Saturday, July 23, 2011

Irish Motorsport - Jordan Grand Prix


Formula One racing Team "Jordan Grand Prix" is the only Irish team in the history of Formula One , though it didn't had much success in the Formula One as the other European teams , the team had some best drivers such as Schumacher brothers , Damon Hill , Rubens Barrichello , Eddie Irvine , Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Giancarlo Fisichella. The 1999 season was the best season as it finished third with 2 victories in the year. In the 1998 season the team drivers finished 1st ( Damon Hill ) and 2nd ( Ralf Schumacher ) in the Belgian grand prix which is the best finish ever for Jordan in the Formula One racing.

Irish post honored this victory by issuing a commemorative miniature sheet in 2001. The miniature sheet contains a image of Jordan Grand Prix Formula One car and a stamp at the top left of the sheet. The stamp has a portrait of the Jordan Grand Prix Formula One car with the wordings “Jordan Grand Prix – Formula One”