2024 Formula Drift season
The 2024 Formula Drift season (officially titled and stylized as the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship) is the twenty-first season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 13 at Long Beach and concluded on October 19 at Irwindale Speedway after eight events.
This is the last Formula Drift season to feature the final event at Irwindale Speedway, after the track's announced permanent closure on October 29, 2024.[1] The season finale at Irwindale had been held since Formula D's inception in 2004.[2]
James Deane won the Drivers' Championship with four round wins, becoming the first and only four-time Formula D Champion.[3][4][5]
Entries
[edit]Team | No. | Car | Tires | Driver | Round(s) |
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ASM | 8 | BMW M3 E46 | GT Radial | ![]() |
All |
Asphalt Anarchy | 82 | Chevrolet Corvette C6 | Kenda | ![]() |
All |
Beechum Racing | 999 | BMW M3 E46 | Nexen | ![]() |
All |
Cash Racing | 16 | Cadillac XLR | Kenda | ![]() |
All |
Diego Higa racing team | 169 | Toyota GT86 | GT Radial | ![]() |
All |
Drift Cave Motorsports | 777 | Chevrolet Corvette C6 | GT Radial | ![]() |
All |
DRIFTING DEPARTMENT 17 | 117 | Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano | Nexen | ![]() |
All |
Extreme SimRacing | 357 | Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 | GT Radial | ![]() |
All |
Feal Suspension Race Team | 707 | Nissan Silvia "S14.9" | GT Radial | ![]() |
All |
723 | Nissan Silvia S15 | GT Radial | ![]() |
All | |
Forsberg Racing | 64 | Nissan Z | GT Radial | ![]() |
All |
Garagistic | 171 | BMW 1 Series E82 | Vitour | ![]() |
All |
Get Nuts Lab. | 808 | Nissan Silvia S15 | Vitour | ![]() |
All |
Hateley Motorsports | 98 | BMW M3 E46 | Kumho | ![]() |
All |
Jeff Jones Racing | 818 | Nissan 370Z | Kumho | ![]() |
All |
Jerry Yang Racing | 123 | Toyota GT86 | GT Radial | ![]() |
All |
168 | Toyota GT86 | GT Radial | ![]() |
All | |
Jhonnattan Castro Racing | 17 | Toyota GR86 | Kenda | ![]() |
All |
Kyle Mohan Racing | 99 | Mazda RX-8 | Vitour | ![]() |
All |
LZMFG | 5 | BMW M3 E36 | Nitto | ![]() |
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MspeK Performance | 527 | Nissan Silvia "S14.9" | Vitour | ![]() |
All |
Noback Racing Co. | 54 | BMW M3 E46 | Kenda | ![]() |
All |
Papadakis Racing | 151 | Toyota GR Supra | Nitto | ![]() |
All |
411 | Toyota GR Corolla | Nitto | ![]() |
All | |
Power Racing | 919 | Nissan Silvia S15 | Nexen | ![]() |
All |
RAD Industries | 34 | Toyota Supra A80 | GT Radial | ![]() |
All |
Robbins Race Co. | 35 | Nissan 350Z | Kenda | ![]() |
All |
RTR Vehicles' Drift Team | 25 | Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD | Nitto | ![]() |
? |
130 | Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD | Nitto | ![]() |
All | |
213 | Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD | Nitto | ![]() |
All | |
Ryan Litteral Racing | 909 | Nissan Silvia S15 | Kenda | ![]() |
All |
Shanahan 79 | 79 | BMW M3 E36 | Vitour | ![]() |
1, 3–8 |
Sorensen Motorsports | 513 | BMW M3 E92 | Nitto | ![]() |
All |
Team Hansen Drifting | 119 | Nissan 240SX S13 | GT Radial | ![]() |
All |
Team Infamous | 27 | Nissan Silvia S14 | Kenda | ![]() |
All |
Team Karnage | 43 | Dodge Viper ZB II | Kumho | ![]() |
All |
Team Never Settle | 85 | BMW M3 E46 | Vitour | ![]() ![]() |
All |
Three's Racing | 21 | Toyota GR86 | Kenda | ![]() |
All |
Whip Racing | 129 | BMW M3 E46 | GT Radial | ![]() |
All |
Driver changes
[edit]- 2023 PRO champion Chelsea DeNofa retired from the series, announcing his intention ahead of the final round in 2023. His seat at RTR Motorsports was taken by 2023 PROSPEC champion Ben Hobson.[45]
- 2023 PROSPEC runner-up Andy Hateley made his Formula Drift PRO debut.[46]
- Hiroya Minowa joined Jerry Yang Racing with support from GT Radial Tires. At the start of the season, he was just 14 years old.[47]
- After 2 seasons driving for RTR Motorsports, Adam LZ entered his own team running a single BMW E36. LZMFG only competed part-time in their debut FD season in order to run a full DMEC programme for 2024.
- Two-time PROSPEC champion Dmitriy Brutskiy moved up to the PRO series.
- Rudy Hansen moved up from the PROSPEC series, where he finished third in 2023.
- 2022 PROSPEC runner-up Derek Madison moved up to the PRO series.
- 2023 Drift Masters European Champion Conor Shanahan joined the series alongside defending his DMEC title. He will miss the second round at Road Atlanta due to a calendar clash with DMEC.[48]
- Travis Reeder elected not to compete in the 2024 season.
Other changes
[edit]- GT Radial, winners of the Tire Cup in 2023, renewed their partnership with the series for a further three years.[47]
- Kumho entered the series as an official tire sponsor for 2024 and beyond.[46]
Schedule
[edit]Round | Title | Circuit | Location | Date | Winner | Car |
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1 | Streets of Long Beach | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | April 13 | ![]() |
Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD |
2 | Road to the Championship | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | May 11 | ![]() |
Toyota GR Supra |
3 | Scorched | Orlando Speed World | Orlando, Florida | June 1 | ![]() |
BMW M3 E36 |
4 | The Gauntlet | Englishtown Raceway Park | Englishtown, New Jersey | June 22 | ![]() |
Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD |
5 | Crossroads | World Wide Technology Raceway | St. Louis, Missouri | July 20 | ![]() |
Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD |
6 | Throwdown | Evergreen Speedway | Monroe, Washington | August 10 | ![]() |
Toyota GR Corolla |
7 | Elevated | Utah Motorsports Campus | Grantsville, Utah | August 30 | ![]() |
Nissan Silvia S15 |
8 | Title Fight | Irwindale Speedway | Irwindale, California | October 19 | ![]() |
Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD |
Sources:[49] |
Championship standings
[edit]Pre-event qualifying was eliminated starting in 2024, so that all results across the weekend are determined by tandem drifting and not by solo runs.
The 24 highest classified drivers in the previous event are guaranteed a starting position at the next event and are seeded with the same results, so that the previous event winner is awarded the number 1 seed (equivalent to the top qualifier in previous seasons).
The remaining 8 seeding positions (25th through 32nd) are contested by up to 24 other drivers, including those who finished 25th or below in the previous round. Seeding within this group is determined by a Seeding Bracket, a knockout-style tandem drift competition of similar format to the main event, with the first-place finisher being awarded the 25th starting position in the main event.[50][51] All drivers score championship points; those eliminated during the Seeding Bracket are classified 33rd through 48th and receive 14 points.
In the main event, drivers proceed through a series of competition heats, with those eliminated in the first round (Top 32) receiving 28 points and classifying 17th through 32nd, the second round (Top 16) receiving 42 points and classifying 9th through 16th, the third round (Great 8) receiving 56 points and classifying 5th through 8th, and the fourth round (Final Four) classifying 3rd and 4th, both receiving 70 points. In the Final, the runner-up receives 84 points and the winner 100 points. Final classification within each round is then determined by highest seeding position; for example, of the two drivers eliminated in the Final Four, the driver who was seeded higher entering the event is awarded 3rd position and the final place on the podium.
In the event of a tie on points, the driver who classified higher in the most recent round will be awarded the higher position.[52]
For Round 1 at Long Beach, the final classification of the 2023 championship was used, with non-returning drivers Chelsea DeNofa (1st) and Kristaps Blušs (24th) skipped and the ranking reapplied so that Taylor Hull (25th) and Alec Robbins (26th) were seeded 23rd and 24th respectively, and guaranteed starting positions.
Competition stage
[edit]Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th–8th | 9th–16th | 17th–32nd | 33rd–48th |
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Points | 100 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 56 | 42 | 28 | 14 |
Pro Championship standings
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Auto Cup standings
[edit]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.
General Motors initially earned contributions from Chevrolet and Cadillac, but Cadillac were granted their own classification during the season and the points were adjusted.
Pos | Manufacturer | LBH | ATL | ORL | ENG | WWT | EVS | UTA | IRW | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 872 | |
5 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | ||||
2 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 692 | |
35 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | WD | 26 | ||||
3 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 602 | |
22 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 20 | ||||
4 | ![]() |
11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 490 | |
30 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | |||||
5 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 434 | |
37 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 33 | ||||
6 | ![]() |
13 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 280 | |
7 | ![]() |
33 | 28 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 154 | |
8 | ![]() |
27 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 140 | |
9 | ![]() |
19 | 28 | |||||||
Tire Cup standings
[edit]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 |
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1 | Nitto | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1102 | |
5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||||
2 | GT Radial | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1038 | |
3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||||
3 | Kenda | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 686 | |
7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | ||||
4 | Vitour | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 646 | |
20 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 22 | ||||
6 | Kumho | 19 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 462 | |
30 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 16 | ||||
5 | Nexen | 16 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 448 | |
27 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 32 |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Only 31 drivers qualified for the main event at Utah. Sceriffo was the highest-qualified driver eliminated during the Seeding 16, earning 32nd place but 14 points.
- ^ Only 31 drivers qualified for the main event at Irwindale. Brutskiy was the highest-qualified driver eliminated during the Seeding 16, earning 32nd place but 14 points.
- ^ Forrest Wang received a bye run in the Seeding 16 at Seattle, but hit the wall and was unable to complete the run. He still advanced into the main event but only received 14 points instead of 28.
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