--- title: "Legendary F1 Team Owner, TV Personality Eddie Jordan Dies at 76" date: "2025-03-20" modified: "2025-03-20" authors: - name: "Jerry Perez" job_title: "Deputy Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/legendary-f1-team-owner-tv-personality-eddie-jordan-dies-at-76" categories: - "F1" - "News" - "Racing" --- # Legendary F1 Team Owner, TV Personality Eddie Jordan Dies at 76 ![Eddie Jordan, Formula One team owner, 1998, Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Billy Stickland (Photo by Billy Stickland/INPHO via Getty Images)]() *\©INPHO/Billy Stickland\* [Formula 1]() team owner and, in most recent years, TV commentator Eddie Jordan has died at the age of 76 after fighting an aggressive form of cancer. The family released the following statement Thursday morning: "It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Eddie Jordan OBE the ex-Formula 1 team owner, TV pundit and entrepreneur," the statement read. "He passed away peacefully with family by his side in Cape Town in the early hours of 20th March 2025 at the age of 76, after battling with an aggressive form of prostate cancer for the past 12 months. "He was working until the last, having communicated on St Patrick’s Day, about his ambitions for London Irish Rugby Football Club, of which he had recently become Patron. “EJ brought an abundance of charisma, energy and Irish charm everywhere he went. We all have a huge hole missing without his presence. He will be missed by so many people, but he leaves us with tonnes of great memories to keep us smiling through our sorrow.” ![ZELTWEG, AUSTRIA - SEPTEMBER 21: GP von OESTERREICH 1997 Zeltweg; JORDAN PEUGEOT TEAM 1998; v.lks.: Ralf SCHUMACHER/Eddie JORDAN/Damon HILL (Photo by Marcus Brandt/Bongarts/Getty Images)]() *Marcus Brandt* ![9 Mar 1997: Alain Prost (left) team manager of Team Prost and Eddie Jordan the Managing Director of Jordan discuss pit-lane politics during the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia. Mandatory Credit: Mike Cooper /Allsport]() *Michael Cooper* ![Eddie Jordan, Ralf Schumacher, Damon Hill, Grand Prix of Belgium, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, 30 August 1998. Jordan team owner Eddie Jordan celebrating victory in the 1998 Grand Prix of Belgium where his cars finished first and second in the hands of Damon Hill and teammate Ralf Schumacher. (Photo by Paul-Henri Cahier/Getty Images)]() *Paul-Henri Cahier* The cheerful Irishman is remembered for many significant accomplishments as a racing driver, team owner, talent scout, and later on, an outspoken character on many of the sport's issues and its protagonists. However, unlike other racing personalities who often comment on current events, Jordan's feedback was never petulant or offensive. He famously gave Michael Schumacher his chance to crack into F1 at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, and as they say, the rest was history for the German. It was a risky move for both parties at the time, as Jordan had just graduated as a team owner in British, European Formula 3, and International Formula 3000, into F1, where he worked with many eventual F1 stars in the lower categories, such as Stefan Johansson and Martin Brundle. ![Formel 1, Grand Prix Belgien 1991, Spa-Francorchamps, 25.08.1991 Jordan-LKW Eddie Jordan Michael Schumacher www.hoch-zwei.net , copyright: HOCH ZWEI / Ronco]() **Getty* HOCH ZWEI* He was also into driver management through the late '80s and into the '90s, constantly moving chess pieces and negotiating contracts for fellow Irishman Eddie Irvine, Martin Donnely, and fan-favorite Jean Alesi. Most recently, he even acted as the manager and negotiator for legendary car designer Adrian Newey, as he cut ties with Red Bull. One of Jordan's career highlights was certainly owning his own F1 team, Jordan Grand Prix, through the 1990s and 2000s, but specifically, the few successful years he enjoyed under the Buzzin' Hornets banner. Still considered one of the coolest-looking F1 cars ever, the Benson & Hedges-liveried cars were piloted by several great drivers, including Ralf Schumacher, Damon Hill, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Takuma Sato, Jarno Trulli, and Giancarlo Fisichella. He sold the team in 2005, which over the years evolved into the current-day Aston Martin Racing. ![Eddie Jordan with pit babes Leah Newman, on his left, and Michelle Clack at the launch for the Regent Street Formula One Parade (Photo by Fred Duval/FilmMagic)]() *Fred Duval* ![DUBLIN, IRELAND - JUNE 23: Actor Pierce Brosnan (R) and Formula One team boss Eddie Jordan receive honorary doctorates from the Dublin Institute of Technology at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham June 23, 2003 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by ShowBizIreland.com/Getty Images)]() *Getty Images* ![LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 28: Eddie Jordan poses for a photocall to celebrate receiving an OBE at The Toucan Bar on March 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)]() *Dave J Hogan* In recent years, he had started a podcast called *Formula for Success*, where he and F1 veteran David Coulthard shared a treasure trove of stories about their years in the circus. I highly recommend checking it out if you haven't. Last December Jordan announced that he'd been battling a "quite aggressive" cancer that targeted "the bladder and prostate which spread to his spine and pelvis," according to *[AP]()*. For the following months after his diagnosis announcement, he often took the time to preach the message of health check-ups and the vital role they play in people's lives. Godspeed, EJ. *Got a tip? Email us at tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter. ### Author social links [Instagram]()