Early History
Eddie Jordan had a brief stint as a race driver in the late 1970s and ran a successful Formula Three team, called Eddie Jordan Racing, in the late 1980s. The team graduated to International Formula 3000 for 1988, winning its first race in the category with Johnny Herbert. In 1989, Jordan won the F3000 drivers' championship with future Formula One star Jean Alesi. The team also ran future F1 drivers such as Martin Donnelly and Eddie Irvine in F3000.
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