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Julian Bailey (racing driver)

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Julian Bailey
Bailey at the 1991 United States Grand Prix
Born (1961-10-09) 9 October 1961 (age 63)
Woolwich, London, England, UK
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Active years1988, 1991
TeamsTyrrell, Lotus
Entries20 (7 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points1
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1988 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last entry1991 Monaco Grand Prix
BTCC record
TeamsNissan
Toyota
Drivers'
championships		0
Wins1
Podium finishes3
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Debut season1991
First win1993
Best championship position5th (1993)
Final season (1995) position9th (94 points)

Julian Terence Bailey (born 9 October 1961) is a British former Formula One driver from England, who raced for the Tyrrell and Lotus teams.

Racing career

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Although born in the United Kingdom, Bailey was raised in Menorca, Spain. He became an accomplished Formula Ford 1600 racer in Britain, winning the important Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch. In 1987 he got his chance to race in Formula 3000, in a GA Motorsport Lola, in which he won in only his third Formula 3000 race, becoming the first British driver to win a race in the formula. This attracted the attention of Ken Tyrrell, and Bailey was recruited to drive for the Formula One team the following year. The car was very uncompetitive and he did not score a single point, while his teammate Jonathan Palmer scored five. In 1989 he joined the Nissan sports car factory team, and tried to get back into Formula One in 1991 with Lotus. He finished sixth in the San Marino Grand Prix but didn’t retain his drive after Monaco. During his Formula One career he was entered in 20 Grands Prix, qualifying for seven at a time when the grids were over-subscribed, and scored a total of one championship point.[1]

In 1992 Bailey joined the Toyota BTCC team, and the following season, he finished fifth in the championship, although his season is best remembered for his collision with teammate Will Hoy at Silverstone, which flipped Hoy’s car onto its roof leading BBC commentator Murray Walker to quip “The car upside down is a Toyota!” (a play on the company’s UK advertising slogan “The car in front is a Toyota”). In the following round at Knockhill, he took his one and only BTCC win. The next two seasons were less successful, although he outscored 1991 champion Hoy in both their seasons as teammates. Toyota withdrew from the BTCC as a works team at the end of 1995, but Bailey was still contracted to them. For 1996, Bailey competed in the South African Touring Car Championship (SATCC) for Minolta Toyota.[2] He has raced primarily in sports cars since. For 1997, Bailey joined Lister, eventually winning the British GT Championship in 1999 and the FIA GT Championship in 2000 in a Lister Storm.[3]

Personal life

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Bailey’s stepson, Jack Clarke, is also a racing driver with experience in Formula BMW and Formula Palmer Audi. In 2009 he graduated to the FIA Formula Two Championship, and in 2014 moved to the British Touring Car Championship.

Post-racing career

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In 2008, he joined with ESPN STAR Sports as a guest commentator for a number of Formula One races.

’’Top Gear’’

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On the show ‘’Top Gear‘’, he was one of several drivers to appear as The Stig.[4]

Racing record

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Complete International Formula 3000 results

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(key) (Races in ‘’’bold’’’ indicate pole position; races in ‘’italics’’ indicate fastest lap.)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1987 GA Motorsports SIL VAL SPA PAU DON
Ret 		PER
4 		BRH
1 		BIR
Ret 		IMO
NC 		BUG
6 		JAR
Ret 		7th 13

Complete Formula One results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1988 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 017 Cosworth V8 BRA
DNQ 		SMR
Ret 		MON
DNQ 		MEX
DNQ 		CAN
Ret 		DET
9 		FRA
DNQ 		GBR
16 		GER
DNQ 		HUN
DNQ 		BEL
DNQ 		ITA
12 		POR
DNQ 		ESP
DNQ 		JPN
14 		AUS
DNQ 		NC 0
1991 Team Lotus Lotus 102B Judd V8 USA
DNQ 		BRA
DNQ 		SMR
6 		MON
DNQ 		CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS 18th 1

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1989 Japan Nissan Motorsports United Kingdom Mark Blundell
United Kingdom Martin Donnelly 		Nissan R89C C1 5 DNF DNF
1990 Japan Nissan Motorsports International United Kingdom Mark Blundell
Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli 		Nissan R90CK C1 142 DNF DNF
1997 United Kingdom Newcastle United Lister Brazil Thomas Erdos
Australia Mark Skaife 		Lister Storm GTL GT1 77 DNF DNF
2001 United Kingdom MG Sport & Racing Ltd. United Kingdom Mark Blundell
United Kingdom Kevin McGarrity 		MG-Lola EX257 LMP675 92 DNF DNF
2002 United Kingdom MG Sport & Racing Ltd. United Kingdom Mark Blundell
United Kingdom Kevin McGarrity 		MG-Lola EX257 LMP675 219 DNF DNF

Complete British Touring Car Championship 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 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pos Pts
1991 Nissan Janspeed Racing Nissan Primera eGT SIL SNE DON THR SIL BRH SIL DON
1 		DON
2 		OUL BRH
1 		BRH
2 		DON
Ret 		THR
Ret 		SIL
12 		NC 0
1992 Team Securicor ICS Toyota Toyota Carina SIL THR OUL SNE BRH DON
1 		DON
2 		SIL KNO
1 		KNO
2 		PEM BRH
1
16 		BRH
2
Ret 		DON
9 		SIL
13 		23rd 2
1993 Team Securicor Toyota Toyota Carina E SIL
Ret 		DON
7 		SNE
2 		DON
5 		OUL
15 		BRH
1
6 		BRH
2
9 		PEM
4 		SIL
Ret 		‘’’KNO
1‘’’
2 		‘’KNO
2‘’
1 		OUL
5 		BRH
7 		THR
7 		DON
1
7 		DON
2
17 		SIL
6 		5th 88
1994 Toyota Castrol Racing Toyota Carina E THR
20 		BRH
1
19 		BRH
2
10 		SNE
Ret 		SIL
1
10 		SIL
2
5 		OUL
10 		DON
1
8 		DON
2
5 		BRH
1
11 		BRH
2
9 		SIL
DNS 		KNO
1
8 		KNO
2
7 		OUL
9 		BRH
1
10 		BRH
2
6 		SIL
1
5 		SIL
2
6 		DON
1
6 		DON
2
6 		12th 66
1995 Team Toyota GB Toyota Carina E DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
Ret 		BRH
1
6 		BRH
2
8 		THR
1
7 		THR
2
8 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
DNS 		OUL
1
4 		OUL
2
9 		BRH
1
6 		BRH
2
6 		DON
1
6 		DON
2
7 		‘’SIL‘’
4 		KNO
1
6 		KNO
2
9 		BRH
1
9 		BRH
2
Ret 		SNE
1
11 		SNE
2
6 		OUL
1
Ret 		OUL
2
4 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
5 		9th 94

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

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Year Team Co-driver Car Laps Pos.
1997* Australia FAI Insurance Australia Warren Luff Honda Accord 138 10th

* Super Touring race

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points
2000 Cirtek Motorsport Lister Storm GT THR
1 		CRO
1 		OUL
1 		DON
1 		SIL
1 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		CRO
1 		SIL
1 		SNE
1 		SPA
1 		SIL
1
2 		25th 15

References

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  1. ^ "Lunch with…Julian Bailey". motorsportmagazine.com. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Julian Bailey". supertouringregister.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Julian Bailey". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. ^ Dunn, Joseph (30 January 2009). "The Stig, the man with no name". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 27 August 2010.[dead link‍]
Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Ford Festival
Winner
1982 		Succeeded by
Preceded by FIA GT Championship
Champion
2000
With: Jamie Campbell-Walter 		Succeeded by

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