2018 Formula D season

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The 2018 Formula D season (officially titled Formula DRIFT Black Magic Pro Championship) was the fifteenth season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 7 at Long Beach and concluded on October 13 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale after eight events. The series celebrated its 100th championship round at Wall Speedway.

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Entries

TeamNo.CarTiresDriverRound(s)
Asphalt Anarchy82 BMW F22 Achilles Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Hull [1] 2–3, 5–8
Bakchis Motorsports, LLC723 Nissan Silvia S14 Falken Flag of Lithuania.svg Aurimas Bakchis [2] All
Bridges Racing43 Dodge Viper ZB II
Nissan Silvia S15 [a] 		Achilles Flag of Ireland.svg Dean Kearney [3] 2–8
Cameron Moore Drift333 Toyota GT86 Nexen Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Moore [4] 1, 3, 5
Chris Forsberg Racing64 Nissan 370Z Nexen Flag of the United States.svg Chris Forsberg [5] [6] All
Coffman Racing959 Nissan 240SX S13 Achilles Flag of the United States.svg Matt Coffman [7] All
Committed Service Brand316 Nissan Silvia S14 Achilles Flag of the United States.svg Austin Meeks [8] All
Drift Cave Motorsports777 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Falken Flag of the United States.svg Matt Field [9] All
Essa Autosport101 BMW M3 E46 Achilles Flag of the United States.svg Michael Essa [10] All
FFF Drifting Department117 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Nitto Flag of Italy.svg Federico Sceriffo [11] All
FK5353 BMW M3 E92 Nexen Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Poland.svg Faruk Kugay [12] 1–5, 7–8
Get Nuts Lab808 Nissan Silvia S15 Achilles Flag of the United States.svg Forrest Wang [13] All
GReddy Toyota Racing21 Toyota GT86 Falken [b] Flag of Japan.svg Ken Gushi [14] All
HGK Racing Team80 BMW M3 E92 Achilles Flag of Latvia.svg Kristaps Blušs [15] 1–7
Hohnadell-Huddy Racing118 Nissan 240SX S14 Nexen Flag of the United States.svg Alec Hohnadell [5] [16] All
Inca Madness Racing17 BMW M3 E46 Nitto Flag of Peru.svg Alex Heilbrunn [17] 1–6
Jeff Jones Racing818 Nissan 370Z Falken Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Jones [18] All
Jerry Yang Racing 123 Nissan GT-R Achilles Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Taguchi [19]  R All
Jhonnattan Castro Racing717 Toyota GT86 Nexen Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jhonnattan Castro [5] [20] All
KORUWORKS909 Nissan 350Z Nexen Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Litteral [21] 3–4, 6–8
Kyle Mohan Racing99 Mazda MX-5 Nexen Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Mohan [5] [22] All
MVK Racing18 Nissan 240SX S14 Achilles Flag of the United States.svg Matt Vankirk [23]  R All
Papadakis Racing 151 Toyota Corolla (E210) Nexen Flag of Norway.svg Fredric Aasbø [5] [24] All
Pawlak Racing13 Ford Mustang Falken Flag of the United States.svg Justin Pawlak [25] All
RAD Industries 34 Toyota Supra A80 Nexen Flag of the United States.svg Dan Burkett [5] [26] All
RTR Motorsports 25 Ford Mustang RTR Nitto Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn Gittin, Jr. [27] All
88 Ford Mustang RTR Nitto Flag of the United States.svg Chelsea DeNofa [28] All
Ryan Tuerck Racing411 Toyota GT86 Nexen Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Tuerck [5] [29] All
Stratton Racing33 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Achilles Flag of the United States.svg Dirk Stratton [30]  R All
Team DAI.9 Subaru BRZ Falken Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Yoshihara [31] All
Team Enjuku 352 Nissan Skyline R32 [c]
Nissan 240SX S14.3 		Nexen Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Lawrence [32] All
Worthouse Drift Team130 Nissan Silvia S15 Falken Flag of Ireland.svg James Deane [33] All
215 Nissan Silvia S15 Falken Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Więcek [34] All
R Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Schedule

RoundTitleCircuitLocationDateWinnerCar
1 O'Reilly Auto Parts Streets of Long Beach
Presented by Permatex		 Flag of California.svg Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California April 7 Flag of Norway.svg Fredric Aasbø Toyota Corolla (E210)
2 Advance Auto Parts Scorched
Presented by Fast Orange		 Flag of Florida.svg Orlando Speedworld Orlando, Florida April 28 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Forsberg Nissan 370Z
3 NAPA Auto Parts Road to the Championship
Presented by Rain-X 		Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia May 12 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristaps Blušs BMW M3 E92
4 Advance Auto Parts The Gauntlet
Presented by Black Magic		 Flag of New Jersey.svg Wall Speedway Wall Township, New Jersey June 2 Flag of Ireland.svg James Deane Nissan Silvia S15
5 AutoZone Throwdown
Presented by Rain-X 		Flag of Washington.svg Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington July 21 Flag of Ireland.svg James Deane Nissan Silvia S15
6 Advance Auto Parts Crossroads
Presented by Rain-X 		Flag of Illinois.svg Gateway Motorsports Park Madison, Illinois August 11 Flag of Norway.svg Fredric Aasbø Toyota Corolla (E210)
7 AutoZone Showdown
Presented by Rain-X 		Flag of Texas.svg Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas September 15 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Więcek Nissan Silvia S15
8 O'Reilly Auto Parts Title Fight
Presented by Rain-X 		Flag of California.svg Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, California October 13 Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn Gittin, Jr. Ford Mustang RTR
Sources: [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44]

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded for qualifying and for the main event. During qualifying, drivers performed solo runs which were judged on parameters such as line, angle, fluidity and commitment and assigned a numerical score up to 100. These scores were then ranked to determine the qualifying classification and hence populate the brackets for the competition phase. Up to 7 points were then awarded for the top 32 qualifiers.

The qualifiers proceed through a series of competition heats, with those eliminated in the first round (Top 32) receiving 16 points, the second round (Sweet 16) receiving 32 points, the third round (Great 8) receiving 48 points, and the fourth round (Final Four) receiving 64 points and classifying 3rd and 4th. Of the two drivers eliminated in the Final Four, the driver who qualified highest is awarded third place and the final step on the podium. In the Final, the runner-up receives 80 points and the winner 100 points. Final classification within each round is then determined by highest qualifying position; for example, of the two drivers eliminated in the Final Four, the driver who qualified higher is awarded 3rd position and the final place on the podium.

Qualifying stage

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th–8th  9th–16th  17th–32nd 
Points765432

Competition stage

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th–8th  9th–16th  17th–32nd 
Points100806464483216

Pro Championship standings

PosDriver LBH ORL ATL WNJ EVS GAT TEX IRW Points
1 Flag of Ireland.svg James Deane 4222641314652191595
2 Flag of Norway.svg Fredric Aasbø 1531239495113424591
3 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Więcek 31644813143141313102507
4 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Forsberg 6611237591711891413177399
5 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Pawlak 5453913143771171813391
6 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Tuerck 78461620121227181255115380
7 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Field9710101415257122216191917379
8 Flag of the United States.svg Chelsea DeNofa 1111191876262511836410311361
9 Flag of Lithuania.svg Aurimas Bakchis 1313771094210694128815351
10 Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Yoshihara 1099952610121011106953349
11 Flag of Japan.svg Ken Gushi 181788817711131353151768345
12 Flag of the United States.svg Forrest Wang 2314151312813DNQ1315106416344
13 Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn Gittin, Jr. 16192221171310716191521711110329
14 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristaps Blušs 121211111516275212142424315
15 Flag of the United States.svg Alec Hohnadell 810175121115161814171192139252
16 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Essa 14151817111017619161082020126217
17 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Coffman 1516212019162221822191623231626211
18 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jhonnattan Castro 19181628181419182018141717141520194
19 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Jones26262423212128281517162213122119193
20 Flag of the United States.svg Dirk Stratton  RY 17141213201824232424272718161414180
21 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Vankirk  R 28281516242414152727242422222423178
22 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Burkett 20202524151925242120252521212018160
23 Flag of Ireland.svg Dean Kearney 13142323212022212220DNQ712158
24 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Taguchi  R 30302322272730302525211919182221144
25 Flag of Italy.svg Federico Sceriffo 22223030DNQ23222828232326262524126
26 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Mohan 2424262525251817292926262929DNQ126
27 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Lawrence2727272628282726232320183030DNQ126
28 Flag of Peru.svg Alex Heilbrunn 21212019DNQ11869DNQ123
29 Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Poland.svg Faruk Kugay 23232827DNQ2929262627272727108
30 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Meeks252529292222DNQDNQ282828282625108
31 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor HullDNQ2626303029292525232290
32 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Litteral DNQ2019DNQ815DNQ69
33 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Moore2929DNQ141553
Sources: [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53]
In-line notation
Superscript numberQualifying position
BoldTop qualifier
 RY Rookie of the Year
 R Rookie

Auto Cup standings

Auto Cup points are awarded each round to the two drivers with the highest classified finish for each manufacturer. To be eligible, both the chassis and engine must have been constructed by that manufacturer.

PosManufacturer LBH ORL ATL WNJ EVS GAT TEX IRW Pts
1 Flag of Japan.svg Nissan 23112371314413134161229
3122485931652191
2 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 153123711271134241053
78468179495535568
3 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 545376314336410110869
111119189110711877711311
4 Flag of Germany.svg BMW 1212111115118521082020126598
141518171110162769121424242727
5 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 9710101415257122216191414559
17141213201824232424272718161917
6 Flag of the United States.svg Dodge 131423232120 [d] 22212220DNQ712158
 
7 Flag of Japan.svg Mazda 2424262525251817292926262929DNQ126
 
8 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari 22223030DNQ23222828232326262524126
 
9 Flag of the United States.svg Cadillac DNQ2626303029292525232290
 

Tire Cup standings

Tire Cup points are awarded each round to the two drivers with the highest classified finish for each tire manufacturer.

PosTire LBH ORL ATL WNJ EVS GAT TEX IRW Pts
1 Flag of Japan.svg Falken 31224813142213531215
425352253141321815
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Nexen 151122359271134241088
66373194958955115
3 Flag of Indonesia.svg Achilles 2388157115253106416845
12121111817813822108151768
4 Flag of Japan.svg Nitto 11111918761076936410110725
1619201917131181181521711311

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kearney suffered a mechanical failure ahead of the New Jersey round, so rented a Nissan Silvia S15 from Forrest Wang.
  2. ↑ Gushi's car featured prominent Falken Tire sponsorship, but his results counted toward Achilles Radial's tally in the Tire Cup.
  3. ↑ Lawrence's primary car for 2018 was a Nissan 240SX S14.3 but he suffered two engine failures while tuning on a dynamometer before the season, forcing him to use a Nissan Skyline R32 for the first round in Long Beach.
  4. ↑ Kearney competed in a Nissan Silvia S15 in New Jersey, but his points were still added to Dodge's tally in the Auto Cup.

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