Jordan King is currently a reserve and development driver for the Mahindra Formula E Team.
27 Facts About Jordan King
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In 2019, King competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA World Endurance Championship in LMP1 and LMP2, and the NTT IndyCar Series.
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Jordan King made debuts in both the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Jordan King tested in Formula One, Formula E and the British Touring Car Championship.
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Jordan King attended Repton School in Derbyshire on a C B Fry scholarship and later Princethorpe College in Warwickshire.
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Jordan King is the son of former Sainsbury's CEO Justin Jordan King.
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Jordan King's early racing career began in karting before he moved to open-wheel racing at the end of 2010.
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Jordan King began driving in Formula Renault UK, starting in the Formula Renault UK Winter Series before he began the main championship in 2011.
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In 2009, aged only fifteen, Jordan King tested a Formula Two car.
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Jordan King drove four races in Formula Palmer Audi at the Silverstone round in 2010, managing to get a podium and impressing series boss Jonathan Palmer.
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Jordan King will be the youngest driver to take part in the modern era of the series.
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In February 2015, it was confirmed Jordan King would move up to GP2, signing with Racing Engineering, alongside Alexander Rossi, for 2015, where he finished twelfth overall.
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Jordan King remained with the team for the following season, where he claimed two victories and finished seventh overall.
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In 2017, Jordan King switched to MP Motorsport for a third season of the sport.
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For 2019, Jordan King returned with the same team partnered with Indian driver Mahaveer Raghunathan.
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Jordan King missed the Monaco round due to his participation in the 2019 Indianapolis 500, with Artem Markelov serving as his substitute.
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Jordan King scored two podium finished during the season, claiming the 3rd position in the feature race at Baku and 2nd in the sprint race at Monza.
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Jordan King holds two F2 track records, both set in 2017, at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Autodromo Nazionale di Monza.
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Jordan King was signed as a development driver by the Manor Marussia team for the 2015 season, being retained by the squad, renamed Manor Racing, in 2016.
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Jordan King made his debut in a Formula One session when he drove for Manor during free practice at the 2016 United States Grand Prix.
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Jordan King is currently a simulator driver for the Alpine F1 Team.
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In 2018, Jordan King signed with Ed Carpenter Racing as a part-time driver in the No 20 car, sharing driving duties with owner Ed Carpenter.
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Carpenter started the ovals, while Jordan King started the 11 road and street circuit races.
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Jordan King paced the field during the only international stop in 2018, the Honda Indy Toronto.
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Jordan King returned to Indy car racing in 2019 to make his Indianapolis 500 debut with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
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Jordan King secured the LMP2 victory in his first endurance race and subsequently finished the season with the team.
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In February 2021, it was announced that Jordan King would be taking on a sim and development driver role at Mahindra.