Jordan 197
Formula One racing car
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Car_name | Jordan 197 |
| Image | [[File:1997 Jordan 197 Peugeot 2998cc V10 photo 1.JPG |
| Caption | The 197 on display at Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot |
| Category | Formula One |
| Constructor | Jordan |
| Designer | Gary Anderson (Technical Director) |
| Mark Smith (Chief Engineer) | |
| Paul Crooks (Design Coordinator) | |
| John McQuilliam (Head of Composite Design) | |
| Ian Hall (Head of Transmission Design) | |
| John Davis (Head of R&D) | |
| Seamus Mullarkey (Head of Aerodynamics) | |
| Predecessor | 196 |
| Successor | 198 |
| Team | Benson & Hedges Jordan Peugeot |
| Drivers | 11. GER Ralf Schumacher |
- ITA Giancarlo Fisichella | | Technical ref | | | Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure | | Front suspension | Double wishbones, pushrod | | Rear suspension | Double wishbones, pushrod | | Wheelbase | 2950 mm | | Track | Front: 1700 mm Rear: 1618 mm | | Engine name | Peugeot A14, | | Capacity | 3000 cc, | | Configuration | 72° V10, | | Turbo/NA | NA, | | Engine position | mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted | | Power | 750 hp @ 15,500 rpm | | Gearbox name | Jordan | | Gears | 7-speed | | Type | sequential semi-automatic | | Weight | 600 kg | | Fuel | Total | | Tyres | Goodyear | | Debut | 1997 Australian Grand Prix | | Last_event | 1997 European Grand Prix | | Races | 17 | | Wins | 0 | | Cons_champ | 0 | | Drivers_champ | 0 | | Poles | 0 | | Fastest_laps | 1 | | Podiums | 3 | ::
| Car_name = Jordan 197 | Image = [[File:1997 Jordan 197 Peugeot 2998cc V10 photo 1.JPG|260px]] |Caption=The 197 on display at Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot | Category = Formula One | Constructor = Jordan | Designer = Gary Anderson (Technical Director) Mark Smith (Chief Engineer) Paul Crooks (Design Coordinator) John McQuilliam (Head of Composite Design) Ian Hall (Head of Transmission Design) John Davis (Head of R&D) Seamus Mullarkey (Head of Aerodynamics) | Predecessor = 196 | Successor = 198 | Team = Benson & Hedges Jordan Peugeot | Drivers = 11. GER Ralf Schumacher 12. ITA Giancarlo Fisichella | Technical ref = | Chassis = carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure | Front suspension = Double wishbones, pushrod | Rear suspension = Double wishbones, pushrod | Wheelbase = 2950 mm | Track = Front: 1700 mm Rear: 1618 mm | Engine name = Peugeot A14, | Capacity = 3000 cc, | Configuration = 72° V10, | Turbo/NA = NA, | Engine position = mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted | Power = 750 hp @ 15,500 rpm | Gearbox name = Jordan | Gears = 7-speed | Type = sequential semi-automatic | Differential = | Weight = 600 kg | Fuel = Total | Tyres = Goodyear | Debut = 1997 Australian Grand Prix |Last_event=1997 European Grand Prix | Races = 17 | Wins = 0 | Cons_champ = 0 | Drivers_champ = 0 | Poles = 0 | Fastest_laps = 1 | Podiums = 3
The Jordan 197 was the Formula One car with which the Jordan team competed in the 1997 Formula One World Championship.
Background
Driver change
After a disappointing season, Eddie Jordan opted to replace Rubens Barrichello and Martin Brundle with two young, inexperienced drivers — German rookie Ralf Schumacher, younger brother of double World Champion Michael Schumacher, and Italy's Giancarlo Fisichella, who had driven eight races for Minardi in 1996.
Technical specifications
The car was powered by the 3-litre Peugeot A14 V10 engine and ran on Goodyear tyres. Fuel was supplied by Total.
Racing history
Schumacher and Fisichella recorded six points finishes each, including three podiums — Schumacher third in Argentina, only his third F1 race, and Fisichella third in Canada and second in Belgium. Fisichella also set the fastest race lap in Spain and qualified on the front row of the grid in Germany, and there was a behind-the-scenes battle between Jordan and Benetton for his services in , a battle eventually won by Benetton. Fisichella eventually finished ninth in the Drivers' Championship with 20 points while Schumacher was twelfth with 13 (both were subsequently promoted a place following Michael Schumacher's exclusion from the standings); the combined 33 points placed Jordan fifth in the Constructors' Championship.
Livery
For the second consecutive year, the team's title sponsor was Benson & Hedges. The 197 stood out of its bright yellow "snake" livery. The car had a snake's eye and fang painted on either side of the nosecone, forked tongues that extended along the sides from the nosecone to the driver's cockpit, and numerous scale effects on other parts of the car. At Grands Prix held in countries that did not allow tobacco advertising, the text were replaced with the snake-related "Bitten & Hisses", covered by a snake skin or "Ssssschuhey" and "Fissssssi".
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) ::data[format=table]
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson & Hedges Jordan Peugeot | Peugeot V10 | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | AUT | LUX | JPN | EUR | 33 | 5th | |||
| Ralf Schumacher | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 9 | Ret | ||||||
| Giancarlo Fisichella | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 11 | ||||||
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References
- AUTOCOURSE 1997-98, Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1997)
References
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