The Jordan EJ10, and an updated version, the EJ10B, was the car with which the Jordan team competed in the 2000 Formula One World Championship. The car was driven by German Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was in his second season with the team, and Italian Jarno Trulli, who moved from Prost.
The car was designed by Mike Gascoyne, and powered by a Mugen-Honda V10 engine. It was designated the EJ10 to honour team boss Eddie Jordan and the team's tenth season in Formula One, breaking with the previous designation format of '1' followed by the last two digits of the year of competition.
Overview After their successful 1999 campaign ended in a third-place finish in the constructors' championship, 2000 was seen as a massive disappointment. Although the car showed flashes of promise and usually competed for "best of the rest" honours after the dominant Ferrari and McLaren teams, the car proved disappointingly unreliable, only finishing 15 times out of a possible 34. In the end, the team slipped to sixth overall in the constructors' championship with just 17 points scored. The high points were Heinz-Harald Frentzen's two podiums at Interlagos and Indianapolis, and three front-row starting positions. In addition to the reliability problems of the EJ10, several points were also lost through incidents - including Frentzen crashing out late on from second place at Monte Carlo, and both cars being eliminated in a six-car pile-up on the opening lap at Monza.
During the course of the season, the team announced a works Honda engine deal for 2001, putting it in direct competition with BAR. The car's designer, Mike Gascoyne, was also placed on gardening leave during the season after he expressed a desire to join Benetton the following year.
Starting with the race weekend in Germany, a further developed car designated EJ10B was used for the remainder of the season. The new cars were originally scheduled to debut at the Austrian Grand Prix; however, their use was postponed.
Sponsorship and livery For the third and final year, Jordan once again included a hornet on their EJ-10. Jordan used Benson & Hedges logos, except at the British, French and United States Grands Prix, when it was replaced with "Buzzin' Hornets".
In November 2000 Eddie Jordan launched their own energy drink EJ-10, which was already in use by the team members during the season.
Complete Formula One results (key) (results in bold indicate pole position) Year Team Chassis Engine Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points WCC Benson and Hedges Jordan EJ10 Mugen Honda MF301HE V10 AUS BRA SMR GBR ESP EUR MON CAN FRA AUT GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN MAL 17 6th Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ret 3 Ret 17 6 Ret 10 Ret 7 Ret Jarno Trulli Ret 4 15 6 12 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret EJ10B Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ret 6 6 Ret 3 Ret Ret Jarno Trulli 9 7 Ret Ret Ret 13 12 Sources:
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