Ian Grob
| Ian Grob | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born |
24 August 1952 Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, Great Britain |
| Retired | 1980 |
| Related to | Ken Grob (father) |
Ian Grob (born 24 August 1952 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is a former English racing driver. He father, Ken Grob, of Token Racing fame, ran in his cars, which allowed Ian his opportunity to race. He raced in a number of events, including European Formula 2 and Le Mans 24 Hours. He retired from international motor sport after his last race, 1980 24 Hours of Daytona.
In 1973, he decided to head to Europe with his Chevron B23 to learn his trade. His best results from these outing was a fifth place at the Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois in a round of the Championnat de France des Circuits. His team, KVG Racing recruited John Hine, to partner Grob in the South African Springbok Trophy Series. His partnership brought Grob his first podium finish, a third place in the Kyalami 9 Hours, with it, a class win.
1974 saw Grob returned to Europe with his KVG Racing entered Chevron B23, partnered by Hine in the Endurance races. Despite a win in a non-championship at Avus, he either finished in the lower reaches of the top 10, or did not finish. They did secure a class win in the Nürburgring 1000 km, when finishing 8th. However, the following season started very well for Grob, with a class win in the 1000km of Mugello (5th overall) alongside Hine. The pairing repeated this a fortnight later in the 800km of Dijon, finished on the podium as he and Hine took third overall. On the same day, 5 April, Grob also won a non-championship race at Nogaro, aboard the same model, Chevron B31. After a second place in another non-championship at Silverstone, a week later, this partnership seemed to lose their way. Grob did visit the podium following his second place in the Britannica 2000, at Brands Hatch in a round of the European 2-litre Sports Car Championship.
For the following season, he moved away from sportscar racing, to race single-seaters. He joined Modus Cars, to race their Modus-Hart M7 in the 1976 European Formula Two Championship. Of the 12 rounds, Grob only qualified in four of each them. He best finish was two 15th places at Thruxton and Estoril. His best result of the year was however, in a non-championship F2 race, when he finished 5th in the 39th Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Late on in the season, Grob switched teams, joining Fred Opert Racing, to race their F2 Chevron-Hart B35, in a couple of Shellsport International Series races at Brands Hatch, finishing 7th and 14th.
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