0	0	1	15	14th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	VSR	6	0	1	0	0	11.5	12th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	ABT Sportsline	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
2024	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro	Iron Lynx	1	0	0	0	0	268*	6th*
	International GT Open	Oregon Team
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	Red Bull Team ABT	1	0	0	1	1	*	*

^† As Pepper was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

*Season still in progress.

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2020	Bentley Team M-Sport	Jules Gounon Maxime Soulet	Bentley Continental GT3	GT3 Pro	315	1st	1st

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos.	Points
2022	Inception Racing	GTD	McLaren 720S GT3	McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8	DAY 5	SEB 5	LBH	LAG	MDO 11†	DET	WGL 2	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	ATL 2	14th	1445
2023	Iron Lynx	GTD Pro	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 4	SEB 4	LBH	MON	WGL 9	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET 6		7th	1137
2024	Iron Lynx	GTD Pro	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 7	SEB	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	ATL				268*

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References

↑ "JORDAN PEPPER". Stéphane Ratel Organisation . Retrieved 3 June 2019.
↑ "LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER: TASMIN PEPPER RETURNS TO ENGEN VOLKSWAGEN CUP". WomenOnWheels. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
↑ "Bentley takes comprehensive win in Bathurst 12 Hour". Speedcafe. 2 February 2020.
↑ Lloyd, Daniel (11 January 2023). "Lamborghini Signs Pepper as Factory Driver". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
↑ Kilbey, Stephen (6 March 2023). "Iron Lynx & Dames Line-Ups Confirmed For World Challenge Endurance Cup". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
↑ Goodwin, Graham (9 March 2023). "VSR Confirm Three Car Sprint Cup Programme". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

External links

Official website
Profile at Driver Database

Sporting positions
Preceded by Matthew Campbell Dennis Olsen Dirk Werner	Winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour 2020 With: Jules Gounon & Maxime Soulet	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] "JORDAN PEPPER". Stéphane Ratel Organisation . Retrieved 3 June 2019.

[2] "LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER: TASMIN PEPPER RETURNS TO ENGEN VOLKSWAGEN CUP". WomenOnWheels. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

[3] "Bentley takes comprehensive win in Bathurst 12 Hour". Speedcafe. 2 February 2020.

[4] Lloyd, Daniel (11 January 2023). "Lamborghini Signs Pepper as Factory Driver". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

[5] Kilbey, Stephen (6 March 2023). "Iron Lynx & Dames Line-Ups Confirmed For World Challenge Endurance Cup". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

[6] Goodwin, Graham (9 March 2023). "VSR Confirm Three Car Sprint Cup Programme". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

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