Julian Bailey (racing driver)

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Julian Bailey
Julian Bailey 1991 USA.jpg
Born (1961-10-09) 9 October 1961 (age 62)
Woolwich, London, England, UK
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Active years 1988, 1991
Teams Tyrrell, Lotus
Entries20 (7 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points1
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
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.

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Racing career

Although born in the United Kingdom, he 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 he 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 pun 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

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

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

Top Gear

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

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011DCPoints
1987 GA Motorsports SIL VAL SPA PAU DON
Ret
PER
4
BRH
1
BIR
Ret
IMO
NC
BUG
6
JAR
Ret
7th13

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
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
NC0
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 18th1

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1989 Flag of Japan.svg Nissan Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Donnelly
Nissan R89C C15DNFDNF
1990 Flag of Japan.svg Nissan Motorsports International Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell
Flag of Italy.svg Gianfranco Brancatelli
Nissan R90CK C1142DNFDNF
1997 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newcastle United Lister Flag of Brazil.svg Thomas Erdos
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
Lister Storm GTLGT177DNFDNF
2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg MG Sport & Racing Ltd. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin McGarrity
MG-Lola EX257 LMP67592DNFDNF
2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg MG Sport & Racing Ltd. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin McGarrity
MG-Lola EX257 LMP675219DNFDNF

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122232425PosPts
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
NC0
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
23rd2
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
5th88
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
12th66
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
9th94

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

YearTeamCo-driverCarLapsPos.
1997* Flag of Australia (converted).svg FAI Insurance Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff Honda Accord 13810th

* Super Touring race

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112PosPoints
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
25th15

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References

  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.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Ford Festival
Winner

1982
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIA GT Championship
Champion

2000
With: Jamie Campbell-Walter
Succeeded by