2015 Formula D season

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

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

• 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

Pro Championship standings

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

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

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

References

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.

External links

• Official website