Jordan Pepper

South African race driver (born 1996)

Jordan Pepper
Pepper (middle) celebrating his 2019 3H Barcelona podium alongside teammates Jules Gounon (left) and Steven Kane (right)
Nationality	South Africa South African
Born	(1996年07月31日) 31 July 1996 (age 28) Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa
Related to	Iain Pepper (father) Tasmin Pepper (sister)
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Racing licence	FIA Silver (until 2018) FIA Gold (2019–2022) FIA Platinum (2023–)
Years active	2017–2019
Teams	Bentley Team Abt Bentley Team M-Sport
Starts	11
Wins	1
Poles	1
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	14th in 2018
Previous series
2012 2013–14 2015–16	Volkswagen Polo Cup South Africa Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Germany ADAC GT Masters
Championship titles
2014	Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Germany

Jordan Lee Pepper (born 31 July 1996) is a South African racing driver, currently competing in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.^[1] He is the son of former South African Touring Car driver Iain Pepper and younger brother of W Series driver Tasmin Pepper.^[2]

He was the winner of the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour for Bentley with Jules Gounon and Maxime Soulet.^[3] In 2023, he became a Lamborghini factory driver.^[4]

Career

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After last taking part in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in 2020 with Bentley, Pepper returned to the series in 2023. As a newly-minted Lamborghini factory driver, he joined fellow factory drivers Andrea Caldarelli and Mirko Bortolotti in Iron Lynx's Pro class entry.^[5] In the Sprint Cup, Pepper joined Franck Perera in Vincenzo Sospiri Racing's Pro class entry.^[6]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2012	Volkswagen Polo Cup South Africa	N/A	20	1	?	?	7	332	3rd
2013	Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Germany	N/A	9	1	0	1	2	256	3rd
2014	Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Germany	N/A	10	6	7	3	9	379	1st
2014	Volkswagen Castrol Cup	N/A	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2015	ADAC GT Masters	C. Abt Racing	16	2	0	0	3	87	12th
2016	ADAC GT Masters	Bentley Team Abt	13	0	0	0	1	33	22nd
2017	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Bentley Team Abt	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 LG		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2018	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Bentley Team M-Sport	3	0	0	0	1	29	14th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Bentley Team M-Sport	3	0	0	0	0	4	23rd
	Blancpain GT Series Asia	Bentley Team Phoenix Racing Asia	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Porsche Carrera Cup Asia	Kamlung Racing	4	0	0	0	0	39	17th
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Bentley Team M-Sport	5	1	1	0	2	49	4th
2019	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Bentley Team M-Sport	5	0	0	0	0	10	25th
2020	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Bentley K-PAX Racing	4	0	0	0	0	15	16th
	ADAC GT Masters	T3-HRT-Motorsport	11	0	0	0	0	7	38th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Bentley Team M-Sport	2	1	0	0	1	28	7th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	K-PAX Racing	2	0	0	0	0	28	7th
	Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro	Walkenhorst Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	6.88	68th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Walkenhorst Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	12th
2021	International GT Open	Team Lazarus	2	1	1	2	1	21	11th
	GT World Challenge America - Pro	K-PAX Racing	12	9	8	7	11	270	1st
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	K-PAX Racing	1	0	0	0	1	15	13th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2022	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Inception Racing	5	0	0	2	2	1445	14th
	GT World Challenge America - Pro	K-PAX Racing	13	2	1	4	11	229	2nd
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Orange 1 K-PAX Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Orange 1 K-PAX Racing
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	K-PAX Racing
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Konrad Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	10th
2023	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro	Iron Lynx	4	0	0	0	0	1137	7th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Iron Lynx	5	0	0	0	1	15	14th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	VSR	6	0	1	0	0	11.5	12th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	ABT Sportsline	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
2024	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro	Iron Lynx	1	0	0	0	0	268*	6th*
	International GT Open	Oregon Team	12	2	1	0	4	100	4th
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	Red Bull Team ABT	1	0	0	1	1	*	*
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Red Bull Team ABT	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	GRT Grasser Racing Team	4	1	0	2	2	63	2nd
	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Lamborghini Team TGI by GRT	2	0	0	0	0	6	22nd
	24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar	Lamborghini Iron Lynx	Reserve driver
2025	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	TGI Lamborghini Team by GRT

^† As Pepper was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
*Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2015	C. Abt Racing	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	OSC 1 8	OSC 2 15	RBR 1 12	RBR 2 13	SPA 1 11	SPA 2 4	LAU 1 11	LAU 2 14	NÜR 1 5	NÜR 2 Ret	SAC 1 Ret	SAC 2 9	ZAN 1 5	ZAN 2 3	HOC 1 8	HOC 2 1	12th	87
2016	Bentley Team Abt	Bentley Continental GT3	OSC 1 15	OSC 2 18	SAC 1 20	SAC 2 Ret	LAU 1 17	LAU 2 Ret	RBR 1 DNS	RBR 2 2	NÜR 1 4	NÜR 2 11	ZAN 1 10	ZAN 2 21	HOC 1 14	HOC 2 9	22nd	33
2020	T3-HRT-Motorsport	Bentley Continental GT3	LAU1 1 21	LAU1 2 Ret	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 30	HOC 1 26	HOC 2 28	SAC 1	SAC 2	RBR 1 DSQ	RBR 2 Ret	LAU2 1 10	LAU2 2 15	OSC 1 23	OSC 2 17	38th	7

Complete Blancpain GT Series and GT World Challenge Europe results

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Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

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(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
2017	Bentley Team Abt	Bentley Continental GT3	Pro	MNZ	SIL	LEC	SPA 6H 16	SPA 12H 18	SPA 24H Ret	CAT	NC	0
2018	Bentley Team M-Sport	Bentley Continental GT3	Pro	MNZ	SIL	LEC 2	SPA 6H 11	SPA 12H 5	SPA 24H 25	CAT 21	14th	29
2019	Bentley Team M-Sport	Bentley Continental GT3	Pro	MNZ 12	SIL 12	LEC 1	SPA 6H 16	SPA 12H 28	SPA 24H 49	CAT 3	4th	49
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
2020	Bentley K-PAX Racing	Bentley Continental GT3	Pro	IMO 17	NÜR 6	SPA 6H 10	SPA 12H 5	SPA 24H 10	LEC 13	16th	15
2021	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	McLaren 720S GT3	Pro-Am	MNZ	LEC	SPA 6H 53	SPA 12H 42	SPA 24H 28	NÜR	CAT	34th	4
2022	Orange 1 K-PAX Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Pro	IMO	LEC	SPA 6H 31	SPA 12H 22	SPA 24H 11	HOC	CAT	NC	0
2023	Iron Lynx	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Pro	MNZ 3	LEC 39†	SPA 6H 61	SPA 12H Ret	SPA 24H Ret	NÜR Ret	CAT 20	14th	15
2024	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Pro	LEC	SPA 6H 17	SPA 12H 8	SPA 24H 5	NÜR 1	MNZ	JED	3rd*	38*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

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Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2020	United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport	France Jules Gounon Belgium Maxime Soulet	Bentley Continental GT3	GT3 Pro	315	1st	1st

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos.	Points
2022	Inception Racing	GTD	McLaren 720S GT3	McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8	DAY 5	SEB 5	LBH	LAG	MDO 11†	DET	WGL 2	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	ATL 2	14th	1445
2023	Iron Lynx	GTD Pro	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 4	SEB 4	LBH	MON	WGL 9	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET 6	7th	1137
2024	Iron Lynx	GTD Pro	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 7	SEB	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	ATL	268*

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points
2024	Lamborghini Team TGI by GRT	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	LAU 1	LAU 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	SAC 1 10	SAC 2 Ret	RBR 1	RBR 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	22nd	6

References

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^ "JORDAN PEPPER". Stéphane Ratel Organisation . Retrieved 3 June 2019.
^ "LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER: TASMIN PEPPER RETURNS TO ENGEN VOLKSWAGEN CUP". WomenOnWheels. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^ "Bentley takes comprehensive win in Bathurst 12 Hour". Speedcafe. 2 February 2020.
^ Lloyd, Daniel (11 January 2023). "Lamborghini Signs Pepper as Factory Driver". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ Kilbey, Stephen (6 March 2023). "Iron Lynx & Dames Line-Ups Confirmed For World Challenge Endurance Cup". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ Goodwin, Graham (9 March 2023). "VSR Confirm Three Car Sprint Cup Programme". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

External links

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Official website
Profile at Driver Database

Sporting positions
Preceded by Matthew Campbell Dennis Olsen Dirk Werner	Winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour 2020 With: Jules Gounon & Maxime Soulet	Succeeded by Incumbent