2022 Formula D season

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

Entries

Due to the knockout format of each event, Formula Drift imposes a limit of 37 drivers that can 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 Joshua Love[2]  R  1
Alec Robbins Racing 35 Nissan 350Z Federal Tires Alec Robbins[3] 1
Bakchis Motorsports, LLC 723 Nissan Silvia S15 Falken Aurimas Bakchis[4] 1
Beechum Racing 999 Ford Mustang Nexen Trenton Beechum[5] 1
BUY NOW JAPAN 530 Nissan Silvia S15 Nexen Wataru Masuyama[6] 1
Cash Racing 16 BMW M3 E46 Nexen Jonathan Hurst[7] 1
Drift Force 33 Toyota GT86 Nexen Joshua Correa Reynolds[8]
91 Toyota GT86 Nexen Yves Meyer[9] 1
Essa Autosport 101 BMW M3 E46 GT Radial Michael Essa[10] 1
FFF DRIFTINGDEPARTMENT.COM 117 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Nexen Federico Sceriffo[11] 1
Five Bar Motorsports 357 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 Nexen João Barion[12] 1
Forsberg Racing 64 Nissan Z GT Radial Chris Forsberg[13] 1
Garagistic 171 BMW M3 E36 Federal Tires Rome Charpentier[14] 1
JCR 17 Toyota GR86 Nexen Jhonnattan Castro[15] 1
Jeff Jones Racing 818 Nissan 370Z GT Radial Jeff Jones[16] 1
Jerry Yang Racing and Fabrication 123 Toyota GT86 GT Radial Kazuya Taguchi[17] 1
Ken Gushi Motorsports 21 Toyota GR86 Nexen Ken Gushi[18] 1
Kyle Mohan Racing 99 Mazda RX-8 Federal Tires Kyle Mohan[19] 1
Matt Field 777 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Falken Matt Field[20] 1
Mspek Performance 527 Nissan Silvia S14.9 GT Radial Daniel Stuke[21]  R  1
Noback Racing / KoruWorks 54 BMW M3 E46 GT Radial Nick Noback[22]  R  1
Papadakis Racing 151 Toyota GR Supra Nitto Fredric Aasbø[23] 1
Pawlak Racing 13 Ford Mustang Falken Justin Pawlak[24] 1
Power Racing 919 Nissan Silvia S15 GT Radial Mike Power[25]  R  1
RAD Industries 34 Toyota Supra A80 GT Radial Dan Burkett[26] 1
RTR Motorsports 5 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-D Nitto Adam LZ[27] 1
88 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-D Nitto Chelsea DeNofa[28] 1
Ryan Litteral Racing 909 Nissan Silvia S15 GT Radial Ryan Litteral[29] 1
Ryan Tuerck 411 Toyota GR Corolla Nitto Ryan Tuerck[30] 1
Simen 707 Toyota GR Supra Nexen Simen Olsen[31] 1
Sorensen Motorsports 513 BMW M4 F82 Nexen Branden Sorensen[32] 1
Taylor Hull 82 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Nexen Taylor Hull[33] 1
Team DHR 129 BMW M3 E46 Falken Dylan Hughes[34] 1
Team Japan Auto 153 Toyota Supra A80 Nexen Ola Jæger[35]  R 
Team Karnage 43 Dodge Viper (VX I) Nexen Dean Kearney[36] 1
The Heart of Racing222 26 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT Radial Darren Kelly[37]  R  1
Travis Reeder Motorsports 77 BMW M3 E46 GT Radial Travis Reeder[38] 1
R Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Schedule
Round Title Circuit Location Date Winner Car
1 Auto Zone The Streets of Long Beach
Presented by TYPE S		 Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California April 2 Ryan Tuerck Toyota GR Corolla
2 Auto Zone Road to the Championship
Presented by TYPE S		 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia May 7
3 Scorched Orlando Speed World Orlando, Florida May 21
4 The Gauntlet Englishtown Raceway Park Englishtown, New Jersey June 11
5 Crossroads World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois July 16
6 Throwdown Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington August 6
7 Salt Lake Utah Motorsports Campus Grantsville, Utah September 17
8 Title Fight Toyota Speedway at Irwindale Irwindale, California October 15
Sources:[39][40][41]

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 (Sweet 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.[42]

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 Ryan Tuerck 11 103
2 Matt Field 23[lower-alpha 1] 92
3 Aurimas Bakchis 3 80
4 Fredric Aasbø 4 80
5 Chelsea DeNofa 52 69
6 Rome Charpentier 6 67
7 Dylan Hughes 7 67
8 Chris Forsberg 8 67
9 Jhonnattan Castro 9 52
10 Daniel Stuke  R  10 52
11 Kyle Mohan 11 52
12 Branden Sorensen 12 52
13 Dean Kearney 13 52
14 Wataru Masuyama 14 52
15 Taylor Hull 15 52
16 Jonathan Hurst 16[lower-alpha 2] 52
17 Michael Essa 17 35
18 Adam LZ 18 35
19 Dan Burkett 19 35
20 Ryan Litteral 20 35
21 Ken Gushi 21 35
22 João Barion 22 35
23 Joshua Love  R  23 35
24 Alec Robbins 24 35
25 Yves Meyer 25 35
26 Simen Olsen 26 35
27 Justin Pawlak 27 35
28 Travis Reeder 28 35
29 Nick Noback  R  29 35
30 Mike Power  R  30 35
31 Jeff Jones 31 35
32 Darren Kelly  R  32[lower-alpha 3] 35
NC Trenton Beechum DNQ 0
NC Federico Sceriffo DNQ 0
NC Kazuya Taguchi DNQ 0
NC Joshua Correa Reynolds DNA 0
NC Ola Jæger  R  DNA 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 Toyota 11 183
4
2 Chevrolet 23 144
15
3 Ford 52 104
18
4 Nissan 8 102
20
5 Mazda 11 52
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6 Dodge 13 52
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7 BMW 17 35
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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 11 183
4
2 Falken 23 172
3
3 Federal Tires 6 119
11
4 GT Radial 8 119
10
5 Nexen 9 104
12

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. 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 Sweet 16.
  3. Darren Kelly qualified 31st but struggled with power steering issues, which led him to withdraw his car from competition.

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