Rodney Forbes

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Rodney Forbes
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australian
Born (1967-09-18) 18 September 1967 (age 57)
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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He also drove in GT endurance races like the 24 Hours of Spa, Bathurst 12 Hour and 24 Hours of Nürburgring. [2] Recently he has done club racing in Australia. [3] [4]

Career results

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
1997 Australian Formula Ford Championship 22nd Van DiemenFord RF92Rodney Forbes
Australian Racing Drivers Club Formula Ford Championship1st
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
V8 Supercar Privateers Cup 2nd
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
New Zealand GT3 Cup Challenge4thPorsche 997 GT3 CupTriple X Racing
2009New Zealand GT3 Cup Challenge5thPorsche 997 GT3 CupMPD Dairy Products
2010Australian GT3 Cup Challenge29thPorsche 997 GT3 CupMPD Dairy Products

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

Complete Spa 24 Hours results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsOverall
position
Class
position
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Juniper Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Juniper
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Twigg
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup SGT247219th9th
2009 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mühlner Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christian Lefort
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Verbist
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup SG35179th3rd

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsOverall
position
Class
position
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wilson Brothers Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Castle
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird
Subaru Impreza WRX C65DNF

Complete Nürburgring 24 Hours results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsOverall
position
Class
position
2009 Flag of Germany.svg MSC Adenau Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Viebahn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Duncan Huisman
Flag of Germany.svg Marko Hartung
BMW E46 M3 GTSSP777DNF
2010 Flag of Germany.svg Scuderia Offenbach Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Weiland
Flag of Germany.svg Kai Riemer
Flag of Germany.svg David Horn
Porsche 997 GT3 CupSP7 ? ?2nd
2011 Flag of Germany.svg Scuderia Offenbach Flag of Germany.svg René Bourdeaux
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksiy Kikireshko
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Antoine Feidt
Porsche 997 GT3 CupSP714519th3rd
2012 Flag of Germany.svg Horn Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg David Horn
Flag of Germany.svg Chris Zochling
Flag of Germany.svg Guido Wirtz
Porsche 997 GT3 CupSP784DNF
2013 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raceunion Teichmann Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Menton
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stefan Landman
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stef Van Campenhoud
Porsche 911 GT3 CupSP78414th3rd

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