2015 Formula D season

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The 2015 Formula D season, officially titled the Formula Drift Pro Championship, was the twelfth season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 10 at Long Beach and ended on October 10 at Irwindale Speedway.[1]

Calendar changes & notes

Round Title Venue Location Date Winner Car
Pro Pro 2 World
1 1 Streets of Long Beach California Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, CA April 10 – 11 Norway Fredric Aasbø[2] Scion tC
2 2 Road to the Championship Georgia (U.S. state) Road Atlanta Braselton, GA May 8 – 9 Lithuania Aurimas Bakchis[3] Nissan 240SX
1 Florida Orlando Speed World Orlando, FL June 4 – 5 Peru Alex Heilbrunn[4] BMW 3 Series
3 3 Uncharted Territory June 5 – 6 United States Ryan Tuerck[5] Scion FR-S
4 4 The Gauntlet New Jersey Wall Township Speedway Wall Township, NJ June 26 – 27 Norway Fredric Aasbø[6] Scion tC
5 Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan July 11 – 12 Japan Masato Kawabata[7] Nissan GT-R
2 Washington (state) Evergreen Speedway Monroe, WA July 23 – 24 United States James Evans[8] Nissan 370Z
5 6 Throwdown July 24 – 25 Norway Fredric Aasbø[9] Scion tC
3 Texas Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, TX August 20 – 21 Peru Alex Heilbrunn[10] BMW 3 Series
6 7 Showdown August 21 – 22 Japan Masashi Yokoi[11] Nissan S15
8 Quebec Autodrome Saint-Eustache St.Eustache, QC, Canada September 6 – 7 Norway Fredric Aasbø[12] Scion tC
4 California Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, CA October 8 – 9 Finland Juha Rintanen[13] Nissan S14
7 9 Title Fight October 9 – 10 Norway Fredric Aasbø[14] Scion tC
  • Prior to the season, Formula D announced a new multi-year television deal with CBS Sports Network.[15]
  • The third round has moved from Homestead-Miami Speedway to Orlando Speed World. This is the first time Formula D has held an event in Orlando.[16]
  • Prior to the season, Formula D announced the start of a new international series called the Formula D World Championship starting in 2015. The new series is eligible to drivers that compete in all 7 Pro Championship rounds and 3 international rounds. The three international rounds will be held at the Fuji Speedway in Japan, Autodrome Saint-Eustache in Canada, and a to-be-determined site in China.[17]
  • In September 2015, Formula D announced the cancellation of the final World Championship round in China. Irwindale will be the final round the series.[18]

Results and standings

References

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