2022 Formula D season

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The 2022 Formula D season (officially titled Formula Drift Pro Championship) was the nineteenth season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 2 at Long Beach and concluded on October 15 at Irwindale Speedway after eight events.

Fredric Aasbø won the championship, becoming the third three-time champion in Formula Drift history. Matt Field finished runner-up to Aasbø for the second consecutive year, with a highly consistent campaign that saw him reach the Final Four in each of the first six rounds. The eight-round season saw an unprecedented seven different winners, including three first-time winners in Dylan Hughes, Travis Reeder and Kazuya Taguchi. The only driver to score multiple victories during the season was Aasbø.

Entries

For 2022, Formula Drift imposed a limit of 37 drivers that could be awarded a full-season entry. Forrest Wang attempted to return to the series, having last competed in 2019 before taking a break from competition to raise a family. However, his two-year absence meant he no longer had priority status for a full-season entry, and his admission was not accepted. ^[1]

Team	No.	Car	Tires	Driver	Round(s)
After Hours Autosports	711	BMW M3 E46	GT Radial	Joshua Love [2]  R	All
Alec Robbins Racing	35	Nissan 350Z	Federal Tires	Alec Robbins [3]	All
Bakchis Motorsports, LLC	723	Nissan Silvia S15	Falken	Aurimas Bakchis [4]	All
Beechum Racing	999	Ford Mustang	Nexen	Trenton Beechum [5]	All
BUY NOW JAPAN	530	Nissan Silvia S15	Nexen Federal Tires	Wataru Masuyama [6]	All
Cash Racing	16	BMW M3 E46	Nexen GT Radial	Jonathan Hurst [7]	All
Drift Force	33	Toyota GT86	Nexen	Joshua Correa Reynolds [8]	1–4
	91	Toyota GT86	Nexen	Yves Meyer [9]	All
Essa Autosport	101	BMW M3 E46	GT Radial	Michael Essa [10]	All
FFF DRIFTINGDEPARTMENT.COM	117	Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano	Nexen	Federico Sceriffo [11]	1–7
Five Bar Motorsports	357	Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06	Nexen GT Radial	João Barion [12]	All
Forsberg Racing	64	Nissan Z (RZ34)	GT Radial	Chris Forsberg [13]	All
Garagistic	171	BMW M3 E36	Federal Tires	Rome Charpentier [14]	All
JCR	17	Toyota GR86	Nexen	Jhonnattan Castro [15]	All
Jeff Jones Racing	818	Nissan 370Z	GT Radial	Jeff Jones [16]	All
Jerry Yang Racing and Fabrication	123	Toyota GT86	GT Radial	Kazuya Taguchi [17]	All
Ken Gushi Motorsports	21	Toyota GR86	Nexen	Ken Gushi [18]	All
Kyle Mohan Racing	99	Mazda RX-8	Federal Tires	Kyle Mohan [19]	All
Matt Field	777	Chevrolet Corvette C6	Falken	Matt Field [20]	All
Mspek Performance	527	Nissan Silvia S14.9	GT Radial	Daniel Stuke [21]  R	All
Noback Racing / KoruWorks	54	BMW M3 E46	GT Radial	Nick Noback [22]  R	All
Papadakis Racing	151	Toyota GR Supra	Nitto	Fredric Aasbø [23]	All
Pawlak Racing	13	Ford Mustang	Falken	Justin Pawlak [24]	All
Power Racing	919	Nissan Silvia S15	GT Radial	Mike Power [25]  R	All
RAD Industries	34	Toyota Supra A80	GT Radial	Dan Burkett [26]	All
RTR Motorsports	5	Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-D	Nitto	Adam LZ [27]	All
	88	Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-D	Nitto	Chelsea DeNofa [28]	All
Ryan Litteral Racing	909	Nissan Silvia S15	GT Radial	Ryan Litteral [29]	All
Ryan Tuerck	411	Toyota GR Corolla	Nitto	Ryan Tuerck [30]	All
Simen	707	Toyota GR Supra	Nexen Federal Tires GT Radial	Simen Olsen [31]	All
Sorensen Motorsports	513	BMW M4 F82	Nexen	Branden Sorensen [32]	All
Taylor Hull	82	Chevrolet Corvette C6	Nexen GT Radial	Taylor Hull [33]	All
Team DHR	129	BMW M3 E46	Falken	Dylan Hughes [34]	All
Team Japan Auto	153	Toyota Supra A80	Nexen	Ola Jæger [35]  R	2–8
Team Karnage	43	Dodge Viper (VX I)	Nexen	Dean Kearney [36]	All
The Heart of Racing222	26	Aston Martin V12 Vantage	GT Radial	Darren Kelly [37]  R	All
Travis Reeder Motorsports	77	BMW M3 E46	GT Radial	Travis Reeder [38]	All

R Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Schedule

Round	Title	Circuit	Location	Date	Winner	Car
1	AutoZone The Streets of Long Beach Presented by TYPE S	Streets of Long Beach	Long Beach, California	April 2	Ryan Tuerck	Toyota GR Corolla
2	AutoZone Road to the Championship Presented by TYPE S	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	May 7	Fredric Aasbø	Toyota GR Supra
3	TYPE S Scorched Presented by AutoZone	Orlando Speed World	Orlando, Florida	May 21	Dylan Hughes	BMW M3 E46
4	The TYPE S Gauntlet Presented by AutoZone	Englishtown Raceway Park	Englishtown, New Jersey	June 11	Travis Reeder	BMW M3 E46
5	Crossroads	World Wide Technology Raceway	Madison, Illinois	July 16	Kazuya Taguchi	Toyota GT86
6	Throwdown	Evergreen Speedway	Monroe, Washington	August 6	Chelsea DeNofa	Ford Mustang RTR
7	TYPE S Elevated Presented by AutoZone	Utah Motorsports Campus	Grantsville, Utah	September 17	Ken Gushi	Toyota GR86
8	TYPE S Title Fight presented by AutoZone	Irwindale Speedway	Irwindale, California	October 15	Fredric Aasbø	Toyota GR Supra
Sources: [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48]

Championship standings

Scoring system

During qualifying, drivers perform solo runs which are judged on parameters such as line, angle, fluidity and commitment and assigned a numerical score up to 100. These scores are then ranked to determine the qualifying classification and hence populate the brackets for the competition phase. 2022 sees the return of championship points being awarded for qualifying: the top qualifier is awarded three points, the second-placed qualifier two points and the third-placed qualifier one point.

The qualifiers proceed through a series of competition heats, with those eliminated in the first round (Top 32) receiving 35 points and classifying 17th through 32nd, the second round (Top 16) receiving 52 points and classifying 9th through 16th, the third round (Great 8) receiving 67 points and classifying 5th through 8th, and the fourth round (Final Four) receiving 80 points and classifying 3rd and 4th. In the Final, the runner-up receives 91 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.

If 22 or fewer drivers are present, an alternative qualifying format is used in which a Last Chance Bracket (LCB) is populated by the drivers who qualify from 15th down. The top two LCB qualifiers enter the competition heats as normal, while the remaining LCB qualifiers (3rd down to a maximum of 8th if 22 drivers are present) receive 35 points, equivalent to the 17th–32nd positions at a regular event.

In the event of a tie on points at the end of the season, the driver who classified higher in the most recent round will be awarded the higher position. ^[49]

Qualifying stage

Position	1st	2nd	3rd
Points	3	2	1

Competition stage

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th–8th	9th–16th	17th–32nd	LCB 3rd–8th
Points	100	91	80	80	67	52	35	35

Pro Championship standings

Pos Driver LBH ATL ORL ENG WWT EVS UTA IRW Pts 1 Fredric Aasbø 4 13 31 8 10 6 21 11 647 2 Matt Field 23 [a] 31 4 4 3 2 15 9 610 3 Ryan Tuerck 11 5 10 [b] 5 [c] 2 7 17 2 573 4 Chelsea DeNofa 52 92 52 31 26 12 3 13 544 5 Chris Forsberg 8 2 2 15 27 33 6 29 519 6 Dylan Hughes 7 17 1 93 53 5 52 12 511 7 Travis Reeder 28 11 63 1 18 14 13 6 461 8 Ken Gushi 21 24 18 [d] 7 4 11 1 15 456 9 Aurimas Bakchis 3 4 21 10 15 30 11 7 453 10 Rome Charpentier 6 18 26 2 12 23 19 11 402 11 Wataru Masuyama 14 21 22 14 7 10 7 172 397 12 Branden Sorensen 12 6 24 12 23 21 27 53 379 13 Jeff Jones 31 8 11 DNQ [e] 11 13 22 3 373 14 Michael Essa 17 26 7 172 19 9 28 8 363 15 Kazuya Taguchi DNQ 15 9 13 11 171 12 DNQ 349 16 Justin Pawlak 27 12 19 6 172 12 18 19 348 17 Mike Power  RY  30 14 32 21 13 32 8 24 346 18 Dan Burkett 19 7 13 31 32 4 DNQ 32 339 19 Jonathan Hurst 16 [f] 20 23 25 [g] 9 31 10 23 331 20 Daniel Stuke  R  10 22 8 11 20 DNQ 16 22 328 21 Taylor Hull 15 19 12 29 24 8 14 DNQ 328 22 Dean Kearney 13 DNQ 16 22 16 15 23 31 313 23 Nick Noback  R  29 27 28 18 6 22 20 21 312 24 Simen Olsen 26 29 DNQ 27 [h] 25 29 4 16 307 25 Adam LZ 18 25 31 19 21 27 DNQ 4 290 26 Alec Robbins 24 13 20 32 DNQ 20 32 10 279 27 Yves Meyer 25 31 14 20 14 19 DNQ 18 279 28 Jhonnattan Castro 9 10 17 DNQ DNQ 16 93 20 279 29 Ryan Litteral 20 DNQ 27 16 28 26 29 26 262 30 Federico Sceriffo DNQ 16 29 23 8 28 25 259 31 Kyle Mohan 11 23 DNQ DNQ 30 24 26 14 244 32 Darren Kelly  R  32 [i] 28 15 [j] 26 DNQ DNQ 24 28 227 33 Ola Jæger  R  32 25 30 31 DNQ 30 25 210 34 João Barion 22 30 DNQ 24 29 18 DNQ 30 210 35 Joshua Love  R  23 DNQ DNQ DNQ 22 25 21 27 175 36 Trenton Beechum DNQ DNQ 30 [k] 28 DNQ DNQ 31 DNQ 105 37 Joshua Correa Reynolds DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0

In-line notation Superscript number Qualifying position (Top 3 only) Bold Top 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.

Pos	Manufacturer	LBH	ATL	ORL	ENG	WWT	EVS	UTA	IRW	Pts
1	Toyota	11	13	31	5	2	4	1	11	1326
		4	5	9	7	4	6	21	2
2	Chevrolet	23	31	4	4	3	2	14	9	973
		15	19	12	29	24	8	15	30
3	Ford	52	92	52	31	172	12	3	4	937
		18	12	19	6	21	12	18	13
4	Nissan	8	2	2	15	27	33	6	26	781
		20	DNQ	27	16	28	26	29	29
5	BMW	17	26	7	172	19	9	28	8	363
6	Dodge	13	DNQ	16	22	16	15	23	31	313
7	Ferrari	DNQ	16	29	23	8	28	25		259
8	Mazda	11	23	DNQ	DNQ	30	24	26	14	244

Tire Cup standings

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

Pos	Tire	LBH	ATL	ORL	ENG	WWT	EVS	UTA	IRW	Pts
1	Nitto	11	13	31	31	2	12	21	11	1333
		4	5	52	5	10	6	3	2
2	GT Radial	8	2	2	1	11	33	4	3	1213
		10	7	63	11	6	4	6	6
3	Falken	23	31	1	4	3	2	52	7	1208
		3	4	4	6	53	5	11	9
4	Nexen	9	10	12	7	4	11	1	15	887
		13	16	14	20	8	15	23	18
5	Federal Tires	6	13	20	2	7	10	7	10	831
		11	18	26	14	12	20	19	11

Footnotes

1. The cars of Matt Field and Fredric Aasbø collided during their Final Four battle. Field was deemed not at fault and awarded the win, but his car was too badly damaged to compete in the Final.
2. Ryan Tuerck debeaded a tire in his Top 16 battle with Chelsea DeNofa.
3. Ryan Tuerck and Branden Sorensen collided during their Top 16 battle. Tuerck was deemed not at fault, but could not repair his car in time for his Great 8 battle with Travis Reeder.
4. Ken Gushi suffered a suspected clutch issue on the way to the grid for his Top 32 battle with Daniel Stuke, handing the win to Stuke.
5. Jeff Jones suffered an engine failure during his first qualifying run, and was not able to make a second run.
6. The cars of Ryan Litteral and Jonathan Hurst collided during their Top 32 battle. Hurst was deemed not at fault and awarded the win, but his car was too badly damaged to compete in the Top 16.
7. Jonathan Hurst called a Competition Time Out during his Top 32 battle with Daniel Stuke, but was unable to fix his car in the allotted time.
8. Simen Olsen's car shut down during his Top 32 battle with Fredric Aasbø in the chase position, and he was unable to take his lead run.
9. Darren Kelly qualified 31st but struggled with power steering issues, which led him to withdraw his car from competition.
10. Darren Kelly made contact with a spinning Alec Robbins during their Top 32 battle. Kelly was awarded the win but could not repair his car in time for his Top 16 battle with Dylan Hughes.
11. Trenton Beechum lost a wheel during his Top 32 battle with Travis Reeder.

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