Jordan 199
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| Category | Formula One |
|---|---|
| Constructor | Jordan |
| Team | Benson & Hedges Jordan |
| Designer | Mike Gascoyne |
| Drivers | 7. Damon Hill 8. Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
| Chassis | Moulded carbon fibre composite structure |
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrod-operated rockers |
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pushrod-operated rockers |
| Engine | Mugen Honda MF301HD, 72-degree V10 |
| Gearbox | Jordan six-speed longitudinal semi-automatic |
| Fuel | Elf |
| Tyres | Bridgestone |
| Debut | 1999 Australian Grand Prix |
| Races competed | 16 |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 2 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
The Jordan 199 was the car with which the Jordan Formula One team used to compete in the 1999 Formula One season. It was driven by 1996 World Champion Damon Hill, who had won the team's first Grand Prix in Belgium the previous season, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was swapped with Williams in favour of Ralf Schumacher.
The 199 proved to be Jordan's most successful car in its fifteen-year history, scoring two wins, a pole position and third place in the Constructors' Championship. Frentzen also had a realistic shot of winning the Drivers' Championship, in what would prove to be his most successful season as well.
For Hill the year was not so good. Comprehensively out-performed throughout the season by Frentzen, he decided to retire during the course of the year and could only score seven points towards the team's eventual tally of 61.
[edit] Complete Formula One results
(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 | Points | WCC |
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| 1999 | Jordan | Mugen Honda MF301HD V10 | B | AUS | BRA | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | EUR | MAL | JPN | 61 | 3rd | |
| Damon Hill | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 10 | Ret | Ret | WD | ||||||
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 4 |
[edit] References
- AUTOCOURSE 1999-2000, Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1999) ISBN 1-874557-34-9
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