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Julian Bailey

Bailey at the1991 United States Grand Prix
Born	(1961-10-09)9 October 1961 (age 64) 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
Careerpoints	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 formerFormula One driver from England, who raced for theTyrrell andLotus teams.

Although born in the United Kingdom, Bailey was raised inMenorca, Spain. He became an accomplishedFormula Ford 1600 racer in Britain, winning the important Formula Ford Festival atBrands Hatch. In 1987 he got his chance to race inFormula 3000, in a GA MotorsportLola, 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 ofKen 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 teammateJonathan Palmer scored five. In 1989 he joined theNissan sports car factory team, and tried to get back into Formula One in 1991 withLotus. He finished sixth in theSan 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 theToyotaBTCC team, and the following season, he finished fifth in the championship, although his season is best remembered for his collision with teammateWill Hoy atSilverstone, which flipped Hoy’s car onto its roof leading BBC commentatorMurray 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 atKnockhill, 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 joinedLister, eventually winning theBritish GT Championship in 1999 and theFIA GT Championship in 2000 in aLister 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 theFIA Formula Two Championship, and in 2014 moved to theBritish Touring Car Championship.

In 2008, he joined withESPN 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 asThe Stig.^[4]

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

(key)

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 UnitedLister	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

(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Co-driver	Car	Laps	Pos.
1997*	FAI Insurance	Warren Luff	Honda Accord	138	10th

*Super Touring race

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

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