Rodney Forbes

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Rodney Forbes
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australian
Born (1967-09-18) 18 September 1967 (age 56)
Sydney, New South Wales
Related toBob Forbes (father)
Supercars Championship
Years active 19992003
Teams Lansvale Racing Team
Gibson Motor Sport
00 Motorsport
Starts57
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish28th in 2000

Rodney Alexander Forbes (born 18 September 1967 in Sydney) is a former racing driver from Australia. He is best known for his participation in the V8 Supercars between 1999 and 2003. [1]

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Career results

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
1997 Australian Formula Ford Championship 22nd Van DiemenFord RF92R Forbes
1998 Australian GT Production Car Championship 4th Porsche 911 RSCS Bob Forbes Racing
1999 V8 Supercar Championship Series 29th Holden Commodore VS Lansvale Racing Team
2000 V8 Supercar Championship Series 28th Holden Commodore VT Gibson Motor Sport
2001 V8 Supercar Championship Series 29th Ford Falcon AU Gibson Motor Sport
2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series 30th Ford Falcon AU 00 Motorsport
2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series 34th Ford Falcon AU
Ford Falcon BA
00 Motorsport
2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 13th Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Jaimie Vedda Racing
2008 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 9th Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Jaimie Vedda Racing

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

YearTeamCarCo-driverPositionLaps
1998*Rod Wilson Racing BMW 318i Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Wilson 8th152
1999 Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore VS Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Full 12th156
2000 Gibson Motor Sport Holden Commodore VT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Cleland DNF78
2001 Gibson Motor Sport Ford Falcon AU Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Parsons 21st132
2002 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon AU Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neal Bates 14th159

* Super Touring race

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References

  1. "Rodney Forbes". Speedcafe . Retrieved 28 January 2011.