EVENT DETAILS

Date: Saturday, July 16, 2022
Location: World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, IL
Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 5: Crossroads and Formula DRIFT Link ECU PROSPEC Championship Round 3

RESULTS FROM FD PRO ROUND 5

1. Kazuya Taguchi (Japan) – ISR UpGarage / GT Radial Scion FRS
2. Ryan Tuerck (USA) – Rain-X / Nitto Tire Toyota GR Corolla
3. Matt Field (USA) – Drift Cave / Falken Tire C6 Corvette

RESULTS FROM FD PROSPEC ROUND 3

1. Evan Bogovich (USA) – Feal Suspension Nissan S14
2. Derek Madison (USA) – Fuelab Fuel Systems / Team Infamous Nissan S14
3. Dmitriy Brutskiy – DriftHQ / Link ECU / ISC Suspension / Enkei Wheels BMW M3 with Royal Purple

PRO NOTES

• Formula DRIFT revised the 2022 course layout at World Wide Technology Raceway, removing the Inside Clip and creating four Outside Zones to improve the track flow
• Top 32 competition heats took place in blazing heat, with Top 16 through to the Final occurred after sunset
• Taguchi claimed his first FD PRO Championship win since joining the series in 2018. It completed a perfect weekend after he qualified in first place. Taguchi is the fifth driver to win one of the five 2022 FD PRO rounds. The win moved him from 23rd in the Championship standings to tenth
• An emotional Taguchi won the Final after a contentious collision with Tuerck on their first run. Tuerck’s GR Corolla slid into the back of Taguchi’s Scion FRS as they crossed the finish line. Unable to repair the Scion’s broken rear subframe in the allotted 10mins, and with Tuerck judged to be at fault, the win was awarded to Taguchi
• With both drivers apologizing to Formula DRIFT fans and spectators, Tuerck was grateful for the points that elevated him one position to third in the standings
• In an event punctuated by collisions, Taguchi reached the Final after third-placed Field was ruled at fault for contact during their Top 4 heat. Despite the setback, Field extended his lead of the FD PRO points race thanks to the early elimination of his closest rivals. He now has a 32-point lead over defending Champion, Fredric Aasbo (Norway)
• Nick Noback (USA) was the leading PRO Rookie at FD STL. He reached the Top 8 heats for the first time in his KoruWorks E46 BMW and finished sixth. He now sits 22nd in the overall standings
• After Round 5, Toyota continues to lead the 2022 Formula DRIFT PRO Auto Cup and Falken heads the Tire Cup

PROSPEC NOTES

• Link ECU PROSPEC competition was split across two days, with the Top 32 heats taking place on Friday evening and the Top 16 to the Final completed on Saturday morning
• The weather was dry for both sessions but extremely hot on Saturday
• After entering PROSPEC in 2021, FD St Louis was the first win for Bogovich and his second 2022 podium. He climbs from sixth to third in the Championship table
• Local driver Madison scored his second podium since joining the series in 2019. He was also awarded a Formula DRIFT Performance Reward for his impressive driving, knocking out many top names including the points leader Thorne and double Champion Brutskiy. Madison’s points tally allowed him to climb from eighth to fifth overall
• Third place Brutskiy narrowly missed a perfect weekend after qualifying first. However, he scored more points than all the drivers above him in the Championship table, allowing Brutskiy to rise from fourth to second in the standings
• Top Rookie Robert Thorne (USA) finished sixth in his ASMotorsport / Kats Coin BMW M3 and narrowly retains the Championship lead by one point from Brutskiy
• All PROSPEC teams must use Link ECU engine management as well as GT Radial tires supplied and fitted by TireStacks
• Throdle, FCP Euro and Royal Purple contingency programs are available for PROSPEC competitors who meet the defined criteria

ROUND 5 FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS

POSITION	DRIVER	POINTS
1	Kazuya Taguchi	103
2	Ryan Tuerck	91
3	Matt Field	80
4	Ken Gushi	80
5	Dylan Hughes	68
6	Nick Noback	67
7	Wataru Masuyama	67
8	Federico Sceriffo	67
9	Jonathan Hurst	52
10	Fredric Aasbo	52
11	Jeff Jones	52
12	Rome Charpentier	52
13	Mike Power	52
14	Yves Meyer	52
15	Aurimas Bakchis	52
16	Dean Kearney	52

 

2022 FD PRO TOP 16 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

POSITION	DRIVER	POINTS
1	Matt Field	415
2	Fredric Aasbo	383
3	Ryan Tuerck	380
4	Chris Forsberg	336
5	Dylan Hughes	323
6	Chelsea DeNofa	310
7	Aurimas Bakchis	299
8	Travis Reeder	290
9	Rome Charpentier	280
10	Kazuya Taguchi	259
11	Ken Gushi	252
12	Wataru Masuyama	241
13	Daniel Stuke	241
14	Branden Sorensen	241
15	Justin Pawlak	226
16	Dan Burkett	224

 

2022 AUTO CUP TOP FIVE STANDINGS

Toyota	791
Chevrolet	624
Ford	536
Nissan	493
BMW	209

 

2022 TIRE CUP STANDINGS

Falken Tire	810
Nitto Tire	796
GT Radial	758
Nexen Tire	561
Federal Tire	538

 

ROUND 3 FD PROSPEC TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS

POSITION	DRIVER	POINTS
1	Evan Bogovich	100
2	Derek Madison	91
3	Dmitriy Brutskiy	83
4	Dustin Miles	80
5	Alex Jagger	68
6	Robert Thorne	67
7	Nate Chen	67
8	Alex Lichliter	67
9	Rye O’Connor	54
10	Adam Knapik	52
11	Blake Olsen	52
12	Tommy Lemaire	52
13	Steve Misko	52
14	Rich Whiteman	52
15	Andy Hateley	52
16	Ricky Hofmann	52

 

FD PROSPEC TOP 16 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

POSITION	DRIVER	POINTS
1	Robert Thorne	238
2	Dmitriy Brutskiy	237
3	Evan Bogovich	232
4	Alex Jagger	216
5	Derek Madison	210
6	Andy Hateley	207
7	Tommy Lemaire	171
8	Nate Chen	169
9	Ben Hobson	158
10	Steve Misko	156
11	Kasey Kohl	154
12	Rich Whiteman	141
13	Brian Wadman	139
14	Blake Olsen	139
15	Cory Talaska	137
16	Robert Thorne	238

 

FORMULA DRIFT ST LOUIS RECAP

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

 

NEXT ROUND

Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA will host the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 6: Throwdown on August 5-6. Please visit formulad.com for the competition schedule, ticket information, driver profiles, special content, and the event livestream