Jordan 197

Jordan 197

A 197 in the Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot-Sochaux
Constructor:	Jordan
Designer:	Gary Anderson (Technical Director) Tim Holloway (Designer) Seamus Mullarkey (Aerodynamics)
Predecessor:	Jordan 196
Successor:	Jordan 198
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Honeycomb sandwich -Monocoque from CFK
Engine:	Peugeot A14 2,999 cm³, 72 ° V10 naturally aspirated engine
Front suspension:	Double wishbone axle with internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods
Rear suspension:	Double wishbone axle with internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods
Length:	4450 mm
Width:	2000 mm
Height:	0950 mm
Wheelbase:	2950 mm
Weight:	0600 kg (including driver)
Tires:	Goodyear
Petrol:	Total
statistics
Driver:	11. Ralf Schumacher 12. Giancarlo Fisichella
First start:	1997 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	1997 European Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 17th - - 1
World Cup points:	33
Podiums:	3
Leadership laps:	7 over 48 km

The Jordan 197 was the Formula 1 - racing cars of Jordan Grand Prix for the 1997 season . It is an evolution model of last year's vehicle, the Jordan 196, and was significantly more successful than this. In 1996, regular point placements were the upper limit of performance, but in 1997 the team made it onto the podium three times.

Technology and development

Technical Director of Vehicle Development was Gary Anderson , who was assisted by Chief Designer Tim Holloway and Chief Aerodynamicist Seamus Mullarkey . As in 1996, the team used Total gasoline and Goodyear tires .

As in the previous year, Jordan used a seven-speed transmission with an additional reverse gear developed in-house and engineered by Peugeot . The French company made the Peugeot A14 available. It developed over 680 hp (500 kW) and reached up to 15,500 rpm. Up to 750 hp (560 kW) could be achieved in qualifying. The A14 was a ten-cylinder with a cylinder bank angle of 72 °. Each individual cylinder had four valves. Lubricants and petrol came from Total. The total weight of the unit, including additional parts, was significantly lower than that of the previous A12 model from 1996. The dimensions of the A14 were also smaller compared to its predecessor with more power.

Racing history

In the 1997 season, Eddie Jordan signed two young, inexperienced pilots. He put his trust in the “ young and wild ” Giancarlo Fisichella, who had just completed half a season in 1996 in the Minardi team with no chance , and Ralf Schumacher , who had absolutely no Formula 1 experience. In addition, the team developed an extensive update package for last year's car, the Jordan 196 , which contained improved aerodynamics as well as some new parts. Peugeot also delivered a new, more powerful generation of engines.

After initial difficulties at the start, the Jordan settled down as fifth behind Ferrari , McLaren Racing , Williams F1 and Benetton Formula and consistently scored points. Giancarlo Fisichella stood on the podium twice, Schumacher once. Only in the last three races did Jordan get on a losing streak. Overall, the team remained without points in five of seventeen races and ended the season with 33 points in 5th place in the constructors' championship.

1997 was the most successful season in team history to date. The first victory was achieved in 1998 with the Jordan 198 , which was partly based on the 197.

Painting and sponsorship

Close up of the side of the nose with snake design

In contrast to the previous year, when Jordan started with a gold-colored paint job, a rich yellow was now used. Eddie Jordan himself justified this step with the fact that the golden paintwork was rather inconspicuous in TV broadcasts last year. There were also black accents on a yellow background for the first time - this basic color scheme was to be retained until the end of the racing team in 2005. The main sponsor was the tobacco brand Benson & Hedges , which advertised on the side pods, on the front and rear wings and the driver's helmets. Gasoline supplier Total found space on the red tip of the air scoop. Peugeot advertised extensively on the engine cover. Hewlett-Packard , Goodyear, MasterCard and S.Oliver also advertised on the vehicle.

The 197 was the first Jordan vehicle to have a stylized drawing of an animal on the side of its nose. Here it was a snake, the contours of which stretched beyond the tip of its nose over the entire carriage. In 1998 it was replaced by a drawing of a hornet and, in 2001, that of a shark. From 2002 the drawings ceased to exist.

In countries where tobacco advertising was banned, the sponsorship of Benson & Hedges was either omitted entirely, replaced by "Bitten & Hisses" ("bite and hiss") or by "Ssssschuey" / "Fisssssssi" (Schumacher / Fisichella). This alluded to the snake motif of the vehicle and the hissing sounds of the animals.

driver

For the 1997 season Rubens Barrichello left the team to switch to Stewart Grand Prix , and Martin Brundle retired from his career. Team boss Eddie Jordan filled the vacant positions with two young drivers who had little or no Formula 1 experience. He believed in the skills of the young drivers, which also paid off. Fisichella was on the podium twice in Belgium in second and third in Canada and in the end achieved eighth place in the championship with 20 points. Ralf Schumacher finished third in Argentina on the podium and achieved 13 points. He finished eleventh. The Brazilian Ricardo Zonta was the test and reserve driver .

At the end of the season, Fisichella switched to Benetton Formula , who were also planning a new start with two young up- and- coming drivers - Alexander Wurz and Fisichella. Ralf Schumacher stayed with Jordan and in 1998 received a world champion as a teammate with Damon Hill , who had left the weak Arrows team. It was Hill, after all, who scored the first victory for Jordan.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	Points	rank
Formula 1 World Championship 1997																			33	5.
R. Schumacher	11	DNF	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	6th	5	5	5	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	9	DNF
G. Fisichella	12	DNF	8th	DNF	4th	6th	9	3	9	7th	11	DNF	2	4th	4th	DNF	7th	11

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Web links

Commons : Jordan 197  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Vehicle profile at StatsF1.com
• Vehicle profile at traumautoarchiv.de
• motorsport-total.com Database information on Jordan 197
• motorsport.com Extensive report on the Jordan 197

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.statsf1.com/en/jordan-197.aspx
2. ↑ traumautoarchiv.de: Jordan-Peugeot 197 technical data. Traumauto Archiv, January 1, 2000, accessed March 27, 2020 . 
3. ↑ formula1techandart.com: Peugeot A14. Formula 1 technology and art, October 30, 2013, accessed March 27, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Eddie Jordan: An Independent Man. The Autobiography . Orion Books, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-7528-9317-4 , pp. 237 (English).