 The EJ12 on display at theHonda Collection Hall | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Jordan | ||||||||||
| Designers | Eghbal Hamidy(Technical Director) Gary Anderson(Sporting Director) Tim Holloway(Engineering Director) John McQuilliam(Chief Designer) Stephen Taylor(Head of Composite Design) Ian Hall(Head of Transmission Design) Mike Wroe(Head of Electronics) Jon Tomlinson(Senior Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | EJ11 | ||||||||||
| Successor | EJ13 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibermonocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | double wishbones, pushrod-activated torsion bars | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | double wishbones, pushrod-activated torsion bars | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 3,124 mm (123.0 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Honda RA002E, 3,000 cc (183.1 cu in), 108°V10,NA,mid-engine,longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Jordan 7-speedlongitudinal,semi-automatic | ||||||||||
| Power | 835 hp (622.7 kW) @ 18,200 rpm[2] | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Elf | ||||||||||
| Lubricants | Liqui Moly | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | DHL Jordan Honda | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 9. Giancarlo Fisichella10.  Takuma Sato | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2002 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2002 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
TheJordan EJ12 was the car with which theJordan team competed in the2002 Formula One World Championship. The car was driven by ItalianGiancarlo Fisichella, who returned to the team after four seasons atBenetton, and Japanese debutantTakuma Sato.
The EJ12 incorporated heavy design revisions to the front of the chassis compared to the precedingEJ11, therefore requiring a re-packaged front suspension system. New materials and production techniques were utilised in the chassis to further reduce weight and the centre of gravity position, with the revised side-pods making the side impact structures smaller, but more efficient.
Due to a drop in sponsorship money the team slipped backwards. Fisichella often exceeded the car's abilities in qualifying, a sixth place on the grid forMontreal surprising many onlookers. Yet results-wise, the Italian had to make do with a trio of fifth places and a final point fromHungary. Sato showed flashes of speed, but managed just two points, atSuzuka. Despite the drop in form, Jordan still managed sixth in the championship with nine points, ahead ofBAR. However, it was not enough to retain the worksHonda package, with the Japanese manufacturer having long announced before the end of the season that they would be concentrating solely on their partnership with BAR from 2003 onwards.
DHL become the team's co-main sponsor, along withBenson & Hedges. DHL's sponsorship of the team lasted only a year.
Jordan used the Benson & Hedges logos, except at theBritish,French andUnited States Grands Prix; which was replaced with text "Be on Edge" (Benson & Hedges minus the 'n', 's','&', 'H' and 's').
As of 2023[update], the EJ12 chassis number 1, driven by Sato, is in the ownership of a driving experience company called Drift Limits. Drift Limits owner Jonathan Barden and instructor David Went both drove this car at the2023 British Grand Prix race weekend during the historic demo.
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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| 2002 | Jordan | HondaV10 | B | AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | GBR | FRA | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | JPN | 9 | 6th | |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 7 | DNQ | Ret | 6 | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | ||||||
| Takuma Sato | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | ||||||
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