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Julian Bailey

Bailey at the 1991 United States Grand Prix
Born	(1961-10-09) 9 October 1961 (age 63) 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

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

Although born in the United Kingdom, he was raised in Menorca, Spain, and 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 second 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. Unfortunately the car was very uncompetitive and he did not score a single point, while his team-mate 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 1993 he joined the Toyota BTCC team, finishing fifth in the championship, although his season is best remembered for his collision with team-mate Will Hoy, which flipped Hoy's car onto its roof. The next two seasons were less successful, although he outscored 1991 champion Hoy in both their seasons as team-mates. In 1996, Bailey competed in the South African Touring Car Championship (SATCC) for Minolta Toyota. He has raced primarily in sports cars since, winning the British GT Championship in 1999 and the FIA GT Championship in 2000 in a Lister Storm.

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

Julian'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.

On the show Top Gear, he was one of several drivers to race as The Stig.^[1]

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

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

Year	Class	No	Tyres	Car	Team	Co-Drivers	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1989	C1	24	D	Nissan R89C Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	Nissan Motorsports	Mark Blundell Martin Donnelly	5	DNF	DNF
1990	C1	24	D	Nissan R90CK Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	Nissan Motorsports International	Mark Blundell Gianfranco Brancatelli	142	DNF	DNF
1997	GT1	46	D	Lister Storm GTL Jaguar 7.0L V12	Newcastle United Lister	Thomas Erdos Mark Skaife	77	DNF	DNF
2001	LMP675	33	M	MG-Lola EX257 MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4	MG Sport & Racing Ltd.	Mark Blundell Kevin McGarrity	92	DNF	DNF
2002	LMP675	27	M	MG-Lola EX257 MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4	MG Sport & Racing Ltd.	Mark Blundell Kevin McGarrity	219	DNF	DNF

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