Jordan EJ12
Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Jordan | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Eghbal Hamidy (Technical Director) Gary Anderson (Sporting Director) Tim Holloway (Engineering Director) John McQuilliam (Chief Designer) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | EJ11 | ||||||||||
Successor | EJ13 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
Chassis | Carbon fiber monocoque | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | double wishbones, pushrod-activated torsion bars | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | double wishbones, pushrod-activated torsion bars | ||||||||||
Wheelbase | 3,124 mm (123.0 in) | ||||||||||
Engine | Honda RA002E, 3,000 cc (183.1 cu in), 108° V10, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||
Transmission | Jordan 7-speed longitudinal, semi-automatic | ||||||||||
Power | 835 hp (622.7 kW) @ 18,200 rpm[2] | ||||||||||
Fuel | Elf | ||||||||||
Lubricants | Liqui Moly | ||||||||||
Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | DHL Jordan Honda | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 9. Giancarlo Fisichella 10. Takuma Sato | ||||||||||
Debut | 2002 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 2002 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Jordan EJ12 was the car with which the Jordan team competed in the 2002 Formula One World Championship. The car was driven by Italian Giancarlo Fisichella, who returned to the team after four seasons at Benetton, and Japanese debutant Takuma Sato.
History
[edit]The EJ12 incorporated heavy design revisions to the front of the chassis compared to the preceding EJ11, therefore requiring a re-packaged front suspension system. New materials and production techniques were utilised in the chassis to further reduce weight and the centre of gravity position, with the revised side-pods making the side impact structures smaller, but more efficient.
Due to a drop in sponsorship money the team slipped backwards. Fisichella often exceeded the car's abilities in qualifying, a sixth place on the grid for Montreal surprising many onlookers. Yet results-wise, the Italian had to make do with a trio of fifth places and a final point from Hungary. Sato showed flashes of speed, but managed just two points, at Suzuka. Despite the drop in form, Jordan still managed sixth in the championship with nine points, ahead of BAR. However, it was not enough to retain the works Honda package, with the Japanese manufacturer having long announced before the end of the season that they would be concentrating solely on their partnership with BAR from 2003 onwards.
Livery
[edit]With an arrival of the DHL as a major sponsor however Benson & Hedges was still their main sponsor. Jordan used Benson & Hedges logos, except at the British, French and United States Grands Prix, which it was replaced with "Be on Edge".
Post-competition
[edit]As of 2023[update], the EJ12 chassis number 1, driven by Sato, is in the ownership of a driving experience company called Drift Limits. Drift Limits owner Jonathan Barden and instructor David Went both drove this car at the 2023 British Grand Prix race weekend during the historic demo.
Complete Formula One results
[edit](key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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2002 | Jordan | Honda V10 | B | AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | GBR | FRA | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | JPN | 9 | 6th | |
Giancarlo Fisichella | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 7 | DNQ | Ret | 6 | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | ||||||
Takuma Sato | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ F1, STATS. "Jordan EJ12 • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Engine Honda". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- Henry, Alan, ed. (2002). AUTOCOURSE 2002-2003. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. pp. 62–63. ISBN 1-903135-10-9.
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