Julian Bailey (born 9 October 1961 in Woolwich, England) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Tyrrell and Lotus teams. Although born in Britain, he was raised in Spain, and became an accomplished Formula Ford 1600 racer in Britain, winning the important Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch. In 1986 he got his chance to race in Formula 3000 in a GA Motorsport Lola, in which he won his third F3000 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 didn't score even one point. In 1989 he joined the Nissan sportscar factory team, and tried to get back into Formula One in 1991, behind a Lotus. He finished sixth in the San Marino Grand Prix but didn't retain his drive after Monaco. He then went on to enjoy a long and successful career in sportscars and touring car racing. During his F1 career he participated in 20 Grands Prix, and scored a total of one championship point.
Complete Formula One results
(Note: grands prix in bold denote points scoring races.)
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