(c) 'Who is Who' by Steve Small, 2000

Родился: 28.02.1914 Марсель Умер: 25.05.1995 Ла-Сьота Сезонов в Ф1: 5 Лет в Ф1: 5 Гран При: 8 Старты: 7* *не стартовал: 1 Победы: - подряд: Подиумы: - подряд: Поул-позиции: - подряд: Первый ряд: - подряд: Быстрые круги: - подряд: Лучший финиш: 5 Лучший старт: 10 Дубли: Хет-трики: Лидирование старт/финиш: Большие шлемы: Круги: 234 - лидирования: Километры: 953.77 - лидирования: Очки: 2 - за один сезон: 2 - подряд:

Ф1: 1952-1956

Год	Команда	Шасси
1952	Elie Bayol	OSCA 20
1953	Elie Bayol	OSCA 20
1954	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16
1955	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16
1956	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 32

Bayol built a reputation as a very quick driver in Rene Bonnet's 750 cc Panhard during the 1951 season. For 1952 he ordered one of the latest OSCA F2 cars but, as this was not delivered until August, he was forced to make do in the meantime with a stripped sports model which he drove to good effect, finishing fourth at Pau, fifth at Marseille and sixth at Modena. He then raced the F2 car during the 1955 season, the undoubted highlight of which was an aggregate win in the Circuit du Lac at Aix-les-Bains.

Accepting an invitation to join the Gordini team for 1954, Bayol made a fine debut, taking fifth place in the Argentine GP, and followed this with fourth at Pau and fifth at Bordeaux, where he blotted his copybook by ignoring repeated signals to pit and hand his car over to team leader Jean Behra. Gordini sacked him, but he was later forgiven and rejoined the team for 1955, only for his season to be curtailed after he sustained serious head injuries when he crashed the latest 3-litre Gordini in practice at Le Mans.

Thankfully he made a full recovery and briefly reappeared on the circuits the following year, finishing sixth (with Pilette) at Monaco and in the Reims 12 Hours sports car race (with de Silva Ramos).

(c) 'Who is Who' by Steve Small, 2000