Geoff lees racing driver

Had retired from driving sportscars and went on to run his own business. Assetto corsaskin 19871988 minolta toyota team toms. Today will mark the twentyfifth anniversary of the untimely death of one of the greatest drivers of their generation who never had a chance to race in the autobacs super gt series, but whose impact and legacy is still felt today as an alltime legend of japanese motorsport. It is true, geoff did extensive testing at suzuka, japan during 1987, but this was honda development work, so maybe it would be more correct to say that he was a honda test driver. The car was designed by morris and chuck graeminger. I read on internet that geoff lees was test driver of williams in 1987. However, during the south african grand prix geoff lees managed to qualify the car as 24th with a 1.

By your continued use of the racing models website you. One of the cookies we use is essential for parts of the site to operate and has already been set. A racing helmet used by geoff lees, by arai, previously used by 1982 formula 2 champion and lotus formula 1 driver lees, with oxygen inlet, in white, blue, red and black, scotch 25 house, bio, marlboro and bridgestone sponsorship logos, some race wear. He was born on 1st of may 1951 in atherstone, warwickshire. Geoffrey geoff lees is a former racing driver from england and the only man who was both european and japanese formula 2 champion early career. Aurora afx british f1 championship round oulton park 30 jun 1979. From an over point, for a long time, i am looking for pictures of goeff driving a jps lotus during one race in 1982. He participated in 12 formula one world championship grands prix, debuting on 16 july 1978.

So it was not hard for the youngster to be influenced by motor racing. Driver geoff lees 1979 formula one results racingreference. Imagine something as spectacularly ludicrous as driving a mclaren f1 gtr longtail the ultimate and most extreme iteration of what is commonly held as the greatest supercar ever built for a dawn raid on the swiss alps. Shadow racings last attempt with the dn12 unracedf1. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Geoff breakell where it all started breakell racing has been involved in motorsport for many years.

Contentsshow career lees was born near kingsbury, warwickshire. Aurora afx british f1 championship round donington park 24 jun 1979. Indy car racing, indy cars, racing team, sport f1, sport cars, motor sport, formula 1 car, f1 drivers, first car. Later in the season, shadow racing appeared with the new shadow dn12.

I think geoff lees had it first and then stephen south. With alan jones being crowned the world champion in canada, and his team williams being crowned constructors champion some races before, the title chase was closed before the final race at watkins glen began. When was geoff leess last race in his formula 1 career. Individual driver statistics for the 1981 formula 2 europe.

The racing history of wolf wr3 is shown below including any races in nonformula 1 events. The racing models website would like to use cookies to store information on your computer, to improve our website. Geoffrey geoff lees is a former racing driver from england and the only man who was both european and japanese formula 2 champion. View f1 statistics and a f1 career summary of geoff lees, including career stats, yearly summary, stats per grands prix and circuits, and more. Geoffrey lees born 1 may 1951 near kingsbury, warwickshire is a former racing driver from england.

Championship points standings for the formula 2 europe 1981. Geoff lees stephen south race transporter slightly clutching at straws here but if anyone knows either of the above ex drivers i would be most grateful if they could help me out. Geoff in the lister storm gts jaguar at le mans 1995. Williams handed over a 86 car fw11 for this development duty. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress.

Join facebook to connect with geoff lees and others you may know. Futhermore, i am looking for pictures of him driving the williams, if that information is right. His last result is the 12th place for the france circuit paulricard gp 1982. Geoff lees is a former british race car driver who was active between 1978 and 1982. Firstly with geoff breakell starting as a young racing driver in the 1950s in sports car racing with his ex tommy sopwith lotus 11 and moving on to a lotus 15. Ray reed born in gwelo, southern rhodesia, died 1 january 1965 in south africa was a rhodesian racing driver.

Hitoshi ogawa was just 36 years old when he lost his life in an alljapan formula 3000 racing accident at suzuka circuit on may 24, 1992. John watson is a former british racing driver with 152 f1 starts in his cv, who is now one of the most respected motorsport. Note the drivers head is higher than both the roll bar and air box. Click on the site to see geoff leess career results at that track glossary. His formula 1 career never really started but geoff lees is the only man to have won formula 2 titles in both. This contains all significant races at which this car appeared. Geoff lees born 1 may 1951 in kingsbury is a former professional racing driver who competed internationally for great britain. Geoff leesstephen south race transporter tentenths. Find everything in one place on geoff lees including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. Geoffrey lees born 1 may 1951 is a former racing driver from england.

Geoff lees, jochen mass, didier pironi milestone race start driver. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. As a boy, geoff was interested in cars and mechanic. When was geoff leess last race in his formula 1 career answers. Jan 30, 2003 i read on internet that goeff lees was test driver of williams in 1987. His long career included almost everything except for formula one success. Jan 18, 2017 geoff lees ralt rh681 hondawakou ralt racing ltd iii donington 50 000 1981 the john howitt trophy race. Geoff lees driver data born may 1, 1951 19510501 age 67 atherstone, warwickshire, england nationality uk formula one world championship career years active 19781980, 1982 status retired races 14 4 starts pole positions 0 wins 0 championships 0 podiums 0 fastest laps 0 career points 0 first race 1978 british grand prix last race 1982 french grand prix geoffrey geoff lees born may. A couple of seasons during this era were also spent driving a lotus 20 single seater. Storming the swiss alps with a mclaren f1 gtr longtail.

If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. In 2020, a trophy named after geoff was established, which is a race by the. Victories in four out of ten races in the saab mobil 900 turbo championship in 1987 and four out of ten again, driving a porsche 944 turbo in the 1988 british porsche. Alan jones took the win ahead of carlos reutemann and didier pironi. He participated in 12 formula one world championship grands prix, making his first appearance on 16 july 1978. Jan 01, 2020 geoff lees born 01 may 1951 hurley common, nr. An accomplished driver across a number of disciplines, from singleseaters, to touring cars, to prototype sports cars ogawa was a driver who overcame a number of.

He was entered in the 1965 south african grand prix in his selfbuilt realfa romeo but he was killed in an aircraft accident before the race. Although every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate and up to date, gp racing stats does not accept any. Ensign ford cosworth dfv ensign racing i caesars palace grand prix 1981 world championship for drivers, round 15. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. However, he returned to fulltime racing in 2002 in the alljapan gt series, with his own team, and raced on for a few years, but is now retired from racing again. At the age of 15, he left school to began working as a mechanic apprentice. Geoffrey geoff lees born may 1 1951 is a retired british driver. Click on the site to see geoff lees s career results at that track. He had earlier participated in the nonchampionship 1964 rand grand.

The grand prix of france would be the last formula one race of the shadow racing team. Geoff lees racing driver born 1951, english racing driver this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. His first grand prix chance came with a nonworks ensign at his home race in 1978, but he failed to qualify. The 1980 united states grand prix was the 14th and final round of the 1980 world championship. John watson is a former british racing driver with 152 f1 starts in his cv, who is now one of the most respected motorsport commentators. Therefore, it was not under the banner of shadow racing. Geoff lees racing driver wikipedia republished wiki 2. Geoff lees geoffrey lees born 1 may 1951 is a former racing driver from englandlees was born near kingsbury. He sold his team to teddy yip, who already entered the cars once under his name.

Apr 20, 2017 ray reed born in gwelo, southern rhodesia, died 1 january 1965 in south africa was a rhodesian racing driver. True, it was in a secondary series called aurora f1. Geoff lees brdc members british racing drivers club. Geoff having won the 2010 sprint cup legands race at fuli, japan. Early racing career interested in cars from an early age, his passion was. I have recently bought an old race transporter that both of them owned at various stages in the early 70s. It is a 1955 commer duple 2 stroke diesal with supercharger. Already next year geoff took the plunge and jumped into the deep end. Assetto corsaskin 19871988 minolta toyota team toms gr. If you add his 7 dnqs then you have the complete geoff lees formula one cv. Lees was an excellent allround driver who sadly never had the finances to really. His was a successful 30year career in singleseaters and sports cars although his talent was ultimately unfulfilled at the very highest level.

Eje elgh is a swedish former racing driver who was active between 1974 and 1993, participating first in different singleseater competitions in europe and then spending more than ten years in japan, racing mostly with sports prototypes he never won some championship title but he was close few times in openwheel competitions such as formula super vee, formula 3 or formula 2. Brands hatch, may 21robert arnott gbmerlyn mk20a 4. Lees was an excellent allround driver who sadly never had the. Geoff was born in atherstone in the british midlands, just 10km from the mallory park race circuit. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. His formula 1 career never really started but geoff lees is the only man to have won formula 2 titles in both europe and japan. Request about geoff lees posted in the nostalgia forum. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. His first race was the 1978 british gp and his last race was the 1982 french gp. He participated in 12 formula one world championship grands prix, making his first.