Mike Jordan

Michael Anthony Jordan (born 17 February 1958) is a British racing driver who competed in various classes of saloon and sportscar racing. He has won three British titles and spent three years competing in the BTCC against many drivers less than half his age, including his son and teammate Andrew. In 2006 he became the oldest driver ever to win a BTCC race. He lives in Lichfield with his wife Judith and their three children.

Racing career Born in Sutton Coldfield, Jordan started racing in the late 1970s with a Morris Minor in the Classic Saloon Car Club's Pre-57 road-going championship, which he won in 1979. He bought the car from a workmate with bank loans and drove it on the road. His first BTCC appearances were in 1989 in a Peugeot.

Jordan was Porsche Cup champion in 1987 and 1991. He then competed in saloon cars and won the Willhire 24 Hour race in 1992 and 1993, also finishing runner up in the 1992 ESSO Group N Saloon Car Championship.

In the V8 Eurocar racing saloons, Jordan was champion in 1996 and 1997 and then moved to the TVR Tuscan Challenge, twice finishing runner up in the championship.

GT Racing In 2000, Jordan teamed up with Mark Sumpter to race a Porsche GT3R in the GTO division of the British GT Championship, supporting Sumpter to the title. Jordan then jumped into the top class of the British GT championship to race a thundering Lister Storm with David Warnock. Despite fierce opposition, they won the title in 2001 and finished second the following season. Jordan also made his FIA GT championship with Lister in 2001, winning outright at Nurburgring when partnering Jamie Campbell-Walter.

In 2002, Jordan also competed with Sumpter in the Daytona 24 Hours, finishing the race at their first attempt. For 2003, Jordan once again teamed up with Sumpter to compete in the FIA GT championship alongside teammates Godfrey and David Jones.

For 2004 and 2005, Jordan returned to the British GT Championship, winning races in 2004 with Sumpter and leading the chase of the Ferraris in 2005 when partnered by former TVR Tuscan rival Michael Caine.

BTCC Jordan competing in the 2007 British Touring Car Championship. In 2006, Jordan returned to the British Touring Car Championship in an ex-Team Dynamics Honda Integra ran by his Eurotech Racing team. Jordan broke a BTCC record at Mondello Park by taking his first and only BTCC race win. By taking the win, he became the championship's oldest ever race winner at the age of 48. His season finished badly after contact with James Thompson caused him to crash heavily, causing him to spend a few days in hospital.

Racing record

Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Points 2000 Team Eurotech Porsche 996 GT3-R GTO THR1 CRO1 OUL1 DON1 SIL1 BRH1 DON1 CRO1 SIL1 SNE1 SPA1 SIL1 2nd 137 2001 Lister Storm Racing Lister Storm GT SIL1 SNE1 DON1 OUL1 CRO1 ROC1 CAS1 BRH1 DON1 KNO1 THR1 BRH1 SIL1 1st 163 2002 Lister Storm Racing Lister Storm GT BRH1 DON1 SIL1 KNO1 CRO1 SIL1 CAS1 ROC1 OUL1 SNE1 THR1 DON1 ? 209

Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2006–2008 just in first race, 1989 in class) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded – 1989, 2006–2008 all races, 1989 in class) signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded all races 2006 onwards)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 OverallPos Pts ClassPos 1989 Team Eurotech Peugeot 309 GTi OULovr:16cls:2 SILovr:23cls:4 THRovr:21cls:4 DONovr:14cls:3 THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIR DON SIL 22nd 15 6th 2006 Team Eurotech with John Guest Honda Integra Type-R BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 MON1 MON2 MON3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 THR1 THR2 THR3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 10th 91 2007 Team Eurotech with John Guest Honda Integra Type-R BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 THR1 THR2 THR3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 DON1 DON2 DON3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 THR1 THR2 THR3 8th 131 2008 John Guest Racing Honda Integra Type-R BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 14th 34