 Heinz-Harald Frentzen driving the 199 at the 1999 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Jordan Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Mike Gascoyne (Technical Director) Tim Holloway (Engineering Director) Mark Smith (Chief Designer) Bob Bell (Technology Director) John Iley (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | 198 | ||||||||||
| Successor | EJ10 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Moulded carbon fibre composite structure | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrod-operated rockers | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pushrod-operated rockers | ||||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,500 mm (59 in) Rear: 1,418 mm (55.8 in) | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 3,050 mm (120.1 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Mugen-Honda MF-301HD, 2,999 cc (183.0 cu in), 72° V10, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Jordan 6-speed sequential semi-automatic | ||||||||||
| Power | 680 hp @ 15,000 rpm[2] | ||||||||||
| Weight | 600 kg (1,323 lb) (inc. driver.) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Elf | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Benson & Hedges Jordan | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 7.  Damon Hill8.  Heinz-Harald Frentzen | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1999 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 1999 French Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 1999 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 1999 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
The Jordan 199 was the car with which the Jordan team competed in the 1999 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by 1996 World Champion Damon Hill, who had won the team's first Grand Prix in Belgium the previous season, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was swapped with Williams in favour of Ralf Schumacher. The car was also driven by test drivers Tomáš Enge and Shinji Nakano. It was designed by technical director Mike Gascoyne and his assistant Tim Holloway.[3]
It proved to be Jordan's most successful car in its fifteen-year history, scoring two wins, a pole position and third place in the Constructors' Championship. Frentzen also had a realistic shot of winning the Drivers' Championship, in what would prove to be his most successful season as well.[4]
For Hill the year was not so good. Comprehensively out-performed throughout the season by Frentzen, he decided to retire during the course of the year and could only score seven points towards the team's eventual tally of 61.
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- ^ "Engine Mugen Honda". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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- ^ Hynes, Justin. "Hunter becomes hunted". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 February 2020.