2015 Formula D season

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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 Norway Fredric Aasbø[2] Scion tC
2 2 Road to the Championship Road Atlanta Braselton, GA May 8 – 9 Lithuania Aurimas Bakchis[3] Nissan 240SX
1 Orlando Speed World Orlando, FL June 4 – 5 Peru Alex Heilbrunn[4] BMW 3 Series
3 3 Uncharted Territory June 5 – 6 United States Ryan Tuerck[5] Scion FR-S
4 4 The Gauntlet Wall Township Speedway Wall Township, NJ June 26 – 27 Norway Fredric Aasbø[6] Scion tC
5 Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan July 11 – 12 Japan Masato Kawabata[7] Nissan GT-R
2 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, WA July 23 – 24 United States James Evans[8] Nissan 370Z
5 6 Throwdown July 24 – 25 Norway Fredric Aasbø[9] Scion tC
3 Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, TX August 20 – 21 Peru Alex Heilbrunn[10] BMW 3 Series
6 7 Showdown August 21 – 22 Japan Masashi Yokoi[11] Nissan S15
8 Autodrome Saint-Eustache St.Eustache, QC, Canada September 6 – 7 Norway Fredric Aasbø[12] Scion tC
4 Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, CA October 8 – 9 Finland Juha Rintanen[13] Nissan S14
7 9 Title Fight October 9 – 10 Norway 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 Norway Fredric Aasbø 105.00 38.00 19.00 106.00 105.00 55.00 104.00 532.00
2 Japan Ken Gushi 18.00 84.00 71.00 55.00 36.00 84.00 85.00 433.00
3 United States Chris Forsberg 38.00 68.00 83.00 36.00 36.00 70.00 51.00 382.00
4 United States Ryan Tuerck 68.00 35.00 105.00 67.00 22.00 35.00 35.00 367.00
5 Lithuania Aurimas Bakchis 83.00 104.00 36.00 51.00 19.00 19.00 51.00 363.00
6 Japan Masashi Yokoi 18.00 35.00 50.00 66.00 18.00 104.00 35.00 326.00
7 United States Justin Pawlak 36.00 39.00 20.00 37.00 67.00 21.00 68.00 288.00
8 United States Forrest Wang 23.00 67.00 18.00 51.00 20.00 35.00 71.00 285.00
9 United States Matt Field 68.00 18.00 70.00 35.00 51.00 1.00 38.00 282.00
10 United States Alec Hohnadell 20.00 35.00 50.00 18.00 11.00 51.00 18.00 276.00
11 Norway Kenneth Moen 18.00 51.00 35.00 36.00 39.00 52.00 18.00 249.00
12 Japan Daigo Saito 18.00 18.00 18.00 34.00 50.00 68.00 34.00 240.00
13 United States Vaughn Gittin 52.00 36.00 51.00 19.00 50.00 19.00 0.00 227.00
14 Republic of Ireland Dean Kearney 18.00 18.00 34.00 82.00 18.00 32.00 18.00 222.00
15 United States Tyler McQuarrie 51.00 19.00 36.00 18.00 50.00 19.00 19.00 212.00
16 United States Chelsea DeNofa 34.00 18.00 18.00 52.00 35.00 18.00 36.00 211.00
17 United States Patrick Goodin 19.0 50.00 1.00 36.00 67.00 18.00 19.00 210.00
18 United States Patrick Mordaunt 50.00 18.00 52.00 35.00 19.00 1.00 34.00 209.00
19 New Zealand Mike Whiddett X 36.00 35.00 0.00 34.00 35.00 52.00 192.00
20 Hong Kong Charles Ng 34.00 51.00 1.00 1.00 19.00 34.00 52.00 190.00
21 South Korea Geoff Stoneback 35.00 50.00 18.00 18.00 34.00 1.00 18.00 174.00
22 Japan Daijiro Yoshihara 35.00 0.00 20.00 18.00 18.00 51.00 19.00 161.00
23 Dominican Republic Jhonnattan Castro 1.00 18.00 34.00 35.00 18.00 34.00 18.00 158.00
24 United States Conrad Grunewald 18.00 37.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 145.00
25 United States Dan Savage 35.00 18.00 18.00 19.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 144.00
26 Japan Robbie Nishida 51.00 1.00 35.00 20.00 0.00 18.00 18.00 143.00
27 United States Michael Essa 1.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 35.00 18.00 34.00 142.00
28 Latvia Kristaps Blušs 18.00 1.00 18.00 18.00 20.00 34.00 18.00 127.00
29 United States Kyle Mohan 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 126.00
United States Matt Coffman 34.00 18.00 18.00 1.00 34.00 20.00 1.00 126.00
31 United States Jeff Jones 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 1.00 109.00
32 United States Marc Landreville 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 0.00 18.00 18.00 108.00
33 United States Nate Hamilton 18.00 18.00 1.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 1.00 92.00
34 United States James Evans 1.00 1.00 35.00 1.00 0.00 34.00 18.00 90.00
35 United States Brandon Wicknick 1.00 1.00 19.00 18.00 18.00 1.00 18.00 76.00
36 United States Tanner Foust 18.00 19.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 36.00 73.00
37 Canada Mats Baribeau 1.00 18.00 0.00 18.00 0.00 18.00 1.00 56.00
38 Canada Dave Briggs 19.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 23.00
39 South Korea Joon Woo-Maeng 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 6.00
40 Hungary 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 Japan Scion 1113.00
2 Japan Nissan 640.00
3 United States Ford 515.00
4 United States Chevrolet 390.00
5 Japan Mazda 318.00
6 Japan Infiniti 229.00
7 United States Dodge 222.00
8 Germany BMW 193.00
9 Japan Toyota 123.00

Tire Cup[edit]

Pos Brand Points
1 South Korea Hankook 1094.00
2 Indonesia Achilles 696.00
3 Japan Nitto 673.00
4 Japan Falken 659.00
5 Japan Yokohama 652.00
6 Chinese Taipei Maxxis 555.00
7 Singapore 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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