Geoff Lees is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Team Lotus. Lees has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,750 ranks Lees 530th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1982-07-25 | Circuit Paul Ricard | P12 | +33 |
| 1982-06-13 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | DNF | −141 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −109 | 4,750 |
| 1980 | ▸Formula 1 | Ensign | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −30 | 4,859 |
| 1979 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +88 | 4,888 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Didier Pironi | 5,270 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite | 5,186 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
Geoff Lees is a retired British racing driver whose Formula 1 career spanned from 1979 to 1982 with five starts, all for Team Lotus. He did not score championship points or finish on a podium during his time in the series. His average finishing position across classified races was P10.7, placing him in a moderately competitive field of contemporary competitors despite the brevity of his grand prix career.[1]
During his limited Formula 1 tenure, Lees raced against several drivers of professional standing. He finished ahead of Eddie Cheever, a Gold-graded professional, on one occasion, and also outpaced Elio de Angelis and Didier Pironi in single races. In his three shared races with Pironi and Jacques Laffite, drivers whose ratings indicate front-running professional status, Lees finished ahead once and behind twice against each. These results suggest a driver capable of competitive performances within a professional field, though the sample remains small. His career represents the experience of a professional single-seater driver who achieved limited success at the sport's highest level.[2]