Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Jordan | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Gary Anderson (Technical Director) Paul Crooks (Chief Designer) Mark Smith (Chief Engineer) Seamus Mullarkey (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | 196 | ||||||||||
Successor | 198 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrod | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pushrod | ||||||||||
Axle track | Front: 1,700 mm (67 in) Rear: 1,618 mm (63.7 in) | ||||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,950 mm (116 in) | ||||||||||
Engine | Peugeot A14, 3,000 cc (183.1 cu in), 72° V10, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted | ||||||||||
Transmission | Jordan 7-speed sequential semi-automatic | ||||||||||
Power | 750 hp @ 15,500 rpm[2] | ||||||||||
Weight | 600 kg (1,300 lb) | ||||||||||
Fuel | Total | ||||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Benson & Hedges Jordan Peugeot | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 11. Ralf Schumacher 12. Giancarlo Fisichella | ||||||||||
Debut | 1997 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 1997 European Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Jordan 197 was the Formula One car with which the Jordan team competed in the 1997 Formula One World Championship.