COMPETITION RESULTS FROM ROUND 2 OF 2022 FORMULA DRIFT PRO CHAMPIONSHIP AT ROAD ATLANTA

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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