EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, September 15, 2022
Location: Utah Motorsports Campus, Grantsville, UT
Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 7: Type S Elevated presented by Autozone, and the Final Round of the Link ECU PROSPEC Championship

RESULTS FROM FD PRO QUALIFYING

1. Fredric Aasbo (Norway) – Rockstar Energy Toyota GR Supra
2. Dylan Hughes (USA) – DHR / Royal Purple / Falken Tire BMW
3. Jhonnattan Castro (Dominican Republic) – Gerdau Metaldom Toyota GR 86

RESULTS FROM FD PROSPEC QUALIFYING

1. Kasey Kohl (USA) – Mspek Performance Nissan S14.9
2. Andy Hateley (USA) – Hateley Motorsports BMW E46
3. Alex Jagger (USA) – Forsberg Racing Nissan 370Z

NOTES

• Utah Motorsports Campus is a new facility to the Formula DRIFT Championships, presenting all drivers with a high-speed challenge
• The weather was warm and cloudy for the PROSPEC FCP Euro Knockout Qualifying, hot and sunny for the PRO K&N Knockout Qualifying
• A change of format means both Championships qualify in Thursday, allowing the PROSPEC Final to take place on Friday, with PRO Round 7 on Saturday

 

PRO NOTES

• Fifteen drivers scored 90 points or more, with three awarded 94 points, including top qualifier Aasbo. He took the decision thanks to a superior style score over second place Hughes and Castro in third. Sitting second in the PRO Championship, Aasbo will be looking to close the gap to leader Field
• Matt Field (USA) could only qualify the Drift Cave / Falken Tire C6 Corvette in 23rd place, giving him a challenging path to the competition Final. Field has yet to win a 2022 round
• Top Rookie qualifier was Nick Noback (USA) who qualified 11th in KoruWorks E46 BMW. He currently sits second in the Rookie title chase behind Mike Power (USA)
• 36 drivers attempted to qualify for the Top 32 competition heats. After the Knockout Qualifying Format (KQF), Adam LZ, Yves Meyer, Joao Barion and Dan Burkett would take no further part

 

PROSPEC NOTES

• With 14 drivers having a mathematical chance of winning the 2022 Link ECU PROSPEC Championship, the FCP Euro qualifying session would be critical because it scores points for the top three drivers, decides the competition match-ups and would allocate bye runs if drivers failed to qualify
• 2022 Rookie Kohl surprised everybody by qualifying in first position. Placed 11th in the Link ECU PROSPEC Championship, he’s 84 points from the title lead and undoubtedly keen to make a big impact in the final round
• Second place Hateley won the opening round in Orlando and 31 points from the PROSPEC lead, has a genuine chance to claim the 2022 title
• Similarly, third place Jagger sits in fourth, 22 points from the top and within reach of the winner’s trophy
• Link ECU PROSPEC Championship leader and Rookie Robert Thorne (USA) put his ASMotorsport / Kats Coin BMW M3 in eighth position, one place ahead of Dmitriy Brutskiy who is currently in second, one point behind Thorne and eager to win a third PROSPEC title with his DriftHQ / Link ECU / ISC Suspension / Enkei Wheels BMW M3 with Royal Purple
• 31 drivers qualified for the Top 32 competition heats, with the bottom eight running a second time as part of KQF. And with seven ruled incomplete on their first run, they needed to score points to avoid elimination. However, Rye O’Connor and Dustin Miles were unsuccessful and ended their 2022 season early. As a result, the top three drivers receive a bye run through the Top 32 competition heats
• All PROSPEC teams must use Link ECU engine management as well as GT Radial tires supplied and fitted by TireStacks
• FCP Euro, Royal Purple and Throdle contingency programs are available for PROSEPC competitors who meet defined criteria. After the Final, the FCP Euro Cup will award $10,000 to the leading driver of a European vehicle participating in the program

 

ROUND 7 TOP 16 FD PRO QUALIFYING

POSITION	NAME	POINTS
1	Fredric Aasbo	3
2	Dylan Hughes	2
3	Jhonnattan Castro	1
4	Chris Forsberg
5	Chelsea DeNofa
6	Jonathan Hurst
7	Ken Gushi
8	Ryan Tuerck
9	Justin Pawlak
10	Rome Charpentier
11	Nick Noback
12	Josh Love
13	Aurimas Bakchis
14	Jeff Jones
15	Dean Kearney
16	Kazuya Taguchi

 

BRACKET FOR ROUND 7 FD PRO COMPETITION HEATS 

ROUND 4 TOP 16 PROSPEC QUALIFYING

POSITION	NAME	POINTS
1	Kasey Kohl	3
2	Andy Hateley	2
3	Alex Jagger	1
4	Tommy Lemaire
5	Rich Whiteman
6	Cory Talaska
7	Amanda Sorensen
8	Robert Thorne
9	Dmitriy Brutskiy
10	Nate Chen
11	Evan Bogovich
12	Rudy Hansen
13	Blake Olsen
14	Javier Martinez
15	Ben Hobson
16	Austin Matta

 

BRACKET FOR ROUND 4 FD PROSPEC COMPETITION HEATS 

FORMULA DRIFT UTAH RECAP

Competition results from the FD Link ECU PROSPEC Final will be available tomorrow. Competition results from the FD PRO Championship Round 7: Type S Elevated presented by Autozone will be available on Saturday. A recap of all the action from FD SLC with event images will be available on Monday