1. Edmund Patrick Jordan was an Irish motorsport executive, broadcaster, racing driver and businessman.
59 Facts About Eddie Jordan
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From 1991 to 2005, Eddie Jordan served as founder and team principal of Eddie Jordan in Formula One.
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In 1979, he founded the eponymous Eddie Jordan Racing, who competed in International Formula 3000 from 1985 to 1991.
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Eddie Jordan then founded Eddie Jordan Grand Prix as a Formula One constructor in 1991, winning four Grands Prix across 15 seasons and finishing third in the 1999 World Constructors' Championship.
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Eddie Jordan sold the team to Midland at the end of 2005.
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Eddie Jordan worked as an analyst for the BBC from 2009 to 2015, before joining Channel 4 in 2016.
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Eddie Jordan was a co-owner of rugby club London Irish and association football club Celtic.
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Eddie Jordan was born at the Wentworth Nursing Home in Dublin on 30 March 1948, the son of Eileen and Danny Eddie Jordan.
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Eddie Jordan's father was the twin brother of a senior nun, the Mother Rectoress of the Irish Sisters of Charity, and worked as an accountant for the Electricity Supply Board while playing for Shamrock Rovers.
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At ten months old, Eddie Jordan developed a form of pink disease and his family were advised by doctors to move from Dublin to nearby Bray in County Wicklow for "fresh air".
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Eddie Jordan spent most of his time in Bray, where he became close with his Aunt Lilian, having regularly travelled to visit her at the end of the school week.
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Eddie Jordan began his education at Saint Anne's Pre-School in Milltown, later spending eleven years at the Synge Street Christian Brothers School, where he and his fellow students would be regularly beaten if they did not study hard.
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Eddie Jordan entered the Irish Kart Championship in 1971 and won it.
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In 1974, Eddie Jordan moved up to Formula Ford, the Irish Formula Ford Championship and, in 1975, to Formula Three, but was forced to sit out the 1976 season after shattering his left leg in a crash at Mallory Park.
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Eddie Jordan's hair fell out in hospital and his forceful mother then made him wear a wig.
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Eddie Jordan continued to wear a wig for the rest of his life and this was the subject of practical jokes by Gerhard Berger.
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Eddie Jordan raced in the 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans in a BMW M1 with Steve O'Rourke and David Hobbs.
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In 1991, Eddie Jordan made a guest appearance at Silverstone in the Dunlop Rover GTI Championship that was a support event for the British Grand Prix.
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Eddie Jordan finished 10th on the road after spinning out when running 4th but was promoted to 9th when 5th placed finisher Peter Baldwin was penalised for driving carelessly.
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In 1983, Eddie Jordan signed Martin Brundle, who finished second to Ayrton Senna in British F3.
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In 1990, Eddie Jordan Irvine secured a win and four podiums for the team, finishing third overall.
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Eddie Jordan founded Eddie Jordan Grand Prix in 1991, with 7 Up serving as the team's title sponsor.
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In 2001, Eddie Jordan sued Vodafone for allegedly breaking a three-year multi-million dollar sponsorship agreement, although the case was later withdrawn.
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Eddie Jordan served as the manager for British aerodynamicist and car designer Adrian Newey.
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Eddie Jordan helped negotiate Newey's move from Red Bull Racing to Aston Martin in 2024.
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In 2009, Eddie Jordan returned to the F1 scene as a pundit for BBC Sport's Grand Prix programme alongside Jake Humphrey and David Coulthard.
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Eddie Jordan remained with Channel 4 until his death in 2025.
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Eddie Jordan wrote a monthly column called "This Much I Know" for F1 Racing magazine, until they relaunched with Murray Walker writing instead.
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Eddie Jordan served as a presenter for Top Gear, co-presenting the 23rd series, before guest presenting until 2018.
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In 2023 Eddie Jordan launched his own podcast called Formula For Success, alongside his BBC and Channel 4 co-presenter David Coulthard.
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The format for the show typically saw Coulthard and Eddie Jordan react to current affairs in Formula 1 or reminisce on the sport's history, typically with a special guest.
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Eddie Jordan had a long time friendship with Bernie Ecclestone and interviewed him several times.
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Eddie Jordan had spoken many times about how Ecclestone influenced his career.
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Eddie Jordan loved rock and roll music and played the drums.
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Eddie Jordan was a fan of Celtic, Coventry City and Chelsea and had been linked with takeover bids for Coventry.
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Eddie Jordan's other sporting interests included golf and horse racing; he had horses in training with Mouse Morris.
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Eddie Jordan was a keen cyclist in Monaco and South Africa and cycled in the Cape Town Cycle Tour annually in Cape Town.
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Eddie Jordan was a keen sailor and boating enthusiast for much of his life.
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Eddie Jordan was a keen supporter of Irish art and boasted a wide collection that included Louis le Brocquy, Felim Egan and Markey Robinson among others.
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Eddie Jordan had considerable business interests in oil, motor racing, sports, property, gaming, entertainment and the health and fitness industries.
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Eddie Jordan was an investor in Kinmont Advisory and a partner in hedge fund, Clareville Capital.
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In 2018, Eddie Jordan assisted in the successful bid by his long time friend Richard Hadidas to acquire Oyster Yachts.
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Eddie Jordan served as a director on the board until 2021, when he then became the brand ambassador for the luxury yacht builder.
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Eddie Jordan invested in property, both commercial real estate, as well as residential developments and investments.
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Eddie Jordan owned land which houses a PGA golf course, and invested in a land bank in Bulgaria, for which Norman Foster designed a resort.
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Eddie Jordan was long-time friends with Dermot Desmond and Denis O'Brien, who were early supporters of Eddie Jordan F1.
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Eddie Jordan was a long time investor in the gaming space, with investments in Entain, Scientific Games and Evolution, among others.
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In October 2024, Eddie Jordan was reported to be part of a consortium including ex-South Africa rugby player Bobby Skinstad and former New Zealand All Black Andrew Mehrtens looking to purchase former Premiership Rugby club London Irish.
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Eddie Jordan published an autobiography, An Independent Man, in May 2007.
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Eddie Jordan was married to Marie, an Irish former basketball player.
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Eddie Jordan was the subject of This Is Your Life in 2000.
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In December 2024, Eddie Jordan announced that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate and bladder cancer earlier in the year.
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Eddie Jordan died peacefully at his home in Cape Town on 20 March 2025, at the age of 76.
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Eddie Jordan was a patron of the child cancer charity CLIC Sargent, and of the Amber Foundation, a youth charity.
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Eddie Jordan received honorary doctorates from the University of Ulster and Dublin Institute of Technology.
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Eddie Jordan received the James Joyce Award from the Literary and Historical Society of University College Dublin, one of the largest student societies in Ireland, to honour his contribution to motorsport in Ireland.
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Eddie Jordan received the Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage of the University Philosophical Society of Trinity College, Dublin, to honour his contribution to motor racing over the years.
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In March 2012, Eddie Jordan was appointed an honorary OBE for services to charity and motor racing.
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In September 2021, Eddie Jordan received the Freedom of the City of London.