Geoff Lees

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Geoff Lees
Nationality	British
World Championship Career
Active years	1978-80, 1982
Team(s)	Tyrrell, Ensign, Shadow, RAM, Theodore, Lotus
Races	12
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	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 Formula One driver from England. He participated in 12 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 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 Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

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	SAF	USAW	MON	BEL	ESP	SWE	FRA	GBR DNQ	GER	AUT	DUT	ITA	USA	CAN	Mario Deliotti	-	0
1979	Tyrrell	ARG	BRA	SAF	USAW	ESP	BEL	MON	FRA	GBR	GER 7	AUT	DUT	ITA	CAN	USA		Tyrrell	-	0
1980	Shadow	ARG	BRA	SAF 13	USAW DNQ	BEL DNQ	MON DNQ	FRA DNQ	GBR	GER	AUT	DUT Ret	ITA DNQ	CAN	USA DNQ			RAM	-	0
1982	Theodore	RSA	BRA	USAW	SMR	BEL	MON	USAE	CAN Ret	DUT	GBR	FRA 12	GER	AUT	SWI	ITA	LAS	Lotus	-	0

Preceded by Brian Henton

European Formula Two Champion 1981

Succeeded by Corrado Fabi