Benjamin Bailly

{{short description|Belgian racing driver}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{BLP one source|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Benjamin Bailly | image = Benjamin_Bailly.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Bailly in 2013. | nationality = {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1990|05|22}} | birth_place = Liège (Belgium) | current_series = Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | first_year = 2013 | current_team = RC Formula | car_number = 18 | former_teams = | starts = 16 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | best_finish = 28th | year = 2013 | prev_series = FIA Formula Two Championship Formul'Academy Euro Series Formula Renault 2.0 WEC | prev_series_years = 2010 2009 2008 | titles = Formul'Academy Euro Series | title_years = 2009 }} '''Benjamin Bailly''' (born 22 May 1990 in Liège) is a Belgian former racing driver.

==Career==

===Karting=== Bailly began his karting career in 2004, and three years later finished third in the French Elite Championship. Also in 2007, he achieved the highlight of his karting career, finishing fifth in the premier Formula A World Championship.

===Formula Renault=== In 2008, Bailly moved up to single-seater racing, joining the Formula Renault 2.0 WEC series for the first two races at Nogaro.

In 2009, Bailly joined the Formul'Academy Euro Series which he won comfortably at the first attempt, taking eleven podium places from thirteen races in the process.

===FIA Formula Two Championship=== 2010 saw Bailly move to the FIA Formula Two Championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sport.be/nl/autosport/?Article_ID=408446|title=Benjamin Bailly in F2|first=Joost|last=Custers|language=Dutch|work=sport.be|publisher=CIM MetriWeb|date=19 December 2009|accessdate=2009-12-20|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312040422/http://www.sport.be/nl/autosport/?Article_ID=408446|url-status=dead}}</ref> He finished the season in seventh position after winning the second of his two home races at Zolder.

==Racing record==

===Career summary=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" ! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |- ! 2008 |align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 WEC |align=left| Boutsen Energy Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- ! 2009 |align=left| Formul'Academy Euro Series |align=left| Auto Sport Academy | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 162 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |- ! 2010 |align=left| FIA Formula Two Championship |align=left| Motorsport Vision | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 7th |- ! 2011 |align=left| Blancpain Endurance Series – Gentleman |align=left| VDS Racing Adventures |1 |? |? |? |? |8 |21st |- ! rowspan="3" | 2012 | align="left" | Radical European Masters | align="left" | Slim Racing |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 |24th |- |align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series |align=left| RC Formula |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |31st |- |align=left nowrap| Blancpain Endurance Series – Gentleman |align=left nowrap| VDS Racing Adventures |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |- ! 2013 |align=left| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |align=left| RC Formula | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |- ! rowspan="2" | 2015 |align=left| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | rowspan="2" align="left" | RS Competition |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |28th |- |align=left| Remus Formel 4 – Formel 1800 Pokal |2 |1 |? |0 |2 |21.5 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd''' |- ! 2017 |align=left| F4 Danish Championship |align=left| Vesti Mototsport |3 |0 |0 |2 |2 |43 |10th |}

=== Complete Formul'Academy Euro Series results === (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Pos ! Points |- | 2009 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ''VAL 1'' {{small|3}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''VAL 2''''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PAU 1 {{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PAU 2 {{small|4}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''OSC 1''''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OSC 2 {{small|2}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''SPA 2'' {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAG 1 {{small|2}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAG 2 {{small|3}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''MNZ 1''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''MNZ 2''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ALC 1 {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALC 2 {{small|5}} !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{Tooltip|162|168 total, less dropped scores}} |}

===Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! DC ! Points |- | 2010 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 1 {{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 2 {{small|11}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR 2 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON 1 {{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON 2 {{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZOL 1 {{small|6}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''ZOL 2''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ALG 1 {{small|2}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ALG 2 {{small|3}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 2 {{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRN 1 {{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRN 2 {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC 1 {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC 2 {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL 1 {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL 2 {{small|9}} ! 7th ! 130 |}

=== Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results === (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Pos ! Points |- | 2012 !nowrap| RC Formula |style="background:#;"| MNZ 1 |style="background:#;"| MNZ 2 |style="background:#;"| PAU 1 |style="background:#;"| PAU 2 |style="background:#;"| IMO 1 |style="background:#;"| IMO 2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA 1 {{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA 2 {{small|13}} |style="background:#;"| RBR 1 |style="background:#;| RBR 2 |style="background:#;"| MUG 1 |style="background:#;"| MUG 2 |style="background:#;"| CAT 1 |style="background:#;"| CAT 2 ! 31st ! 0 |}

=== Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results === (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Pos ! Points |- | 2013 ! nowrap| RC Formula |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALC 1 {{small|29}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALC 2 {{small|28}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA 2 {{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MSC 1 {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MSC 2 {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR 1 {{small|25}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR 2 {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN 1 {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN 2 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LEC 1 {{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LEC 2 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT 1 {{small|17}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT 2 {{small|Ret}} ! 28th ! 0 |}

=== Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results === (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" |- ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! DC ! Points |- | 2015 !nowrap| RS Competition | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | OSC 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 |LAU 1 |LAU 2 |LAU 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 |SAC 1 |SAC 2 |SAC 3 |style="background:#CFCFFF"| OSC 1 {{small|17}} |style="background:#DFFFDF"| OSC 2 {{small|9}} |style="background:#CFCFFF"| OSC 3 {{small|14}} |HOC 1 |HOC 2 |HOC 3 ! 28th ! 2 |}

=== Complete F4 Danish Championship results === (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" |- ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! DC ! Points |- | 2017 ! nowrap| Vesti Motorsport |JYL1 1 |JYL1 2 |JYL1 3 |DJU1 1 |DJU1 2 |DJU1 3 |PAD1 1 |PAD1 2 |PAD1 3 |JYL2 1 |JYL2 2 |JYL2 3 |PAD2 1 |PAD2 2 |PAD2 3 |style="background:#dfffdf"| DJU2 1 {{small|8}} |style="background:#ffdf9f"| ''DJU2 2'' {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfdfdf"| ''DJU2 3'' {{small|2}} |JYL3 1 |JYL3 2 |JYL3 3 ! 10th ! 43 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100106122137/http://www.benjamin-bailly.eu/ Official website] * {{DriverDB driver|benjamin-bailly}} * {{Twitter}}

{{S-start}} {{S-sports}} {{Succession box| before = Arthur Pic | title = Formul'Academy Euro Series Champion | after = Stoffel Vandoorne | years = 2009}} {{S-end}}

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