Richard Forsythe is a racing driver who last raced in Trans-Am. Forsythe has recorded 4 wins and 7 podiums from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,605 ranks Forsythe 11535th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2024-06-01 | Trans-Am R2 SGT | P1 | +104 |
| 2024-06-01 | & Classes SGT | P5 | −191 |
| 2024-06-01 | & Classes SGT | P2 | −3 |
| 2024-06-01 | & Classes SGT | P1 | +125 |
| 2024-06-01 | & Classes SGT | P1 | +135 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +155 | All Classes 2023 | Trans-Am | P1 |
| +135 | & Classes 2024 | Trans-Am | P1 |
| +125 | & Classes 2024 | Trans-Am | P1 |
| +104 | Trans-Am R2 2024 | Trans-Am | P1 |
| +60 | & Classes 2023 | Trans-Am | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸Trans-Am | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +170 | 2,642 | |
| 2023 | ▸Trans-Am | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | ↑250+195 | 2,471 | |
| 2022 | ▸Trans-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +677 | 2,027 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Milton Grant | 1,749 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🇺🇸 Kaylee Bryson | 3,102 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🏳️ Lee Saunders | 2,834 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Joshua Carlson | 2,556 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11,525 | 🏳️ John Baldasare | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,606 |
| 11,526 | 🏳️ Michael Michoff | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,606 |
| 11,527 | 🏳️ Peter Toombs | International GT | 2,606 |
| 11,528 | 🇦🇷 Próspero Bonelli | TC Pista | 2,606 |
| 11,529 | 🇨🇳 Cao QiKuan | 24H Series | 2,605 |
| 11,530 | 🏳️ Dan Moen | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,605 |
| 11,531 | 🏳️ Etienne Borgeat | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge | 2,605 |
| 11,532 | 🏳️ Jay Mazzone | International GT | 2,605 |
| 11,533 | 🇺🇸 Larry Pegram | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,605 |
| 11,534 | 🇺🇸 Parker Locke | Formula Regional Americas | 2,605 |
| 11,535 | 🏳️ Richard Forsythe | Trans-Am | 2,605 |
| 11,536 | 🏳️ Thomas Canning | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,605 |
| 11,537 | 🇫🇷 Bernard Salam | 24H Series | 2,604 |
| 11,538 | 🏳️ Chris Brown | PCA Club Racing | 2,604 |
| 11,539 | 🇺🇸 Chris Leichtweis | McLaren Trophy America | 2,604 |
| 11,540 | 🇺🇸 Connor Willis | GB4 | 2,604 |
| 11,541 | 🏳️ Holly Clark | ARCA Menards West | 2,604 |
| 11,542 | 🏳️ Jan Lauryssen | Michelin 992 Endurance Cup | 2,604 |
| 11,543 | 🇺🇸 Jason Guzman | McLaren Trophy America | 2,604 |
| 11,544 | 🇩🇪 Marcus Menden | 24H Series | 2,604 |
| 11,545 | 🇺🇸 Mike Andersen | SCCA Majors | 2,604 |
Richard Forsythe was a semi-professional racer competing in Trans-Am, a national multiclass championship mixing amateur and professional drivers across six classes. He raced production-based GT and SGT cars in a field spanning club-level entrants to graded professionals.[1]
Forsythe completed three seasons of Trans-Am racing between 2022 and 2024, accumulating nine starts, four wins and seven podiums. His strongest results came in 2024, when he took three wins and four podiums across five rounds and finished second in the SGT championship standings. He typically finished ahead of his regular opponents, including Milton Grant, a 2022 Trans-Am SGT champion, and Kaylee Bryson, who won the 2024 Trans-Am SGT title and went on to win the XGT class in 2025. He also beat Lee Saunders, a two-time Trans-Am SGT champion with 30 starts in the series.[2]