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.
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. 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.
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, Bailey joined with ESPN STAR Sports as a guest commentator for a number of Formula One races.
Top Gear On the television programme, Top Gear, he was one of several drivers to appear as The Stig.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results (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 PER BRH BIR IMO BUG JAR 7th 13
Complete Formula One World Championship results (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 SMR MON MEX CAN DET FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS NC 0 1991 Team Lotus Lotus 102B Judd V8 USA BRA SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS 18th 1
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 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) 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 DON1 DON2 OUL BRH1 BRH2 DON THR SIL NC 0 1992 Team Securicor ICS Toyota Toyota Carina SIL THR OUL SNE BRH DON1 DON2 SIL KNO1 KNO2 PEM BRH1 BRH2 DON SIL 23rd 2 1993 Team Securicor Toyota Toyota Carina E SIL DON SNE DON OUL BRH1 BRH2 PEM SIL KNO1 KNO2 OUL BRH THR DON1 DON2 SIL 5th 88 1994 Toyota Castrol Racing Toyota Carina E THR BRH1 BRH2 SNE SIL1 SIL2 OUL DON1 DON2 BRH1 BRH2 SIL KNO1 KNO2 OUL BRH1 BRH2 SIL1 SIL2 DON1 DON2 12th 66 1995 Team Toyota GB Toyota Carina E DON1 DON2 BRH1 BRH2 THR1 THR2 SIL1 SIL2 OUL1 OUL2 BRH1 BRH2 DON1 DON2 SIL KNO1 KNO2 BRH1 BRH2 SNE1 SNE2 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 SIL2 9th 94
Complete Bathurst 1000 results Year Team Co-driver Car Laps 1997* FAI Insurance Warren Luff Honda Accord 138 10th * Super Touring race
Complete FIA GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points 1997 Newcastle United Lister Storm GT1 Lister Storm Jaguar 7.0 L V12 HOC SIL HEL NÜR SPA A1R SUZ DON MUG SEB LAG NC 0 1999 Lister Storm Racing GT Lister Storm GT2 Jaguar 7.0 L V12 MNZ SIL HOC HUN ZOL OSC DON HOM GLN ZHU 17th 9 2000 Lister Storm Racing GT Lister Storm GTM Jaguar 7.0 L V12 VAL EST MNZ SIL HUN ZOL A1R LAU BRN MAG 1st 59 2001 Lister Storm Racing GT Lister Storm GTM Jaguar 7.0 L V12 MNZ BRN MAG SIL ZOL HUN SPA A1R NÜR JAR EST 16th 11
Partial British GT Championship results (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 1998 Newcastle United Lister Storm Lister Storm GT1 SIL1 OUL1 CRO 1 SNE 1 SIL2 DON 1 SIL2 SPA1 SIL3 3rd 112 1999 Newcastle United Lister Storm Lister Storm GT1 SIL1 OUL1 SNE1 BRH1 SIL2 DON1 DON2 SIL2 CRO1 SPA1 SPA1 SIL1 1st 177 2000 Cirtek Motorsport Lister Storm GT THR1 CRO1 OUL1 DON1 SIL1 BRH1 DON1 CRO1 SIL1 SNE1 SPA1 SIL1 25th 15
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