Ian Forrest

Ian Forrest
Nationality	British
Born	(1950-02-22) 22 February 1950 (age 75) Kirkliston, Scotland
British Touring Car Championship
Years active	1989–1992
Teams	Ian Forrest Ecosse Motorsport Drambuie Racing
Starts	42
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	11th in 1989

Ian Forrest (born 22 February 1950 in Kirkliston, Scotland) is a British 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

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(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 ovr:18 cls:4	THR ovr:18 cls:5	DON ovr:8 cls:3	THR Ret	SIL ovr:15 cls:2	SIL ovr:17 cls:3	BRH DNS	SNE ovr:14 cls:3	BRH ovr:10 cls:3	BIR ovr:13 cls:3	DON ovr14 cls:3	SIL			11th	35	4th
1990	Ecosse Motorsport	BMW M3	B	OUL ovr:9 cls:5	DON Ret	THR ovr:14 cls:7	SIL ovr:13 cls:7	OUL ovr:18 cls:9	SIL Ret	BRH ovr:10 cls:7	SNE Ret	BRH ovr:14 cls:8	BIR ovr:14 cls:9	DON Ret	THR ovr:8 cls:4	SIL ovr:10 cls:4			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

1. "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013. Official 1989 BTCC standings

External links

• Profile at BTCC Pages