Geoff Lees
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| Geoff Lees | |
|---|---|
Nationality  British |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1978 - 1980, 1982 |
| Teams | Tyrrell, Ensign, Shadow, RAM, Theodore, Lotus |
| Races | 12 (5 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1978 British Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1982 French Grand Prix |
Geoffrey Lees (born May 1, 1951 near Kingsbury, Warwickshire) is a former racing driver from England. He participated in 12 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 16, 1978. He scored no championship points.
Lees' first Grand Prix chance came with a non-works Ensign at his home race in 1978, but he failed to qualify. The following year he had a one-off drive for Tyrrell, before a more regular ride with the struggling Shadow team in 1980. Later that year he also drove for the works Ensign team, and failed to qualify a RAM-entered Williams in the US. He participated in the Formula One non-championship race held February 7, 1981 at Kyalami for Theodore where he went into the crash barriers on lap 11 due to a broken front suspension. He won the European Formula 2 championship in 1981, but still failed to find a good seat at the highest level, and his F1 career petered out in 1982 with single drives for Theodore and Lotus.
In his F1 career, Lees seemed stuck in uncompetitive cars, and when success proved elusive, he moved to Japan in the early 80s, where he enjoyed a long career in local Formula 2 events, and represented various Japanese marques in sports car racing, becoming a highly paid and highly respected part of the Japanese racing scene. He has also driven at Le Mans.
[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Team | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Mario Deliotti | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
USW |
MON |
BEL |
ESP |
SWE |
FRA |
GBR DNQ |
GER |
AUT |
NED |
ITA |
USA |
CAN |
Mario Deliotti | - | 0 |
| 1979 | Tyrrell | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
USW |
ESP |
BEL |
MON |
FRA |
GBR |
GER 7 |
AUT |
NED |
ITA |
CAN |
USA |
Tyrrell | - | 0 | |
| 1980 | Shadow | ARG |
BRA |
RSA 13 |
USW DNQ |
BEL DNQ |
MON DNQ |
FRA DNQ |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
NED Ret |
ITA DNQ |
CAN |
USA DNQ |
RAM | - | 0 | ||
| 1982 | Theodore | RSA |
BRA |
USW |
SMR |
BEL |
MON |
USE |
CAN Ret |
NED |
GBR |
FRA 12 |
GER |
AUT |
SUI |
ITA |
LVS |
Lotus | - | 0 |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Morgan |
Formula Ford Festival Winner 1975 |
Succeeded by Derek Daly |
| Preceded by Riccardo Patrese |
Macau GP winner 1979, 1980 |
Succeeded by Bob Earl |
| Preceded by Brian Henton |
European Formula Two Champion 1981 |
Succeeded by Corrado Fabi |
| Preceded by Satoru Nakajima |
Japanese Formula Two Champion 1983 |
Succeeded by Satoru Nakajima |
