Elliott Forbes-Robinson (born October 31, 1943 in La Crescenta, California) is a road racing racecar driver. He is known for his race wins and championships in many different series, including the
American Le Mans SeriesThe American Le Mans Series is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Teams compete in one of four classes: LMP1 and LMP2 for Le Mans Prototypes, and GT1 and...
(ALMS), Super Vee,
Trans-Am SeriesThe Trans-Am Series is an automobile racing series which was created in 1966 by the Sports Car Club of America . Originally known as the Trans-American Sedan Championship it has evolved over time from its original format as a manufacturers championship for modified racing sedans to its current form...
,
CanAmThe Canadian-American Challenge Cup or Can-Am, was an SCCA/CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1974.-History:Can-Am started out as a race series for Group 7 sports racers with two races in Canada and four races in the United States of America . The series was initially sponsored by Johnson...
,
IMSAThe International Motor Sports Association is an American auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton, Georgia. It was started by John Bishop, a former employee of SCCA , and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from Bill France, Sr...
GTU, and the World Challenge Championship. He helped Humpy Wheeler develop Legends cars. He is known in
NASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
circles as a
road course ringerRoad course ringer is a term used to describe a non-NASCAR driver who is hired by a NASCAR team to race at a road courses...
. He is also a founder of the Legends Cars of 600 Racing.
He was the 1982 champion of the Trans-Am Series.
Forbes-Robinson co-won the 1987 Grand Prix of Miami with
Geoff BrabhamGeoff Brabham is an Australian racing driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One World Champion Jack Brabham. Brabham spent the majority of his racing career in the United States. He raced successfully in CART early in his career. In ten appearances in the Indianapolis 500, with a best result...
.
Elliott Forbes-Robinson (born October 31, 1943 in La Crescenta, California) is a road racing racecar driver. He is known for his race wins and championships in many different series, including the
American Le Mans SeriesThe American Le Mans Series is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Teams compete in one of four classes: LMP1 and LMP2 for Le Mans Prototypes, and GT1 and...
(ALMS), Super Vee,
Trans-Am SeriesThe Trans-Am Series is an automobile racing series which was created in 1966 by the Sports Car Club of America . Originally known as the Trans-American Sedan Championship it has evolved over time from its original format as a manufacturers championship for modified racing sedans to its current form...
,
CanAmThe Canadian-American Challenge Cup or Can-Am, was an SCCA/CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1974.-History:Can-Am started out as a race series for Group 7 sports racers with two races in Canada and four races in the United States of America . The series was initially sponsored by Johnson...
,
IMSAThe International Motor Sports Association is an American auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton, Georgia. It was started by John Bishop, a former employee of SCCA , and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from Bill France, Sr...
GTU, and the World Challenge Championship. He helped Humpy Wheeler develop Legends cars. He is known in
NASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
circles as a
road course ringerRoad course ringer is a term used to describe a non-NASCAR driver who is hired by a NASCAR team to race at a road courses...
. He is also a founder of the Legends Cars of 600 Racing.
Racing career
He was the 1982 champion of the Trans-Am Series.
Forbes-Robinson co-won the 1987 Grand Prix of Miami with
Geoff BrabhamGeoff Brabham is an Australian racing driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One World Champion Jack Brabham. Brabham spent the majority of his racing career in the United States. He raced successfully in CART early in his career. In ten appearances in the Indianapolis 500, with a best result...
. In 1988, he took over the driver's seat from car owner
Rick HendrickJoseph Riddick Hendrick III , better known as Rick Hendrick is an owner of several NASCAR stock cars and teams, as well as Hendrick Automotive Group, one of the largest automotive chains in the United States.-Hendrick Motorsports:...
during the final NASCAR race at
Riverside International RacewayRiverside International Raceway was a race track or road course in Riverside, California. The track was in operation from September 22, 1957, to July 2, 1989. The original course design proved to be dangerous, and it was partially reconfigured in 1969.The track was built to accommodate several...
.
In the mid 1990s he competed in SCCA, IMSA’s GTU, the
Pikes Peak International HillclimbThe Pikes Peak International Hill Climb , also known as the The Race to the Clouds, is an annual automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado, a distance of 19.99 km over 156 turns, climbing from the start at Mile 7 on Pikes Peak Highway at on grades averaging 7%...
, and the World Sports Car Series.
In 1997 he won the overall win at the
24 Hours of DaytonaThe Rolex 24 at Daytona is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is held on a combined road course, utilizing portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield road course...
.
In 1999 he repeated as the overall winner at the 24 Hours of Daytona. He won the inaugural ALMS championship with teammate
Butch LeitzingerRobert Franklin "Butch" Leitzinger is a professional racecar driver. He is best known as an ALMS driver with Dyson Racing, but he has also driven for the Bentley factory team at Le Mans in 2001 and 2002, for the Cadillac team at Le Mans in 2000 and for Panoz at Le Mans in 1999...
for
Dyson RacingDyson Racing is a professional sports car racing team based in Poughkeepsie, NY in the United States. Founded by Rob Dyson in 1974, the team is one of the longest-running and most successful privateer racing organizations. Over the years, it has competed in IMSA GTO and GTP, SCCA Trans-Am,...
.
He won the SR Class at the 2000 24 Hours of Daytona, and finished fifth in the class’ points standings.
He finished seventh the 2001 SRP class points, with a second place finish in eight starts.
He had three SRP starts in 2002. He finished third in his only SRP II start.
He was the 2003 Rolex Vintage Enduro Car champion.
He 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 Daytopna Prototype car for
Howard-Boss MotorsportsChildress-Howard Motorsports is a professional sports car racing team competing in the Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype class.-Howard Motorsports :...
.
He continued his relationship with Boss Motorsports co-driving with Leitzinger in 2005. The duo won at
Mid-OhioMid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...
, and had second place finishes at the
24 Hours of DaytonaThe Rolex 24 at Daytona is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is held on a combined road course, utilizing portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield road course...
,
HomesteadHomestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami. It plays host to Ford Championship Weekend, the final races of the season in the IRL IndyCar Series, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series...
, and
Laguna SecaMazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a paved road racing track used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near Monterey, California, USA....
in seven races. They finished fifth in the final series points.
Road racing career totals
He has had 51 major victories in his 30 year career. His victory co-driving with
Butch LeitzingerRobert Franklin "Butch" Leitzinger is a professional racecar driver. He is best known as an ALMS driver with Dyson Racing, but he has also driven for the Bentley factory team at Le Mans in 2001 and 2002, for the Cadillac team at Le Mans in 2000 and for Panoz at Le Mans in 1999...
at the 2004 Porsche 250 at
Barber Motorsports ParkThe Barber Motorsports Park is a large multi-purpose racing facility on a 740-acre site in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, located on the eastern fringes of the city, near Leeds...
gave him victories in 5 consecutive decades.
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