Lee Bentham
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| Lee Bentham | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | July 27, 1970 |
| Retired | 1999 |
| Toyota Atlantic Series | |
| Years active | 1995-1999 |
| Teams | P-1 Racing Forsythe Championship Racing |
| Starts | 43 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Best finish | 1st in 1998 |
| Previous series | |
| 1997 | Indy Lights |
| Championship titles | |
| 1998 | Toyota Atlantic Series |
Lee Bentham (born July 27, 1970) is a Canadian former racing driver from Richmond Hill, Ontario. In 1990 and 1992 he competed in the Formula K karting World Championship series.
He moved to cars in the Toyota Atlantic series in 1995 in a successful partial-season program that managed to place Bentham on the podium twice and finished 8th in points. The following year Bentham captured 7 podiums and was the series runner-up. In 1997, he competed for Forsythe Racing in the Indy Lights series, won on the oval at Gateway International Raceway and finished 5th in points.
1998 was Bentham's breakout year, as he captured three wins and seven podiums on his way to the Toyota Atlantic Championship for Forsythe Championship Racing. 1999 was his final year of top-level racing and was another year in Atlantics where he won a single race and finished 6th in points. Since 2012, Bentham has been the Driver Development Coach for Ed Carpenter Racing in the IndyCar series, having previously coached Josef Newgarden.In 2025 he was inducted into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame.
Motorsports career results
[edit]American open–wheel racing results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Atlantic Championship
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | P-1 Racing | MIA | PHX | LBH | NAZ | MIL | MTL 5 | TOR 8 | TRR1 25 | TRR2 3 | MDO 2 | VAN 5 | LAG 4 | 8th | 72 | |
| 1996 | P-1 Racing | HMS 2 | LBH 6 | NAZ 3 | MIL 3 | MTL 3 | TOR 16 | TRR1 3 | TRR2 4 | MDO 4 | ROA 3 | VAN 2 | LAG 5 | 2nd | 149 | |
| 1998 | Forsythe Racing | LBH 19 | NAZ 6 | GAT 5 | MIL 2 | MTL 1 | CLE 5 | TOR 2 | TRR 3 | MDO 1 | ROA 19 | VAN 6 | LAG 2 | HOU 3 | 1st | 163 |
| 1999 | Forsythe Racing | LBH 3 | NAZ 9 | GAT DNS | MIL 1 | MTL 8 | ROA 8 | TRR 25 | MDO 18 | CHI 4 | VAN 24 | LAG 5 | HOU 13 | 6th | 71 |
Indy Lights
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Forsythe Racing | HMS 5 | LBH 14 | NAZ 22 | SAV 3 | STL 1 | MIL 9 | DET 22 | POR 8 | TOR 27 | TRO 8 | VAN 8 | LAG 5 | FON 3 | 5th | 88 | [1] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lee Bentham – 1997 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Lee Bentham career summary at DriverDB.com
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| Lee Bentham | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Born | July 27, 1970 |
| Retired | 1999 |
| Toyota Atlantic Series | |
| Years active | 1995-1999 |
| Teams | P-1 Racing Forsythe Championship Racing |
| Starts | 43 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Best finish | 1st in 1998 |
| Previous series | |
| 1997 | Indy Lights |
| Championship titles | |
| 1998 | Toyota Atlantic Series |
Lee Bentham (born July 27, 1970) is a Canadian former racing driver from Richmond Hill, Ontario. In 1990 and 1992 he competed in the Formula K karting World Championship series.
He moved to cars in the Toyota Atlantic series in 1995 in a successful partial-season program that managed to place Bentham on the podium twice and finished 8th in points. The following year Bentham captured 7 podiums and was the series runner-up. In 1997, he competed for Forsythe Racing in the Indy Lights series, won on the oval at Gateway International Raceway and finished 5th in points.
1998 was Bentham's breakout year, as he captured three wins and seven podiums on his way to the Toyota Atlantic Championship for Forsythe Championship Racing. 1999 was his final year of top-level racing and was another year in Atlantics where he won a single race and finished 6th in points. Since 2012, Bentham has been the Driver Development Coach for Ed Carpenter Racing in the IndyCar series, having previously coached Josef Newgarden.In 2025 he was inducted into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame.
Motorsports career results
American open–wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Atlantic Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | P-1 Racing | MIA | PHX | LBH | NAZ | MIL | MTL 5 | TOR 8 | TRR1 25 | TRR2 3 | MDO 2 | VAN 5 | LAG 4 | 8th | 72 | |
| 1996 | P-1 Racing | HMS 2 | LBH 6 | NAZ 3 | MIL 3 | MTL 3 | TOR 16 | TRR1 3 | TRR2 4 | MDO 4 | ROA 3 | VAN 2 | LAG 5 | 2nd | 149 | |
| 1998 | Forsythe Racing | LBH 19 | NAZ 6 | GAT 5 | MIL 2 | MTL 1 | CLE 5 | TOR 2 | TRR 3 | MDO 1 | ROA 19 | VAN 6 | LAG 2 | HOU 3 | 1st | 163 |
| 1999 | Forsythe Racing | LBH 3 | NAZ 9 | GAT DNS | MIL 1 | MTL 8 | ROA 8 | TRR 25 | MDO 18 | CHI 4 | VAN 24 | LAG 5 | HOU 13 | 6th | 71 |
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Forsythe Racing | HMS 5 | LBH 14 | NAZ 22 | SAV 3 | STL 1 | MIL 9 | DET 22 | POR 8 | TOR 27 | TRO 8 | VAN 8 | LAG 5 | FON 3 | 5th | 88 | [1] |
References
- ^ "Lee Bentham – 1997 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
External links
- Lee Bentham career summary at DriverDB.com
 | This biographical article related to Canadian auto racing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |