2018 Formula D season

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.

2018 Formula D

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Entries

Team	No.	Car	Tires	Driver	Round(s)
Asphalt Anarchy	82	BMW F22	Achilles Radial	Taylor Hull[1]	2–3, 5–8
Bakchis Motorsports, LLC	723	Nissan Silvia S14	Falken	Aurimas Bakchis[2]	All
Bridges Racing	43	Dodge Viper ZB II Nissan Silvia S15[a]	Achilles Radial	Dean Kearney[3]	2–8
Cameron Moore Drift	333	Toyota GT86	Nexen	Cameron Moore[4]	1, 3, 5
Chris Forsberg Racing	64	Nissan 370Z	Nexen	Chris Forsberg[5][6]	All
Coffman Racing	959	Nissan 240SX S13	Achilles Radial	Matt Coffman[7]	All
Committed Service Brand	316	Nissan Silvia S14	Achilles Radial	Austin Meeks[8]	All
Drift Cave Motorsports	777	Chevrolet Corvette C6	Falken	Matt Field[9]	All
Essa Autosport	101	BMW M3 E46	Achilles Radial	Michael Essa[10]	All
FFF Drifting Department	117	Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano	Nitto	Federico Sceriffo[11]	All
FK53	53	BMW M3 E92	Nexen	Faruk Kugay[12]	1–5, 7–8
Get Nuts Lab	808	Nissan Silvia S15	Achilles Radial	Forrest Wang[13]	All
GReddy Toyota Racing	21	Toyota GT86	Falken[b]	Ken Gushi[14]	All
HGK Racing Team	80	BMW M3 E92	Achilles Radial	Kristaps Blušs[15]	1–7
Hohnadell-Huddy Racing	118	Nissan 240SX S14	Nexen	Alec Hohnadell[5][16]	All
Inca Madness Racing	17	BMW M3 E46	Nitto	Alex Heilbrunn[17]	1–6
Jeff Jones Racing	818	Nissan 370Z	Falken	Jeff Jones[18]	All
Jerry Yang Racing	123	Nissan GT-R	Achilles Radial	Kazuya Taguchi[19]  R	All
Jhonnattan Castro Racing	717	Toyota GT86	Nexen	Jhonnattan Castro[5][20]	All
KORUWORKS	909	Nissan 350Z	Nexen	Ryan Litteral[21]	3–4, 6–8
Kyle Mohan Racing	99	Mazda MX-5	Nexen	Kyle Mohan[5][22]	All
MVK Racing	18	Nissan 240SX S14	Achilles Radial	Matt Vankirk[23]  R	All
Papadakis Racing	151	Toyota Corolla (E210)	Nexen	Fredric Aasbø[5][24]	All
Pawlak Racing	13	Ford Mustang	Falken	Justin Pawlak[25]	All
RAD Industries	34	Toyota Supra A80	Nexen	Dan Burkett[5][26]	All
RTR Motorsports	25	Ford Mustang RTR	Nitto	Vaughn Gittin, Jr.[27]	All
	88	Ford Mustang RTR	Nitto	Chelsea DeNofa[28]	All
Ryan Tuerck Racing	411	Toyota GT86	Nexen	Ryan Tuerck[5][29]	All
Stratton Racing	33	Chevrolet Corvette C6	Achilles Radial	Dirk Stratton[30]  R	All
Team DAI.	9	Subaru BRZ	Falken	Daijiro Yoshihara[31]	All
Team Enjuku	352	Nissan Skyline R32[c] Nissan 240SX S14.3	Nexen	Kevin Lawrence[32]	All
Worthouse Drift Team	130	Nissan Silvia S15	Falken	James Deane[33]	All
	215	Nissan Silvia S15	Falken	Piotr Więcek[34]	All

R Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Schedule

Round	Title	Circuit	Location	Date	Winner	Car
1	O'Reilly Auto Parts Streets of Long Beach Presented by Permatex	Streets of Long Beach	Long Beach, California	April 7	Fredric Aasbø	Toyota Corolla (E210)
2	Advance Auto Parts Scorched Presented by Fast Orange	Orlando Speedworld	Orlando, Florida	April 28	Chris Forsberg	Nissan 370Z
3	NAPA Auto Parts Road to the Championship Presented by Rain-X	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	May 12	Kristaps Blušs	BMW M3 E92
4	Advance Auto Parts The Gauntlet Presented by Black Magic	Wall Speedway	Wall Township, New Jersey	June 2	James Deane	Nissan Silvia S15
5	AutoZone Throwdown Presented by Rain-X	Evergreen Speedway	Monroe, Washington	July 21	James Deane	Nissan Silvia S15
6	Advance Auto Parts Crossroads Presented by Rain-X	Gateway Motorsports Park	Madison, Illinois	August 11	Fredric Aasbø	Toyota Corolla (E210)
7	AutoZone Showdown Presented by Rain-X	Texas Motor Speedway	Fort Worth, Texas	September 15	Piotr Więcek	Nissan Silvia S15
8	O'Reilly Auto Parts Title Fight Presented by Rain-X	Irwindale Speedway	Irwindale, California	October 13	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
Points	7	6	5	4	3	2

Competition stage

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th–8th	9th–16th	17th–32nd
Points	100	80	64	64	48	32	16

Pro Championship standings

Pos Driver LBH ORL ATL WNJ EVS GAT TEX IRW Points 1 James Deane 42 22 64 13 14 65 21 91 595 2 Fredric Aasbø 15 31 23 94 95 11 34 24 591 3 Piotr Więcek 31 64 48 1314 31 413 13 102 507 4 Chris Forsberg 66 112 37 59 1711 89 1413 177 399 5 Justin Pawlak 54 53 91 31 43 77 117 1813 391 6 Ryan Tuerck 78 46 1620 1212 27 1812 55 115 380 7 Matt Field 97 1010 1415 25 712 22 1619 1917 379 8 Chelsea DeNofa 1111 1918 76 2625 118 36 410 311 361 9 Aurimas Bakchis 1313 77 109 42 106 94 128 815 351 10 Daijiro Yoshihara 109 99 52 610 1210 1110 69 53 349 11 Ken Gushi 1817 88 817 711 1313 53 1517 68 345 12 Forrest Wang 23 1415 1312 813 DNQ 1315 106 416 344 13 Vaughn Gittin, Jr. 1619 2221 1713 107 1619 1521 711 110 329 14 Kristaps Blušs 1212 1111 15 1627 52 1214 2424 315 15 Alec Hohnadell 810 175 1211 1516 1814 1711 92 139 252 16 Michael Essa 1415 1817 1110 176 1916 108 2020 126 217 17 Matt Coffman 1516 2120 1916 2221 822 1916 2323 1626 211 18 Jhonnattan Castro 1918 1628 1814 1918 2018 1417 1714 1520 194 19 Jeff Jones 2626 2423 2121 2828 1517 1622 1312 2119 193 20 Dirk Stratton  RY  1714 1213 2018 2423 2424 2727 1816 1414 180 21 Matt Vankirk  R  2828 1516 2424 1415 2727 2424 2222 2423 178 22 Dan Burkett 2020 2524 1519 2524 2120 2525 2121 2018 160 23 Dean Kearney 1314 2323 2120 2221 2220 DNQ 712 158 24 Kazuya Taguchi  R  3030 2322 2727 3030 2525 2119 1918 2221 144 25 Federico Sceriffo 2222 3030 DNQ 2322 2828 2323 2626 2524 126 26 Kyle Mohan 2424 2625 2525 1817 2929 2626 2929 DNQ 126 27 Kevin Lawrence 2727 2726 2828 2726 2323 2018 3030 DNQ 126 28 Alex Heilbrunn 2121 2019 DNQ 118 69 DNQ 123 29 Faruk Kugay 2323 2827 DNQ 2929 2626 2727 2727 108 30 Austin Meeks 2525 2929 2222 DNQ DNQ 2828 2828 2625 108 31 Taylor Hull DNQ 2626 3030 2929 2525 2322 90 32 Ryan Litteral DNQ 2019 DNQ 815 DNQ 69 33 Cameron Moore 2929 DNQ 1415 53 Sources:[45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]

In-line notation Superscript number Qualifying position 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	ORL	ATL	WNJ	EVS	GAT	TEX	IRW	Pts
1	Nissan	23	112	37	13	14	413	13	416	1229
		31	22	48	59	31	65	21	91
2	Toyota	15	31	23	711	27	11	34	24	1053
		78	46	817	94	95	53	55	68
3	Ford	54	53	76	31	43	36	410	110	869
		1111	1918	91	107	118	77	711	311
4	BMW	1212	1111	15	118	52	108	2020	126	598
		1415	1817	1110	1627	69	1214	2424	2727
5	Chevrolet	97	1010	1415	25	712	22	1619	1414	559
		1714	1213	2018	2423	2424	2727	1816	1917
6	Dodge		1314	2323	2120[d]	2221	2220	DNQ	712	158
7	Mazda	2424	2625	2525	1817	2929	2626	2929	DNQ	126
8	Ferrari	2222	3030	DNQ	2322	2828	2323	2626	2524	126
9	Cadillac		DNQ	2626		3030	2929	2525	2322	90

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	ORL	ATL	WNJ	EVS	GAT	TEX	IRW	Pts
1	Falken	31	22	48	13	14	22	13	53	1215
		42	53	52	25	31	413	21	815
2	Nexen Tire	15	112	23	59	27	11	34	24	1088
		66	37	31	94	95	89	55	115
3	Achilles Radial	23	88	15	711	52	53	106	416	845
		1212	1111	817	813	822	108	1517	68
4	Nitto	1111	1918	76	107	69	36	410	110	725
		1619	2019	1713	118	118	1521	711	311

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.