2014 Formula D season
The 2014 Formula D season, officially titled the Formula Drift Pro Championship, was the eleventh season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 4 at Long Beach and ended on October 11 at Irwindale Speedway.[1]
2009 champion Chris Forsberg was able to clinch his second Formula D title, finishing 11.5 points clear of his nearest rival, Fredric Aasbø. Forsberg, the event winner at Long Beach, went into the final round with a 26-point advantage but Aasbø – a winner at Wall Township Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway – closed slightly in the standings. Third place in the championship was another two-time event winner, Vaughn Gittin, who was the winner at Road Atlanta and Homestead-Miami Speedway. Other victories were taken by Darren McNamara at Evergreen Speedway while Daigo Saito was victorious at Irwindale Speedway. Scion were the winners of the Manufacturers' Cup, finishing 122 points clear of Nissan, while in the Tire Cup, Hankook finished clear of Nitto by a tally of 283.5 points.
Schedule
[edit]| Rnd | Title | Venue | Location | Date | Winner | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Streets of Long Beach | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | April 4 – 5 |  Chris Forsberg[2] | Nissan 370Z |
| 2 | Road to the Championship | Road Atlanta | Braselton, GA | May 9 – 10 | Vaughn Gittin[3] | Ford Mustang |
| 3 | Miami Heat | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, FL | May 30 – 31 | Vaughn Gittin[4] | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | The Gauntlet | Wall Township Speedway | Wall Township, NJ | June 20 – 21 |  Fredric Aasbø[5] | Scion tC |
| 5 | Throwdown | Evergreen Speedway | Monroe, WA | July 18 – 19 |  Darren McNamara | Nissan S14 |
| 6 | Showdown | Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, TX | September 12 – 13 | Fredric Aasbø | Scion tC |
| 7 | Title Fight | Irwindale Speedway | Irwindale, CA | October 10 – 11 |  Daigo Saito | Lexus SC430 |
Calendar changes
[edit]- Starting in 2014, the third round event was moved from Palm Beach International Raceway to Homestead-Miami Speedway. A round of Formula D had been held at the Palm Beach International Raceway since the 2011 season.[6]
Results and standings
[edit]Championship standings
[edit]Event winners in bold.
| Pos | Driver | LBH | ATL | HMS | WTS | EVS | TEX | IRW | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Forsberg | 104.50 | 68.50 | 90.00 | 90.00 | 68.50 | 71.50 | 68.50 | 561.50 |
| 2 | Fredric Aasbø | 52.50 | 84.50 | 52.50 | 104.50 | 68.50 | 104.50 | 83.00 | 550.00 |
| 3 | Vaughn Gittin | 39.50 | 106.00 | 107.50 | 35.00 | 20.50 | 51.00 | 33.50 | 393.00 |
| 4 |  Aurimas Bakchis | 51.00 | 51.00 | 19.00 | 68.50 | 54.00 | 84.50 | 36.50 | 364.50 |
| 5 | Forrest Wang | 51.00 | 42.00 | 36.50 | 35.00 | 19.00 | 74.00 | 74.00 | 331.50 |
| 6 | Kenneth Moen | 84.50 | 51.00 | 70.00 | 36.50 | 33.50 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 310.50 |
| 7 | Darren McNamara | 51.00 | 33.50 | 17.50 | 51.00 | 110.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 298.00 |
| 8 | Dean Kearney | 17.50 | 33.50 | 33.50 | 49.50 | 81.50 | 36.50 | 35.00 | 287.00 |
| 9 | Justin Pawlak | 68.50 | 35.00 | 36.50 | 33.50 | 52.50 | 33.50 | 17.50 | 277.00 |
| 10 | Conrad Grunewald | 35.00 | 35.00 | 20.50 | 51.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 51.00 | 262.50 |
| 11 | Robbie Nishida | 17.50 | 65.50 | 49.50 | 19.00 | 39.50 | 17.50 | 52.50 | 261.00 |
| 12 | Ryan Tuerck | 35.00 | 20.50 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 36.50 | 51.00 | 22.00 | 235.00 |
| 13 | Ken Gushi | 17.50 | 52.50 | 19.00 | 17.50 | 49.50 | 36.50 | 35.00 | 227.50 |
| 14 | Daigo Saito | 17.50 | 51.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 36.50 | 101.50 | 224.00 |
| 15 | Matt Field | 0.00 | 17.50 | 67.00 | 35.00 | 33.50 | 17.50 | 51.00 | 221.50 |
| 16 | Michael Essa | 74.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 19.00 | 33.50 | 19.00 | 35.00 | 218.50 |
| 17 | Tyler McQuarrie | 38.00 | 23.50 | 52.50 | 20.50 | 19.00 | 35.00 | 20.50 | 209.00 |
| 18 | Daijiro Yoshihara | 17.50 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 52.50 | 35.00 | 19.00 | 55.50 | 197.00 |
| 19 | Patrick Goodin | 35.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 19.00 | 51.00 | 19.00 | 176.50 |
| Kyle Mohan | 35.00 | 19.00 | 17.50 | 19.00 | 33.50 | 17.50 | 35.00 | 176.50 | |
| 21 | Chelsea DeNofa | 20.50 | 36.50 | 35.00 | 23.50 | 19.00 | 38.00 | 0.00 | 172.50 |
| 22 |  Charles Ng | 0.00 | 33.50 | 19.00 | 65.50 | 19.00 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 154.50 |
| 23 |  Jhonnattan Castro | 17.50 | 19.00 | 35.00 | 17.50 | 19.00 | 35.00 | 0.00 | 143.00 |
| 24 |  Geoff Stoneback | 17.50 | 17.50 | 49.50 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 137.00 |
| 25 | Joon Woo-Maeng | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 49.50 | 49.50 | 17.50 | 134.00 |
| 26 |  Marc Landreville | 17.50 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 33.50 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 103.50 |
| 27 | Mats Baribeau | 33.50 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 33.50 | 102.00 |
| 28 | Ryan Kado | X | 17.50 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 87.50 |
| 29 | Dave Briggs | 17.50 | 0.00 | 33.50 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 86.00 |
| Patrick Mordaunt | 19.00 | 33.50 | 0.00 | 33.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 86.00 | |
| 31 | Alec Hohnadell | 17.50 | 17.50 | 19.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 71.50 |
| 32 | Tony Angelo | 17.50 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 0.00 | X | 70.00 |
| Matt Coffman | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 35.00 | |
| Jeff Jones | 17.50 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 70.00 | |
| 35 | Taka Aono | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 33.50 | 68.50 |
 Dennis Mertzanis | 33.50 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 68.50 | |
 Carl Rydquist | 17.50 | 0.00 | 33.50 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 68.50 | |
| 38 | Dan Savage | X | 17.50 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.50 | 55.50 |
| 39 | Karl Osaki | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 52.50 |
| 40 | Danny George | 0.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 |
| Nate Hamilton | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 35.00 | |
| 42 | Kuniaki Takahashi | 0.00 | 19.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | X | 19.00 |
| 43 | Will Parsons | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 17.50 |
| Mike Pollard | X | X | X | X | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | |
| Jeremy Richter | 17.50 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 17.50 | |
 Juha Rintanen | X | X | X | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 17.50 | |
| Pos | Driver | LBH | ATL | HMS | WTS | EVS | TEX | IRW | Points |
Manufacturer Cup
[edit]| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scion | 843.00 |
| 2 | Nissan | 721.00 |
| 3 | Ford | 670.00 |
| 4 | Lexus | 485.00 |
| 5 | Chevrolet | 471.50 |
| 6 |  BMW | 391.00 |
| 7 | Dodge | 287.00 |
| 8 | Mazda | 176.50 |
| 9 | Toyota | 170.50 |
| 10 | Hyundai | 19.00 |
| 11 | Honda | 0.00 |
| Infiniti | 0.00 | |
| Subaru | 0.00 |
Tire Cup
[edit]| Pos | Brand | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hankook | 1119.50 |
| 2 | Nitto | 836.00 |
| 3 |  Achilles | 801.00 |
| 4 | Falken | 681.50 |
| 5 |  Maxxis | 386.50 |
| 6 | Yokohama | 307.50 |
| 7 |  GT Radial | 176.50 |
| 8 | Kenda | 172.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pro Championship". formulad.com. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Round 1: Streets Of Long Beach". formulad.com. April 5, 2014. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Round 2: Road Atlanta". formulad.com. May 10, 2014. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Round 3: Miami Heat". formulad.com. June 2, 2014. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Round 4: The Gauntlet". formulad.com. June 21, 2014. Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Homestead". formulad.com. Retrieved June 4, 2014.