The Irishman, who had been fighting prostate cancer, died in the early hours of Thursday morning
A statement from his family said: "He leaves us with tonnes of great memories"
Damon Hill: 'There will never be another like Eddie', plus tributes from Carlos Sainz & Jake Humphrey
Jordan's team competed between 1991 and 2005 and entered 250 races in Formula 1, winning four times
Andrew Benson: Jordan 'achieved rare success as an independent team owner'
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Formula 1 driver Pedro de la Rosa wrote on X: "Very sad to hear the passing away of Eddie Jordan, a true legend of our sport.
"Eddie gave me my first ever opportunity in F1, something I will never forget and will always remain grateful for. My thoughts are with his family and friends. RIP."
Jennie Gow
F1 pit-lane reporter on BBC Radio 5 Live
Not only was he instrumental in giving Michael Schumacher his debut in F1 but so many other things [will be his legacy]. He was right in the centre.
I think he will be remembered for just being an amazing person, so flamboyant within Formula One and he brought the life to the party.
Andy Gray
BBC Sport NI
Image source, Getty ImagesThere's something about sport in Ireland, where even if you do not follow it you take tremendous pride in seeing people, from both sides of the border, competing at the highest level.
That's exactly what happened with Eddie Jordan and Formula 1.
It's hard to exactly put into words what having a green Formula 1 car with 'Ireland' meant, and Jordan sparked the interest in the sport for thousands from Dublin, Belfast and everywhere in between.
Combined with Jordan's enthusiasm for the sport and for life itself, it was hard not to root for the Irish underdog team.
That was only intensified after the success of Michael Schumacher's rapid rise, and again when Northern Ireland's Eddie Irvine was handed a Formula 1 seat by Jordan.
Even those who did not follow Formula 1 were beaming with pride, especially on the four occasions when Jordan's cars were first to the chequered flag.
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As an Irish child of 90s, seeing the first Jordan cars in beautiful 7Up green with the Tourism Ireland sponsor on the side was amazing. The later yellow liveries which coincided with the peak of the team's late 90s success were iconic too. Having an F1 team compete under an Irish flag felt extraordinary then and even more so now in the modern era when privateer teams are pretty much gone.
Michael
Eddie gave the impression that he leaked gossip like a sieve but then we discovered that he had secretly been Adrian Newey's business manager for years. The gossip was just part of the fabulous Eddie show (and often turned out to be correct). What a character. He will be very much missed in the F1 world.
Lynne from Lanarkshire
A true icon and legend of the sport, even as a pundit asking the questions to drivers and team bosses which nobody else would get away with. RIP EJ
Dan, Essex
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesOn Jordan's first few years in F1
In desperate need of a cash injection, Jordan switched from his off-the-shelf Cosworth engine to a factory deal with Yamaha for its V12 for 1992.
But the engine was heavy, thirsty and unreliable, and a difficult season followed before Jordan ditched the Yamaha for a privateer Hart engine.
Rubens Barrichello became a fixture in the cockpit, as the Brazilian brought a handy budget along with his obvious talent. For 1994, he was joined by Northern Ireland's Eddie Irvine, who had made a headline-grabbing debut in Japan at the end of 1993.
Irvine's outspoken, insouciant character fitted well with the team. In Suzuka, he had un-lapped himself on race leader Ayrton Senna's McLaren while the pair battled HIll's Williams in the wet.
And Irvine's lippy dismissiveness when confronted by Senna complaining about the incident after the race led the three-time champion to punch him.
Eddie Jordan played a huge role in the careers of many up and coming drivers, all who had dreams of reaching the promised land of Formula 1.
He worked with the likes of Martin Brundle and Johnny Herbert in the junior racing ranks in Formula 3, and gave Eddie Irvine a race seat in Formula 1.
Most famously of all, he handed a certain Michael Schumacher his debut in Formula 1.
That didn't turn out too badly...
Image source, Getty ImagesMartin Brundle races for Eddie Jordan's team in Formula 3
Image source, Getty ImagesMichael Schumacher (green car, number 32) racing for Jordan in his one race for the team
Image source, Getty ImagesEddie Irvine raced for Eddie Jordan
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R.I.P Eddie Jordan, thank you for the core memory of being a toddler and being obsessed with the 'Banana' F1 car. And then later in life writing my Texties course work on the outlandish and brilliant shirts you wore you made a dull class fun.
Ben, Bognor Regis
He added a great spark to F1 commentary with his mischievous attitude, what a great man. He'll surely be missed. I fitted a CCTV system in Eddie's house & at the Jordan Racing factory.
Buck, Medway
Silverstone should name a stand and corner after Eddie Jordan. RIP
Anon
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner wrote on Instagram: "Very sorry to hear Eddie Jordan has sadly passed. Eddie was a hugely colourful character who I first met in 1991 as a young driver at his then new factory after his first year in Formula One. His advice, 'get a good sponsor... welcome to the Piranha Club'.
"I was fortunate to overlap with him when I came into Formula 1. He was in the twilight of his F1 career race wise (indeed he even tried to sell me his team) but went into other media activities where he was always full of energy and fun to work with.
"Formula 1 has lost a legend and we will miss his wit and his Irish charm. On behalf of Oracle Red Bull Racing we send our sincere condolences to Marie and the children at this sad time; our thoughts are with them.
"God speed Eddie."
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BBC F1 correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesOn Michael Schumacher's F1 debut, which came for Jordan at the Belgian Grand Prix in August 1991.
Spa-Francorchamps is regarded as one of the world's most demanding circuits, and Michael Schumacher had never driven around it before. Yet he qualified the car seventh - four places and more than 0.7 seconds ahead of De Cesaris.
A clutch failure on the first lap caused Schumacher's retirement, but Jordan left Spa optimistic about what could be for his team with this brilliant young driver in the cockpit.
The problem was, Jordan had not tied down Schumacher properly, and the rival Benetton team swooped, with a little help from Bernie Ecclestone - who knew about Jordan's financial difficulties as they navigated their first season, and wanted this obvious new star in a more successful, stable and secure environment.
By the next race, the Italian Grand Prix, Schumacher was a Benetton driver. McLaren boss Ron Dennis sympathised, after a fashion, with Jordan, saying to him: "Welcome to the Piranha Club." The phrase has entered the lexicon, so perfect is it in summing up the ruthlessness of the F1 business environment.
Damon Hill, the 1996 world champion and BBC F1 pundit, has spoken on camera about Eddie Jordan in our office a little earlier.
Here's what he had to say...
'There will never be anyone like Eddie Jordan' - Hill
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I knew he was fighting serious illness, but I am still shocked. Drove me mad, sometimes with some of his opinions, but I still loved the man. R.I.P Eddie.
Jimmy, London
Desperately sad to wake up to the news about EJ this morning, the man was a legend of the F1 grid, a truly one of a kind character that comes along once in a blue moon. I remember him as both a team boss and a pundit, and his effect on both was purely monumental, I still look back on his time presenting the coverage on the BBC with Jake and DC as the finest presenting trio in the history of the sport. He'll be sorely missed by all of us, the world seems a little less bright today, rest easy EJ
Sam
I never knew Eddie Jordan but had the pleasure of him answering my question on his “Formula For Success” podcast with David Coulthard. As a younger fan I grew up watching EJ on the BBC’s F1 coverage and hence he was a massive part of my childhood. It tells you all you need to know about Eddie that even though I never met him, he’s had such a profound impact on my life that I can’t help but feel saddened at his death. Rest in peace EJ
Charlie
Motorsport's governing body, the FIA, have posted on X and said: "Eddie Jordan was a legend of Formula One. He made an invaluable contribution to global motor sport throughout his life.
"All of us at the FIA would like to send our deepest condolences to his family and friends at this very difficult time.
"Eddie will always be remembered as a great sportsman and passionate ambassador for Formula One on and off the track."
Image source, Getty ImagesMcLaren's chief executive officer Zak Brown posted on X: "All at McLaren are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Eddie Jordan. Eddie was a vibrant figure who always wore his heart on his sleeve.
"His passion for Formula 1 was enormous and he leaves an incredible legacy. All of our thoughts are with his family and friends."
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BBC F1 correspondent
Eddie Jordan Racing achieved considerable success in F3 and F3000 through the 1980s. And he helped launch the career of many top-level drivers including Eddie Irvine, Johnny Herbert, Jean Alesi, Martin Brundle and Damon Hill.
By the end of the decade, he had his sights on F1. He hired engineer Gary Anderson to create the car, and he and his small team produced the Jordan 191, an elegant design now regarded as one of the most beautiful grand prix cars in history.
Despite having two journeyman drivers in Italian veteran Andrea de Cesaris and Belgian novice Bertrand Gachot, the team immediately punched above their weight with a series of eye-catching performances. But the defining moment of the year came at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Jordan needed a replacement for Gachot, who had been sent to jail in the UK for using CS gas in an altercation with a London taxi driver. Mercedes offered him £150,000 to field their protege Michael Schumacher. The German was an immediate sensation.
Image source, Getty ImagesMichael Schumacher driving for Jordan at the Belgian Grand Prix in August 1991
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Always a happy, pleasing character to watch and listen to. A legend in Formula 1. R.I.P. Eddie
A scouse fan
RIP Eddie Jordan...a true legend.
Anon
Ben: Eddie was brilliant for Formula 1. We need characters like him in our sport. Although I'm not old enough to remember his F1 team, I loved his punditry. 'Legend' somehow doesn't do him justice, and that should say everything about what he meant to us as fans.
Former Benneton Formula 1 team principal Flavio Briatore wrote on social media: "I am deeply saddened by the loss of Eddie Jordan. Eddie as a great individual, who for decades always brought a smile to the entire F1 paddock.
"I have fond memories of the time spent on and off the track with Eddie and his presence across the entire F1 world will be greatly missed.
"At this sad time, my thoughts are with his family and friends."
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BBC F1 correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesEddie Jordan pictured in 1992
Eddie Jordan first encountered motor racing on Guernsey, where he spent the summer of 1970 when a banking strike in Dublin meant he could not work in his job as a clerk. On his return to Ireland, he bought a kart, and won the Irish championship at his first attempt in 1971.
He moved up into motor racing in 1974, first into Formula Ford and then Formula 3, only to suffer a nasty accident at Mallory Park in 1976 and badly break a leg.
In hospital, his hair fell out. On seeing this, his mother Eileen - by all accounts, a formidable woman - procured him a wig, and demanded he wear it.
He never appeared without one again. Although there was the odd time in the early days when future grand prix driver Gerhard Berger, a renowned practical joker, would sneak up behind Jordan with a high-pressure air line, and blow the hairpiece off his head.
Jordan resumed his career, but by 1979 he was struggling to find money to pursue it, and he turned to team ownership.
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Will always remember the moment Eddie Jordan revealed that he knew Lewis Hamilton was going to Mercedes from McLaren. The entire paddock thought he'd gone nuts. As usual, though, he was way ahead of everyone else. RIP Eddie
Matt, Manchester
As in all sports those who have been part of the very fabric of the sport ultimately make the best pundits. Eddie was great at cutting the subject to the bare bone. He could do that with no bias. Just with his love and experience of the sport. RIP great man.
Anon
Eddie Jordan was one of the best in F1, not only a former F3 and F300 driver he owned a great F1 team, over 34 years he was a familiar face around the paddock. I and many many fans of F1 will miss him. My deepest sympathy goes out to his family, friends and fans. F1 has truly lost a great presence he will be missing. REST IN ETERNAL PEACE Eddie.
Anon
Former F1 driver and TV pundit Karun Chandhok on X: "There will never be another like him. Sleep well EJ"
Former Jordan Grand Prix driver Martin Brundle: "RIP my friend. Condolences to each and every one of your lovely family. What a character. What a rock star. What a racer. So many drivers owe you so much, you gave us our chances and believed in us."
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Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Jordan driver and world champion Damon Hill: "We're all very sad and shocked. We knew Eddie was fighting the disease and while we knew it was serious, we thought there might be a chance he would win, but sadly he has lost that. There will never be another like Eddie Jordan, You'll hear about what he is like.
"My thoughts go to the Jordan family who are lovely people. Eddie was a huge influence on me and many people in motorsport and around the world, there will never be another like him.
On the influence Eddie Jordan had in Formula 1: "He was gregarious, as you know. He was irreverent, he was crazy. I lived in Ireland when I raced with Eddie, I was privileged to have won a grand prix with Eddie, to see the effect and he influenced everyone. There isn't a single person, in that era and since, that has not been positively impacted in someway by Eddie.
"He gave a huge amount to charity, he never stopped, he never wasted a single second of his life and he energised everyone he was near. It's a huge loss.
On how the F1 paddock will remember Eddie Jordan at the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend: "I hope they really do remember him, I'm sure there's lot of people, I don't know if David Coultard is out there, who worked really closely with him. Everyone will remember Eddie fondly and will have some amazing stories to tell."