Elliott Forbes-Robinson
American racing driver
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elliott Forbes-Robinson (born October 31, 1943, in La Crescenta, California) is an American road racing race car driver.[1] He is known for his race wins and championships in many different series, including the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), Super Vee, Trans-Am Series, CanAm, IMSA GTU, and the World Challenge.[2] He is known in NASCAR circles as a road course ringer. He is also a founder of the Legends Cars of 600 Racing and he designed their original car.[3]
La Crescenta, California, U.S.
| Elliott Forbes-Robinson | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1943 La Crescenta, California, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 22 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 35th- 1981 (Winston Cup) | ||||||
| First race | 1977 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 1984 Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
| |||||||
Racing career
SCCA
1970 ARRC National Championships C production. Porsche 914-6 fourth in C production
1972 VW Gold Cup Super Vee 4th place overall in points. 2 Wins Riverside and Portland International Raceway
1972 SCCA ARRC National Championships E Production. Porsche 914. Results Pole position, Track record, Overall win by over 30 seconds. DQ'd in post-race inspection.
1974 VW Gold Cup Super Vee championship. Seven victories and four finishes in fifth or better out of the 13 races he entered.
Forbes-Robinson was the 1982 champion of the Trans-Am Series.
Forbes-Robinson co-won the 1987 Grand Prix of Miami with Geoff Brabham.[4] In 1988, he took over the driver's seat from car owner Rick Hendrick during the final NASCAR race at Riverside International Raceway.[5]
In the mid-1990s, Forbes-Robinson competed in SCCA, IMSA’s GTU, the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, and the World Sportscar Championship.
In 1991, Forbes-Robinson drove with Robby and Johnny Unser the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Porsche [911 Cup/ with Herbert Linge + Dr. K.R.Schuster].
In 1997, Forbes-Robinson won the overall win at the 24 Hours of Daytona.
In 1999, Forbes-Robinson repeated as the overall winner at the 24 Hours of Daytona. He won the inaugural ALMS championship with teammate Butch Leitzinger for Dyson Racing.
Forbes-Robinson won the SR Class at the 2000 24 Hours of Daytona, and finished fifth in the class’ points standings.
Forbes-Robinson finished seventh the 2001 SRP class points, with a second-place finish in eight starts.
Forbes-Robinson had three SRP starts in 2002. He finished third in his only SRP II start.
Forbes-Robinson was the 2003 Rolex Vintage Enduro Car champion.
Forbes-Robinson raced in The Rolex Series in 2004, and had eight Top-5 finishes in eleven races. He co-drove with Leitzinger. He raced in the No. 4 Pontiac-Crawford Daytona Prototype car for Howard-Boss Motorsports.[6]
Forbes-Robinson continued his relationship with Boss Motorsports co-driving with Leitzinger in 2005. The duo won at Mid-Ohio, and had second-place finishes at the 24 Hours of Daytona, Homestead, and Laguna Seca in seven races. They finished fifth in the final series points.
Road racing career totals
Forbes-Robinson has had 51 major victories in his thirty-year career.[7] His victory co-driving with Butch Leitzinger at the 2004 Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park gave him victories in five consecutive decades.[6]
Awards
Forbes-Robinson was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America[8] in 2006.
Racing record
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Daytona International Raceway | Porsche 911 | Porsche | B Sedan | 3 | 10 | Running |
| 1970 | Road Atlanta | Porsche 914/6 | Porsche | C Production | 4 | 7 | Running |
| 1972 | Road Atlanta | Porsche 914 | Porsche | E Production | 21 | 1 | Disqualified |
| 1973 | Road Atlanta | Porsche 914 | Porsche | E Production | 19 | 3 | Retired |
| 1976 | Road Atlanta | Nissan 280Z | Nissan | C Production | 1 | 1 | Running |
| Nissan 610 | Nissan | B Sedan | 1 | 1 | Running | ||
| 1978 | Road Atlanta | Chevrolet Corvette | Chevrolet | A Production | 1 | 1 | Running |
Formula Super Vee
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
Daytona 500
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| 24 Hours of Le Mans results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1971 |  Richie Ginther Racing |
Alan Johnson |
Porsche 911S | GT +2.0 |
50 | DNF | DNF |
| 1989 |  Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Takashi Yorino Hervé Regout |
Mazda 767B | GTP | 365 | 9th | 2nd |
Source:[17] | |||||||