About a thirty day period immediately after Takuma Sato’s 2020 Indianapolis 500 win, just one of his aged Components 1 rides will head to auction. The auto in query is a 2002 Jordan Honda EJ12, which auction household The Industry promises is thoroughly drivable. The auction runs Sept. 22-29.
The Jordan team (predecessor of present day Racing Issue squad) experienced some flashes of competitiveness, but 2002 was a weak time for the workforce. Sato only managed to rating two points (at the Japanese Grand Prix), even though teammate Giancarlo Fisichella fared somewhat better, with two fifth-spot finishes.
The automobile likely up for auction was employed in pre-time tests at Silverstone in January 2002, and was exhibited at Jordan’s year start occasion the subsequent month, but the listing doesn’t say no matter whether it was actually raced.
2002 Jordan Honda EJ12 driven by Takuma Sato (image by The Marketplace)
Of the five EJ12 chassis (the letters are the initials of workforce operator Eddie Jordan) constructed, only two are known to survive, in accordance to the seller. The only other identified surviving EJ12 is element of Honda’s heritage selection.
While this car or truck is listed as drivable, it does not have its initial Honda V-10 engine. As a substitute, it has a Judd KV8 Zytec S3000 motor from a System 3000 auto, coupled to a 5-velocity Lola/Hewland paddle-shifted gearbox. This setup is more affordable to operate and extra usable, in accordance to the vendor. The engine was rebuilt sometime in 2016 or 2017, and has only amassed 500 kilometers (310 miles) out of a 5,000-kilometer (3,106-mile) lifespan considering the fact that then.
Several sets of spare tires, as properly as some spare pieces and instruments, are included with the sale. The Sector expects this motor vehicle to fetch in between $190,000 and $320,000 at current trade fees.