Jordan Lee Pepper (born 31 July 1996) is a South African racing driver, currently competing in the
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
The GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, formerly for sponsorship reasons the Blancpain Endurance Series from 2011 to 2015 and Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup from 2016 to 2019, is a sports car racing series developed by SRO Motorsports Gr ...
. He is the son of former South African Touring Car driver Iain Pepper and younger brother of
W Series driver
Tasmin Pepper
Tasmin Jay Pepper (born 19 June 1990) is a South African female racing driver. She is currently a reserve driver in W Series. She is the daughter of former South African Touring Car driver Iain Pepper, older sister of GT racer Jordan Pepper
...
.
He was the winner of the
2020 Bathurst 12 Hour for
Bentley
Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer and marketer of Luxury vehicle, luxury cars and Sport utility vehicle, SUVs. Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded by W. O. Bentley (1888–1971) in 1919 in Crickle ...
with
Jules Gounon
Jules Jean-Louis Gounon (born 31 December 1994 in Aubenas) is an Andorran-based French people, French professional racing driver. He is best known for his victories in the Spa 24 Hours, 24 Hours of Spa in 2017 24 Hours of Spa, 2017 and 2022 24 Ho ...
and
Maxime Soulet
Maxime Soulet (born 26 July 1983) is a Belgian racing driver.
Career
Soulet began his racing career in 2002, competing in two races in the French Formula Renault series. In 2004, Soulet competed in both the Mini Cooper Challenge Belgium and the ...
. In 2023, he became a
Lamborghini
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. ( , ), usually referred to as Lamborghini or colloquially Lambo, is an Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars and SUVs based in Sant'Agata Bolognese. The company is owned by the Volkswagen Group through its su ...
factory driver.
Career
After last taking part in the
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
The GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, formerly for sponsorship reasons the Blancpain Endurance Series from 2011 to 2015 and Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup from 2016 to 2019, is a sports car racing series developed by Stéphane Ratel Or ...
in 2020 with
Bentley
Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer and marketer of Luxury vehicle, luxury cars and Sport utility vehicle, SUVs. Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded by W. O. Bentley (1888–1971) in 1919 in Crickle ...
, Pepper returned to the series in 2023. As a newly-minted Lamborghini factory driver, he joined fellow factory drivers
Andrea Caldarelli
Andrea Caldarelli (born 14 February 1990) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in IMSA in the GTP class for Lamborghini- Iron Lynx in the Lamborghini SC63 Hypercar alongside Matteo Cairoli and former Formula One driver Romain Gro ...
and
Mirko Bortolotti
Mirko Bortolotti (born 10 January 1990) is an Italian auto racing, racing driver from Trento. He has won the Italian Formula 3 Championship in 2008, the FIA Formula Two Championship (2009–2012), FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2011, the Eurocup M� ...
in
Iron Lynx
Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab is an Italian auto racing team founded by Andrea Piccini, Deborah Mayer, Claudio Schiavoni and Sergio Pianezzola. The team is based in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. They primarily participate in sports car racing, and are a sis ...
's Pro class entry. In the Sprint Cup, Pepper joined
Franck Perera
Franck Perera (born 21 March 1984 in Montpellier, France) is a professional race car driving, driver and a Lamborghini, Lamborghini Squadra Corse factory driver.
Career
In 2006, Perera drove in the GP2 Series for the DAMS team, after four years o ...
in Vincenzo Sospiri Racing's Pro class entry.
Racing record
Career summary
† As Pepper was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
*Season still in progress.
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Blancpain GT Series and GT World Challenge Europe results
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
References
External links
Official website*Profile a
Driver Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pepper, Jordan
1996 births
Living people
South African racing drivers
People from Edenvale, Gauteng
Racing drivers from Gauteng
GT World Challenge America drivers
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
ADAC GT Masters drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
International GT Open drivers
Abt Sportsline drivers
Phoenix Racing drivers
Team Lazarus drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
Lamborghini Squadra Corse drivers
Iron Lynx drivers
M-Sport drivers
Euronova Racing drivers
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
21st-century South African sportsmen