Élie Bayol
Race car driver, Deceased Person
1914 – 1995
Who was Élie Bayol?
Élie Marcel Bayol was a French racing driver who raced in Formula One for the O.S.C.A. and Gordini teams. He started his career in 1950 racing 500cc Formula 3 DB-Panhards and progressed to Formula 2 races and hillclimbs around France. His best result was a fourth place in the Circuit 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 the Aix les Bains Circuit du Lac Grand Prix.
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 in Argentina. He also finished fourth at a non-championship event at Pau. In 1956 he raced a few times but disappeared from single-seater racing.
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- Born
- Feb 28, 1914
Marseille - Also known as
- Elie Bayol
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- May 25, 1995
La Ciotat
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on July 23, 2013
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