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]
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
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998* | Rod Wilson Racing | BMW 318i |  Rod Wilson
|
8th | 152 |
| 1999 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore VS | Geoff Full
|
12th | 156 |
| 2000 | Gibson Motor Sport | Holden Commodore VT |  John Cleland
|
DNF | 78 |
| 2001 | Gibson Motor Sport | Ford Falcon AU | David Parsons
|
21st | 132 |
| 2002 | 00 Motorsport | Ford Falcon AU | Neal Bates
|
14th | 159 |
* Super Touring race
Complete Spa 24 Hours results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position |
Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Juniper Racing
|
Shaun Juniper Max Twigg Craig Baird
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S | GT2 | 472 | 19th | 9th |
| 2009 |  Mühlner Motorsport
|
Christian Lefort François Verbist
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S | G3 | 517 | 9th | 3rd |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position |
Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wilson Brothers Racing
|
Lee Castle Craig Baird
|
Subaru Impreza WRX | C | 65 | DNF | |
Complete Nürburgring 24 Hours results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position |
Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  MSC Adenau
|
Jörg Viebahn Duncan Huisman Marko Hartung
|
BMW E46 M3 GTS | SP7 | 77 | DNF | |
| 2010 | Scuderia Offenbach
|
Matthias Weiland Kai Riemer David Horn
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | SP7 | ? | ? | 2nd |
| 2011 | Scuderia Offenbach
|
René Bourdeaux Oleksiy Kikireshko Antoine Feidt
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | SP7 | 145 | 19th | 3rd |
| 2012 | Horn Motorsport
|
David Horn Chris Zochling Guido Wirtz
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | SP7 | 84 | DNF | |
| 2013 | Raceunion Teichmann Racing
|
Jos Menton Stefan Landman Stef Van Campenhoud
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | SP7 | 84 | 14th | 3rd |
References
- ^ "Rodney Forbes". Speedcafe. 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Schneider steers Mercedes to first Nurburgring victory". Speedcafe. 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Audi ace among over 400 Challenge Bathurst entries". Speedcafe. 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Hall, Mitchell and Jones were winners in Hi-Tec Oils Super Series categories". Speedcafe. 20 April 2024.
External links
- Rodney Forbes career summary at DriverDB.com
- Rodney Forbes driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Rodney Forbes at Third Turn Database
- Rodney Forbes at VESRIX Racing Stats
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