Rodney Forbes
{{Short description|Australian racing driver}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Rodney Forbes
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| nationality = {{flag|AUS|name=Australian}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|9|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales
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| related to = Bob Forbes (father)
| last series = Supercars Championship
| teams = Lansvale Racing Team
Gibson Motor Sport
00 Motorsport
| starts = 57
| wins = 0
| poles = 0
| fastest laps = 0
| best finish = 28th
| year = 2000
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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.{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/rodney-forbes/|title=Rodney Forbes|publisher=Speedcafe|date=28 January 2011}}
He also drove in GT endurance races like the 24 Hours of Spa, Bathurst 12 Hour and 24 Hours of Nürburgring.{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/bernd-schneider-steers-mercedes-to-first-nurburgring-24-hour-victory/|title=Schneider steers Mercedes to first Nurburgring victory|publisher=Speedcafe|date=21 May 2013}} Recently he has done club racing in Australia.{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/audi-ace-among-over-400-challenge-bathurst-entries/|title=Audi ace among over 400 Challenge Bathurst entries|publisher=Speedcafe|date=30 October 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/hall-mitchell-and-jones-were-winners-in-hi-tec-oils-super-series-categories/|title=Hall, Mitchell and Jones were winners in Hi-Tec Oils Super Series categories|publisher=Speedcafe|date= 20 April 2024}}
Career results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Season ! Series ! Position ! Car ! Team |
| rowspan=2| 1997
| Australian Formula Ford Championship |align="center" | 22nd |rowspan=2| Van Diemen–Ford RF92 |rowspan=2| Rodney Forbes |
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| Australian Racing Drivers Club Formula Ford Championship
|align="center" style="background: #ffffbf" | 1st |
| 1998
| Australian GT Production Car Championship |align="center" | 4th |
| rowspan=2| 1999
| V8 Supercar Championship Series |align="center" | 29th |rowspan=2| Holden Commodore VS |rowspan=2| Lansvale Racing Team |
| V8 Supercar Privateers Cup
|align="center" style="background: #dfdfdf | 2nd |
| 2000
| V8 Supercar Championship Series |align="center" | 28th |
| 2001
| V8 Supercar Championship Series |align="center" | 29th |
| 2002
| V8 Supercar Championship Series |align="center" | 30th |
| 2003
| V8 Supercar Championship Series |align="center" | 34th |
| 2007
| Porsche Carrera Cup Australia |align="center" | 13th | Jaimie Vedda Racing |
| rowspan=2| 2008
| Porsche Carrera Cup Australia |align="center" | 9th | Jaimie Vedda Racing |
| New Zealand GT3 Cup Challenge
|align="center" | 4th | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Triple X Racing |
| 2009
| New Zealand GT3 Cup Challenge |align="center" | 5th | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | MPD Dairy Products |
| 2010
| Australian GT3 Cup Challenge |align="center" | 29th | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | MPD Dairy Products |
=Complete Bathurst 1000 results=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year ! Team ! Car ! Co-driver ! Position ! Laps |
| 1998
| Rod Wilson Racing | BMW 318i | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Wilson | align="center" | 8th | align="center" | 152 |
|---|
| 1999
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Full | align="center" | 12th | align="center" | 156 |
| 2000
| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Cleland | align="center" | DNF | align="center" | 78 |
| 2001
| {{flagicon|AUS}} David Parsons | align="center" | 21st | align="center" | 132 |
| 2002
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Neal Bates | align="center" | 14th | align="center" | 159 |
=Complete Spa 24 Hours results=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| Year
! Team ! Co-drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! Overall ! Class |
|---|
| align="center"
! 2008 |align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Juniper Racing |align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Shaun Juniper |align="left"| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S | GT2 | 472 | 19th | 9th |
| align="center"
! 2009 |align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Mühlner Motorsport |align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Christian Lefort |align="left"| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S | G3 | 517 | 9th | style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd |
=Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| Year
! Team ! Co-drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! Overall ! Class |
|---|
| align="center"
! 2009 |align="left" nowrap| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Wilson Brothers Racing |align="left" nowrap| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Lee Castle |align="left" nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRX | C | 65 | colspan=2|DNF |
=Complete Nürburgring 24 Hours results=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| Year
! Team ! Co-drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! Overall ! Class |
|---|
| align="center"
! 2009 |align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} MSC Adenau |align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Jörg Viebahn | SP7 | 77 | colspan=2|DNF |
| align="center"
! 2010 |align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Scuderia Offenbach |align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Matthias Weiland |align="left"| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | SP7 | ? | ? | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2nd |
| align="center"
! 2011 |align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Scuderia Offenbach |align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} René Bourdeaux |align="left"| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | SP7 | 145 | 19th | style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd |
| align="center"
! 2012 |align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Horn Motorsport |align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} David Horn |align="left"| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | SP7 | 84 | colspan=2|DNF |
| align="center"
! 2013 |align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} Raceunion Teichmann Racing |align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} Jos Menton |align="left"| Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | SP7 | 84 | 14th | style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd |
References
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External links
- {{DriverDB driver|rodney-forbes}}
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Rodney_Forbes}}
- [https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/Rodney_Forbes Rodney Forbes] at Third Turn Database
- [https://www.conrod.com.au/stats/drprof.cgi?id=164 Rodney Forbes] at VESRIX Racing Stats
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Category:Racing drivers from Sydney
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Category:Porsche Carrera Cup Australia drivers