- Élie Bayol
Former F1 driver
Name = Élie Bayol
Nationality = flagicon|France French
Years = F1|1952 - F1|1956
Team(s) =O.S.C.A. ,Gordini
Races = 8 (7 starts)
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Points = 2
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race =1952 Italian Grand Prix
First win =
Last win =
Last race =1956 Monaco Grand Prix Élie Marcel Bayol (
28 February 1914 inMarseille –25 May 1995 inLa Ciotat ) was a Frenchracing driver who raced inFormula One for theO.S.C.A. andGordini teams. He started his career in 1950 racing 500ccFormula 3 DB-Panhards and progressed toFormula 2 races and hillclimbs around France. His best result was a fourth place in theCircuit de Cadours , in 1951. In 1953 he was fourth again at Pau and obtained a pole position at Albi. He also succeeded the same year to win theAix les Bains Circuit du Lac Grand Prix (Formula 2).His Formula One World Championship career consisted of entering 8 races over a 5 year span. After two years with an OSCA, he joined the Gordini team in 1954 with
Jean Behra . He scored his only 2 championship points with a fifth place finish inArgentina . He also finished fourth at a non-championship event at Pau. In 1956 he raced a few times but disappeared from single-seater racing.Complete Formula One results
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* Indicates shared drive withAndré Pilette External links
* [http://www.500race.org/Men/men.htm List of 500cc Formula 3 Drivers]
* [http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/bayolelie.php Elie Bayol at The Crittenden Automotive Library] includes race-by-race Formula 1 record through 1955
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