Formula Drift (also known as Formula D) is a United States-based motorsport drifting series. Formula Drift, Inc. was co-founded by Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage in 2003 as a sister company to Slipstream Global Marketing, the same partnership that introduced

D1 Grand Prix The , abbreviated as D1GP and subtitled ''Professional Drift'', is a production car drifting series from Japan. After several years of hosting amateur drifting contests, Daijiro Inada, founder of '' Option'' magazine and Tokyo Auto Salon, and d ...

to the United States. The new entity would solely own, operate and launch the first official drifting series in North America. Formula D is not affiliated with the

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series of

formula racing Formula racing (known as open-wheel racing in North America) is any of several forms of open-wheeled single-seater motorsport. The origin of the term lies in the nomenclature that was adopted by the FIA for all of its post-World War II single ...

championships. With 60 currently licensed drivers competing in PRO and PROSPEC (formerly PRO 2), Formula Drift is recognized as the premier

North American North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the ...

professional drifting championship series. The series consists of an eight-round championship played out at race tracks across North America. Judged on line, angle, and style, rather than who finishes the course in the fastest time, Formula Drift brings together traditional racing and extreme sports.

North America

Drivers in North America can compete in regionally sanctioned PRO/AM organizations for licensing. *East10Drift – Southeast *Evergreen Drift – Pacific Northwest *Lone Star Drift – Texas *ND Drift - Minnesota *Southwest Drift - Las Vegas *Western Canada Drifting series *The Drift League - California *Full Lock Drift - Oklahoma Winners and high finishers of these feeders series are then able to enter the Formula DRIFT PROSPEC series, a secondary national tour where they compete to move up to the main series.

Abroad

Drivers from around the world have set their sights on Formula Drift as the series of choice worldwide in which to compete. This also includes the legions of talented drivers from Japan, who have competed previously in the

. Other drivers who crossed over to Formula Drift from foreign series are the Irish drivers

Darren McNamara Darren 'D-Mac' McNamara (born 10 September 1982) is a professional drift driver from Cork, Ireland. McNamara first competed in the Irish Prodrift series and the British D1 Great Britain series (now EDC), winning the Prodrift title in 2006. He ...

, James Deane, Eric O'Sullivan, and Dean Kearney. These drivers rose to acclaim in their European home series before making the move stateside.

Tracks

Current tracks

Grand Prix of Long Beach The Grand Prix of Long Beach (known as Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach since 2019 for naming rights reasons) is an IndyCar Series race held on a street circuit in downtown Long Beach, California. Christopher Pook is the founder of the event. It wa ...

in Long Beach, California. Seasons 2006 – *

Road Atlanta Road Atlanta (known for sponsorship reasons as Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta) is a road course located just north of Braselton, Georgia, United States. The facility is utilized for a wide variety of events, including professional and amateur spo ...

in Braselton, Georgia. Seasons 2004 – *

Lake Erie Speedway Lake Erie Speedway is a 3/8 mile (0.6 km) paved, banked oval race track which opened on June 21, 2002 in Erie County, Pennsylvania south of North East, Pennsylvania, United States. It was a member of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series from ...

in Erie, Pennsylvania. Season 2021 – *

Evergreen Speedway Evergreen Speedway is an automobile racetrack located within the confines of the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, Washington. The stadium can accommodate up to 7500 spectators in the covered grandstand and an additional 7500 in the uncove ...

in Monroe, Washington. Seasons 2006 – * Orlando Speed World in Orlando, Florida. Season 2015 – * Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey. Season 2008 – *

Irwindale Speedway Irwindale is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 1,422 at the 2010 census, down from 1,446 at the 2000 census. The ZIP Codes serving the area are 91010, which is shared with Duarte, 91702, w ...

in Irwindale, California. Season 2004 – * World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Seasons 2018 –

Former tracks

Wall Speedway Wall Stadium (also known briefly as Wall Township Speedway) is a 1/4-mile (0.25 miles inside measurement and 0.29 miles outside by the guardrail), high banked (30° in corners) paved oval track in Wall Township, New Jersey, United States. The track ...

in Wall, New Jersey. Seasons 2005–2007, 2009–2019 *

Autodrome Saint-Eustache The Autodrome Saint-Eustache was a motor sport complex in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada. Established in 1965, it contained a paved oval and a paved road course with hot pits, grandstands and services. The oval circuit hosted NASCAR Whelen Al ...

in Saint-Eustache, Quebec. Seasons 2015 – 2017 *

Palm Beach International Raceway Palm Beach International Raceway (stylized as PBIR and formerly Moroso Motorsports Park) was a motorsports facility located west of Jupiter, Florida. The facility had a quarter-mile drag strip, a road course, 7/10-mile kart track as well as mud ...

in Palm Beach, Florida. Seasons 2011 – 2013 *

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is ...

in Las Vegas, Nevada. Seasons 2009 – 2012 *

Summit Point Motorsports Park Summit Point Motorsports Park is a road racing and driver training facility located in Jefferson County, West Virginia about two hours west of Washington, D.C. in the state's Eastern Panhandle. Current status Owned and operated by Xator Corp ...

in Summit Point, West Virginia. Season 2007 *

Reliant Center The NRG Center (former name Reliant Center) is a convention center in Houston, Texas, United States. It is part of the NRG Park complex that was constructed around the NRG Astrodome and NRG Stadium. The NRG Center hosts various events year-ro ...

in Houston, Texas. Seasons 2004 – 2005 *

Soldier Field Soldier Field is a multi-purpose stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924 and reconstructed in 2003, the stadium has served as the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) since ...

in Chicago, Illinois. Season 2005 – 2006 *

Sonoma Raceway Sonoma Raceway (originally known as Sears Point Raceway from 1967 to 1980 and 1982 to 2002, Golden State International Raceway in 1981 and Infineon Raceway from 2002 to 2012) is a road course and dragstrip located at Sears Point in the southe ...

in Sonoma, California. Seasons 2004 – 2013

International presence

Formula Drift has increased its international presence every year since 2008 with the addition of demonstration and sister series in other countries. "Taking the Formula Drift brand internationally is a huge milestone. Our priority is to continue to build the Series here while growing the sport of drifting as a whole," said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula Drift. "We are very careful in choosing our event partners and take careful consideration of the boundaries of our international affiliates such as Drift Australia, MSC, and Pro Drift."

Sister series

Formula Drift Asia. Formula Drift Asia was created in 2008 with the inaugural FD Singapore competition. The first real international competition of its in Asia, held at the Changi Air Show Grounds. This historic event was sold out before the gates opened. Since then, Formula Drift Asia became its own championship series, the first Pan-Asian professional drifting championship. In 2009 and 2010, the Championship made stops in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. For the 2011/2012 Championship tour, Formula Drift Asia added an additional stop in Indonesia. *Rd.1

Marina Bay Street Circuit The Marina Bay Street Circuit (otherwise known as the Singapore Street Circuit) is a street circuit around Marina Bay, Singapore, encompassing the planning areas of Downtown Core (Turns 4 to 23) and Kallang (Turns 1 to 3). It is the venue for ...

Marina Bay, Singapore Marina Bay is a bay located in the Central Area of Singapore, surrounded by the perimeter of four other planning areas, the Downtown Core, Marina East, Marina South and Straits View. The area surrounding the bay itself, also called Marina Ba ...

Season 2010 *Rd.2 Bangkok Wonderworld,

Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...

Season 2010 *Rd.3 Dataran Merdeka

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. Season 2010 The first Formula Drift Asia Champion was Tengku Djan.

Exhibition events

* Date TBD International Competition – Qatar Racing Club * Date TBD International Competition – Yas Marina Circuit * February 5, 2012 Demonstration – Figali Convention Center *May 27, 2012 International Competition – Location TBD * June 11, 2011 Formula Drift Ultimate Challenge at

Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The reconfigured track measures with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24 ...

, Fort Worth, TX * February 25, 2011

Yas Marina Circuit The Yas Marina Circuit (Arabic: حلبة مرسى ياس) is the venue for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke, and is situated on Yas Island, near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Yas Marina w ...

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dha ...

, UAE * February 12, 2011

Figali Convention Center Figali Convention Center (or Amador Convention Center) is an indoor sports arena, in Fort Amador, Panama City, Panama. The capacity of the arena is 25,000. Built in 2003, as the main venue for the Miss Universe 2003 Pageant, which took place in ...

, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá * January 17, 2010

, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá * March 8, 2009

, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá * August 23, 2008 Monterrey Autodromo,

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* April 27, 2008 Changi Air Show Grounds, Singapore

Regulations

Formula Drift has continued to refine its rulebook and technical regulations year to year in terms of car and competition regulations.

Car eligibility

Cars and their builds are constantly under review by the Formula Drift staff. The rule book is revised every year to promote fair and exciting drifting. Some cars and practices are written out of the rule book in order to keep a realistic and level playing field. During the 2004 season, the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe was permitted to compete; subsequently it was ineligible in Formula Drift. Although Formula Drift does not permit

front-wheel drive Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longitu ...

cars, it does allow

all-wheel drive An all-wheel drive vehicle (AWD vehicle) is one with a powertrain capable of providing power to all its wheels, whether full-time or on-demand. The most common forms of all-wheel drive are: ;1x1 : All unicycles Reflecting one axle with one ...

cars to be converted to rear wheel drive, such as the Subaru WRX and

Mitsubishi EVO The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, popularly referred to as the 'Evo', is a sports sedan and rally car based on the Lancer that was manufactured by Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors from 1992 until 2016. There have been ten official version ...

. In the United States, the

Scion tC The Scion tC is a compact car manufactured by Toyota under its Scion brand from 2004 to 2016 over two generations: ANT10 (2004–2010) and AGT20 (2010–2016). Both generations were built in Japan. The tC was introduced first in the United States ...

is sold only in the FWD layout, but because it shares the same chassis as the AWD

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(sold only in the United Kingdom and Europe), it can be converted to a competition-ready RWD layout. This change sparked great debate between drifters in the series who felt that an original FWD vehicle should not be eligible due to the front cross member changes needed. A trademark of Formula D competition cars is the very open engine rulebook. Formula Drift allows engines from other manufacturers to be swapped into competition cars. "Engine, transmission, ECU and/or final drive modifications are free, but only the rear wheels may propel the vehicle". This results in a huge variety of engine/chassis combinations as well as huge power outputs commonly in excess of 850+ whp. Vehicles wishing to compete for the Manufacturers Championship must use an engine from the same manufacturer as the chassis. Engine swaps remain very common with older models but can be seen with new builds as well. Naturally aspirated Chevrolet V8 engines are often used because of their availability and lower operating costs. Suspension modification is widely open to development as long as stock pickup locations are utilized. Suspension tuning is a vital part of any successful Formula D team. To keep cars in check Formula D institutes a maximum tire size based on the vehicles total weight. Formula Drift cars are given fixed numbers for their cars and are not necessarily based on rankings.

Scoring and judging

Formula D uses its own scoring system that may differ from other drifting organizations. Often scoring systems for qualifying, tandem battles, and penalties are different. Qualifying – Formula D competitors are allowed two non-consecutive judged solo runs to post their highest possible score in order to compete. The top 32 drivers with the highest qualifying scores are entered in a competition bracket pairing the highest scoring drivers against the lowest scoring drivers. 1st v. 32nd, 2nd v. 31st, 3rd v. 30th, etc. The drivers are judged on line, speed, angle, and overall impact. The judges can also make additional request at the drivers meeting for actions or techniques that will weigh in their decision making (ex; entry technique, racing line, proximity, etc.). Formula D drivers are scored on a points-deduction system where every driver will start their judged run with a perfect score of 100 pts. For every mistake, points will be deducted. These points will vary between .25 point to the most severe mistakes (-1.75). Competition – The top 32 qualifying drivers are paired up in an elimination bracket pairing the highest scoring drivers against the lowest scoring drivers. The biggest difference from qualifying is that now drivers face off head to head on the track in a tandem battle. The two cars run together side by side, each driver trying to show greater skill than the other. The highest qualifying driver leads on the first run, then on the second run the lower qualifying driver leads. Drivers are judged on the same basic criteria as qualifying but an emphasis is put on the interaction between the two drivers competing head to head. The lead driver will set the pace and driving line often trying to produce a gap between themselves and the following driver. The following driver will try to stay on top of the lead driver as close as possible without making contact with their vehicle. The goal is to mimic or "shadow" the lead drivers run while staying on their door throughout the run. It is possible for either driver to win either run. Often one driver will have a points advantage going into the second run. Driver mistakes (ex. 2 wheels off course, spinning out, avoidable contact, etc.) can also cause them to be given an automatic zero. The three-judge panel then will look at both runs and determine one of three outcomes; Driver 1 advances, Driver 2 advances, or if a winner can not be determined a "One More Time" will be called. In the event of a "One More Time" the drivers will then complete a new pair of runs. The drivers will face off again until a winner can be determined. The winner advance to the next bracket. Competition Time Out – Drivers have a one-time option to utilize a "Competition Time Out" in order to attempt to fix their vehicle. In the event that a driver or car can not come to the start line in time for their tandem run the other driver will be allowed to run a solo lap to advance. Overtaking – Follow cars are permitted to overtake or pass in certain instances. passes may only happen at inside clips, and can only be done so if the lead car is off line enough to allow the follow car to pass between them and the clip. If a successful pass is made the lead car run is deemed a zero. The current judges are Ryan Lanteigne (2011-), Brian Eggert (2012-), Chris Uhl (2020-). Kevin Wells is the Competition Director for the series.

Formula Drift Champions

United States

Note: Chris Forsberg is first formula D driver who managed to win 3 seasons (2009, 2014 and 2016). The second one to win 3 formula D season is James Deane, and the third is Fredric Aasbø (2015, 2021, 2022). Although he's the second driver who managed to win 3 seasons, Deane is the first and only Formula D driver who managed to win 3 seasons in a row (2017, 2018 and 2019).

Asia

PROSPEC Champions

Honors

Rookie of the Year

*2006 Bill Sherman –

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*2007

– Toyota Corolla Coupe GT/Nissan SR20 *2008 Michihiro Takatori –

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ER34 *2009 Eric O'Sullivan –

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*2010

Fredric Aasbø Fredric Aasbø (born 18 August 1985) is a professional drifter and stunt driver originally from Ski, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises th ...

–

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JZA80 *2011 Aurimas "Odi" Bakchis – Nissan Silvia S14 *2012

Daigo Saito is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series and Formula Drift Japan for TMAR. Formerly competing in Formula DRIFT USA and World Championship series for Achilles Radial. He was the first driver to w ...

–

Lexus SC430 The is a grand tourer that was retailed by Lexus (a luxury vehicle division of Toyota), and built from 1991 until 2010. It features a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive design and seating for up to four passengers. The first-generation SC debuted ...

*2013 Mats Baribeau –

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*2014 Geoff Stoneback – Nissan Silvia S14 *2015 Masashi Yokoi – Nissan Silvia S15 *2016 Alex Heilbrunn – BMW E46 M3 *2017 Piotr Wiecek – Nissan Silvia S15 *2018 Dirk Stratton – Chevy Corvette *2019 Travis Reeder –

*2020 Adam LZ – Nissan Silvia S15 *2021 Simen Olsen –

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Most Improved Driver

*2007 Bill Sherman –

*2008 Stephan Verdier –

*2009 Stephan Verdier – Cooper Tire

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*2010 Mad Mike Whiddett –

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*2011 Matt Powers –

*2012 Robbie Nishida – Lexus SC300 *2013

– Nissan Silvia S14 *2014 Dean Kearney – Dodge Neon *2015 Alec Hohnadell – Nissan Silvia S14 *2018 Matt Field – Nissan Silvia S14 *2019 Ryan Litteral – Nissan 350Z *2020 Taylor Hull – Cadillac ATS

Driver of the Year

*2007

Chris Forsberg Christopher Forsberg (born April 6, 1982), is a self-taught, three-time Formula Drift Champion and Formula Drift World Champion race car driver from Doylestown, Pennsylvania who currently competes in the Formula Drift series in his Nissan Z (Z ...

*2008

Ryan Tuerck Ryan Tuerck (born April 10, 1985) is an American professional drifting (motorsport), drifter from Derry, New Hampshire who currently competes in the U.S. Formula Drift series in his Toyota Corolla, Toyota Corolla Hatchback for Rain-X and Nitto T ...

*2009

*2013

Hardest Charging Driver

*2007

*2008 Robbie Nishida *2010

*2011 Matt Powers *2012

*2013 Robbie Nishida *2014 Chelsea DeNofa *2017 Jhonnattan Castro *2018 Chelsea DeNofa *2019 Piotr Wiecek *2020 Chelsea DeNofa

Spirit of Drifting

*2007 Joon Maeng *2008 Patrick Mordaunt *2009 Taka Aono *2011 Walker Wilkerson *2012 Danny George *2013 Robbie Nishida *2014 Forrest Wang *2015 Ken Gushi *2018 Michael Essa *2019 Pat Goodin *2020 Jeff Jones / Rome Charpentier (tie)

Superstar of the Year

*2008

Tanner Foust Tanner Foust (born June 13, 1973) is an American professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host. He competes in rally, drift, ice racing, time attack, hill climb and rallycross with multiple podium placements, national champions ...

Best Drifting Style

*2008

Daijiro Yoshihara (born December 24, 1978), more commonly known as Dai Yoshihara, is a Japanese professional driver with experience in Drifting, Road Racing, Time Attack, and Hill Climb. Background Before entering professional driving, Yoshihara enjoyed drifti ...

*2011

*2012

*2013

*2018 Forrest Wang *2019 Chelsea Denofa *2020

Best Personal Style

*2011 Matt Powers *2012

*2013 Matt Powers *2014

Best Looking Car

*2011 Matt Field's S14

Crew Member of the Year

*2011 Mike Kojima *2012 Mike Kojima *2014 Brian Wilkerson *2015 Nathan Tasukon *2018 Stan Williams *2019 Jimmie Cadwell *2020 Jason Dixon

Team Manager of the Year

*2010 Jonathon Bradford *2011

*2012 Stephan Papadakis *2013 Michael Essa *2014 Stephan Papadakis *2015 Kenji Sumino *2018 Stephan Papadakis *2019 Stephan Papadakis *2020 Stephan Papadakis

Comeback of the Year

*2011 Rhys Millen *2013 Michael Essa *2015 Dean Kearney *2018 Matt Coffman *2019 Ryan Tuerck

Fan Favorite

*2011 Walker Wilkerson *2013

*2014

*2018 James Deane *2019 Matt Field *2020 Adam LZ

All-time Formula Drift Pro event winners list

– 17 wins - 2014 at Wall Speedway and Texas - 2015 at Long Beach, Wall, Seattle, and Irwindale - 2016 at Orlando and Canada - 2017 at Orlando and Canada - 2018 at Long Beach And St. Louis - 2019 Road Atlanta - 2020 at St. Louis (Rd1) And Irwindale (Rd7) - 2021 at St. Louis - 2022 at Road Atlanta 2.

Vaughn Gittin, Jr. Vaughn Gittin Jr. (born September 20, 1980), commonly known as JR, is an United States, American, self-taught, professional drifter from Maryland who competes in Formula D, Formula Drift in a Ford Mustang RTR, Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-D sponsored ...

– 12 wins - 2008 at Irwindale - 2010 at Long Beach and Sonoma - 2012 at Wall Speedway and Seattle - 2014 at Road Atlanta and Miami - 2016 at Road Atlanta and Wall Speedway - 2018 at Irwindale - 2020 at Seattle (Rd 3) - 2020 at Seattle (Rd 4) 3.

– 10 wins 2005 at Irwindale; 2007 at Road Atlanta and Infineon; 2008 at Long Beach; 2009 at Road Atlanta and Seattle; 2013 at Seattle; 2014 at Long Beach; 2018 at Orlando; 2020 at Texas (Rd 6) 4.

Samuel Hübinette Samuel Hübinette, a.k.a. The Crazy Swede (born 15 September 1971, in Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County), is a Swedish professional race car driver and Hollywood stunt driver. He started working as a test drive A test drive is the driving of a mot ...

– 9 wins 2004 at Road Atlanta, Houston, and Infineon; 2005 at Road Atlanta and Chicago; 2006 at Long Beach, Chicago and Wall Speedway; 2007 at Summit Point 5. Aurimas Bakchis – 9 wins 2015 at Road Atlanta; 2016 at Seattle; 2017 at Wall Speedway; 2019 at Long Beach and Orlando; 2020 at Irwindale (Rd 8); 2021 at Road Atlanta, Long Beach and Irwindale 6.

– 8 wins 2006 at Irwindale; 2007 at Seattle and Wall Speedway; 2010 at Road Atlanta and Wall Speedway; 2011 at Road Atlanta and Monroe; 2013 at Long Beach 7. James Deane – 7 wins 2017 at Long Beach, Road Atlanta, Seattle and Texas, 2018 at Wall Speedway, 2018 at Monroe, 2019 at St. Louis 8.

– 7 wins 2006 at Road Atlanta; 2007 at Irwindale; 2008 at Englishtown and Sonoma; 2009 at Las Vegas; 2010 at Seattle and Irwindale 9. Rhys Millen – 7 wins 2004 at Irwindale; 2005 at Wall; 2006 at Infineon; 2008 at Road Atlanta and Seattle; 2011 at Las Vegas; 2012 at Las Vegas 10.

– 6 wins 2012 at Palm Beach and Irwindale; 2013 at Road Atlanta, Wall Speedway and Irwindale; 2014 at Irwindale 11. Chelsea Denofa – 7 wins 2016 at Long Beach; 2019 at Texas; 2020 at St .Louis ( rd 2), 2021 at Orlando; 2021 at Lake Erie; 2021 at Seattle; 2022 at Seattle 12.

– 6 wins 2009 at Long Beach and Irwindale; 2015 at Orlando, 2019 at Wall Speedway, 2020 at Texas (Rd5), 2022 at Long beach 13. Justin Pawlak – 4 wins 2011 at Long Beach and Palm Beach; 2012 at Long Beach and Road Atlanta 14. Matt Field – 3 wins 2016 at Texas and Irwindale; 2021 at Englishtown 15. Piotr Więcek – 3 wins 2017 at Irwindale; 2018 at Texas; 2019 at Seattle 16. Ken Gushi 3 wins 2005 at Houston; 2019 at Irwindale, 2022 at Grantsille Utah 17. Tyler McQuarrie – 2 wins 2010 at Las Vegas; 2011 at Irwindale 18. Michael Essa – 2 wins 2013 at Palm Beach and Texas 19.

– 2 wins 2009 at Wall Speedway; 2014 at Monroe One win each for: # ''Alex Pfeiffer'' (2004 invitational at Irwindale featuring the top 16 Formula D drivers from 2004) # Calvin Wan (2005 at Infineon) # Yukinobu Okubo (2006 at Seattle) # Mitsuru Haraguchi (2007 at Long Beach) # Toshiki Yoshioka (2008 at Las Vegas) # Stephan Verdier (2009 at Infineon # Conrad Grunewald (2011 at Wall Speedway) # Masashi Yokoi (2015 at Texas) # Kristaps Bluss (2018 at Road Atlanta) # Dylan Hughes (2022 at Orlando) # Travis Reeder (2022 at Englishtown) # Kazuya Taguchi (2022 at St. Louis) To this date, only five drivers have won both Formula Drift and

events, they are Mitsuru Haraguchi, Toshiki Yoshioka,

, and

Drivers list

2022

PRO

PROSPEC

Formula Drift television coverage

Former ''Fox Soccer United States'' host Brandon Johnson hosted the ''Formula D'' show for G4 in 2006.

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was the show's host in 2005. Johnson was joined by ''Attack of the Show'' co-host Olivia Munn who covered the pits and drivers during the events and drifting expert Adam Matthews who provided commentary and insight on the tandem battles. G4 aired each round on a tape-delayed basis. Jarod DeAnda is the

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announcer at each event, earning him the moniker, "The Voice of Formula D." In 2005, G4 used DeAnda's event commentary track, but for 2006, used Johnson and Matthews calling each battle like a typical

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combination. Johnson and Matthews were on-site for each event, but it sounded as if they had taped their commentary after the event had already taken place. This practice is not uncommon in the motorsports business in post-production. In the 2005 season, there were two people working the pits — driver interviewer Mayleen Ramey, who was a roving reporter for the half-hour episodes, and a second anchor, who patrolled around the car show at each event. In 2005, G4 used three reporters for this job. From the round in Wall to the round in Houston, actor Emeka Nnadi held the job. At the Infineon round, ''

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'' co-host Kevin Pereira took the duties, while ''Street Fury'' host

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finished things out in Chicago and Irwindale. Also, G4 showed half-hour episodes in-between rounds, most of which focused on the network having its own drift car built from scratch, with other segments focusing on the aspects of drifting. One of the first half-hour episodes in 2005 had one Formula D competitor,

go to Japan, and meet up with another competitor,

, to explore the country and get more perspective on the birth of drifting. Episodes that featured event coverage lasted an hour and a half, and featured the top 16 tandem rounds, including those that needed to be run again, because the judges deemed them too close to call. These episodes aired the night after the next round in the series had already taken place. In 2006, however, coverage was dramatically different. The half-hour episodes were gone, event coverage was reduced to an hour, and their scheduling was quite random. The Long Beach and Atlanta rounds premiered on June 18, with the Chicago round airing on July 2, and the Sonoma round airing a week after it took place. During the Sonoma round, G4 noted that the Seattle round would premiere on September 10, but that date was changed to October 8, with the last two rounds (Wall and Irwindale) airing every other week afterward. These episodes featured more interviews and driver profiles, many of which would've been placed in a half-hour show last year, and many of the tandem battles have been cut out, and any battle that needed to be run again did not have its second run shown. This led to some criticism from those in the drifting community, including fans and some Formula D drivers. At the 2006

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, Formula D co-founders Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage announced that the series would have a new television partner in 2007. That partner was

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. Each round began airing in a one-hour block on November 15 with the Long Beach round. All subsequent airings were supposed to be every Thursday afterward, but beginning with the Evergreen Speedway round on December 5, the air dates for new rounds switched to Wednesday. The ESPN deal lasted just one season.

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aired all rounds of the 2008 Formula D season, as well as the World Championship, scheduled for after the Irwindale round. Events aired on Sundays, beginning with the Long Beach round on October 26; all airings began at 4 PM Eastern. For 2010, Formula Drift announced a comprehensive race programming schedule with the sports network then known as Versus (ironically co-owned with G4 by

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). The seven-stop Formula DRIFT Championship Series programs aired over fourteen Sundays during the 2 PM (EST) / 11 AM (PST) time slot beginning Sunday, August 30. Each episode showcased all the on- and off-track action as the world's top drift drivers battle for the coveted title of Formula DRIFT Champion. The first episode, aired on August 30, will feature a comprehensive overview of the sport and drivers. Each episode re-aired the week following the initial airing.2010 Versus package
additional text. Coverage was slated to remain the same for the 2011 season. In 2012, as a result of

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's acquisition by Comcast, Comcast's sports channels were combined under the

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division, in an arrangement known as the NBC Sports Group; this resulted in Versus being re-launched as the

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on January 2, 2012. Formula D coverage moved to

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for the 2015 season.

Internet Coverage

In 2010 Formula D joined forces with

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to bring a live stream of all 7 events. All rounds were broadcast via

complete with practices and all rounds of competition were included. During the 2010 season over 1,000,000 viewers tuned in to watch the live action unfold over the 7 Pro Championship events. 2013 Formula D partnered wit
Livestream
for the domestic series. 2014 Formula D partnered wit
Daily Motion
for its live stream. Formula D now broadcasts online a
Formula Drift Live
and o
Motor Trend On Demand

Print Coverage

At the 2010

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show, FD co-founder Jim Liaw announced the Formula Drift would begin the quarterly publication of a Formula Drift's magazine in 2011. The publication will be handled b
Haymarket Media Group

References

External links

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Wrecked Magazine - Drifting's home in the United StatesDriftLive.com - Unofficial Formula D Coverage
{{Formula D seasons Recurring sporting events established in 2004 Auto racing series in the United States