Jordan EJ13

**Jordan EJ13**
	An EJ13 at the IAA 2003
Constructor:	Jordan Grand Prix
Designer:	Henri Durand (technical director) ; John McQuilliam (chief designer) ; Nicolo Petrucci ( chief aerodynamicist )
Predecessor:	Jordan EJ12
Successor:	Jordan EJ14
Technical specifications
Engine:	Ford RS-1 / Cosworth CR-4, 2.998 cc, 72 ° V10 engine, 3.0 liter naturally aspirated engine
Length:	4.65 m
Height:	0.95 m
Wheelbase:	3.05 m
Weight:	600 kg (including driver)
Tires:	Bridgestone
Petrol:	Liqui Moly
statistics
Driver:	11. Giancarlo Fisichella 12. Ralph Firman 12. Zsolt Baumgartner ; ;
First start:	2003 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2003 Japanese Grand Prix
World Cup points:	13
Podiums:	-
Leadership laps:	2 over 9 km

The Jordan EJ13 was the Formula 1 - racing cars of Jordan Grand Prix for the 2003 season . It is an evolution of the Jordan EJ12 from last year and the thirteenth vehicle in the Jordan Grand Prix in Formula 1. It is also the first Jordan car to have a Ford-Cosworth engine .

General

2003 marked the beginning of the final demise of the Jordan Grand Prix. Many major sponsors left the team in late 2002 and made it completely dependent on payments from tobacco company Benson & Hedges . In addition, engine supplier Honda, together with driver Takuma Sato, had turned their backs on the team and migrated to British American Racing , which had been seen as a de facto factory team for years. This meant that Jordan had to buy one year old Cosworth CR-4 engines, which were used under the name of the secondary sponsor Ford as the "RS-1". The EJ13 was further developed from the previous year's Jordan EJ12 and adapted to the new FIA regulations .

As expected, the Jordan EJ13 was not competitive. Despite the newly introduced point rules, in which the first eight instead of the first six places earned points, the team was only able to achieve these positions three times. Ralph Firman finished eighth in Spain and Giancarlo Fisichella seventh in the USA. Nevertheless, Jordan managed to win one more race, albeit under special conditions. Fisichella was already well behind Kimi Räikkönen during the Brazilian Grand Prix , but was able to take the lead after a driving error by the Finn. As a result of two serious accidents involving Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso , the race was stopped a few laps before the end. After Raikkonen was originally honored as the winner, it turned out that the intermediate result from one lap later counted as the race result, whereupon the Italian was declared the winner by the FIA a few days later. At the Grand Prix of San Marino two weeks later, Fisichella and Raikkonen demonstratively exchanged the trophies for Brazil on the podium.

In June 2003, team boss Eddie Jordan sued the mobile phone giant Vodafone for 150 million pounds in damages, because the company verbally agreed to a sponsorship agreement in 2003, but then only supported Ferrari financially. In August of the same year, Jordan withdrew with a promise to pay all costs. The team ran into even greater financial problems from which it should no longer recover.

technology

Technical director of vehicle development was new arrival Henri Durand . He was supported by chief aerodynamicist Nicolo Petrucci and chief designer John McQuilliam . As from 1999 to 2001, the team used Elf Aquitaine gasoline and Bridgestone tires .

As in previous years, Jordan used a seven-speed gearbox with reverse gear developed in-house. The Ford Cosworth engine was new. Due to money problems, the team was forced to use the Cosworth CR-4 , which had been used by Arrows and Jaguar a year earlier . This was listed under the name of the secondary sponsor and Cosworth main owner Ford as "RS-1", but had practically not changed. The ten-cylinder V-engine with a cylinder bank angle of 72 degrees had a displacement of 2,998 cm³ and developed up to 595 kW (810 hp) at 17,500 revolutions per minute. The engine was the car's main weak point - in 2003 Ferrari used an engine with over 632 kW (860 hp) at 18,700 rpm for comparison. The engine block was made of aluminum. It weighed 105 kg including all parts and was one of the weakest engines in the field. The monocoque chassis was made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic , the wheels were individually suspended on double wishbones , springs and shock absorbers were inside and operated via push rods.

Sponsors and liveries

As in previous years, the basic color of the car was yellow; The front and rear wings, T-Cam and side pods were black. The main sponsor remained the tobacco brand Benson & Hedges , which advertised on both wings, the nose, the side pods and on the driver's helmets, even if they only provided a fraction of the funds that, for B. for 2000 and 2001 were available. Further sponsors were lubricating oil supplier Liqui Moly , engine supplier Ford and Brother .

In countries where the advertising of tobacco products was not allowed, the lettering Benson & Hedges was replaced by "Be On Edge" (English for "be irritated").

driver

Giancarlo Fisichella was the first driver to stay on board. He drove the vehicle with starting number 11 and earned the team a total of eleven out of thirteen points. His team-mate was Ralph Firman , who drove the second car with starting number 12. After a serious accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix, he was represented for two races by Zsolt Baumgartner , the first Hungarian in Formula 1, and returned to the cockpit for the last two races. Baumgartner was also one of three test drivers - his test driver colleagues were Satoshi Motoyama and Björn Werdenheim .

In the qualifying duel, Fisichella was superior to his teammates in fourteen of sixteen races. At the end of the year, both Giancarlo Fisichella , who joined Sauber Motorsport after two years with Jordan , and Ralph Firman, who ended his Formula 1 career, left the team. The three test drivers did not extend their contract either.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	Points	rank
2003 Formula 1 season																		13	9.
Italy G. Fisichella	11	12	DNF	1	15th	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	12	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	10	7th	DNF
Ireland R. Firman	12	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	8th	11	12	DNF	11	15th	13	DNF			DNF	14th
Hungary Z. Baumgartner	12													DNF	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)
violet	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
red	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
White	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
Light Blue	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 EJ13 - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Vehicle profile at StatsF1

Individual evidence

[1] ttp://www.maitlandchambers.com/information/recent-cases/jordan-grand-prix-ltd-v-vodafone-group-plc-2003

[2] ttps://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/865/jordan-ej13

[3] ttp://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-ferrari.aspx

[4] ttp://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-ford-cosworth.aspx