Motorsport season
The 2019 Formula D season (officially titled Formula DRIFT Black Magic Pro Championship ) was the sixteenth season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 6 at Long Beach and concluded on October 19 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale after eight events.
James Deane won his third consecutive championship with the Worthouse Drifting team, and his teammate Piotr Więcek placed fourth in points. However, the team and both drivers would leave Formula Drift at the end of the season: it was announced in 2020 that Worthouse had withdrawn from the series and that both its drivers were pursuing other opportunities.[ 1] Deane would return to the series in 2023 .
Driver Travis Reeder made Formula Drift history by becoming the first driver to compete with an electric vehicle. His team Napoleon Motorsports developed a fully electric Chevrolet Camaro dubbed the Chevrolet Camaro EL1 . Reeder was unable to run it during the opening round at Long Beach since the event's fire safety teams had not been given training on electric vehicle fires.[ 2] [ 3] He practiced with the car during the second round at Orlando but competed with his regular Nissan 240SX S13 . The car made its first competitive appearance in the third round at Road Atlanta , and he campaigned it until the finale at Irwindale when minor issues forced him to revert to his S13.
Two drivers also made history during the season by scoring a perfect 100 on a qualifying run, something that had only been previously achieved by Tanner Foust at Sonoma Raceway in 2006 . Justin Pawlak recorded a perfect score during the fourth round at Wall Speedway , and James Deane recorded a perfect score during the seventh round at Texas Motor Speedway .[ 4] [ 5]
Two drivers made a one-off appearance at Long Beach: Mitch Larner, renting a Toyota 2JZ powered Nissan 240SX S14 from fellow competitor Forrest Wang, and Manuel Vacca, driving a BMW E46 .[ 6]
Entries
R Eligible for Rookie of the Year
Schedule
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 6 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
6
5
4
3
2
1
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
WWT
TEX
IRW
Pts
1
James Deane
62
1110
34
35
22
11
21
36
565
2
Fredric Aasbø
410
91
11
22
1418
22
411
1310
513
3
Aurimas Bakchis
15
15
55
116
1213
57
52
48
497
4
Piotr Więcek
73
63
66
67
11
34
63
67
482
5
Ryan Tuerck
177
1615
23
19
93
46
829
53
443
6
Chris Forsberg
38
27
78
128
411
105
35
104
439
7
Michael Essa
1212
1514
410
1412
78
825
108
212
385
8
Chelsea DeNofa
109
36
92
1310
106
93
17
91
384
9
Daijiro Yoshihara
94
52
107
93
34
1211
79
816
360
10
Vaughn Gittin, Jr.
1111
416
1624
411
1521
612
1813
713
350
11
Ken Gushi
1317
1312
179
714
55
1913
1110
12
343
12
Justin Pawlak
813
74
2118
51
67
1315
174
115
311
13
Forrest Wang
26
88
1112
104
2423
1110
1917
1411
305
14
Matt Field
51
1211
1317
820
1110
714
1516
1717
305
15
Kazuya Taguchi
2322
1919
1811
1618
2017
1520
96
129
204
16
Travis Reeder RY
1519
1818
3131
3131
1624
2118
1212
1615
202
17
Dean Kearney
1418
1717
1214
2222
2525
189
1415
1919
187
18
Jhonnattan Castro
1915
2121
1522
2525
2119
1624
2018
1514
186
19
Ryan Litteral
1626
2525
2626
2121
179
2016
1314
1818
171
20
Patrick Goodin
2524
109
815
1713
1812
2523
3030
171
21
Jeff Jones
3232
2424
2016
1517
2322
2727
2928
2525
153
22
Dirk Stratton
2625
2626
1420
2424
2220
2422
2221
2222
152
23
Dylan Hughes R
DNQ
2222
1913
1916
814
178
2726
139
24
Taylor Hull
2727
2727
2525
2727
2626
3131
2423
2323
136
25
Dan Burkett
2423
3131
2321
2323
2727
2321
2827
2626
136
26
Federico Sceriffo
2828
2929
2727
2929
2828
2219
2625
2828
136
27
Matt Coffman
2016
2323
2219
2019
1316
1417
136
28
Kevin Lawrence
DNQ
3232
3232
3030
1915
3030
2524
2727
120
29
Kyle Mohan
3131
DNQ
2828
2828
3030
2929
2322
2020
119
30
Austin Meeks
3030
2828
DNQ
2626
2929
2828
3131
2424
119
31
João Barion R
DNQ
3030
3030
2626
1620
2929
101
32
Alex Heilbrunn
1814
1413
2423
1815
87
33
Sebastien Gauthier R
2929
DNQ
2929
DNQ
3232
2119
2121
85
34
Alec Hohnadell
2120
2020
DNQ
34
35
Mitch Larner R
2221
17
NC
Manuel Vacca R
DNQ
0
Sources:[ 51] [ 52] [ 53] [ 54] [ 55] [ 56] [ 57] [ 58] [ 59]
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
WWT
TEX
IRW
Pts
1
Toyota
410
91
11
19
55
22
411
12
1059
1317
1312
23
22
93
46
829
53
2
Ford
813
36
92
411
67
612
17
713
789
109
416
1624
51
106
93
174
91
3
Nissan
38
27
78
128
411
105
35
104
644
2322
1919
1811
1618
1915
1520
96
129
4
Chevrolet
51
1211
1317
820
1110
714
1516
1717
473
2625
2626
1420
2424
2220
2422
1620
2222
5
BMW
1212
1514
410
1412
78
825
108
212
385
6
Cadillac
2727
2727
2525
2626
2626
2828
2423
2323
255
3030
2828
DNQ
2727
2929
3131
3131
2424
7
Dodge
1418
1717
1214
2222
2525
189
1415
1919
187
8
Ferrari
2828
2929
2727
2929
2828
2219
2625
2828
136
9
Mazda
3131
DNQ
2828
2828
3030
2929
2322
2020
119
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
WWT
TEX
IRW
Pts
1
Falken
15
15
34
35
11
11
21
36
1189
51
52
55
51
22
34
52
48
2
Nexen
38
27
11
22
411
22
35
104
952
410
91
78
128
1418
105
411
1310
3
Nitto
109
36
23
19
93
46
17
53
932
1111
416
92
411
106
612
829
713
4
Achilles Tires
26
88
410
714
55
825
96
12
845
1212
109
815
104
78
1110
108
212
^ Taguchi competed in a Nissan GT-R at Long Beach but used a Nissan Silvia S15 for the remainder of the season.
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