Ian Forrest (born 22 February 1950 in Kirkliston,^{[citation needed]} Scotland) is a British auto racing driver.

He first started racing in 1971, and went on to win 26^{[citation needed]} national saloon and sports car titles in his native Scotland. In 1989 he first entered^{[citation needed]} the British Touring Car Championship.^[1] Forrest competed in four consecutive seasons in the BTCC, each time with a privately entered BMW M3, prepared by Prodrive.^{[citation needed]} His 1991 effort saw him win the Privateer award and the £10,000 prize.^{[citation needed]}

He is currently the Circuit Manager at Knockhill Racing Circuit in Scotland.^{[citation needed]}

He is a qualified Clerk of the Course for motorcycle racing.^{[citation needed]}

He was awarded the Jackie Stewart Medal in 2006 and The Jim Clark Trophy in 2010 for lifetime services to Scottish Motorsports.^{[citation needed]}

His son, Sandy, also races and has competed in the BRSCC Ford Fiesta Championship.^{[citation needed]}

Ian has also been seen regularly on Mark Evans' TV "Is Born" Series for Discovery Channel; "A Car Is Born,", "A Car Is Reborn" and "A Racing Car Is Born"^{[citation needed]}