The 2015 Formula D season, officially titled the Formula Drift Pro Championship, was the twelfth season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 10 at Long Beach and ended on October 10 at Irwindale Speedway.[1]

Schedule & results edit

Round Title Venue Location Date Winner Car
Pro Pro 2 World
1 1 Streets of Long Beach Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, CA April 10 – 11   Fredric Aasbø[2] Scion tC
2 2 Road to the Championship Road Atlanta Braselton, GA May 8 – 9   Aurimas Bakchis[3] Nissan 240SX
1 Orlando Speed World Orlando, FL June 4 – 5   Alex Heilbrunn[4] BMW 3 Series
3 3 Uncharted Territory June 5 – 6   Ryan Tuerck[5] Scion FR-S
4 4 The Gauntlet Wall Township Speedway Wall Township, NJ June 26 – 27   Fredric Aasbø[6] Scion tC
5 Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan July 11 – 12   Masato Kawabata[7] Nissan GT-R
2 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, WA July 23 – 24   James Evans[8] Nissan 370Z
5 6 Throwdown July 24 – 25   Fredric Aasbø[9] Scion tC
3 Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, TX August 20 – 21   Alex Heilbrunn[10] BMW 3 Series
6 7 Showdown August 21 – 22   Masashi Yokoi[11] Nissan S15
8 Autodrome Saint-Eustache St.Eustache, QC, Canada September 6 – 7   Fredric Aasbø[12] Scion tC
4 Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, CA October 8 – 9   Juha Rintanen[13] Nissan S14
7 9 Title Fight October 9 – 10   Fredric Aasbø[14] Scion tC

Calendar changes & notes edit

  • Prior to the season, Formula D announced a new multi-year television deal with CBS Sports Network.[15]
  • The third round has moved from Homestead-Miami Speedway to Orlando Speed World. This is the first time Formula D has held an event in Orlando.[16]
  • Prior to the season, Formula D announced the start of a new international series called the Formula D World Championship starting in 2015. The new series is eligible to drivers that compete in all 7 Pro Championship rounds and 3 international rounds. The three international rounds will be held at the Fuji Speedway in Japan, Autodrome Saint-Eustache in Canada, and a to-be-determined site in China.[17]
  • In September 2015, Formula D announced the cancellation of the final World Championship round in China. Irwindale will be the final round the series.[18]

Results and standings edit

Pro Championship standings edit

Event winners in bold.

Pos Driver LBH ATL ORL WTS EVS TEX IRW Points
1   Fredric Aasbø 105.00 38.00 19.00 106.00 105.00 55.00 104.00 532.00
2   Ken Gushi 18.00 84.00 71.00 55.00 36.00 84.00 85.00 433.00
3   Chris Forsberg 38.00 68.00 83.00 36.00 36.00 70.00 51.00 382.00
4   Ryan Tuerck 68.00 35.00 105.00 67.00 22.00 35.00 35.00 367.00
5   Aurimas Bakchis 83.00 104.00 36.00 51.00 19.00 19.00 51.00 363.00
6   Masashi Yokoi 18.00 35.00 50.00 66.00 18.00 104.00 35.00 326.00
7   Justin Pawlak 36.00 39.00 20.00 37.00 67.00 21.00 68.00 288.00
8   Forrest Wang 23.00 67.00 18.00 51.00 20.00 35.00 71.00 285.00
9   Matt Field 68.00 18.00 70.00 35.00 51.00 1.00 38.00 282.00
10   Alec Hohnadell 20.00 35.00 50.00 18.00 11.00 51.00 18.00 276.00
11   Kenneth Moen 18.00 51.00 35.00 36.00 39.00 52.00 18.00 249.00
12   Daigo Saito 18.00 18.00 18.00 34.00 50.00 68.00 34.00 240.00
13   Vaughn Gittin 52.00 36.00 51.00 19.00 50.00 19.00 0.00 227.00
14   Dean Kearney 18.00 18.00 34.00 82.00 18.00 32.00 18.00 222.00
15   Tyler McQuarrie 51.00 19.00 36.00 18.00 50.00 19.00 19.00 212.00
16   Chelsea DeNofa 34.00 18.00 18.00 52.00 35.00 18.00 36.00 211.00
17   Patrick Goodin 19.0 50.00 1.00 36.00 67.00 18.00 19.00 210.00
18   Patrick Mordaunt 50.00 18.00 52.00 35.00 19.00 1.00 34.00 209.00
19   Mike Whiddett X 36.00 35.00 0.00 34.00 35.00 52.00 192.00
20   Charles Ng 34.00 51.00 1.00 1.00 19.00 34.00 52.00 190.00
21   Geoff Stoneback 35.00 50.00 18.00 18.00 34.00 1.00 18.00 174.00
22   Daijiro Yoshihara 35.00 0.00 20.00 18.00 18.00 51.00 19.00 161.00
23   Jhonnattan Castro 1.00 18.00 34.00 35.00 18.00 34.00 18.00 158.00
24   Conrad Grunewald 18.00 37.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 145.00
25   Dan Savage 35.00 18.00 18.00 19.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 144.00
26   Robbie Nishida 51.00 1.00 35.00 20.00 0.00 18.00 18.00 143.00
27   Michael Essa 1.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 35.00 18.00 34.00 142.00
28   Kristaps Blušs 18.00 1.00 18.00 18.00 20.00 34.00 18.00 127.00
29   Kyle Mohan 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 126.00
  Matt Coffman 34.00 18.00 18.00 1.00 34.00 20.00 1.00 126.00
31   Jeff Jones 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 1.00 109.00
32   Marc Landreville 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 0.00 18.00 18.00 108.00
33   Nate Hamilton 18.00 18.00 1.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 1.00 92.00
34   James Evans 1.00 1.00 35.00 1.00 0.00 34.00 18.00 90.00
35   Brandon Wicknick 1.00 1.00 19.00 18.00 18.00 1.00 18.00 76.00
36   Tanner Foust 18.00 19.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 36.00 73.00
37   Mats Baribeau 1.00 18.00 0.00 18.00 0.00 18.00 1.00 56.00
38   Dave Briggs 19.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 23.00
39   Joon Woo-Maeng 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 6.00
40   Nikolett Szántó 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 1.00
Pos Driver LBH ATL ORL WTS EVS TEX IRW Points

Manufacturer Cup edit

Pos Manufacturer Points
1   Scion 1113.00
2   Nissan 640.00
3   Ford 515.00
4   Chevrolet 390.00
5   Mazda 318.00
6   Infiniti 229.00
7   Dodge 222.00
8   BMW 193.00
9   Toyota 123.00

Tire Cup edit

Pos Brand Points
1   Hankook 1094.00
2   Achilles 696.00
3   Nitto 673.00
4   Falken 659.00
5   Yokohama 652.00
6   Maxxis 555.00
7   GT Radial 356.00

References edit

  1. ^ "Schedule". formulad.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Formula DRIFT 2015 Round 1: Streets of Long Beach Results". formulad.com. April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Formula DRIFT Round 2: Road to the Championship Results". formulad.com. May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Formula DRIFT Pro 2 Orlando Speed World Results". formulad.com. June 5, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  5. ^ "Formula DRIFT Round 3: Uncharted Territory Results". formulad.com. June 6, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  6. ^ "Formula DRIFT 2015 Round 4: The Gauntlet Results". formulad.com. June 28, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Formula DRIFT 2015 World Championship Japan Round Results". formulad.com. July 13, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  8. ^ "Formula DRIFT Pro 2 Evergreen Speedway Results". formulad.com. July 25, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  9. ^ "Formula DRIFT 2015 Round 5: Throwdown Results". formulad.com. July 26, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  10. ^ "Formula DRIFT 2015 Pro 2 Texas Motor Speedway Results". formulad.com. August 21, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  11. ^ "Formula DRIFT 2015 Round 6: Showdown Results". formulad.com. August 23, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  12. ^ "Formula DRIFT World Championship Canada Round Results". formulad.com. September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  13. ^ "Formula DRIFT Pro 2 Irwindale Speedway Results". formulad.com. October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  14. ^ "Formula DRIFT 2015 Round 7: Final Fight Results". formulad.com. October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  15. ^ "Formula DRIFT Signs Multi-Year Television Deal with CBS Sports Network". formulad.com. March 10, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  16. ^ "2015 Formula DRIFT Official Schedule". formulad.com. January 3, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  17. ^ "Formula Drift Announces 2015 World Championship Details". formulad.com. November 4, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  18. ^ "Formula Drift Cancels China World Championship Round". formulad.com. September 30, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

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