Ian Forrest
Ian Forrest (born 22 February 1950 in Kirkliston,[citation needed] Scotland) is a British auto racing driver.
He first started racing in 1971, and went on to win 26[citation needed] national saloon and sports car titles in his native Scotland. In 1989 he first entered[citation needed] the British Touring Car Championship.[1] Forrest competed in four consecutive seasons in the BTCC, each time with a privately entered BMW M3, prepared by Prodrive.[citation needed] His 1991 effort saw him win the Privateer award and the £10,000 prize.[citation needed]
He is currently the Circuit Manager at Knockhill Racing Circuit in Scotland.[citation needed]
He is a qualified Clerk of the Course for motorcycle racing.[citation needed]
He was awarded the Jackie Stewart Medal in 2006 and The Jim Clark Trophy in 2010 for lifetime services to Scottish Motorsports.[citation needed]
His son, Sandy, also races and has competed in the BRSCC Ford Fiesta Championship.[citation needed]
Ian has also been seen regularly on Mark Evans' TV "Is Born" Series for Discovery Channel; "A Car Is Born,", "A Car Is Reborn" and "A Racing Car Is Born"[citation needed]
Racing record edit
Complete British Touring Car Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Ian Forrest | BMW M3 | B | OUL Ret | SIL 18 | THR 18 | DON 8 | THR Ret | SIL 15 | SIL 17 | BRH DNS | SNE 14 | BRH 10 | BIR 13 | DON 14 | SIL | 11th | 35 | 4th | ||
| 1990 | Ecosse Motorsport | BMW M3 | B | OUL 9 | DON Ret | THR 14 | SIL 13 | OUL 18 | SIL Ret | BRH 10 | SNE Ret | BRH 14 | BIR 14 | DON Ret | THR 8 | SIL 10 | 15th | 47 | 8th | ||
| 1991 | Drambuie Racing | BMW M3 | SIL 12 | SNE 11 | DON 11 | THR 15 | SIL 15 | BRH 14 | SIL 15 | DON 1 13 | DON 2 NC | OUL 12 | BRH 1 12 | BRH 2 Ret | DON 12 | THR 13 | SIL 22 | 27th | 0 | ||
| 1992 | Ian Forrest | BMW M3 | SIL | THR | OUL | SNE | BRH | DON 1 | DON 2 | SIL | KNO 1 11 | KNO 2 10 | PEM | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | DON | SIL Ret | 27th | 0 |
References edit
- ^ . Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013. Official 1989 BTCC standings
External links edit
- Profile at BTCC Pages