Jordan 192

The Jordan 192 was a Formula One car designed by Gary Anderson for the Jordan Grand Prix team for the 1992 Formula One season. The number 32 seat was taken by Stefano Modena and the number 33 seat was taken by Maurício Gugelmin, both new to the team.

Jordan 192
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorJordan
Designer(s)Gary Anderson (Technical Director)
Mark Smith (Head of Mechanical Design)
Andrew Green (Head of Structural Design)
Predecessor191
Successor193
Technical specifications[1]
ChassisCarbon fibre and honeycomb composite structure
Suspension (front)Double wishbones, pushrod
Suspension (rear)Double wishbones, pushrod
EngineYamaha OX99, 3,498 cc (213.5 cu in), 72° V12, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
TransmissionJordan 7-speed semi-automatic
FuelSasol
TyresGoodyear
Competition history
Notable entrantsSasol Jordan Yamaha
Notable drivers32. Stefano Modena
33. Maurício Gugelmin
Debut1992 South African Grand Prix
RacesWinsPodiumsPolesF.Laps
160000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

After a somewhat successful 1991 debut season the team had lost their supply of Ford engines due to large debts. Instead Jordan signed a contract to run the Yamaha OX99 3.5L V12, which was supplied for free. One of the problems was that the team had already begun work on the 192 in the expectation that it would continue to run the Ford V8 engine rather than a much larger V12 Yamaha. The team's new main sponsor was Sasol, replacing 7UP.

Compared to their successful debut season, 1992 was a total catastrophe for Jordan. The team struggled badly with reliability issues (in particular overheating), with Gugelmin retiring from seven of the first nine races and Modena failing to finish a race until the twelfth race of the season at Spa. Modena also failed to qualify four times in a car that was significantly slower than its predecessor. The team failed to score a point until the final race of the season in Australia, when Modena finished 6th. Jordan eventually finished 11th in the Constructors' Championship, with 1 point.

The 192 was replaced by the Hart V10-powered Jordan 193.

The Yamaha OX99 engine that powered the 192.

Complete Formula One results

(Key) Results in bold indicate pole position and results in italics indicate fastest lap in race.

Year Team Engine Tires Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts. WCC
1992 Sasol Jordan Yamaha OX99
V12
G RSA MEX BRA ESP SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS 1 11th
Stefano Modena DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 15 DNQ 13 7 6
Maurício Gugelmin 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 10 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret

References

  1. "STATS F1 • Jordan 192". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
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