EVENT DETAILS

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022

Location: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 2: AutoZone Road to the Championship presented by TYPE S

RESULTS FROM FD PRO ROUND 2

 

  1. Fredric Aasbo (Norway) – Rockstar Energy Toyota GR Supra
  2. Chris Forsberg (USA) – NOS Energy Drink Nissan Z on GT Radials
  3. Matt Field (USA) – Drift Cave / Falken Tire C6 Corvette

NOTES

  • Road Atlanta has been part of the Formula DRIFT series since 2004
  • Cool, breezy conditions helped disperse tire smoke from the track
  • The Final between Aasbo and Forsberg went to One More Time (OMT) when the judges were unable to split the two drivers. However, a mistake by Forsberg on the fourth run tipped the decision in favor of reigning champion, Aasbo
  • Forsberg is one of two drivers in Formula DRIFT who competed in the inaugural 2004 Road Atlanta event, where he similarly placed second
  • With no third-place competition, Field took third by virtue of qualifying first. He was unable to complete his Top 4 heat against Forsberg after a mechanical issue intervened
  • Aurimas Bakchis (Lithuania) placed fourth in the Falken Tire / Feal Suspension Nissan S15
  • Two days after his birthday, 18 year-old Branden Sorensen (USA) reached the Top 8 in his US Air Force / Sorensen Motorsports BMW, forcing Bakchis to run OMT
  • Qualifying sensation, Dan Burkett (USA) also reached the Top 8 in the RAD Industries / GearWrench / GT Radial MkIV Toyota Supra, losing to Forsberg
  • Championship Rookie (and New Zealand drift champion) Darren Kelly (New Zealand) gave his 2022 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage its first competitive runs in the Top 32. He lost to Jhonnattan Castro (Dominican Republic) in his new Gerdau Metaldom Toyota GR 86
  • Top Rookie was Mike Power (USA) in the Power Racing Nissan Silvia. He reached the Top 16 where he lost to Burkett but placed 15th overall
  • After Round 2, Toyota leads the 2022 Formula DRIFT PRO Auto Cup and Nitto heads the Tire Cup

ROUND 2 FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS

POSITION

DRIVER

POINTS

1

Fredric Aasbo

101

2

Chris Forsberg

91

3

Matt Field

83

4

Aurimas Bakchis

80

5

Dan Burkett

67

6

Ryan Tuerck

67

7

Jeff Jones

67

8

Branden Sorensen

67

9

Chelsea DeNofa

54

10

Jhonnattan Castro

52

11

Travis Reeder

52

12

Kazuya Taguchi

52

13

Justin Pawlak

52

14

Alec Robbins

52

15

Mike Power

52

16

Federico Sceriffo

52

 

2022 FD PRO TOP 16 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

POSITION

DRIVER

POINTS

1

Fredric Aasbo

181

2

Matt Field

175

3

Ryan Tuerck

170

4

Aurimas Bakchis

160

5

Chris Forsberg

158

6

Chelsea DeNofa

123

7

Branden Sorensen

119

8

Jhonnattan Castro

104

9

Dan Burkett

102

10

Jeff Jones

102

11

Dylan Hughes

102

12

Rome Charpentier

102

13

Travis Reeder

87

14

Justin Pawlak

87

15

Taylor Hull

87

16

Alec Robbins

87

2022 AUTO CUP TOP FIVE STANDINGS

Toyota

351

Chevrolet

262

Nissan

245

Ford

210

Mazda

87

 

2022 TIRE CUP STANDINGS

Nitto Tire

351

Falken Tire

335

GT Radial

277

Nexen Tire

208

Federal Tire

206

 

FORMULA DRIFT ATLANTA RECAP

A full competition recap of all the action from FD ATL with event images will be available on Monday

 

NEXT ROUND

Orlando Speed World will host the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 3: Type S Scorched presented by AutoZone on May 19-21 as well as the opening round of the Formula DRIFT Link ECU PROSPEC Championship. Please visit formulad.com for the competition schedule, ticket information, driver profiles, special content, and the event livestream