Bakchis wins Round 7, reducing points deficit to Championship leader, Deane. Title will be decided at Irwindale Speedway in October
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
Location: Utah Motorsports Campus, Grantsville, UT
Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 7: Type S Elevated presented by AutoZone
RESULTS FROM FD PRO COMPETITION
- Aurimas Bakchis (Lithuania) – Feal Suspension / GT Radial Nissan S15
- Fredric Aasbo (Norway) – Rockstar Energy / Toyota Racing GR Supra
- Trenton Beechum (USA) – Nexen Tire / Clonex Racing E46 BMW
NOTES
- Following the Formula DRIFT Link ECU PROSPEC Championship decider on Friday, James Deane (Ireland) just needed to match Bakchis in points to win the 2024 FD PRO Championship title thanks to his commanding points lead
- However, Bakchis was able to defeat Deane in the Top 4 heats and win Round 7. The PRO title will now be decided at the Final Round at Irwindale Speedway on October 18-19
- Finishing fourth in Utah, Deane’s points advantage in the AutoZone Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD was reduced from 104 to 74 points over second place Bakchis
- After losing in the Final to Bakchis, Aasbo returned to third overall but will be unable to claim his fourth PRO title with a 130-point deficit
- Third-place Beechum scored his first ever FD PRO podium and his best result since joining the Championship in 2021. Beechum was the 2019 PROSPEC Champion
- Finishing tenth in Utah, Hiroya Minowa (Japan) continues to lead the 2024 FD Rookie of the Year race. His Enjuku Racing / Cusco / Yellowspeed Racing Toyota GT86 currently sits fourth overall with 406 points, 96 points ahead of nearest rival Conor Shanahan (Ireland) in 11th
- After Round 7, Toyota and Nitto Tire maintain the lead of the 2024 Auto Cup and Tire Cup, respectively
ROUND 7 FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS
| POSITION | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | Aurimas Bakchis | 100 |
| 2 | Fredric Aasbo | 84 |
| 3 | Trenton Beechum | 70 |
| 4 | James Deane | 70 |
| 5 | Jeff Jones | 56 |
| 6 | Jonathan Hurst | 56 |
| 7 | Dylan Hughes | 56 |
| 8 | Chris Forsberg | 56 |
| 9 | Ryan Tuerck | 42 |
| 10 | Hiroya Minowa | 42 |
| 11 | Adam LZ | 42 |
| 12 | Kazuya Taguchi | 42 |
| 13 | Matt Field | 42 |
| 14 | Conor Shanahan | 42 |
| 15 | Branden Sorensen | 42 |
| 16 | Andy Hateley | 42 |
2024 FD PRO TOP 16 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
| POSITION | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | James Deane | 566 |
| 2 | Aurimas Bakchis | 492 |
| 3 | Fredric Aasbo | 436 |
| 4 | Hiroya Minowa | 406 |
| 5 | Adam LZ | 350 |
| 6 | Matt Field | 350 |
| 7 | Ryan Tuerck | 338 |
| 8 | Simen Olsen | 336 |
| 9 | Dylan Hughes | 322 |
| 10 | Branden Sorensen | 322 |
| 11 | Conor Shanahan | 310 |
| 12 | Chris Forsberg | 308 |
| 13 | Trenton Beechum | 294 |
| 14 | Jeff Jones | 294 |
| 15 | Ken Gushi | 294 |
| 16 | Jonathan Hurst | 280 |
2024 AUTO CUP TOP 5 STANDINGS
| Toyota | 872 |
| Ford | 692 |
| GM | 602 |
| Nissan | 490 |
| BMW | 434 |
2024 TIRE CUP STANDINGS
| Nitto | 1102 |
| GT Radial | 1038 |
| Kenda | 686 |
| Vitour | 646 |
| Kumho | 462 |
| Nexen | 448 |
