Ross Bentley

Ross Bentley (born November 4, 1956) is a performance coach, racing driver, author and speaker. His performance coaching spans executive / business coaching to sports (athletes and teams in a variety of sports, with a speciality in motorsports).

Ross Bentley
Bentley with DirtFish Rally School in July 2011
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1956-11-04) November 4, 1956 Vancouver, British Columbia
Rolex Sports Car Series
Years active	2000–2005, 2008–2010
Teams	Prototype Technology Group, Doran Racing, TRV Motorsport, Miracle Motorsports, Park Place Racing, Team Seattle, Essex Racing, The Racers Group, Farnbacher Loles Racing, Bullet Racing
Starts	20
Wins	1
Poles	2
Best finish	7th in 2003
Previous series
1999, 2002 1998–1999	American Le Mans Series United States Road Racing Championship
Championship titles
1998	United States Road Racing Championship GT3
Champ Car career
25 races run over 6 years
Years active	1990–1995
Team(s)	Spirit of Vancouver, Dale Coyne Racing
Best finish	30th (1992)
First race	1990 Molson Indy Vancouver (Vancouver)
Last race	1994 Slick 50 200 (Loudon)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Bentley grew up in a racing household (father was a race mechanic, brother a mechanic and driver). He became one of only seven Canadian drivers to race in the CART Indy Car series in the 1990s; he continued his professional career in endurance racing. Bentley won the 1998 United States Road Racing Championship in the GT3 class and the 2003 24 Hours of Daytona in the SRPII Class.

Bentley currently owns a consulting business, Bentley Performance Systems, which focuses on improving the performance of individuals, teams and organizations through coaching, workshops and the development of custom-designed programs.

In 1998, Bentley published the first in a series of racing technique and strategy books called Speed Secrets. To date he has nine books published under the Speed Secrets banner, including Inner Speed Secrets with Ronn Langford and The Complete Driver with Bruce Cleland. He also co-wrote with Bob Bondurant on Race Kart Driving.

In 2017, Bentley released a new title, "Performance Pilot", (written with professional aviator, Phil Wilkes) detailing aviation-specific procedures, techniques and strategies to help pilots improve their flying performance.

Bentley currently lives with his wife and daughter in Issaquah, Washington, USA.