Jordan Driver's Profile


Team Jordan
Date of Birth 18 May 1967
Nationality German
Car Number 11
Marital Status Married


Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Frentzen began his Formula1 career with Sauber, before moving to Williams after three seasons. His time with the British team was not his most successful as he found he could not get on with the impersonal atmosphere there, despite winning his maiden Grand Prix at San Marino in 1997 and finishing second in the championship the same year, when Michael Schumacher was disqualified.

In 1998 he made the podium only once with third in the first race at Melbourne. When Williams let him go, Eddie Jordan was there to slot him into the position left vacant by the discontented Ralf Schumacher. It proved an inspired decision.

In 1999 he really came into his own, as the Irish team's lead driver, Damon Hill, was experiencing a dip in performance. Frentzen took over as number one and won two Grands Prix, in France and Italy, helping the outfit secure their best ever result of third place in the constructors' league.

2000, however, was disappointing as reliability problems dogged the outfit. Two third places, in Brazil and the United States, were the best results he could manage, but car failure accounted for a number of possible good results.

The German stayed positive, and rarely admitted to the disappointment that he was feeling at being unable to challenge for the podium more often. In 2001 he is looking forward to a return in form and challenging more regularly for podium positions.

He has admitted that he is pleased that he is staying with the team, and has called Jordan "the team of the future". Reliability, he feels, is the most important factor to regain and once the car is capable of being quick and reliable he is sure he can challenge for regular podium finishes.



Team Jordan
Date of Birth 13 July 1974
Nationality Italian
Car Number 12
Marital Status Single


Jarno Trulli

Trulli started his Formula1 career as a test driver for Benetton, a team he still has ties to, before making his debut at the 1997 Australian Grand Prix with Minardi. He didn't stay a full season with the Italian outfit, however, and finished his first year as a full time Formula1 driver at Prost, as a replacement for the injured Olivier Panis.

He did well enough to accquire a full time drive with Prost in 1998, but his second season (in 1999) with the French team was not a great success. However, in September he managed his best result ever when he finished second at the European Grand Prix.

It was not enough to persuade him to stay with the team and he moved to Jordan full of hope for more regular visits to the podium. It was not to be, unfortunately, as the outfit encountered a number of reliability glitches that kept Trulli out of the spotlight. Despite two impressive qualifying performances, second in Monaco and Belgium, he was not able to better his career best result. Encouragingly though, he was able to match experienced team mate, Heinz-Harald Frentzen.

The Italian is still regarded as a great unfulfilled talent, and is looking forward to proving his supporters right in 2001 with a better placing in the drivers' league and some visits to the podium.