# Ian Forrest

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{{short description|British racing driver (born 1950)}}
{{BLP one source|date=December 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name              = Ian Forrest
| image             = 
| image_size        = 
| caption           = 
| nationality       = {{flagicon|GBR}} British
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1950|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [Kirkliston](/source/Kirkliston), Scotland
| death_date        = 
| death_place       = 
| retired           = 
| relatives        = 
| last_series       = [British Touring Car Championship](/source/British_Touring_Car_Championship)
| years_active      = [1989](/source/1989_British_Touring_Car_Championship)–[1992](/source/1992_British_Touring_Car_Championship)
| teams             = Ian Forrest<br />Ecosse Motorsport<br />Drambuie Racing
| starts            = 42
| wins              = 0
| poles             = 0
| fastest_laps      = 0
| best_finish       = 11th
| year              = [1989](/source/1989_British_Touring_Car_Championship)
| prev_series       = 
| prev_series_years = 
| titles            = 
| title_years       = 
| awards            = 
| award_years       = 
}}

'''Ian Forrest''' (born 22 February 1950 in [Kirkliston](/source/Kirkliston), [Scotland](/source/Scotland)) is a British [racing driver](/source/racing_driver).

Forrest first started racing in 1971, and went on to win 26{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} national saloon and sports car titles in his native Scotland. In 1989 he first entered{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} the [British Touring Car Championship](/source/British_Touring_Car_Championship).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=32 |title=BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship |accessdate=2013-06-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030111908/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=32 |archivedate=30 October 2013 }} Official 1989 BTCC standings</ref> Forrest competed in four consecutive seasons in the BTCC, each time with a privately entered [BMW M3](/source/BMW_E30), prepared by [Prodrive](/source/Prodrive).{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} His 1991 effort saw him win the Privateer award and the £10,000 prize.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

Forrest is currently the Circuit Manager at [Knockhill](/source/Knockhill) Racing Circuit in Scotland.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

Forrest is a qualified Clerk of the Course for motorcycle racing.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

Forrest was awarded the Jackie Stewart Medal in 2006 and The Jim Clark Trophy in 2010 for lifetime services to Scottish Motorsports.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

Forrest's son, Sandy, also races and has competed in the [BRSCC](/source/BRSCC) Ford Fiesta Championship.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

Forrest 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|date=April 2014}}

==Racing record==

===Complete British Touring Car Championship results===
([key](/source/%3ATemplate%3AMotorsport_driver_results_legend)) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! Pts
! Class
|-
| [1989](/source/1989_British_Touring_Car_Championship_season)
! Ian Forrest
! [BMW M3](/source/BMW_3_Series_(E30))
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">{{Tooltip|B|Class B}}</span>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [OUL](/source/Oulton_Park)<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br><small>ovr:18<br>cls:4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [THR](/source/Thruxton_Circuit)<br><small>ovr:18<br>cls:5</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [DON](/source/Donington_Park)<br><small>ovr:8<br>cls:3</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [THR](/source/Thruxton_Circuit)<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br><small>ovr:15<br>cls:2</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br><small>ovr:17<br>cls:3</small>
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [BRH](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br><small>DNS</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [SNE](/source/Snetterton_Motor_Racing_Circuit)<br><small>ovr:14<br>cls:3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [BRH](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br><small>ovr:10<br>cls:3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [BIR](/source/Birmingham_Superprix)<br><small>ovr:13<br>cls:3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [DON](/source/Donington_Park)<br><small>ovr14<br>cls:3</small>
| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)
|
|
! 11th
! 35
! 4th
|-
| [1990](/source/1990_British_Touring_Car_Championship_season)
! Ecosse Motorsport
! [BMW M3](/source/BMW_E30) 
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">{{Tooltip|B|Class B}}</span>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [OUL](/source/Oulton_Park)<br><small>ovr:9<br>cls:5</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [DON](/source/Donington_Park)<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [THR](/source/Thruxton_Circuit)<br><small>ovr:14<br>cls:7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br><small>ovr:13<br>cls:7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [OUL](/source/Oulton_Park)<br><small>ovr:18<br>cls:9</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [BRH](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br><small>ovr:10<br>cls:7</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [SNE](/source/Snetterton_Motor_Racing_Circuit)<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [BRH](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br><small>ovr:14<br>cls:8</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [BIR](/source/Birmingham_Superprix)<br><small>ovr:14<br>cls:9</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [DON](/source/Donington_Park)<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [THR](/source/Thruxton_Circuit)<br><small>ovr:8<br>cls:4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br><small>ovr:10<br>cls:4</small>
|
|
! 15th
! 47
! 8th
|-
| [1991](/source/1991_British_Touring_Car_Championship_season)
! Drambuie Racing
! [BMW M3](/source/BMW_E30) 
!
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [SNE](/source/Snetterton_Motor_Racing_Circuit)<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [DON](/source/Donington_Park)<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [THR](/source/Thruxton_Circuit)<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [BRH](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br><small>14</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [DON<br>1](/source/Donington_Park)<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [DON<br>2](/source/Donington_Park)<br><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [OUL](/source/Oulton_Park)<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [BRH<br>1](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [BRH<br>2](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [DON](/source/Donington_Park)<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [THR](/source/Thruxton_Circuit)<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br><small>22</small>
! 27th
! 0
|
|-
| [1992](/source/1992_British_Touring_Car_Championship_season)
! Ian Forrest
! [BMW M3](/source/BMW_E30)
!
| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)
| [THR](/source/Thruxton_Circuit)
| [OUL](/source/Oulton_Park)
| [SNE](/source/Snetterton_Motor_Racing_Circuit)
| [BRH](/source/Brands_Hatch)
| [DON<br>1](/source/Donington_Park)
| [DON<br>2](/source/Donington_Park)
| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [KNO<br>1](/source/Knockhill_Racing_Circuit)<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [KNO<br>2](/source/Knockhill_Racing_Circuit)<br><small>10</small>
| [PEM](/source/Pembrey_Circuit)
| [BRH<br>1](/source/Brands_Hatch)
| [BRH<br>2](/source/Brands_Hatch)
| [DON](/source/Donington_Park)
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [SIL](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br><small>Ret</small>
! 27th
! 0
|
|-
!colspan="22"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>}}}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.btccpages.com/drivers/Ian-Forrest/ Profile at BTCC Pages]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Forrest, Ian}}
Category:1950 births
Category:Scottish racing drivers
Category:British Touring Car Championship drivers
Category:Living people

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