Jordan Sign Glock as Third Driver for 2004

The Jordan Grand Prix team have signed German Timo Glock as their test and reserve driver for the 2004 season, it was announced today.

The young German had made his Formula One debut with the Silverstone-based squad earlier this year. Glock, who began his racing career in 1997, finished fifth in the new Formula Three Euro Series Championship last year.

"I'm very happy and proud that I can be part of Jordan Ford with a place in Formula One for the 2004 season," said 21-year old Glock. "I thank the Jordan technical staff who made it possible for me to give a good performance at the Barcelona and Silverstone testing sessions recently.

"We have worked together successfully already and I'm looking forward to a fantastic time with them this year."

Glock will be Jordan Ford's permanent third driver on Friday sessions at Grands Prix.

"Timo Glock is one of the most promising young driving talents in Germany at the moment and I'm delighted that we are able to offer him a regular F1 testing role," said team principal Eddie Jordan. "He's come up through the junior categories quickly and this will give him an invaluable opportunity to learn every Grand Prix circuit on the calendar.

"It's a perfect training ground and will also help the team in terms of having another car's data to assist with our preparation for each race. Timo has really impressed our engineers with his testing feedback and we are now hoping to guide him through this next stage of his career with the ultimate aim for him to become a Grand Prix driver of the future."