Julian Bailey

Julian Bailey

Bailey at the 1991 United States Grand Prix
Born	(1961-10-09) 9 October 1961 Woolwich, London, England, UK
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
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	1
Debut season	1991
First win	1993
Best championship position	5th (1993)
Final season (1995) position	9th (94 points)

Julian Bailey (born 9 October 1961 in Woolwich, London) is a former Formula One driver who raced for the Tyrrell and Lotus teams.

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, which flipped Hoy's car onto its roof. 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 if 1995, but Bailey was still contraced 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. Bailey has now retired from motorsports, instead devoting his time to his property development business.^[4]

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.^[5]

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

References