Jordan King | |
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![]() King in 2019 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | (1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (age 31) Warwick, Warwickshire, England |
Related to | Justin King (father) |
Formula E career | |
Debut season | 2023–24 |
Current team | Mahindra Formula E Team |
Racing licence | ![]() |
Car number | 21 |
Starts | 2 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 26th in2023–24 |
Finished last season | 26th (0 pts) |
Previous series | |
2017 2015-16 2013-14 2013 2012 2012 2011–12 2011 2011 | FIA Formula 2 Championship GP2 Series European Formula 3 Championship British Formula 3 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Toyota Racing Series Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault UK FIA Formula Two Championship |
Championship titles | |
2015 2013 2011 | FIA Institute Young Driver of the Year British Formula 3 MRF Formula 1600 |
Jordan King (born 26 February 1994 inWarwick) is a Britishracing driver. He is currently the reserve driver for theMahindra Formula E Team, for whom he made his Formula E debut at the2024 Berlin ePrix.[1]
Previously, King has been a race winner in theGP2 Series and theLMP2 class of theWEC, as well as racing in theIndyCar Series. He is also the 2013 champion of theBritish F3 International Series.
He attendedRepton School in Derbyshire on aC. B. Fry scholarship and laterPrincethorpe College in Warwickshire. King is the son of formerSainsbury's CEOJustin King.[2]
King is also an avid fundraiser forBirmingham Children's Hospital, having raised over £8,500 in 2019 while cycling theNorth Coast 500.[3] In 2020, he ran the 84-mileHadrian's Wall Path to continue his fundraising efforts.
In 2024 he ran the London Marathon raising over £16,900 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital and completing the marathon in 2:58.
King also manages the career of 2024Euro 4 ChampionAkshay Bohra
King's early racing career began inkarting before he moved toopen-wheel racing at the end of 2010. He began driving inFormula Renault UK, starting in theFormula Renault UK Winter Series before he began the main championship in2011.
In 2009, aged only fifteen, King tested aFormula Two car. He drove four races inFormula Palmer Audi at the Silverstone round in 2010, managing to get a podium and impressing series bossJonathan Palmer. In2011, he has signed up for three rounds of the Formula Two championship,[4][5] atSpa-Francorchamps, theNürburgring andBrands Hatch during the Formula Renault UK summer break. King will be the youngest driver to take part in the modern era of the series.
In February 2015, it was confirmed King would move up toGP2, signing withRacing Engineering, alongsideAlexander Rossi, for2015, where he finished twelfth overall.[6] He remained with the team for thefollowing season, where he claimed two victories and finished seventh overall.
In2017, King switched toMP Motorsport for a third season of the sport.[7]
For2019, King returned with the same team partnered with Indian driverMahaveer Raghunathan. King missed theMonaco round due to his participation in the2019 Indianapolis 500, withArtem Markelov serving as his substitute. King scored two podium finishes during the season, claiming the 3rd position in the feature race atBaku and 2nd in the sprint race atMonza. He finished ninth in the standings.
King holds two F2 track records, both set in 2017, atCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps andAutodromo Nazionale di Monza.
King was signed as a development driver by theManor Marussia team for the2015 season, being retained by the squad, renamedManor Racing, in2016.[8] He made his debut in a Formula One session when he drove for Manor during free practice at the2016 United States Grand Prix.[9]
Since 2020, King has been a development driver for theAlpine F1 Team.[10]
In2018, King signed withEd Carpenter Racing as a part-time driver in the No. 20 car, sharing driving duties with ownerEd Carpenter. Carpenter started the ovals, while King started the 11 road and street circuit races. In hisIndyCar Series debut, the season openingFirestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, he set the track record in qualifying, made the Firestone Fast 6 and took the lead of the race on only the fifth lap. His second Fast 6 appearance came at theIndianapolis Motor Speedway during qualifications for theINDYCAR Grand Prix. He also paced the field during the only international stop in 2018, theHonda Indy Toronto. King advanced out of the first round of qualifications in half of the possible races over the course of the season.
King returned to Indy car racing in2019 to make hisIndianapolis 500 debut withRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. The2019 Indianapolis 500 was his first-ever oval race. He successfully qualified his No. 42 on the first day, locking in the 26th starting position.[11]
King also made his debut in prototype racing in 2019. He signed withJackie Chan DC Racing x Jota for the1000 Miles of Sebring, the 6th round of the2018-19 Super Season. King secured the LMP2 victory in his first endurance race[12] and subsequently finished the season with the team. He competed in his first24 Hours of Le Mans in June.
King has competed in two rounds of the2019-20 Super Season withTeam LNTGinetta Cars in the LMP1 class.[13]
King first testedFormula E machinery twice, firstly in 2016-17 withMahindra Racing,[14] and again in a private test withDragon Racing in 2019.[15] In February 2021, it was announced that King would be taking on a sim and development driver role at Mahindra.[14] In April 2023, King would participate in theBerlin rookies' driver test with the team.[16]
King made his debut inBerlin withMahindra, replacingNyck de Vries, who missed the event due to a calendar clash with6 Hours of Spa.
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
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2010 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | SNE 4 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | ROC 1 | ROC 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | CRO 3 | SIL 1 NC | SIL 2 Ret | SIL 3 2 | SIL 4 Ret | 23rd | 20 |
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Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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2011 | Manor MP Motorsport | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | ASS 3 | OSC 1 8 | OSC 2 6 | ZAN 1 7 | ZAN 2 5 | MST 1 20 | MST 2 3 | MST 3 16 | MNZ 1 2 | MNZ 2 3 | MNZ 3 3 | 10th | 148 |
2012 | Manor MP Motorsport | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 5 | HOC 3 5 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 5 | OSC 1 2 | OSC 2 2 | OSC 3 Ret | ASS 1 8 | ASS 2 2 | RBR 1 11 | RBR 2 22 | MST 1 2 | MST 2 3 | MST 3 3 | ZAN 1 5 | ZAN 2 15 | ZAN 3 1 | SPA 1 12 | SPA 2 25 | 2nd | 316 |
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Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
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2011 | Manor Competition | BRI 1 8 | BRI 2 9 | DON 1 7 | DON 2 8 | THR 1 10 | THR 2 10 | OUL 1 Ret | OUL 2 10 | CRO 1 9 | CRO 2 2 | SNE 1 Ret | SNE 2 8 | SIL1 1 8 | SIL1 2 9 | ROC 1 9 | ROC 2 7 | BHGP 1 4 | BHGP 2 12 | SIL2 1 7 | SIL2 2 8 | 8th | 265 |
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
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2011 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | SPA 1 17 | SPA 2 8 | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 9 | BRH 1 Ret | BRH 2 10 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 14th | 17 |
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Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
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2012 | ManorMP Motorsport | ALC 1 Ret | ALC 2 Ret | SPA 1 7 | SPA 2 12 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 5 | MSC 1 13 | MSC 2 Ret | HUN 1 3 | HUN 2 13 | LEC 1 20 | LEC 2 Ret | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 25 | 13th | 31 |
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Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
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2013 | Carlin | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 6 | SIL 3 2 | SPA 1 2 | SPA 2 1 | SPA 3 3 | BRH 1 2 | BRH 2 4 | BRH 3 2 | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 5 | NÜR 3 1 | 1st | 176 |
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Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
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2013 | Carlin | Volkswagen | MNZ 1 7 | MNZ 2 Ret | MNZ 3 9 | SIL 1 11 | SIL 2 Ret | SIL 3 6 | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 9 | HOC 3 5 | BRH 1 7 | BRH 2 13 | BRH 3 11 | RBR 1 3 | RBR 2 6 | RBR 3 5 | NOR 1 17 | NOR 2 9 | NOR 3 9 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 4 | NÜR 3 Ret | ZAN 1 4 | ZAN 2 4 | ZAN 3 2 | VAL 1 13 | VAL 2 Ret | VAL 3 5 | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 8 | HOC 3 9 | 6th | 176 | |||
2014 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 3 | SIL 2 6 | SIL 3 9 | HOC 1 3 | HOC 2 9 | HOC 3 7 | PAU 1 5 | PAU 2 18† | PAU 3 9 | HUN 1 5 | HUN 2 Ret | HUN 3 DNS | SPA 1 10 | SPA 2 10 | SPA 3 10 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 2 | NOR 3 3 | MSC 1 2 | MSC 2 5 | MSC 3 Ret | RBR 1 9 | RBR 2 Ret | RBR 3 7 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 6 | NÜR 3 5 | IMO 1 2 | IMO 2 19 | IMO 3 11 | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 13 | HOC 3 2 | 7th | 217 |
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Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
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2015 | Racing Engineering | BHR FEA 4 | BHR SPR 9 | CAT FEA 14 | CAT SPR 11 | MON FEA 9 | MON SPR Ret | RBR FEA 12 | RBR SPR 7 | SIL FEA 22† | SIL SPR 10 | HUN FEA 6 | HUN SPR 12 | SPA FEA 8 | SPA SPR 2 | MNZ FEA 8 | MNZ SPR Ret | SOC FEA Ret | SOC SPR 15 | BHR FEA 9 | BHR SPR 6 | YMC FEA 6 | YMC SPR C | 12th | 60 | ||
2016 | Racing Engineering | CAT FEA 7 | CAT SPR 3 | MON FEA Ret | MON SPR 16 | BAK FEA 12† | BAK SPR 4 | RBR FEA 8 | RBR SPR 1 | SIL FEA 8 | SIL SPR 1 | HUN FEA 8 | HUN SPR 2 | HOC FEA 15 | HOC SPR 11 | SPA FEA 2 | SPA SPR 12 | MNZ FEA 7 | MNZ SPR 4 | SEP FEA 5 | SEP SPR 14 | YMC FEA 13 | YMC SPR 10 | 7th | 122 | ||
2017 | MP Motorsport | BHR FEA 4 | BHR SPR 5 | CAT FEA 9 | CAT SPR 5 | MON FEA 9 | MON SPR 8 | BAK FEA 6 | BAK SPR DSQ | RBR FEA 9 | RBR SPR 6 | SIL FEA 7 | SIL SPR Ret | HUN FEA 15 | HUN SPR 11 | SPA FEA Ret | SPA SPR 14 | MNZ FEA 10 | MNZ SPR 20 | JER FEA 6 | JER SPR Ret | YMC FEA 8 | YMC SPR Ret | 11th | 62 | ||
2019 | MP Motorsport | BHR FEA 17 | BHR SPR 8 | BAK FEA 3 | BAK SPR Ret | CAT FEA 7 | CAT SPR 7 | MON FEA | MON SPR | LEC FEA 6 | LEC SPR 11 | RBR FEA 8 | RBR SPR 7 | SIL FEA 10 | SIL SPR 9 | HUN FEA 6 | HUN SPR 4 | SPA FEA C | SPA SPR C | MNZ FEA 6 | MNZ SPR 2 | SOC FEA 12 | SOC SPR 9 | YMC FEA 12 | YMC SPR 9 | 9th | 79 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | WDC | Points |
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2016 | Manor Racing MRT | ManorMRT05 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid 1.6V6t | AUS | BHR | CHN | RUS | ESP | MON | CAN | EUR | AUT | GBR | HUN | GER | BEL | ITA | SIN | MAL | JPN | USA TD | MEX | BRA | ABU TD | – | – |
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Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2018 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Dallara DW12 | 20 | Chevrolet | STP 21 | PHX | LBH 18 | ALA 14 | IMS 24 | INDY | DET 16 | DET 18 | TXS | ROA 12 | IOW | TOR 11 | MDO 12 | POC | GTW | POR 15 | SNM 13 | 22nd | 175 | [17] |
2019 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 42 | Honda | STP | COA | ALA | LBH | IMS | INDY 24 | DET | DET | TXS | RDA | IOW | MDO | POC | GTW | POR | LAG | 36th | 12 | [18] |
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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2019 | Dallara | Honda | 26 | 24 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
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Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
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2018–19 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA | LMS | SIL | FUJ | SHA | SEB 1 | SPA 6 | LMS Ret | 11th | 40 |
2019–20 | Team LNT | LMP1 | Ginetta G60-LT-P1 | AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6 | SIL | FUJ | SHA 4 | BHR Ret | COA | SPA | LMS | BHR | 20th | 12 |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2019 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 199 | DNF | DNF |
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Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
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2023–24 | Mahindra Racing | Formula E Gen3 | Mahindra M9Electro | MEX | DRH | DRH | SAP | TOK | MIS | MIS | MCO | BER 12 | BER 18 | SIC | SIC | POR | POR | LDN | LDN | 26th | 0 |
Jordan King, son of J Sainsbury chief executive Justin
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | British Formula Three Champion 2013 | Succeeded by |