2017 Formula D season
# 2017 Formula D season

The 2017 Formula D season is the fourteenth season of the Formula D Pro Championship series and fourth season of the Pro2 series. The Pro Championship series began on March 31 at Long Beach and ended on October 14 at Irwindale Speedway with Irish driver James Deane winning his first Pro Championship.

## Teams and drivers

### Pro championship

| Tire | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Round(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Achilles | Sogun Motorsports Achilles | BMW E46 | 84 | Charles Ng | 1 |
| Achilles | Bridges Racing | Dodge Viper | 43 | Dean Kearney | All |
| Achilles | HGK Motorsports | BMW E46 | 80 | Kristaps Blušs | All |
| Achilles | Perry Performance Competition | Nissan S14 | 11 | Marc Landerville | 5, 7 |
| Achilles | Essa Autosport | BMW E46 | 101 | Michael Essa | All |
| Achilles | Jerry Yang Racing | Infiniti G37 | 31 | Robbie Nishida | All |
| Falken | Bakchis Motorsports | Nissan S14 | 723 | Aurimas Bakchis | All |
| Falken | DAI. | Subaru BRZ | 9 | Daijiro Yoshihara | All |
| Falken | Worthouse Drift Team | Nissan S15 | 130 | James Deane | All |
| Falken | Pawlak Racing | Ford Mustang | 13 | Justin Pawlak | All |
| Falken | Driftcave Motorsports | Nissan S14 | 777 | Matt Field | All |
| Falken | Worthouse Drift Team | Nissan S15 | 215 | Piotr Wieçek | All |
| Hankook | NOS Energy Drink Drift Team | Nissan 370Z | 64 | Chris Forsberg | All |
| Hankook | Jeff Jones Racing | Nissan S14 | 818 | Jeff Jones | All |
| Hankook | Team Enjuku | Nissan 180SX | 144 | Nate Hamilton | 1–7 |
| Hankook | Pat Goodin Racing | Nissan S13 | 46 | Pat Goodin | All |
| Hankook | Gumout, Nameless Performance, Hankook Tires | Toyota 86 | 411 | Ryan Tuerck | All |
| Nexen | Hohnadell Racing | Nissan S14 | 118 | Alec Hohnadell | All |
| Nexen | Cameron Moore Drift | Toyota 86 | 333 | Cameron Moore | 1–4, 6–8 |
| Nexen | RAD Industries | Toyota Supra | 134 | Dan Burkett | 1–4, 6–8 |
| Nexen | Logic Aside | BMW E92 | 53 | Faruk Kugay | 1–2, 7–8 |
| Nexen | Papadakis Racing | Toyota Corolla iM | 1 | Fredric Aasbo | All |
| Nexen | Jhonnattan Castro Racing | Toyota 86 | 717 | Jhonnattan Castro | All |
| Nexen | JR Motorsports | Nissan S15 | 200 | Juha Rintanen | 1–4, 7–8 |
| Nexen | GReddy Racing - Nexen Tire - Toyota Racing | Toyota 86 | 21 | Ken Gushi | All |
| Nexen | Kyle Mohan Racing | Mazda MX-5 | 99 | Kyle Mohan | All |
| Nexen | Coffman Racing | Nissan 180SX | 959 | Matt Coffman | All |
| Nexen | Taylor Hull Racing | Nissan S14 | 82 | Taylor Hull | 2–4, 7 |
| Nitto | Team RTS | BMW E46 | 949 | Alex Heilbrunn | 1–4, 6–8 |
| Nitto | Mustang RTR Drift Team | Ford Mustang RTR | 88 | Chelsea DeNofa | All |
| Nitto | Forvard Avto | Nissan S15 | 31 | Georgy Chivchyan | 1 |
| Nitto | Mustang RTR Drift Team | Ford Mustang RTR | 25 | Vaughn Gittin | All |

## Schedule and results

| Round | Round | Title | Venue | Date | Winner | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pro | Pro2 | Title | Venue | Date | Winner | Report |
| 1 | | Streets of Long Beach | Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA | March 31 – April 1 | James Deane | Report |
| | 1 | | Orlando Speed World, Orlando, FL | April 27 – 28 | Kevin Lawrence | Report |
| 2 | | Uncharted Territory | Orlando Speed World, Orlando, FL | April 28 – 29 | Fredric Aasbø | Report |
| | 2 | | Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA | May 11 – 12 | Travis Reeder | Report |
| 3 | | Road to the Championship | Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA | May 12 – 13 | James Deane | Report |
| 4 | | The Gauntlet | Wall Stadium, Wall Township, NJ | June 2 – 3 | Aurimas Bakchis | Report |
| 5 | | True North | Autodrome Saint-Eustache, St.Eustache, QC, Canada | July 14 – 15 | Fredric Aasbø | Report |
| | 3 | | Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, WA | August 3 – 4 | Matt Vankirk | Report |
| 6 | | Throwdown | Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, WA | August 4 – 5 | James Deane | Report |
| | 4 | | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX | September 7 – 8 | Kevin Lawrence | Report |
| 7 | | Showdown | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX | September 8 – 9 | James Deane | Report |
| 8 | | Title Fight | Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, CA | October 13 – 14 | Piotr Wieçek | Report |

### Calendar changes & notes

* On August 9, 2017, the owners of Irwindale Speedway announced that the venue will cease operations in January 2018. Formula D has held a round at the Irwindale Speedway every year since their inaugural season.

## Standings

### Pro championship

**Standings**

Event winners in bold.

| Pos | Driver | LBH | ORL | ATL | NJ | CAN | SEA | TEX | IRW | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | James Deane | 106.00 | 36.00 | 103.00 | 52.00 | 71.00 | 107.00 | 107.00 | 69.00 | 651.00 |
| 2 | Fredric Aasbø | 52.00 | 106.00 | 20.00 | 52.00 | 104.00 | 84.00 | 68.00 | 52.00 | 538.00 |
| 3 | Aurimas Bakchis | 68.00 | 20.00 | 19.00 | 103.00 | 19.00 | 69.00 | 69.00 | 51.00 | 418.00 |
| 4 | Vaughn Gittin | 39.00 | 66.00 | 39.00 | 35.00 | 66.00 | 36.00 | 51.00 | 67.00 | 399.00 |
| 4 | Kristaps Blušs | 35.00 | 35.00 | 69.00 | 68.00 | 86.00 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 34.00 | 399.00 |
| 6 | Daijiro Yoshihara | 18.00 | 71.00 | 18.00 | 50.00 | 35.00 | 66.00 | 51.00 | 84.00 | 393.00 |
| 7 | Michael Essa | 35.00 | 84.00 | 38.00 | 84.00 | 18.00 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 367.00 |
| 8 | Piotr Wieçek | 35.00 | 34.00 | 51.00 | 18.00 | 36.00 | 51.00 | 36.00 | 106.00 | 351.00 |
| 9 | Ryan Tuerck | 69.00 | 53.00 | 51.00 | 38.00 | 36.00 | 38.00 | 36.00 | 19.00 | 340.00 |
| 10 | Matt Coffman | 52.00 | 19.00 | 35.00 | 68.00 | 35.00 | 51.00 | 38.00 | 18.00 | 316.00 |
| 11 | Chris Forsberg | 52.00 | 35.00 | 50.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 83.00 | 36.00 | 311.00 |
| 12 | Dean Kearney | 51.00 | 52.00 | 83.00 | 18.00 | 35.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 294.00 |
| 13 | Chelsea DeNofa | 18.00 | 19.00 | 36.00 | 39.00 | 36.00 | 51.00 | 51.00 | 39.00 | 289.00 |
| 14 | Justin Pawlak | 35.00 | 19.00 | 19.00 | 37.00 | 37.00 | 50.00 | 35.00 | 52.00 | 284.00 |
| 15 | Alex Heilbrunn | 84.00 | 19.00 | 36.00 | 35.00 | X | 36.00 | 18.00 | 50.00 | 278.00 |
| 16 | Alec Hohnadell | 18.00 | 50.00 | 68.00 | 19.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 261.00 |
| 17 | Matt Field | 35.00 | 34.00 | 36.00 | 19.00 | 52.00 | 19.00 | 19.00 | 35.00 | 249.00 |
| 18 | Ken Gushi | 35.00 | 20.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 51.00 | 19.00 | 51.00 | 34.00 | 246.00 |
| 19 | Jhonnattan Castro | 18.00 | 50.00 | 19.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 34.00 | 34.00 | 34.00 | 226.00 |
| 20 | Nate Hamilton | 18.00 | 34.00 | 34.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 19.00 | 18.00 | X | 193.00 |
| 21 | Jeff Jones | 18.00 | 18.00 | 34.00 | 50.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 192.00 |
| 22 | Robbie Nishida | 18.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 34.00 | 50.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 174.00 |
| 23 | Cameron Moore | 18.00 | 34.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | X | 34.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 158.00 |
| 23 | Kyle Mohan | 0.00 | 34.00 | 34.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 158.00 |
| 25 | Dan Burkett | 18.00 | 19.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | X | 35.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 146.00 |
| 26 | Pat Goodin | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 145.00 |
| 27 | Juha Rintanen | 35.00 | 19.00 | 18.00 | 35.00 | X | X | 18.00 | 0.00 | 125.00 |
| 28 | Marc Landreville | X | X | X | X | 51.00 | X | 0.00 | X | 51.00 |
| 29 | Faruk Kugay | 0.00 | 0.00 | X | X | X | X | 18.00 | 18.00 | 36.00 |
| 30 | Taylor Hull | X | 18.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | X | X | 0.00 | X | 36.00 |
| 31 | Georgy Chivchyan | 18.00 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 18.00 |
| Pos | Driver | LBH | ORL | ATL | NJ | CAN | SEA | TEX | IRW | Points |

Notes:

* Bold — Round winner
* X — Did not attend event

**Manufacturer Cup**

| Pos | Manufacturer | LBH | ORL | ATL | NJ | CAN | SEA | TEX | IRW | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Toyota | 121.00 | 159.00 | 71.00 | 90.00 | 155.00 | 122.00 | 119.00 | 86.00 | 923.00 |
| 2 | Ford | 74.00 | 85.00 | 91.00 | 76.00 | 103.00 | 101.00 | 102.00 | 119.00 | 751.00 |
| 3 | BMW | 35.00 | 84.00 | 38.00 | 84.00 | 18.00 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 367.00 |
| 4 | Nissan | 52.00 | 35.00 | 50.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 83.00 | 36.00 | 311.00 |
| 5 | Dodge | 51.00 | 52.00 | 83.00 | 18.00 | 35.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 294.00 |
| 6 | Infiniti | 18.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 34.00 | 50.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 174.00 |
| 7 | Mazda | 0.00 | 34.00 | 34.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 158.00 |

**Tire Cup**

| Pos | Brand | LBH | ORL | ATL | NJ | CAN | SEA | TEX | IRW | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Falken | 174.00 | 107.00 | 154.00 | 155.00 | 123.00 | 176.00 | 176.00 | 190.00 | 1255.00 |
| 2 | Nexen | 104.00 | 156.00 | 103.00 | 120.00 | 155.00 | 135.00 | 119.00 | 87.00 | 979.00 |
| 3 | Achillies | 86.00 | 136.00 | 152.00 | 152.00 | 137.00 | 72.00 | 72.00 | 70.00 | 877.00 |
| 4 | Nitto | 123.00 | 85.00 | 91.00 | 74.00 | 102.00 | 87.00 | 102.00 | 117.00 | 781.00 |
| 5 | Hankook | 121.00 | 88.00 | 101.00 | 88.00 | 71.00 | 57.00 | 119.00 | 55.00 | 700.00 |
