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He was known as a talent spotter during his career in managing his motorsport-team.

He loved rock 'n' roll music and played the drums. His band's name was V10 until 2007.

His estimated net worth is $475 million.

He famously gave Michael Schumacher his Formula One debut during that 1991 campaign, with many other big-name drivers - including the likes of Rubens Barrichello, Martin Brundle, Damon Hill and Jean Alesi - racing for the squad over the years.

He was a racing driver in the 1970s and went onto found the Jordan Grand Prix, a team that raced from 1991 to 2005 and secured four Formula One victories in that time before being sold in 2005. His team won four grands prix in its 15 years before being sold in 2005.

He was awarded the OBE (Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II in March 2012 for his services to charity and motor racing. He was a motorsport executive, broadcaster, racing driver and businessman from Dublin, Ireland.

In December 2024, he announced that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate and bladder cancer earlier in the year. Edmund Patrick Jordan passed away at his home in Cape Town, South Africa 10 days before what would have been his 77th birthday.