Jordan 196

Formula One racing car

Racing car model

Jordan 196

The 196 on display at Technik Museum Sinsheim

Category| Formula One
Constructor| Jordan
Designer(s)| Gary Anderson (Technical Director)
Tim Holloway (Engineering Director)
Mark Smith (Chief Engineer)
Darren Davies (Head of Aerodynamics)
Predecessor| 195
Successor| 197
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 A12, 3,000 cc (183.1 cu in), 72° V10, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted
Transmission| Jordan 7-speed semi-automatic
Power| 720 hp @ 15,500 rpm[2]
Weight| 595 kg (1,312 lb)
Fuel| Total
Tyres| Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants| B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
Notable drivers| 11\.  Rubens Barrichello
12\.  Martin Brundle
Debut| 1996 Australian Grand Prix
Last event| 1996 Japanese Grand Prix
| Races| Wins| Podiums| Poles| F/Laps

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Constructors' Championships| 0
Drivers' Championships| 0

The Jordan 196 was the car with which the Jordan team competed in the 1996 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, who was in his fourth and final season with the team, and veteran Briton Martin Brundle, who moved from Ligier for what was to be his last season in F1.

## Racing history

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Jordan started the year with high expectations following a generally encouraging, if unreliable, showing in 1995. The team was in its second year with works Peugeot engines, and had also secured a lucrative sponsorship deal with Benson & Hedges that saw the cars turn gold for the majority of the 1996 season, having been launched in a pre-B&H green-yellow-red livery and raced for the first five races in a mustard shade that failed to impress on TV.

Early in the season, the car featured a brighter yellow color

However, the team still proved unable to score the elusive first win. Indeed, 1996 was a barren season with no podium finishes from either driver, although the team did score one more point than in 1995. Jordan remained a 'Second Division' team behind Williams, Ferrari, Benetton and McLaren. Brundle later, albeit in a jocular fashion, referred to the 196 as "a dog" which had "more grip upside down", referring to an accident on the opening lap of the 1996 Australian Grand Prix where Brundle rolled the car.[3]

By the end of the year, the need for change was obvious. Barrichello departed for the new Stewart team, and Brundle retired from the sport becoming a television co-commentator alongside Murray Walker for ITV F1 for the 1997 season. They would be replaced by Ralf Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella for 1997.

The team eventually finished fifth in the Constructors' Championship, with 22 points.

## Sponsorship and livery

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The 196 features a new gold livery (brighter yellow in the early season), reflecting with their new title sponsor, Benson & Hedges. In the Grands Prix that did not allow tobacco branding, the Benson & Hedges logos were replaced with driver names on the engine cover and either "Jordan" or "Special F1" on the side of the car.

## Complete Formula One results

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(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year  | Team  | Engine  | Tyres  | Drivers  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | Points  | WCC

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1996 | B&H Total Jordan Peugeot | Peugeot V10 | G |  | AUS | BRA | ARG | EUR | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | JPN | 22 | 5th
Rubens Barrichello | Ret  | Ret  | 4  | 5  | 5  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 9  | 4  | 6  | 6  | Ret  | 5  | Ret  | 9
Martin Brundle | Ret  | 12  | Ret  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 6  | 8  | 6  | 10  | Ret  | Ret  | 4  | 9  | 5

## References

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1. ^ "Jordan 196". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
2. ^ "Engine Peugeot". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
3. ^ Spanish Grand Prix Forum, BBC Television, 2009 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jht8DVGUtUk

* Henry, Alan, ed. (1996). AUTOCOURSE 1996-97. Hazleton Publishing. pp. 73–75. ISBN 1-874557-91-8.

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Founder
Eddie Jordan

Notable staff
Gary Anderson
Bob Bell
Adrian Burgess
Trevor Carlin
Henri Durand
Jacky Eeckelaert
Mark Gallagher
Mike Gascoyne
Andrew Green
Akio Haga [ja]
Eghbal Hamidy
John Iley
James Key
Gianpiero Lambiase
John McQuilliam
Sam Michael
Paul Monaghan
Dave O'Neill [pt]
Nicolò Petrucci
Iñaki Rueda
Alex Shnaider
Rob Smedley
Mark Smith
Andy Stevenson
Dino Toso
Jon Tomlinson
John Walton

Notable drivers
Jean Alesi
Rubens Barrichello
Andrea de Cesaris
Giancarlo Fisichella
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Damon Hill
Eddie Irvine
Michael Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher
Jarno Trulli

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