2019 Formula D season

The 2019 Formula D season (officially titled Formula DRIFT Black Magic Pro Championship) was the sixteenth season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 6 at Long Beach and concluded on October 19 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale after eight events.

James Deane won his third consecutive championship with the Worthouse Drifting team, and his teammate Piotr Więcek placed fourth in points. However, the team and both drivers would leave Formula Drift at the end of the season: it was announced in 2020 that Worthouse had withdrawn from the series and that both its drivers were pursuing other opportunities.[1] Deane would return to the series in 2023.

Driver Travis Reeder made Formula Drift history by becoming the first driver to compete with an electric vehicle. His team Napoleon Motorsports developed a fully electric Chevrolet Camaro dubbed the Chevrolet Camaro EL1. Reeder was unable to run it during the opening round at Long Beach since the event's fire safety teams had not been given training on electric vehicle fires.[2][3] He practiced with the car during the second round at Orlando but competed with his regular Nissan 240SX S13. The car made its first competitive appearance in the third round at Road Atlanta, and he campaigned it until the finale at Irwindale when minor issues forced him to revert to his S13.

Two drivers also made history during the season by scoring a perfect 100 on a qualifying run, something that had only been previously achieved by Tanner Foust at Sonoma Raceway in 2006. Justin Pawlak recorded a perfect score during the fourth round at Wall Speedway, and James Deane recorded a perfect score during the seventh round at Texas Motor Speedway.[4][5]

Two drivers made a one-off appearance at Long Beach: Mitch Larner, renting a Toyota 2JZ powered Nissan 240SX S14 from fellow competitor Forrest Wang, and Manuel Vacca, driving a BMW E46.[6]

Entries
Team No. Car Tires Driver Round(s)
Asphalt Anarchy 82 Cadillac ATS-V Achilles Tires United States Taylor Hull[7] All
Bakchis Motorsports 723 Nissan Silvia S14 Falken Lithuania Aurimas Bakchis[8] All
Bridges Racing 43 Dodge Viper ZB II Achilles Tires Republic of Ireland Dean Kearney[9] All
Chris Forsberg Racing 64 Nissan 370Z Nexen United States Chris Forsberg[10] All
Coffman Racing 959 Nissan 240SX S13 Achilles Tires United States Matt Coffman[11] 1–6
Drift Cave Motorsports 46 Nissan 240SX Achilles Tires United States Patrick Goodin[12] 1–7
777 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Falken United States Matt Field[13] All
Enjuku Racing 352 Nissan Silvia S14 Achilles Tires United States Kevin Lawrence[14] All
Essa Autosport 101 BMW M3 E46 Achilles Tires United States Michael Essa[15] All
FFF Drifting Department 117 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Nexen Italy Federico Sceriffo[16] All
Get Nuts Lab 11 Nissan 240SX S14 Achilles Tires Australia Mitch Larner[17]  R  1
808 Nissan Silvia S15 Achilles Tires United States Forrest Wang[18] All
Greddy Racing/Ken Gushi motorsports 21 Toyota GT86 Achilles Tires Japan Ken Gushi[19] All
Hohnadell Racing 118 Nissan 240SX S14 Nexen United States Alec Hohnadell[20] 1–3
HP Garage 19 BMW M3 E46 Achilles Tires Italy Manuel Vacca[21]  R  1
Huddy Racing 129 BMW M3 E46 Achilles Tires United States Dylan Hughes[22]  R  1–7
Jeff Jones Racing 818 Nissan 370Z Nexen United States Jeff Jones[23] All
Jhonnattan Castro 717 Subaru BRZ Nexen Dominican Republic Jhonnattan Castro[24] All
Kazuya Taguchi 123 Nissan GT-R
Nissan Silvia S15[lower-alpha 1]		 Achilles Tires Japan Kazuya Taguchi[25] All
KORUWORKS 909 Nissan 350Z Nexen United States Ryan Litteral[26] All
Kyle Mohan Racing 99 Mazda RX-8 Nexen United States Kyle Mohan[27] All
Meeks Drift 316 Cadillac ATS-V Nexen United States Austin Meeks[28] All
Nando Drift Team 357 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 Achilles Tires Brazil João Barion[29]  R  1–3, 6–8
Napoleon Motorsports 77 Nissan 240SX S13
Chevrolet Camaro EL1		 Nitto United States Travis Reeder[30]  R  All
Papadakis Racing 151 Toyota Corolla (E210) Nexen Norway Fredric Aasbø[31] All
Pawlak Racing 13 Ford Mustang Falken United States Justin Pawlak[32] All
RAD Industries 34 Toyota Supra A80 Nexen United States Dan Burkett[33] All
RTR Motorsports 25 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-D Nitto United States Vaughn Gittin, Jr.[34] All
88 Ford Mustang RTR Nitto United States Chelsea DeNofa[35] All
Ryan Tuerck Racing 411 Toyota GT86 Nitto United States Ryan Tuerck[36] All
SSG Motorsport 111 Nissan Silvia S14 Nexen Canada Sebastien Gauthier[37]  R  1–4, 6–8
Stratton Racing 33 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Achilles Tires United States Dirk Stratton[38] All
Team DAI. 9 Subaru BRZ Falken Japan Daijiro Yoshihara[39] All
Team IMR 17 BMW M3 E46 Nitto Peru Alex Heilbrunn[40] 1–4
Worthouse Drift Team 130 Nissan Silvia S15 Falken Republic of Ireland James Deane[41] All
215 Nissan Silvia S15 Falken Poland Piotr Więcek[42] All
R Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Schedule
Round Title Circuit Location Date Winner Car
1 O'Reilly Auto Parts The Streets of Long Beach
Presented by Permatex		 Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California April 6 Lithuania Aurimas Bakchis Nissan Silvia S14
2 AutoZone Scorched
Presented by Black Magic		 Orlando Speed World Orlando, Florida April 27 Lithuania Aurimas Bakchis Nissan Silvia S14
3 O'Reilly Auto Parts Road to the Championship
Presented by Permatex		 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia May 11 Norway Fredric Aasbø Toyota Corolla (E210)
4 The Advance Auto Parts Gauntlet
Presented by Black Magic		 Wall Stadium Wall Township, New Jersey June 8 United States Ryan Tuerck Toyota GT86
5 Permatex Throwdown
Presented by AutoZone		 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington July 20 Poland Piotr Więcek Nissan Silvia S15
6 Pep Boys Crossroads
Presented by Rain-X		 World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois August 10 Republic of Ireland James Deane Nissan Silvia S15
7 Advance Auto Parts Showdown
Presented by Rain-X		 Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas September 14 United States Chelsea DeNofa Ford Mustang RTR
8 Auto Zone Title Fight
Presented by Rain-X		 Toyota Speedway at Irwindale Irwindale, California October 19 Japan Ken Gushi Toyota GT86
Sources:[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][5][50]

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded for qualifying and for the main event. During qualifying, drivers performed solo runs which were judged on parameters such as line, angle, fluidity and commitment and assigned a numerical score up to 100. These scores were then ranked to determine the qualifying classification and hence populate the brackets for the competition phase. Up to 6 points were then awarded for the top 32 qualifiers.

The qualifiers proceed through a series of competition heats, with those eliminated in the first round (Top 32) receiving 16 points, the second round (Sweet 16) receiving 32 points, the third round (Great 8) receiving 48 points, and the fourth round (Final Four) receiving 64 points and classifying 3rd and 4th. Of the two drivers eliminated in the Final Four, the driver who qualified highest is awarded third place and the final step on the podium. In the Final, the runner-up receives 80 points and the winner 100 points. Final classification within each round is then determined by highest qualifying position; for example, of the two drivers eliminated in the Final Four, the driver who qualified higher is awarded 3rd position and the final place on the podium.

Qualifying stage
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th–8th   9th–16th   17th–32nd 
Points 6 5 4 3 2 1

Competition stage
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th–8th   9th–16th   17th–32nd 
Points 100 80 64 64 48 32 16

Pro Championship standings
Pos Driver LBH ORL ATL WNJ EVS WWT TEX IRW Pts
1 Republic of Ireland James Deane 62 1110 34 35 22 11 21 36 565
2 Norway Fredric Aasbø 410 91 11 22 1418 22 411 1310 513
3 Lithuania Aurimas Bakchis 15 15 55 116 1213 57 52 48 497
4 Poland Piotr Więcek 73 63 66 67 11 34 63 67 482
5 United States Ryan Tuerck 177 1615 23 19 93 46 829 53 443
6 United States Chris Forsberg 38 27 78 128 411 105 35 104 439
7 United States Michael Essa 1212 1514 410 1412 78 825 108 212 385
8 United States Chelsea DeNofa 109 36 92 1310 106 93 17 91 384
9 Japan Daijiro Yoshihara 94 52 107 93 34 1211 79 816 360
10 United States Vaughn Gittin, Jr. 1111 416 1624 411 1521 612 1813 713 350
11 Japan Ken Gushi 1317 1312 179 714 55 1913 1110 12 343
12 United States Justin Pawlak 813 74 2118 51 67 1315 174 115 311
13 United States Forrest Wang 26 88 1112 104 2423 1110 1917 1411 305
14 United States Matt Field 51 1211 1317 820 1110 714 1516 1717 305
15 Japan Kazuya Taguchi 2322 1919 1811 1618 2017 1520 96 129 204
16 United States Travis Reeder  RY  1519 1818 3131 3131 1624 2118 1212 1615 202
17 Republic of Ireland Dean Kearney 1418 1717 1214 2222 2525 189 1415 1919 187
18 Dominican Republic Jhonnattan Castro 1915 2121 1522 2525 2119 1624 2018 1514 186
19 United States Ryan Litteral 1626 2525 2626 2121 179 2016 1314 1818 171
20 United States Patrick Goodin 2524 109 815 1713 1812 2523 3030 171
21 United States Jeff Jones 3232 2424 2016 1517 2322 2727 2928 2525 153
22 United States Dirk Stratton 2625 2626 1420 2424 2220 2422 2221 2222 152
23 United States Dylan Hughes  R  DNQ 2222 1913 1916 814 178 2726 139
24 United States Taylor Hull 2727 2727 2525 2727 2626 3131 2423 2323 136
25 United States Dan Burkett 2423 3131 2321 2323 2727 2321 2827 2626 136
26 Italy Federico Sceriffo 2828 2929 2727 2929 2828 2219 2625 2828 136
27 United States Matt Coffman 2016 2323 2219 2019 1316 1417 136
28 United States Kevin Lawrence DNQ 3232 3232 3030 1915 3030 2524 2727 120
29 United States Kyle Mohan 3131 DNQ 2828 2828 3030 2929 2322 2020 119
30 United States Austin Meeks 3030 2828 DNQ 2626 2929 2828 3131 2424 119
31 Brazil João Barion  R  DNQ 3030 3030 2626 1620 2929 101
32 Peru Alex Heilbrunn 1814 1413 2423 1815 87
33 Canada Sebastien Gauthier  R  2929 DNQ 2929 DNQ 3232 2119 2121 85
34 United States Alec Hohnadell 2120 2020 DNQ 34
35 Australia Mitch Larner  R  2221 17
NC Italy Manuel Vacca  R  DNQ 0
Sources:[51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59]
In-line notation
Superscript number Qualifying position
Bold Top qualifier
 RY  Rookie of the Year
 R  Rookie

Auto Cup standings

Auto Cup points are awarded each round to the two drivers with the highest classified finish for each manufacturer. To be eligible, both the chassis and engine must have been constructed by that manufacturer.

Pos Manufacturer LBH ORL ATL WNJ EVS WWT TEX IRW Pts
1 Japan Toyota 410 91 11 19 55 22 411 12 1059
1317 1312 23 22 93 46 829 53
2 United States Ford 813 36 92 411 67 612 17 713 789
109 416 1624 51 106 93 174 91
3 Japan Nissan 38 27 78 128 411 105 35 104 644
2322 1919 1811 1618 1915 1520 96 129
4 United States Chevrolet 51 1211 1317 820 1110 714 1516 1717 473
2625 2626 1420 2424 2220 2422 1620 2222
5 Germany BMW 1212 1514 410 1412 78 825 108 212 385
6 United States Cadillac 2727 2727 2525 2626 2626 2828 2423 2323 255
3030 2828 DNQ 2727 2929 3131 3131 2424
7 United States Dodge 1418 1717 1214 2222 2525 189 1415 1919 187
8 Italy Ferrari 2828 2929 2727 2929 2828 2219 2625 2828 136
9 Japan Mazda 3131 DNQ 2828 2828 3030 2929 2322 2020 119

Tire Cup standings

Tire Cup points are awarded each round to the two drivers with the highest classified finish for each tire manufacturer.

Pos Tire LBH ORL ATL WNJ EVS WWT TEX IRW Pts
1 Falken 15 15 34 35 11 11 21 36 1189
51 52 55 51 22 34 52 48
2 Nexen 38 27 11 22 411 22 35 104 952
410 91 78 128 1418 105 411 1310
3 Nitto 109 36 23 19 93 46 17 53 932
1111 416 92 411 106 612 829 713
4 Achilles Tires 26 88 410 714 55 825 96 12 845
1212 109 815 104 78 1110 108 212

Footnotes
  1. Taguchi competed in a Nissan GT-R at Long Beach but used a Nissan Silvia S15 for the remainder of the season.

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