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

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789WDCPoints
1952Élie BayolO.S.C.A. 20O.S.C.A. Straight-6SUI500BELFRAGBRGERNEDITA
Ret
NC0
1953Élie BayolO.S.C.A. 20O.S.C.A. Straight-6ARG500NEDBELFRA
Ret
GBRGERSUI
DNS
NC0
1953O.S.C.A.O.S.C.A. 20O.S.C.A. Straight-6ITA
Ret
NC0
1954Equipe GordiniGordini Type 16Gordini Straight-6ARG
5
500BELFRAGBRGERSUIITAESP19th2
1955Equipe GordiniGordini Type 16Gordini Straight-6ARG
Ret
MON
Ret
500BELNEDGBRITANC0
1956GordiniGordini Type 32Gordini Straight-8ARGMON
6*
500BELFRAGBRGERITANC0