Lifestyle & Sports
20 Mar 25

Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan passes away aged 76

Jordan as team principal of Jordan Grand Prix at the 1996 Canadian Grand Prix. Credit: Rick Dikeman

The Irishman revealed he was suffering from cancer in December.

Eddie Jordan, former Formula One team owner, has passed away at the age of 76, his family has announced.

In December, he had revealed that he was suffering with bladder and prostate cancer, which has spread to his spine and pelvis.

A statement released by Jordan’s family today reads: “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Eddie Jordan OBE, the ex-Formula 1 team owner, TV pundit and entrepreneur.

“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.

“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.”

Over the course of a 14 year long career that kicked off in 1991, Jordan's team – which he names after himself — entered 250 races, and won four times. The racing driver Damon Hill led home Jordan’s best-ever result, namely a one-two finish at the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix.

Jordan also gave debut to Michael Schumarer at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix. The German would end up winning a record-breaking seven world championships – an accomplishment only matched by Lewis Hamilton in 2020.

Speaking from Shanghai before this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, F1’s chief executive, Stefano Domenicali, said: “We are deeply saddened to hear about the sudden loss of Eddie Jordan. 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,” Domenicali continued, “and he will be deeply missed. In this moment of sorrow, my thoughts and those of the entire Formula One family are with his family and loved ones.”

Following the selling of his team in 2005, Jordan went on to enter the world of media by covering F1 for the BBC, before working as a pundit for Channel 4 and briefly as a presenter of Top Gear.