Richard Forsythe is a racing driver who last raced in Trans-Am. Forsythe has recorded 4 wins and 7 podiums from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,637 ranks Forsythe 8781th of 12,345 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Trans-Am | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +235 | 1,687 | |
| 2023 | Trans-Am | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P42 | +102 | 1,452 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Milton Grant | 903 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🇺🇸 Kaylee Bryson | 1,720 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🏳️ Joshua Carlson | 2,259 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Lee Saunders | 1,853 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
Richard Forsythe is a Trans-Am driver whose career, now concluded, is recorded with a status of retired. Across eight career starts, Forsythe secured four wins and seven podium finishes, a conversion rate that points to a driver capable of running at or near the front once on track, though the modest number of starts suggests a relatively brief or limited-scope career rather than a long-running campaign. No championships were claimed during that span. Racer DB lists a Racer Rating of 1,637, placing him 8764th among active drivers on the platform's Elo-style scale, a figure well below the 10,000 to 11,500 range occupied by the sport's top performers, indicating that despite the strong podium ratio, his overall rated standing remains modest within the broader active driver pool.[1]
In the 2026 season, Forsythe appeared across five rounds, taking three wins and four podiums, a return that mirrors the productive strike rate seen across his career totals. Despite this level of race-winning form, he finished the standings in 14th position, suggesting that consistency across the full slate of rounds, rather than outright pace, limited his championship potential that year. Taken together, the record portrays a driver who, when competitive, was capable of winning at a high rate, but whose overall standings position and rating reflect the constraints of a short career and a season in which results were concentrated rather than evenly spread.