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Julian Bailey (racing driver)

{{Short description|British racing driver (born 1961)}}

{{EngvarB|date=December 2016}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2009}}

{{Infobox F1 driver

| image = Julian Bailey 1991 USA.jpg

| name = Julian Bailey

| caption = Bailey at the 1991 United States Grand Prix

| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|10|09}}

| birth_place = Woolwich, London, England, UK

| Years = {{F1|1988}}, {{F1|1991}}

| Team(s) = Tyrrell, Lotus

| Races = 20 (7 starts)

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Points = 1

| Poles = 0

| Fastest laps = 0

| First race = 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix

| First win =

| Last win =

| Last race = 1991 Monaco Grand Prix

| module =

{{Infobox BTCC record

| embed = yes

| Team = Nissan
Toyota

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 1

| Podiums = 3

| Poles = 1

| Fastest laps = 2

| First year = 1991

| First win = 1993

| Best position = 5th (1993)

| Last season = 1995

| Last 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.

Racing career

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-2009/78/lunch-withjulian-bailey|title=Lunch with…Julian Bailey|date=7 July 2014|work=motorsportmagazine.com|access-date=27 September 2016}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.supertouringregister.com/driver/6/|title=Julian Bailey|work=supertouringregister.com|access-date=27 September 2016}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/896-julian-bailey|title=Julian Bailey|work=motorsportmagazine.com|access-date=27 September 2016}}

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.{{Cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/features/article5619190.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210222516/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/features/article5619190.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 February 2009 |title=The Stig, the man with no name

|work=The Sunday Times |date=30 Jan 2009 |access-date=27 Aug 2010 |location=London |first=Joseph |last=Dunn}}

Racing record

=Complete International Formula 3000 results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! DC

! Points

1987

! nowrap| GA Motorsports

| SIL

| VAL

| SPA

| PAU

|style=background:#efcfff;| DON
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| PER
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#ffffbf;| BRH
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#efcfff;| BIR
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#cfcfff;| IMO
{{small|NC}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| BUG
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#efcfff;| JAR
{{small|Ret}}

! 7th

! 13

=Complete Formula One results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! WDC

! Points

1988

! nowrap| Tyrrell Racing Organisation

! nowrap| Tyrrell 017

! nowrap| Cosworth V8

|style=background:#ffcfcf;| BRA
{{small|DNQ}}

|style=background:#efcfff;| SMR
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#ffcfcf;| MON
{{small|DNQ}}

|style=background:#ffcfcf;| MEX
{{small|DNQ}}

|style=background:#efcfff;| CAN
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#cfcfff;| DET
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#ffcfcf;| FRA
{{small|DNQ}}

|style=background:#cfcfff;| GBR
{{small|16}}

|style=background:#ffcfcf;| GER
{{small|DNQ}}

|style=background:#ffcfcf;| HUN
{{small|DNQ}}

|style=background:#ffcfcf;| BEL
{{small|DNQ}}

|style=background:#cfcfff;| ITA
{{small|12}}

|style=background:#ffcfcf;| POR
{{small|DNQ}}

|style=background:#ffcfcf;| ESP
{{small|DNQ}}

|style=background:#cfcfff;| JPN
{{small|14}}

|style=background:#ffcfcf;| AUS
{{small|DNQ}}

! NC

! 0

1991

! nowrap| Team Lotus

! nowrap| Lotus 102B

! nowrap| Judd V8

|style=background:#ffcfcf;| USA
{{small|DNQ}}

|style=background:#ffcfcf;| BRA
{{small|DNQ}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| SMR
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#ffcfcf;| MON
{{small|DNQ}}

| CAN

| MEX

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| HUN

| BEL

| ITA

| POR

| ESP

| JPN

| AUS

! 18th

! 1

=Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

1989

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nissan Motorsports

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Blundell
{{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Donnelly

|align="left" nowrap| Nissan R89C

| C1

| 5

| DNF

| DNF

1990

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nissan Motorsports International

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Blundell
{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianfranco Brancatelli

|align="left" nowrap| Nissan R90CK

| C1

| 142

| DNF

| DNF

1997

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} Newcastle United Lister

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|BRA}} Thomas Erdos
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Skaife

|align="left" nowrap| Lister Storm GTL

| GT1

| 77

| DNF

| DNF

2001

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} MG Sport & Racing Ltd.

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Blundell
{{flagicon|GBR}} Kevin McGarrity

|align="left" nowrap| MG-Lola EX257

| LMP675

| 92

| DNF

| DNF

2002

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} MG Sport & Racing Ltd.

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Blundell
{{flagicon|GBR}} Kevin McGarrity

|align="left" nowrap| 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)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
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

! nowrap| Nissan Janspeed Racing

! nowrap| Nissan Primera eGT

| SIL

| SNE

| DON

| THR

| SIL

| BRH

| SIL

| DON
1

| DON
2

| OUL

| BRH
1

| BRH
2

|style=background:#efcfff;| DON
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#efcfff;| THR
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#cfcfff;| SIL
{{small|12}}

|colspan=10|

! NC

! 0

1992

! nowrap| Team Securicor ICS Toyota

! nowrap| Toyota Carina

| SIL

| THR

| OUL

| SNE

| BRH

| DON
1

| DON
2

| SIL

| KNO
1

| KNO
2

| PEM

|style=background:#cfcfff;| BRH
1
{{small|16}}

|style=background:#efcfff;| BRH
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| DON
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#cfcfff;| SIL
{{small|13}}

|colspan=10|

! 23rd

! 2

1993

! nowrap| Team Securicor Toyota

! nowrap| Toyota Carina E

|style=background:#efcfff;| SIL
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| DON
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfdfdf;| SNE
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| DON
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#cfcfff;| OUL
{{small|15}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| BRH
1
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#cfcfff;| BRH
2
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| PEM
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#efcfff;| SIL
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfdfdf;| KNO
1
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#ffffbf;| KNO
2
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| OUL
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| BRH
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| THR
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| DON
1
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#cfcfff;| DON
2
{{small|17}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| SIL
{{small|6}}

|colspan=8|

! 5th

! 88

1994

! nowrap| Toyota Castrol Racing

! nowrap| Toyota Carina E

|style=background:#cfcfff;| THR
{{small|20}}

|style=background:#cfcfff;| BRH
1
{{small|19}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| BRH
2
{{small|10}}

|style=background:#efcfff;| SNE
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| SIL
1
{{small|10}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| SIL
2
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| OUL
{{small|10}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| DON
1
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| DON
2
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#cfcfff;| BRH
1
{{small|11}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| BRH
2
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#ffffff;| SIL
{{small|DNS}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| KNO
1
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| KNO
2
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| OUL
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| BRH
1
{{small|10}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| BRH
2
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| SIL
1
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| SIL
2
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| DON
1
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| DON
2
{{small|6}}

|colspan=4|

! 12th

! 66

1995

! nowrap| Team Toyota GB

! nowrap| Toyota Carina E

|style=background:#efcfff;| DON
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#efcfff;| DON
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| BRH
1
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| BRH
2
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| THR
1
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| THR
2
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#efcfff;| SIL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#ffffff;| SIL
2
{{small|DNS}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| OUL
1
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| OUL
2
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| BRH
1
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| BRH
2
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| DON
1
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| DON
2
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| SIL
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| KNO
1
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| KNO
2
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| BRH
1
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#efcfff;| BRH
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#cfcfff;| SNE
1
{{small|11}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| SNE
2
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#efcfff;| OUL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| OUL
2
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#efcfff;| SIL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf;| SIL
2
{{small|5}}

! 9th

! 94

=Complete Bathurst 1000 results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Co-driver

! Car

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}}

1997*

|align=left nowrap| {{flagicon|AUS}} FAI Insurance

|align=left nowrap| {{flagicon|AUS}} Warren Luff

|align=left nowrap| Honda Accord

| 138

| 10th

* Super Touring race

=Complete British GT Championship results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! Pos

! Points

2000

! nowrap| Cirtek Motorsport

! nowrap| Lister Storm

! GT

|style=”background:#;”| THR
1

|style=”background:#;”| CRO
1

|style=”background:#;”| OUL
1

|style=”background:#;”| DON
1

|style=”background:#;”| SIL
1

|style=”background:#;”| BRH
1

|style=”background:#;”| DON
1

|style=”background:#;”| CRO
1

|style=”background:#;”| SIL
1

|style=”background:#;”| SNE
1

|style=”background:#;”| SPA
1

|style=background:#FFFFBF;| SIL
1
{{small|2}}

! 25th

! 15

References

{{Reflist}}

{{S-start}}

{{S-sports}}

{{Succession box| title = Formula Ford Festival
Winner| years=1982 | before = Tommy Byrne | after=Andrew Gilbert Scott}}

{{Succession box|title=FIA GT Championship
Champion|before=Olivier Beretta
Karl Wendlinger|after=Christophe Bouchut
Jean-Philippe Belloc|years=2000|with=Jamie Campbell-Walter}}

{{S-end}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Julian}}

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