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![]() Bailey at the 1991 United States Grand Prix | |
Born | Woolwich, London, England, UK | 9 October 1961
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Active years | 1988, 1991 |
Teams | Tyrrell, Lotus |
Entries | 20 (7 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 1 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1991 Monaco Grand Prix |
BTCC record | |
Teams | Nissan Toyota |
Drivers' championships | 0 |
Wins | 1 |
Podium finishes | 3 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 2 |
Debut season | 1991 |
First win | 1993 |
Best championship position | 5th (1993) |
Final season (1995) position | 9th (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.
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]
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.
In 2008, he joined with ESPN STAR Sports as a guest commentator for a number of Formula One races.
On the show ‘’Top Gear‘’, he was one of several drivers to appear as The Stig. [4]
(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 |
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1987 | GA Motorsports | SIL | VAL | SPA | PAU | DON Ret | PER 4 | BRH 1 | BIR Ret | IMO NC | BUG 6 | JAR Ret | 7th | 13 |
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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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 |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1989 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Nissan R89C | C1 | 5 | DNF | DNF |
1990 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Nissan R90CK | C1 | 142 | DNF | DNF |
1997 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Lister Storm GTL | GT1 | 77 | DNF | DNF |
2001 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | MG-Lola EX257 | LMP675 | 92 | DNF | DNF |
2002 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | MG-Lola EX257 | LMP675 | 219 | DNF | DNF |
(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 |
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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 |
Year | Team | Co-driver | Car | Laps | Pos. |
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1997* | ![]() | ![]() | Honda Accord | 138 | 10th |
* Super Touring race
(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 |
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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 |
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