The hard, and incredibly important, work starts as early as is allowed in December in Jerez with the team’s new third driver Ricardo Zonta starting the testing of a 2000/2001 hybrid chassis with many of the components for next year’s car being tried out.

However, the integration of the Honda engine is going to be the most important consideration. There are always going to be initial problems introducing a new engine into what will basically be an evolution chassis and Jordan can only hope to get the biggest issues out of the way as soon as possible.
And then get onto the serious business of improving that awful reliability and finding greater speed.

JEREZ
 5TH - Ricardo Zonta
 6TH - Ricardo Zonta - Jarno Trulli
 7TH - Ricardo Zonta - Jarno Trulli

VALENCIA
 13TH - Heinz-Harald Frentzen - Ricardo Zonta
 14TH - Heinz-Harald Frentzen - Ricardo Zonta
 15TH - Heinz-Harald Frentzen - Ricardo Zonta

BARCELONA
 18TH - Heinz-Harald Frentzen - Jarno Trulli
 19TH - Heinz-Harald Frentzen - Jarno Trulli
 20TH - Jarno Trulli