Ian Forrest

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Ian Forrest
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1950-02-22) 22 February 1950 (age 74)
Kirkliston, Scotland
British Touring Car Championship
Years active 19891992
TeamsIan Forrest
Ecosse Motorsport
Drambuie Racing
Starts42
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish11th in 1989

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

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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)

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112131415Pos.PtsClass
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 11th354th
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
15th478th
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
27th0
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
27th0

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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