Heidfeld was chosen for his skill, while Pantano got a drive primarily because he had sponsors who would contribute money to the team.

Heidfeld drove to seventh place at Monaco, and both Jordans were promoted to 7th and 8th after the Canadian race due to multiple cars getting disqualified.

Most notably Heidfeld was running strongly at the carnage-packed US Grand Prix, and looked set for points when his engine failed.

As in previous years, the basic color of the car was yellow; The front and rear wings, T-cam and side pods were black.

The main sponsor remained the tobacco brand Benson & Hedges, which advertised on both wings, the nose, the side pods and on the drivers' helmets.

In countries where the advertising of tobacco products was not permitted, the Benson & Hedges lettering was partially covered over so that “Be on Edge” could be read or replaced with the team name.

(The Benson & Hedges sponsorship was replaced entirely with Sobranie, another Gallaher Group brand, for the United States Grand Prix, to circumvent the one brand name sponsorship rule imposed by the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, as Phillip Morris USA owned the B&H trademark in the United States and was bound by the MSA.)

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position) * Denotes Cosworth-built engines, badged as Ford