| Arthur Forster | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 3 August 1967 Newcastle (England) |
| Previous series | |
| 2010 2005–07 2002–09 1994 | BTCC Britcar Mini Challenge Ford Fiesta Challenge |
| Championship titles | |
| 2005 | Mini Challenge |
Arthur Forster (born 3 August 1967 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British racing driver. He is currently competing in the UK MINI Challenge with his own Forster Motorsport team, and competed in the 2010 British Touring Car Championship for them.
Forster competed in karting at club level in the 1980s. In 1994 he competed in the Ford Fiesta Challenge as a privateer. In 2002 he stepped up to the Mini Challenge, finishing second in 2004 before becoming champion in 2005. He was second outright again in 2006. He also competed in Britcar between 2005 and 2007 in a self-built Mini, winning a race outright at Snetterton in 2005. He also competed in the Silverstone 24 Hours with just one teammate after third driver and popstar Chris Rea withdrew due to illness.
In 2010 Forster Motorsport stepped up to the British Touring Car Championship, entering two BMW 320si cars, formerly driven by Mat Jackson, to be driven by Forster and teammate Martin Depper. [1]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded all races)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Pts |
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| 2010 | Forster Motorsport | BMW 320si | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | ROC 1 17 | ROC 2 17 | ROC 3 13 | BRH 1 Ret | BRH 2 Ret | BRH 3 15 | OUL 1 16 | OUL 2 13 | OUL 3 15 | CRO 1 NC | CRO 2 Ret | CRO 3 15 | SNE 1 17 | SNE 2 Ret | SNE 3 14 | SIL 1 19 | SIL 2 Ret | SIL 3 16 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | DON 1 18 | DON 2 20 | DON 3 14 | BRH 1 20 | BRH 2 16 | BRH 3 Ret | 27th | 0 |
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