The 2024 Formula Drift season (officially titled and stylized as the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship) is the twenty-first season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 13 at Long Beach and will conclude on October 19 at Irwindale Speedway after eight events.
Team | No. | Car | Tires | Driver | Round(s) |
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ASM | 8 | BMW M3 E46 | GT Radial | ![]() | All |
Asphalt Anarchy | 82 | Chevrolet Corvette C6 | Kenda | ![]() | All |
Beechum Racing | 999 | BMW M3 E46 | Nexen | ![]() | All |
Cash Racing | 16 | Cadillac XLR | Kenda | ![]() | All |
Diego Higa racing team | 169 | Toyota GT86 | GT Radial | ![]() | All |
Drift Cave Motorsports | 777 | Chevrolet Corvette C6 | GT Radial | ![]() | All |
DRIFTING DEPARTMENT 17 | 117 | Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano | Nexen | ![]() | All |
Extreme SimRacing | 357 | Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 | GT Radial | ![]() | All |
Feal Suspension Race Team | 707 | Nissan Silvia "S14.9" | GT Radial | ![]() | All |
723 | Nissan Silvia S15 | GT Radial | ![]() | All | |
Forsberg Racing | 64 | Nissan Z | GT Radial | ![]() | All |
Garagistic | 171 | BMW 1 Series E82 | Vitour | ![]() | All |
Get Nuts Lab. | 808 | Nissan Silvia S15 | Vitour | ![]() | All |
Hateley Motorsports | 98 | BMW M3 E46 | Kumho | ![]() | All |
Jeff Jones Racing | 818 | Nissan 370Z | Kumho | ![]() | All |
Jerry Yang Racing | 123 | Toyota GT86 | GT Radial | ![]() | All |
168 | Toyota GT86 | GT Radial | ![]() | All | |
Jhonnattan Castro Racing | 17 | Toyota GR86 | Kenda | ![]() | All |
Kyle Mohan Racing | 99 | Mazda RX-8 | Vitour | ![]() | All |
LZMFG | 5 | BMW M3 E36 | Nitto | ![]() | ? |
MspeK Performance | 527 | Nissan Silvia "S14.9" | Vitour | ![]() | All |
Noback Racing Co. | 54 | BMW M3 E46 | Kenda | ![]() | All |
Papadakis Racing | 151 | Toyota GR Supra | Nitto | ![]() | All |
411 | Toyota GR Corolla | Nitto | ![]() | All | |
Power Racing | 919 | Nissan Silvia S15 | Nexen | ![]() | All |
RAD Industries | 34 | Toyota Supra A80 | GT Radial | ![]() | All |
Robbins Race Co. | 35 | Nissan 350Z | Kenda | ![]() | All |
RTR Vehicles' Drift Team | 25 | Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD | Nitto | ![]() | ? |
130 | Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD | Nitto | ![]() | All | |
213 | Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD | Nitto | ![]() | All | |
Ryan Litteral Racing | 909 | Nissan Silvia S15 | Kenda | ![]() | All |
Shanahan 79 | 79 | BMW M3 E36 | Vitour | ![]() | 1, 3–8 |
Sorensen Motorsports | 513 | BMW M3 E92 | Nitto | ![]() | All |
Team Hansen Drifting | 119 | Nissan 240SX S13 | GT Radial | ![]() | All |
Team Infamous | 27 | Nissan Silvia S14 | Kenda | ![]() | All |
Team Karnage | 43 | Dodge Viper ZB II | Kumho | ![]() | All |
Team Never Settle | 85 | BMW M3 E46 | Vitour | ![]() ![]() | All |
Three's Racing | 21 | Toyota GR86 | Kenda | ![]() | All |
Whip Racing | 129 | BMW M3 E46 | GT Radial | ![]() | All |
Round | Title | Circuit | Location | Date | Winner | Car |
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1 | Streets of Long Beach | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | April 13 | ![]() | Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD |
2 | Road to the Championship | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | May 11 | ![]() | Toyota GR Supra |
3 | Scorched | Orlando Speed World | Orlando, Florida | June 1 | ![]() | BMW M3 E36 |
4 | The Gauntlet | Englishtown Raceway Park | Englishtown, New Jersey | June 22 | ![]() | Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD |
5 | Crossroads | World Wide Technology Raceway | St. Louis, Missouri | July 20 | ![]() | Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD |
6 | Throwdown | Evergreen Speedway | Monroe, Washington | August 10 | ||
7 | Elevated | Utah Motorsports Campus | Grantsville, Utah | August 30 | ||
8 | Title Fight | Irwindale Speedway | Irwindale, California | October 19 | ||
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Pre-event qualifying was eliminated starting in 2024, so that all results across the weekend are determined by tandem drifting and not by solo runs.
The 24 highest classified drivers in the previous event are guaranteed a starting position at the next event and are seeded with the same results, so that the previous event winner is awarded the number 1 seed (equivalent to the top qualifier in previous seasons).
The remaining 8 seeding positions (25th through 32nd) are contested by up to 24 other drivers, including those who finished 25th or below in the previous round. Seeding within this group is determined by a Seeding Bracket, a knockout-style tandem drift competition of similar format to the main event, with the first-place finisher being awarded the 25th starting position in the main event. [45] [46] All drivers score championship points; those eliminated during the Seeding Bracket are classified 33rd through 48th and receive 14 points.
In the main event, drivers proceed through a series of competition heats, with those eliminated in the first round (Top 32) receiving 28 points and classifying 17th through 32nd, the second round (Top 16) receiving 42 points and classifying 9th through 16th, the third round (Great 8) receiving 56 points and classifying 5th through 8th, and the fourth round (Final Four) classifying 3rd and 4th, both receiving 70 points. In the Final, the runner-up receives 84 points and the winner 100 points. Final classification within each round is then determined by highest seeding position; for example, of the two drivers eliminated in the Final Four, the driver who was seeded higher entering the event is awarded 3rd position and the final place on the podium.
In the event of a tie on points, the driver who classified higher in the most recent round will be awarded the higher position. [47]
For Round 1 at Long Beach, the final classification of the 2023 championship was used, with non-returning drivers Chelsea DeNofa (1st) and Kristaps Blušs (24th) skipped and the ranking reapplied so that Taylor Hull (25th) and Alec Robbins (26th) were seeded 23rd and 24th respectively, and guaranteed starting positions.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th–8th | 9th–16th | 17th–32nd | 33rd–48th |
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Points | 100 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 56 | 42 | 28 | 14 |
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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.
General Motors initially earned contributions from Chevrolet and Cadillac, but Cadillac were granted their own classification during the season and the points were adjusted.
Pos | Manufacturer | LBH | ATL | ORL | ENG | WWT | EVS | UTA | IRW | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 746 | ||
5 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |||||
2 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 594 | ||
35 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | WD | |||||
3 | ![]() | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 532 | ||
22 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 19 | |||||
4 | ![]() | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 406 | ||
30 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 24 | ||||||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 392 | ||
37 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 34 | |||||
6 | ![]() | 13 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 224 | ||
7 | ![]() | 33 | 28 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 126 | ||
8 | ![]() | 27 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 36 | 31 | 126 | ||
9 | ![]() | 19 | 28 | |||||||
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 |
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1 | Nitto | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 948 | ||
5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | |||||
2 | GT Radial | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 882 | ||
3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||
3 | Kenda | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 602 | ||
7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 14 | |||||
4 | Vitour | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 576 | ||
20 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 21 | |||||
5 | Nexen | 16 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 364 | ||
27 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 26 | |||||
6 | Kumho | 19 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 364 | ||
30 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 35 | 35 |
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