Geoff Lees is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in FIA GT Championship for Davidoff Classic. Lees has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 18 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,547 ranks Lees 562th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1998-09-18 | A1-Ring | P6 | +44 |
| 1998-09-05 | Donington | P7 | +34 |
| 1998-08-21 | Suzuka | DNF | β163 |
| 1998-07-17 | Hungaroring | DNF | β114 |
| 1998-06-26 | Hockenheim | P5 | +40 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +93 | Hockenheimring 1979 | Formula 1 | P7 |
| +46 | Laguna Seca 1997 | FIA GT Championship | P6 |
| +44 | A1-Ring 1998 | FIA GT Championship | P6 |
| +42 | Suzuka 1997 | FIA GT Championship | P6 |
| +40 | Hockenheim 1998 | FIA GT Championship | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | βΈFIA GT Championship | Davidoff Classic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P12 | β326 | 5,547 |
| 1997 | βΈFIA GT Championship | Gulf Team Davidoff | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +3 | 5,873 |
| 1982 | βΈFormula 1 | Team Lotus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | β99 | 5,870 |
| 1980 | βΈFormula 1 | Ensign | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | β23 | 5,970 |
| 1979 | βΈFormula 1 | Tyrrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +4,643 | 5,993 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| π©πͺ Bernd SchneiderFIA Gold | 5,123 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% |
| π§π· Klaus Ludwig | 5,042 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% |
| π©πͺ Marcel Tiemann | 4,998 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% |
| π«π· Claudia HΓΌrtgen | 4,340 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% |
| π²π¨ Olivier BerettaFIA Gold | 4,325 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% |
| π¨π Bruno Eichmann | 4,195 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% |
| π©πͺ Harald Becker | 4,050 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% |
| π³π± Cor Euser | 3,074 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% |
| π«π· Yannick Dalmas | 5,929 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| π«π· Jean-Marc GounonFIA Bronze | 4,972 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| π«π· Alain ProstHigher-rated, 4Γ champion | 6,802 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| π§π· Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum, 3Γ champion | 6,711 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| π¦π· Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated | 6,552 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 552 | π«π· Julien Canal | WEC | 5,557 |
| 553 | π«π· Michel FertΓ© | International Formula 3000 | 5,557 |
| 554 | πΉπ Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | Formula 2 | 5,557 |
| 555 | π¬π§ Daniel Ticktum | Formula E | 5,556 |
| 556 | πΊπΈ Graham Rahal | IndyCar | 5,553 |
| 557 | πΊπΈ Jonathan Bomarito | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,553 |
| 558 | π¬π§ Jordan King | Formula E | 5,552 |
| 559 | π§π· Marco Greco | IndyCar | 5,550 |
| 560 | π¦πΉ Ferdinand Habsburg | WEC | 5,549 |
| 561 | π§π· Rodrigo Sperafico | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,548 |
| 562 | π¬π§ Geoff Lees | FIA GT Championship | 5,547 |
| 563 | π©πͺ Max Hesse | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,547 |
| 564 | π¬π§ Rupert Keegan | Formula 1 | 5,546 |
| 565 | πΊπΈ Sam Hornish Jr. | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,545 |
| 566 | π¬π§ Ian Ashley | Formula 1 | 5,544 |
| 567 | πΊπΈ JR Hildebrand | IndyCar | 5,544 |
| 568 | πͺπΈ Pedro de la Rosa | Formula 1 | 5,544 |
| 569 | πΈπͺ Slim Borgudd | International Formula 3000 | 5,542 |
| 570 | π¦πΊ Tim Schenken | Formula 1 | 5,541 |
| 571 | πΊπΈ Tony Renna | IndyCar | 5,540 |
| 572 | π¬π§ Johnny Dumfries | International Formula 3000 | 5,539 |
Geoff Lees is a retired British driver who raced as an established professional in single-seater and endurance motorsport. His indexed record spans Formula 1 from 1979 to 1982, where he started five times for Team Lotus, and the FIA GT Championship from 1997 to 1998, where he contested thirteen starts for Davidoff Classic in shared-car endurance racing. Across his career he took eighteen starts.[1]
In Formula 1, Lees made five starts across four seasons without scoring championship points, finishing 19th in the 1982 standings. His endurance racing brought him into regular competition with established professionals including Bernd Schneider, the 1997 FIA GT Championship winner who he usually finished behind, and Klaus Ludwig, champion of the 1998 FIA GT Championship. Among his single-seater results was a finish ahead of Nelson Piquet, a three-time Formula 1 world champion, in one of their two meetings, and a result over Didier Pironi, a Formula 1 driver of significant experience.[2]