Jordan 191

Category

Constructor

Successor

Technical specifications

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

Fuel

Tyres

Goodyear

Competition history

Notable entrants

Team 7UP Jordan

Notable drivers

32.

Bertrand Gachot
32.

Michael Schumacher
32.

Roberto Moreno
32.

Alessandro Zanardi
33.

Andrea de Cesaris

Debut

1991 United States Grand Prix

Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F.Laps
16	0	0	0	1

Constructors' Championships

Drivers' Championships

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.

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.

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. 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 in between F3000 racing weekends, during which he would engineer EJR's F3000 race cars.

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

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