Bailey Voisin (born 20 February 2003) is a British-Swiss

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currently competing in the

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with

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. He is a champion of the

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, having won the title alongside Charlie Fagg in 2021.

Career

Ginetta Junior

Voisin made his car racing debut, competing for Douglas Motorsport in the Ginetta Junior Championship. His season proved to be a challenge, as the Swiss driver ended up 13th overall, having scored a best race finish of seventh at Thruxton. The following season, Voisin returned to the

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series, this time driving for R Racing. The start of the campaign brought immediate success, with Voisin winning the season opener in Donington and taking a pair of victories, as well as a podium, during round two at

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. More wins at

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and Thruxton elevated Voisin into the title battle, before he claimed another double, this time at

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. Despite a triple of podiums at the penultimate round, Voisin would miss out on the title at

, ending up third, a mere twelve points behind championship winner

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GT4 European Series

In 2021, it was announced that Voisin would be making a switch to the

, pairing up with Charlie Fagg at

. At the season opener in

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, Voisin and Fagg took a pair of victories, surging into the lead of the championship. A podium at

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followed before a pair of points finishes came in

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, which put the team behind the Nr.8 CMR entry in the standings. This would not deter the British pairing, who bounced back with pole position and a race win in

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, as well as two podiums at the

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. Voisin, along with Fagg, clinched the title at the final round in

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, having finished Race 1 in fifth place, thus creating an unreachable lead in the overall championship.

European Le Mans Series

The Briton progressed to the

in 2022, returning to

, with whom he would compete in the

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category alongside Josh Caygill and

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. Their season started in strong fashion, as the team finished third at Le Castellet, which turned into second once a car ahead had been disqualified. However, the outfit were unable to match that result for the following four rounds, with two retirements sandwiching a pair of points finishes. The season ended positively, with Voisin, Gehrsitz and Caygill taking another second place in the

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, which elevated them to eighth in the championship.

Racing record

Racing career summary

^† As Voisin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.^* Season still in progress.

Complete GT4 European Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Le Mans Series results

^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voisin, Bailey 2003 births Living people British racing drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Ginetta Junior Championship drivers United Autosports drivers GT4 European Series drivers Swiss racing drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Racing drivers from Geneva GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers 21st-century British sportsmen Le Mans Cup drivers