The car was driven by Italian Giancarlo Fisichella, who returned to the team after four seasons at Benetton, and Japanese debutant Takuma Sato.

New materials and production techniques were utilised in the chassis to further reduce weight and the centre of gravity position, with the revised side-pods making the side impact structures smaller, but more efficient.

However, it was not enough to retain the works Honda package, with the Japanese manufacturer having long announced before the end of the season that they would be concentrating solely on their partnership with BAR from 2003 onwards.

Jordan used the Benson & Hedges logos, except at the British, French and United States Grands Prix; which was replaced with text "Be on Edge".

Drift Limits owner Jonathan Barden and instructor David Went both drove this car at the 2023 British Grand Prix race weekend during the historic demo.