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 Monomill 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 five-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 then disappeared from single-seater racing.Complete Formula One results
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
1952 | Élie Bayol | O.S.C.A. 20 | O.S.C.A. Straight-6 | SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | ITA Ret | | NC | 0 |
1953 | Élie Bayol | O.S.C.A. 20 | O.S.C.A. Straight-6 | ARG | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA Ret | GBR | GER | SUI DNS | | NC | 0 |
1953 | O.S.C.A. | O.S.C.A. 20 | O.S.C.A. Straight-6 | | | | | | | | | ITA Ret | NC | 0 |
1954 | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | Gordini Straight-6 | ARG 5 | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | ESP | 19th | 2 |
1955 | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | Gordini Straight-6 | ARG Ret | MON Ret | 500 | BEL | NED | GBR | ITA | | | NC | 0 |
1956 | Gordini | Gordini Type 32 | Gordini Straight-8 | ARG | MON 6* | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | | NC | 0 |