Jordan's Last Grand Prix Victory in 1999

0:00It's April 6th, from the locker room to your ears. This is F1 News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Jordan Formula One team's final Grand Prix victory happened 23 years ago today at the Brazilian Grand Prix, a total mess of a race thanks to non-stop rain at Inter Lagos. Giancarlo Fisicela drove for them, starting eighth in their 200th race, and a gutsy long-fuel strategy call flipped everything during the. Safety cars start. The team was scraping bottom that year, with a weak EJ-13 car, engine headaches and money woes, but chaos played right into their hands. Crash's took out big names like Michael Schumacher and Jensen Bunn, while Rubens Barrichello led until he starved for fuel around lap 45. Fisicela climbed through the pack, as leaders like David Koltard and Ralph Schumacher pitted, even grabbing the lead briefly for the first time in, over two years for Jordan. Kimi Reckonon passed him back right before Fernando Alonzo's massive shunt, red flagged

1:00the whole thing. Officials first handed the win to Reckonon, but Jordan appealed hard, and the FIA ruled as should count from the end of lap 54 win. Fisicela was ahead. That sealed their fourth and last victory, plus a podium drought-ender since 2000. From there, Jordan faded into rebrands like Force India, and now Aston Martin, stacking more podiums, but still hunting that next top step win. Wild how one rainy day kept their legacy alive.