EVENT DETAILS
Date: Friday, April 12, 2025
Location: Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Event: 2025 Formula DRIFT Super Drift Challenge Day 1 at Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
COMPETITORS
- Trenton Beechum (USA/PRO) – Clonex Racing / ESR Wheels BMW
- Rome Charpentier (USA/PRO) – Garagistic / Pedal Commander / Kumho Tire / BMW 1 Series
- Jeff Jones (USA/PRO) – Evol Auto Works / Prisma Labs / BIG Drift Energy / Nissan 370Z
- Margaritis Katsandis (Greece/PS) – LS Doctor E46 BMW
- Kasey Kohl (USA/PS) – Mspek Performance / ECU Master Nissan S14.9
- Sam Maghmoumi (Lebanon/PS) – 961Motorsport E36 BMW S54 Turbo
- Josh Stuart (USA/PS) – StuartFamDrifting C6 Corvette
- Daniel Stuke (USA/PRO) – MspeK Performance Nissan Silvia
RESULTS
- Rome Charpentier (USA) – Garagistic / Pedal Commander / Vitour Tires E82 BMW
- Daniel Stuke (USA) – MspeK Performance Nissan Silvia
- Jeff Jones (USA) – Evol Auto Works / Prisma Labs / BIG Drift Energy / Nissan 370Z
ABOUT SUPER DRIFT
- Super Drift Challenge is an invitational event. Competitors are drawn from the Formula DRIFT series but do not score points towards the FD PRO or PROSPEC Championships
- Formula DRIFT has a long history with the Grand Prix of Long Beach, dating back to 2005 when the series was invited to conduct an annual full-course drift demo for GP fans
- In 2012, Super Drift was introduced, offering a more traditional Formula DRIFT
- Elimination competition format for spectators to enjoy
- In 2006, Formula DRIFT worked with Grand Prix of Long Beach to establish its own standalone Championship round using Turns 9 to 11
- Round 1 of the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship season takes place the weekend before the Grand Prix. Streets of Long Beach. It has since become a mainstay of the annual eight-round Formula DRIFT calendar
- Formula DRIFT has announced it will return to Streets of Long Beach on October 17-18 to host Round 8 on a brand new course layout utilizing parts of Shoreline Drive. Titled Shoreline Showdown, tickets for the Final Round of the 2025 season are on pre-sale at formulad.com
- Drifting is judged on a driver’s line through the course, angle in the turns, and style throughout the run. The chase car’s proximity to the lead car is also a crucial factor in the tandem competition runs
