The 2025 Formula Drift season (officially titled and stylized as the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship) was the twenty-second season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 4 at Long Beach and concluded on October 18, also at Long Beach.
This was the first Formula Drift season in its 22-year history to not feature a final event at Irwindale Speedway after the track's announced permanent closure on October 29, 2024.[1][2]
James Deane won the Drivers' Championship with three round wins, becoming the first and only five-time Formula D Champion.
The 20 highest classified drivers in the previous event are guaranteed a starting position at the next event and are seeded with the same results, so that the previous event winner is awarded the number 1 seed. This may change if there are 32 or less drivers at the event. In such instance only the top 16 are locked in.
The remaining twelve seeding positions (21st through 32nd) are contested by up to 16 drivers, including those who finished 21st or lower in the previous round. Seeding within this group is determined by a Seeding Bracket, a knockout-style tandem drift competition similar in format to the main event. The winner of the Seeding Bracket is awarded the 21st starting position in the main event. If 32 or less drivers show up at the event, the drivers are contesting for places 17th through 32nd and drivers that finished 17th or lower at the previous event are included. Beginning in 2025, the series introduced a points system for the Seeding Bracket, awarding three points for each battle won. Consequently, the winner receives 12 points, finalists and Top 4 finishers receive nine points, while drivers eliminated in the Top 16 do not receive any points.
As in previous years, drivers in the main event advance through a series of competition heats. However, in 2025, points were awarded based on the number of battles won rather than the stage at which a driver was eliminated. Drivers received 10 points for each battle won, with the winner earning up to 50 points, potentially more if they also competed in the Seeding Bracket. Drivers eliminated in the Top 32 do not receive any points. The competition format didn't change, featuring progression through the Top 32, Top 16, Top 8, Top 4, and the Final. Final classification within each round is then determined by highest seeding position; for example, of the two drivers eliminated in Top 4, the driver who was seeded higher entering the event is awarded 3rd position and the final place on the podium.
In the event of a tie on points, the driver who classified higher in the most recent round will be awarded the higher position.
Seeding Bracket
Battles won
4
3
2
1
0
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th–8th
9th–16th
Points
12
9
6
6
3
0
Competition Stage
Battles won
5
4
3
2
1
0
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th–8th
9th–16th
17th–32nd
33rd–48th
Points
50
40
30
30
20
10
0
0
This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(December 2025)
This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(December 2025)
Auto Cup standings
Auto Cup points are awarded each round to the two drivers with the highest classified finish for each manufacturer. To be eligible, both the chassis and engine must have been constructed by that manufacturer.
