2017 Formula D season

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The 2017 Formula D season is the fourteenth season of the Formula D Pro Championship series and fourth season of the Pro2 series. The Pro Championship series began on March 31 at Long Beach and ended on October 14 at Irwindale Speedway with Irish driver James Deane winning his first Pro Championship. [1]

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Teams and drivers

Pro championship

TireTeamCarNo.DriversRound(s)
Achilles [2] Sogun Motorsports Achilles BMW E46 84 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Charles Ng 1
Bridges Racing Dodge Viper 43 Flag of Ireland.svg Dean KearneyAll
HGK Motorsports BMW E46 80 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristaps BlušsAll
Perry Performance Competition Nissan S14 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc Landerville5, 7
Essa Autosport BMW E46 101 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Essa All
Jerry Yang Racing Infiniti G37 31 Flag of Japan.svg Robbie NishidaAll
Falken [3] Bakchis Motorsports Nissan S14 723 Flag of Lithuania.svg Aurimas BakchisAll
DAI. Subaru BRZ 9 Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Yoshihara All
Worthouse Drift Team Nissan S15 130 Flag of Ireland.svg James Deane All
Pawlak Racing Ford Mustang 13 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Pawlak All
Driftcave Motorsports Nissan S14 777 Flag of the United States.svg Matt FieldAll
Worthouse Drift Team Nissan S15 215 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr WieçekAll
Hankook [4] NOS Energy Drink Drift Team Nissan 370Z 64 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Forsberg All
Jeff Jones Racing Nissan S14 818 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff JonesAll
Team Enjuku Nissan 180SX 144 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Hamilton1–7
Pat Goodin Racing Nissan S13 46 Flag of the United States.svg Pat GoodinAll
Gumout, Nameless Performance, Hankook Tires Toyota 86 411 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Tuerck All
Nexen Hohnadell Racing Nissan S14 118 Flag of the United States.svg Alec HohnadellAll
Cameron Moore Drift Toyota 86 333 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Moore1–4, 6–8
RAD Industries Toyota Supra 134 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Burkett1–4, 6–8
Logic Aside BMW E92 53 Flag of the United States.svg Faruk Kugay1–2, 7–8
Papadakis Racing Toyota Corolla iM 1 Flag of Norway.svg Fredric Aasbo All
Jhonnattan Castro Racing Toyota 86 717 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jhonnattan CastroAll
JR Motorsports Nissan S15 200 Flag of Finland.svg Juha Rintanen1–4, 7–8
GReddy Racing - Nexen Tire - Toyota Racing Toyota 86 21 Flag of Japan.svg Ken Gushi All
Kyle Mohan Racing Mazda MX-5 99 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle MohanAll
Coffman Racing Nissan 180SX 959 Flag of the United States.svg Matt CoffmanAll
Taylor Hull Racing Nissan S14 82 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Hull2–4, 7
Nitto Team RTS BMW E46 949 Flag of Peru.svg Alex Heilbrunn1–4, 6–8
Mustang RTR Drift Team Ford Mustang RTR 88 Flag of the United States.svg Chelsea DeNofaAll
Forvard Avto Nissan S15 31 Flag of Russia.svg Georgy Chivchyan1
Mustang RTR Drift Team Ford Mustang RTR 25 Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn GittinAll

Schedule and results

RoundTitleVenueDateWinnerReport
ProPro2
1Streets of Long Beach Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA March 31 – April 1 Flag of Ireland.svg James Deane Report
1Orlando Speed World, Orlando, FL April 27 – 28 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Lawrence Report
2Uncharted TerritoryApril 28 – 29 Flag of Norway.svg Fredric Aasbø Report
2 Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA May 11 – 12 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Reeder Report
3Road to the ChampionshipMay 12 – 13 Flag of Ireland.svg James Deane Report
4The Gauntlet Wall Stadium, Wall Township, NJ June 2 – 3 Flag of Lithuania.svg Aurimas Bakchis Report
5True North Autodrome Saint-Eustache, St.Eustache, QC, Canada July 14 – 15 Flag of Norway.svg Fredric Aasbø Report
3 Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, WA August 3 – 4 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Vankirk Report
6ThrowdownAugust 4 – 5 Flag of Ireland.svg James Deane Report
4 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX September 7 – 8 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Lawrence Report
7ShowdownSeptember 8 – 9 Flag of Ireland.svg James Deane Report
8Title Fight Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, CA October 13 – 14 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Wieçek Report

Calendar changes & notes

Standings

Pro championship

Standings

Event winners in bold.

PosDriver LBH ORL ATL NJ CAN SEA TEX IRW Points
1 Flag of Ireland.svg James Deane 106.0036.00103.0052.0071.00107.00107.0069.00651.00
2 Flag of Norway.svg Fredric Aasbø 52.00106.0020.0052.00104.0084.0068.0052.00538.00
3 Flag of Lithuania.svg Aurimas Bakchis68.0020.0019.00103.0019.0069.0069.0051.00418.00
4 Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn Gittin39.0066.0039.0035.0066.0036.0051.0067.00399.00
Flag of Latvia.svg Kristaps Blušs35.0035.0069.0068.0086.0036.0036.0034.00399.00
6 Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Yoshihara 18.0071.0018.0050.0035.0066.0051.0084.00393.00
7 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Essa 35.0084.0038.0084.0018.0036.0036.0036.00367.00
8 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Wieçek35.0034.0051.0018.0036.0051.0036.00106.00351.00
9 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Tuerck 69.0053.0051.0038.0036.0038.0036.0019.00340.00
10 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Coffman52.0019.0035.0068.0035.0051.0038.0018.00316.00
11 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Forsberg 52.0035.0050.0018.0018.0019.0083.0036.00311.00
12 Flag of Ireland.svg Dean Kearney51.0052.0083.0018.0035.0018.0018.0019.00294.00
13 Flag of the United States.svg Chelsea DeNofa18.0019.0036.0039.0036.0051.0051.0039.00289.00
14 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Pawlak 35.0019.0019.0037.0037.0050.0035.0052.00284.00
15 Flag of Peru.svg Alex Heilbrunn84.0019.0036.0035.00X36.0018.0050.00278.00
16 Flag of the United States.svg Alec Hohnadell18.0050.0068.0019.0018.0018.0035.0035.00261.00
17 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Field35.0034.0036.0019.0052.0019.0019.0035.00249.00
18 Flag of Japan.svg Ken Gushi 35.0020.0018.0018.0051.0019.0051.0034.00246.00
19 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jhonnattan Castro18.0050.0019.0018.0019.0034.0034.0034.00226.00
20 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Hamilton18.0034.0034.0035.0035.0019.0018.00X193.00
21 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Jones18.0018.0034.0050.0018.0018.0018.0018.00192.00
22 Flag of Japan.svg Robbie Nishida 18.000.0018.0034.0050.0018.0018.0018.00174.00
23 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Moore18.0034.0018.0018.00X34.0018.0018.00158.00
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Mohan0.0034.0034.0018.0018.0018.0018.0018.00158.00
25 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Burkett18.0019.0018.0019.00X35.0018.0019.00146.00
26 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Goodin18.0018.0018.0018.0018.0018.0018.0019.00145.00
27 Flag of Finland.svg Juha Rintanen35.0019.0018.0035.00XX18.000.00125.00
28 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc LandrevilleXXXX51.00X0.00X51.00
29 Flag of the United States.svg Faruk Kugay0.000.00XXXX18.0018.0036.00
30 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor HullX18.0018.000.00XX0.00X36.00
31 Flag of Russia.svg Georgy Chivchyan18.00XXXXXXX18.00
PosDriver LBH ORL ATL NJ CAN SEA TEX IRW Points

Notes:

  • Bold — Round winner
  • X — Did not attend event

Manufacturer Cup

PosManufacturer LBH ORL ATL NJ CAN SEA TEX IRW Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 121.00159.0071.0090.00155.00122.00119.0086.00923.00
2 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 74.0085.0091.0076.00103.00101.00102.00119.00751.00
3 Flag of Germany.svg BMW 35.0084.0038.0084.0018.0036.0036.0036.00367.00
4 Flag of Japan.svg Nissan 52.0035.0050.0018.0018.0019.0083.0036.00311.00
5 Flag of the United States.svg Dodge 51.0052.0083.0018.0035.0018.0018.0019.00294.00
6 Flag of Japan.svg Infiniti 18.000.0018.0034.0050.0018.0018.0018.00174.00
7 Flag of Japan.svg Mazda 0.0034.0034.0018.0018.0018.0018.0018.00158.00

Tire Cup

PosBrand LBH ORL ATL NJ CAN SEA TEX IRW Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Falken 174.00107.00154.00155.00123.00176.00176.00190.001255.00
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Nexen 104.00156.00103.00120.00155.00135.00119.0087.00979.00
3 Flag of Indonesia.svg Achillies 86.00136.00152.00152.00137.0072.0072.0070.00877.00
4 Flag of Japan.svg Nitto 123.0085.0091.0074.00102.0087.00102.00117.00781.00
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Hankook 121.0088.00101.0088.0071.0057.00119.0055.00700.00

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