Lee Bentham
Template:Short description Template:BLP primary sources Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOR 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TRR1 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TRR2 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MDO 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
VAN 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LAG 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
8th | 72 | |
| 1996 | P-1 Racing | HMS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LBH 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAZ 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIL 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MTL 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOR 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TRR1 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TRR2 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MDO 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ROA 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
VAN 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LAG 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2nd | 149 | |
| 1998 | Forsythe Racing | LBH 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAZ 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GAT 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIL 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MTL 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CLE 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOR 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TRR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MDO 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ROA 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
VAN 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LAG 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HOU 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1st | 163 |
| 1999 | Forsythe Racing | LBH 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAZ 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GAT DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIL 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MTL 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ROA 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TRR 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MDO 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CHI 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
VAN 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LAG 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HOU 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
6th | 71 |
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Forsythe Racing | HMS 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LBH 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAZ 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAV 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
STL 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIL 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
DET 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
POR 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOR 27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TRO 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
VAN 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LAG 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FON 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
5th | 88 |