section_path: Career/Motor racing
section_name: Motor racing
paragraph_text: Motor racing
  
  Upon his return to Dublin, Jordan bought a kart and began racing. He entered the Irish Kart Championship in 1971 and won it.
  
  In 1974, Jordan moved up to Formula Ford, the Irish Formula Ford Championship and, in 1975, to Formula Three, but was forced to sit out the 1976 season after shattering his left leg in a crash at Mallory Park. His hair fell out in hospital and his forceful mother then made him wear a wig. He continued to wear a wig for the rest of his life and this was the subject of practical jokes by Gerhard Berger.
  
  After his injuries had healed, he switched to Formula Atlantic and won the Irish Formula Atlantic Championship in 1978. Jordan and Stefan Johansson raced in British Formula Three in 1979, under the name "Team Ireland" and, in the same year, Jordan drove in one Formula Two race and did a small amount of testing for McLaren. He raced in the 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans in a BMW M1 with Steve O'Rourke and David Hobbs.
  
  In 1991, Eddie Jordan made a guest appearance at Silverstone in the Dunlop Rover GTI Championship that was a support event for the British Grand Prix. He finished 10th on the road after spinning out when running 4th but was promoted to 9th when 5th placed finisher Peter Baldwin was penalised for driving carelessly.
  
  Upon his return to Dublin, Jordan bought a kart and began racing. He entered the Irish Kart Championship in 1971 and won it.
  
  In 1974, Jordan moved up to Formula Ford, the Irish Formula Ford Championship and, in 1975, to Formula Three, but was forced to sit out the 1976 season after shattering his left leg in a crash at Mallory Park. His hair fell out in hospital and his forceful mother then made him wear a wig. He continued to wear a wig for the rest of his life and this was the subject of practical jokes by Gerhard Berger.
  
  After his injuries had healed, he switched to Formula Atlantic and won the Irish Formula Atlantic Championship in 1978. Jordan and Stefan Johansson raced in British Formula Three in 1979, under the name "Team Ireland" and, in the same year, Jordan drove in one Formula Two race and did a small amount of testing for McLaren. He raced in the 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans in a BMW M1 with Steve O'Rourke and David Hobbs.
  
  In 1991, Eddie Jordan made a guest appearance at Silverstone in the Dunlop Rover GTI Championship that was a support event for the British Grand Prix. He finished 10th on the road after spinning out when running 4th but was promoted to 9th when 5th placed finisher Peter Baldwin was penalised for driving carelessly.