Former F1 boss Eddie Jordan passes away aged 76

Eddie Jordan, the legendary F1 team owner and TV pundit, has passed away at the age of 76, his family have announced.

Jordan passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home in Cape Town, South Africa in the early hours of this morning.

In late 2024, it was revealed that Jordan had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder and prostate cancer.

Born in Dublin, Jordan was synonymous with motorsport, having initially climbed the ladder as a budding racer before turning his attention to team ownership.

In a spell at the wheel across the 1970s and early 1980s, Jordan tasted success in the Irish Kart Championship and raced in categories such as Formula Ford, Formula 3 and Formula 2, as well as appearing at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans.

By the end of the ‘70s, Jordan had set up his own, eponymous outfit on the single-seater scene, steadily rising the ranks until he secured an entry on the F1 grid for 1991.

Jordan famously gave Michael Schumacher his F1 debut during that ’91 campaign, with many other big-name drivers – including the likes of Rubens Barrichello, Martin Brundle, Damon Hill and Jean Alesi – racing for the squad over the years.

“We are deeply saddened to hear about the sudden loss of Eddie Jordan,” said F1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali. “With his inexhaustible energy he always knew how to make people smile, remaining genuine and brilliant at all times.

“Eddie has been a protagonist of an era of F1 and he will be deeply missed. In this moment of sorrow, my thoughts and those of the entire Formula 1 family are with his family and loved ones,” Domenicali added.