2022 Formula D season

The 2022 Formula D season (officially titled Formula Drift Pro Championship) was the nineteenth season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 2 at Long Beach and concluded on October 15 at Irwindale Speedway after eight events.

Fredric Aasbø won the championship, becoming the third three-time champion in Formula Drift history. Matt Field finished runner-up to Aasbø for the second consecutive year, with a highly consistent campaign that saw him reach the Final Four in each of the first six rounds. The eight-round season saw an unprecedented seven different winners, including three first-time winners in Dylan Hughes, Travis Reeder and Kazuya Taguchi. The only driver to score multiple victories during the season was Aasbø.

Entries

For 2022, Formula Drift imposed a limit of 37 drivers that could be awarded a full-season entry. Forrest Wang attempted to return to the series, having last competed in 2019 before taking a break from competition to raise a family. However, his two-year absence meant he no longer had priority status for a full-season entry, and his admission was not accepted.[1]

Team No. Car Tires Driver Round(s)
After Hours Autosports 711 BMW M3 E46 GT Radial United States Joshua Love[2]  R  All
Alec Robbins Racing 35 Nissan 350Z Federal Tires United States Alec Robbins[3] All
Bakchis Motorsports, LLC 723 Nissan Silvia S15 Falken Lithuania Aurimas Bakchis[4] All
Beechum Racing 999 Ford Mustang Nexen United States Trenton Beechum[5] All
BUY NOW JAPAN 530 Nissan Silvia S15 Nexen
Federal Tires		 Japan Wataru Masuyama[6] All
Cash Racing 16 BMW M3 E46 Nexen
GT Radial		 United States Jonathan Hurst[7] All
Drift Force 33 Toyota GT86 Nexen Switzerland Joshua Correa Reynolds[8] 1–4
91 Toyota GT86 Nexen Switzerland Yves Meyer[9] All
Essa Autosport 101 BMW M3 E46 GT Radial United States Michael Essa[10] All
FFF DRIFTINGDEPARTMENT.COM 117 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Nexen Italy Federico Sceriffo[11] 1–7
Five Bar Motorsports 357 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 Nexen
GT Radial		 Brazil João Barion[12] All
Forsberg Racing 64 Nissan Z (RZ34) GT Radial United States Chris Forsberg[13] All
Garagistic 171 BMW M3 E36 Federal Tires United States Rome Charpentier[14] All
JCR 17 Toyota GR86 Nexen Dominican Republic Jhonnattan Castro[15] All
Jeff Jones Racing 818 Nissan 370Z GT Radial United States Jeff Jones[16] All
Jerry Yang Racing and Fabrication 123 Toyota GT86 GT Radial Japan Kazuya Taguchi[17] All
Ken Gushi Motorsports 21 Toyota GR86 Nexen Japan Ken Gushi[18] All
Kyle Mohan Racing 99 Mazda RX-8 Federal Tires United States Kyle Mohan[19] All
Matt Field 777 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Falken United States Matt Field[20] All
Mspek Performance 527 Nissan Silvia S14.9 GT Radial United States Daniel Stuke[21]  R  All
Noback Racing / KoruWorks 54 BMW M3 E46 GT Radial United States Nick Noback[22]  R  All
Papadakis Racing 151 Toyota GR Supra Nitto Norway Fredric Aasbø[23] All
Pawlak Racing 13 Ford Mustang Falken United States Justin Pawlak[24] All
Power Racing 919 Nissan Silvia S15 GT Radial United States Mike Power[25]  R  All
RAD Industries 34 Toyota Supra A80 GT Radial United States Dan Burkett[26] All
RTR Motorsports 5 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-D Nitto United States Adam LZ[27] All
88 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-D Nitto United States Chelsea DeNofa[28] All
Ryan Litteral Racing 909 Nissan Silvia S15 GT Radial United States Ryan Litteral[29] All
Ryan Tuerck 411 Toyota GR Corolla Nitto United States Ryan Tuerck[30] All
Simen 707 Toyota GR Supra Nexen
Federal Tires
GT Radial		 Norway Simen Olsen[31] All
Sorensen Motorsports 513 BMW M4 F82 Nexen United States Branden Sorensen[32] All
Taylor Hull 82 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Nexen
GT Radial		 United States Taylor Hull[33] All
Team DHR 129 BMW M3 E46 Falken United States Dylan Hughes[34] All
Team Japan Auto 153 Toyota Supra A80 Nexen Norway Ola Jæger[35]  R  2–8
Team Karnage 43 Dodge Viper (VX I) Nexen Republic of Ireland Dean Kearney[36] All
The Heart of Racing222 26 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT Radial New Zealand Darren Kelly[37]  R  All
Travis Reeder Motorsports 77 BMW M3 E46 GT Radial United States Travis Reeder[38] All
R Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Schedule
Round Title Circuit Location Date Winner Car
1 AutoZone The Streets of Long Beach
Presented by TYPE S		 Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California April 2 United States Ryan Tuerck Toyota GR Corolla
2 AutoZone Road to the Championship
Presented by TYPE S		 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia May 7 Norway Fredric Aasbø Toyota GR Supra
3 TYPE S Scorched
Presented by AutoZone		 Orlando Speed World Orlando, Florida May 21 United States Dylan Hughes BMW M3 E46
4 The TYPE S Gauntlet
Presented by AutoZone		 Englishtown Raceway Park Englishtown, New Jersey June 11 United States Travis Reeder BMW M3 E46
5 Crossroads World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois July 16 Japan Kazuya Taguchi Toyota GT86
6 Throwdown Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington August 6 United States Chelsea DeNofa Ford Mustang RTR
7 TYPE S Elevated
Presented by AutoZone		 Utah Motorsports Campus Grantsville, Utah September 17 Japan Ken Gushi Toyota GR86
8 TYPE S Title Fight
presented by AutoZone		 Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, California October 15 Norway Fredric Aasbø Toyota GR Supra
Sources:[39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]

Championship standings

Scoring system

During qualifying, drivers perform solo runs which are judged on parameters such as line, angle, fluidity and commitment and assigned a numerical score up to 100. These scores are then ranked to determine the qualifying classification and hence populate the brackets for the competition phase. 2022 sees the return of championship points being awarded for qualifying: the top qualifier is awarded three points, the second-placed qualifier two points and the third-placed qualifier one point.

The qualifiers proceed through a series of competition heats, with those eliminated in the first round (Top 32) receiving 35 points and classifying 17th through 32nd, the second round (Top 16) receiving 52 points and classifying 9th through 16th, the third round (Great 8) receiving 67 points and classifying 5th through 8th, and the fourth round (Final Four) receiving 80 points and classifying 3rd and 4th. In the Final, the runner-up receives 91 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.

If 22 or fewer drivers are present, an alternative qualifying format is used in which a Last Chance Bracket (LCB) is populated by the drivers who qualify from 15th down. The top two LCB qualifiers enter the competition heats as normal, while the remaining LCB qualifiers (3rd down to a maximum of 8th if 22 drivers are present) receive 35 points, equivalent to the 17th–32nd positions at a regular event.

In the event of a tie on points at the end of the season, the driver who classified higher in the most recent round will be awarded the higher position.[49]

Qualifying stage
Position  1st   2nd   3rd 
Points 3 2 1

Competition stage
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th–8th   9th–16th   17th–32nd   LCB 3rd–8th 
Points 100 91 80 80 67 52 35 35

Pro Championship standings
Pos Driver LBH ATL ORL ENG WWT EVS UTA IRW Pts
1 Norway Fredric Aasbø 4 13 31 8 10 6 21 11 647
2 United States Matt Field 23[lower-alpha 1] 31 4 4 3 2 15 9 610
3 United States Ryan Tuerck 11 5 10[lower-alpha 2] 5[lower-alpha 3] 2 7 17 2 573
4 United States Chelsea DeNofa 52 92 52 31 26 12 3 13 544
5 United States Chris Forsberg 8 2 2 15 27 33 6 29 519
6 United States Dylan Hughes 7 17 1 93 53 5 52 12 511
7 United States Travis Reeder 28 11 63 1 18 14 13 6 461
8 Japan Ken Gushi 21 24 18[lower-alpha 4] 7 4 11 1 15 456
9 Lithuania Aurimas Bakchis 3 4 21 10 15 30 11 7 453
10 United States Rome Charpentier 6 18 26 2 12 23 19 11 402
11 Japan Wataru Masuyama 14 21 22 14 7 10 7 172 397
12 United States Branden Sorensen 12 6 24 12 23 21 27 53 379
13 United States Jeff Jones 31 8 11 DNQ[lower-alpha 5] 11 13 22 3 373
14 United States Michael Essa 17 26 7 172 19 9 28 8 363
15 Japan Kazuya Taguchi DNQ 15 9 13 11 171 12 DNQ 349
16 United States Justin Pawlak 27 12 19 6 172 12 18 19 348
17 United States Mike Power  RY  30 14 32 21 13 32 8 24 346
18 United States Dan Burkett 19 7 13 31 32 4 DNQ 32 339
19 United States Jonathan Hurst 16[lower-alpha 6] 20 23 25[lower-alpha 7] 9 31 10 23 331
20 United States Daniel Stuke  R  10 22 8 11 20 DNQ 16 22 328
21 United States Taylor Hull 15 19 12 29 24 8 14 DNQ 328
22 Republic of Ireland Dean Kearney 13 DNQ 16 22 16 15 23 31 313
23 United States Nick Noback  R  29 27 28 18 6 22 20 21 312
24 Norway Simen Olsen 26 29 DNQ 27[lower-alpha 8] 25 29 4 16 307
25 United States Adam LZ 18 25 31 19 21 27 DNQ 4 290
26 United States Alec Robbins 24 13 20 32 DNQ 20 32 10 279
27 Switzerland Yves Meyer 25 31 14 20 14 19 DNQ 18 279
28 Dominican Republic Jhonnattan Castro 9 10 17 DNQ DNQ 16 93 20 279
29 United States Ryan Litteral 20 DNQ 27 16 28 26 29 26 262
30 Italy Federico Sceriffo DNQ 16 29 23 8 28 25 259
31 United States Kyle Mohan 11 23 DNQ DNQ 30 24 26 14 244
32 New Zealand Darren Kelly  R  32[lower-alpha 9] 28 15[lower-alpha 10] 26 DNQ DNQ 24 28 227
33 Norway Ola Jæger  R  32 25 30 31 DNQ 30 25 210
34 Brazil João Barion 22 30 DNQ 24 29 18 DNQ 30 210
35 United States Joshua Love  R  23 DNQ DNQ DNQ 22 25 21 27 175
36 United States Trenton Beechum DNQ DNQ 30[lower-alpha 11] 28 DNQ DNQ 31 DNQ 105
37 Switzerland Joshua Correa Reynolds DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
In-line notation
Superscript number Qualifying position
(Top 3 only)
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 ATL ORL ENG WWT EVS UTA IRW Pts
1 Japan Toyota 11 13 31 5 2 4 1 11 1326
4 5 9 7 4 6 21 2
2 United States Chevrolet 23 31 4 4 3 2 14 9 973
15 19 12 29 24 8 15 30
3 United States Ford 52 92 52 31 172 12 3 4 937
18 12 19 6 21 12 18 13
4 Japan Nissan 8 2 2 15 27 33 6 26 781
20 DNQ 27 16 28 26 29 29
5 Germany BMW 17 26 7 172 19 9 28 8 363
               
6 United States Dodge 13 DNQ 16 22 16 15 23 31 313
               
7 Italy Ferrari DNQ 16 29 23 8 28 25   259
               
8 Japan Mazda 11 23 DNQ DNQ 30 24 26 14 244
               

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 ATL ORL ENG WWT EVS UTA IRW Pts
1 Nitto 11 13 31 31 2 12 21 11 1333
4 5 52 5 10 6 3 2
2 GT Radial 8 2 2 1 11 33 4 3 1213
10 7 63 11 6 4 6 6
3 Falken 23 31 1 4 3 2 52 7 1208
3 4 4 6 53 5 11 9
4 Nexen 9 10 12 7 4 11 1 15 887
13 16 14 20 8 15 23 18
5 Federal Tires 6 13 20 2 7 10 7 10 831
11 18 26 14 12 20 19 11

Footnotes
  1. The cars of Matt Field and Fredric Aasbø collided during their Final Four battle. Field was deemed not at fault and awarded the win, but his car was too badly damaged to compete in the Final.
  2. Ryan Tuerck debeaded a tire in his Top 16 battle with Chelsea DeNofa.
  3. Ryan Tuerck and Branden Sorensen collided during their Top 16 battle. Tuerck was deemed not at fault, but could not repair his car in time for his Great 8 battle with Travis Reeder.
  4. Ken Gushi suffered a suspected clutch issue on the way to the grid for his Top 32 battle with Daniel Stuke, handing the win to Stuke.
  5. Jeff Jones suffered an engine failure during his first qualifying run, and was not able to make a second run.
  6. The cars of Ryan Litteral and Jonathan Hurst collided during their Top 32 battle. Hurst was deemed not at fault and awarded the win, but his car was too badly damaged to compete in the Top 16.
  7. Jonathan Hurst called a Competition Time Out during his Top 32 battle with Daniel Stuke, but was unable to fix his car in the allotted time.
  8. Simen Olsen's car shut down during his Top 32 battle with Fredric Aasbø in the chase position, and he was unable to take his lead run.
  9. Darren Kelly qualified 31st but struggled with power steering issues, which led him to withdraw his car from competition.
  10. Darren Kelly made contact with a spinning Alec Robbins during their Top 32 battle. Kelly was awarded the win but could not repair his car in time for his Top 16 battle with Dylan Hughes.
  11. Trenton Beechum lost a wheel during his Top 32 battle with Travis Reeder.

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