- Geoff Lees
Former F1 driver|
Name = Geoff Lees
Nationality = flagicon|UK British
Years = F1|1978 - F1|1980, F1|1982
Team(s) = Tyrrell, Ensign, Shadow, RAM, Theodore, Lotus
Races = 12 (5 starts)
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
Points = 0
First race =1978 British Grand Prix
First win =
Last win =
Last race =1982 French Grand Prix Geoffrey Lees (born
May 1 ,1951 near Kingsbury,Warwickshire ) is a formerracing driver fromEngland . He participated in 12Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting onJuly 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 heldFebruary 7 ,1981 atKyalami for Theodore where he went into the crash barriers on lap 11 due to a broken front suspension. He won the EuropeanFormula 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 insports car racing , becoming a highly paid and highly respected part of the Japanese racing scene. He has also driven at Le Mans.Complete Formula One World Championship results
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