Jordan King attended Repton School in Derbyshire on a C. B. Fry scholarship and later Princethorpe College in Warwickshire. He is the son of Justin King, the former CEO of Sainsbury’s.
King began his open-wheel racing career in Formula Renault UK at the end of 2010, competing in the Formula Renault UK Winter Series before joining the main championship in 2011. In 2013, he became the champion of the British F3 International Series. He participated in Formula Two in 2011, driving in three rounds at Spa-Francorchamps, the Nürburgring and Brands Hatch, becoming the youngest driver to participate in the modern era of the series.
In 2015, King moved up to GP2, signing with Racing Engineering alongside Alexander Rossi, finishing twelfth overall. He remained with the team in 2016, securing two victories and finishing seventh overall in the championship standings. In 2019, King returned to the series, now known as FIA Formula 2, with MP Motorsport, partnered with Mahaveer Raghunathan. He scored two podium finishes that season, taking third place in the feature race at Baku and second in the sprint race at Monza, ultimately finishing ninth in the standings. King holds two F2 track records, both set in 2017, at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Autodromo Nazionale di Monza.
In 2018, King signed with Ed Carpenter Racing for a part-time role in the IndyCar Series, sharing the No. 20 car with Ed Carpenter. He made his IndyCar debut at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, setting the track record in qualifying and leading the race on the fifth lap. In 2019, King made his Indianapolis 500 debut with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, qualifying for the race on the first day. In 2019, King debuted in prototype racing, securing an LMP2 victory at the 1000 Miles of Sebring with Jackie Chan DC Racing x Jota. He also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June of the same year. He later competed in two rounds of the 2019-20 Super Season with Team LNT Ginetta Cars in the LMP1 class.
King tested Formula E machinery with Mahindra Racing in 2016-17 and Dragon Racing in 2019, eventually becoming a sim and development driver for Mahindra in February 2021. He participated in the Berlin rookies' driver test with the team in April 2023 before making his debut with Mahindra in Berlin in 2024, replacing Nyck de Vries.
King was signed as a development driver by the Manor Marussia team in 2015, and retained by Manor Racing in 2016. He made his debut in a Formula One session during free practice at the 2016 United States Grand Prix. Since 2020, King has been a development driver for the Alpine F1 Team. He also manages the career of 2024 Euro 4 Champion Akshay Bohra. He is also an avid fundraiser for Birmingham Children's Hospital, having raised over £8,500 in 2019 while cycling the North Coast 500. In 2020, he ran the 84-mile Hadrian's Wall Path to continue his fundraising efforts. In 2024, King ran the London Marathon raising over £16,900 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital and completing the marathon in 2:58.
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