2016 Formula D season
# 2016 Formula D season

The 2016 Formula D season is the thirteenth season of the Formula D Pro Championship series and third season of the Pro2 series. The Pro Championship series began on April 8 at Long Beach and ended on October 8 at Irwindale Speedway with Chris Forsberg winning his third Pro Championship. The Pro2 series began on May 5 at Road Atlanta and ended on October 1 at Wild Horse Motorsports Park with Marc Landreville winning the series.

## Schedule and results

| Round | Round | Title | Venue | Location | Date | Winner | Car |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pro | Pro2 | Title | Venue | Location | Date | Winner | Car |
| 1 | | Streets of Long Beach | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | April 8 – 9 | Chelsea Denofa | BMW E46 |
| | 1 | | Road Atlanta | Braselton, GA | May 5 – 6 | Jeff Jones | Nissan S14 |
| 2 | | Road to the Championship | Road Atlanta | Braselton, GA | May 6 – 7 | Vaughn Gittin | Ford Mustang |
| | 2 | | Orlando Speed World | Orlando, FL | June 3 – 4 | Marc Landreville | Nissan S14 |
| 3 | | Uncharted Territory | Orlando Speed World | Orlando, FL | June 3 – 4 | Fredric Aasbø | Scion tC |
| 4 | | The Gauntlet | Wall Township Speedway | Wall Township, NJ | June 17 – 18 | Vaughn Gittin | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | | True North | Autodrome Saint-Eustache | St.Eustache, QC, Canada | July 15 – 16 | Fredric Aasbø | Scion tC |
| 6 | | Throwdown | Evergreen Speedway | Monroe, WA | August 5 – 6 | Aurimas Bakchis | Hyundai Genesis |
| | 3 | | Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, TX | September 8 – 9 | Marc Landreville | Nissan S14 |
| 7 | | Showdown | Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, TX | September 9 – 10 | Matt Field | Nissan S14 |
| | 4 | | Wild Horse Motorsports Park | Chandler, AZ | September 31 – October 1 | Marc Landreville | Nissan S14 |
| 8 | | Title Fight | Irwindale Speedway | Irwindale, CA | October 7 – 8 | Matt Field | Nissan S14 |

### Calendar changes & notes

* The Super Drift Challenge took place on April 15 & 16 at the Streets of Long Beach course, with Matt Field beating Michael Essa in the final round.

## Entries

### Pro championship

| Tire | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Round(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Achilles | Drift Ebisu with Achilles | Toyota Mark II | 100 | Andrew Gray | 2–7 |
| Achilles | Sogun Motorsports Achilles | Infiniti G37 | 84 | Charles Ng | All |
| Achilles | Bridges Racing | Dodge Viper | 43 | Dean Kearney | All |
| Achilles | Logic Aside | Nissan S14 | 53 | Faruk Kugay | All |
| Achilles | JR Motorsports | Nissan S15 | 200 | Juha Rintanen | All |
| Achilles | Team Fast Kenny | BMW E46 | 22 | Kenneth Moen | 1–3, 6, 8 |
| Achilles | HGK Motorsports | BMW E46 | 80 | Kristaps Bluss | 1–4, 6–8 |
| Achilles | Essa Autosport | BMW E46 | 101 | Michael Essa | All |
| Achilles | | Infiniti G37 | 31 | Robbie Nishida | 1, 3–8 |
| Falken | Bakchis Motorsports | Hyundai Genesis | 723 | Aurimas Bakchis | All |
| Falken | Cameron Moore Drift | Lexus SC300 | 333 | Cameron Moore | All |
| Falken | DAI. | Subaru BRZ | 9 | Daijiro Yoshihara | All |
| Falken | Pawlak Racing | Ford Mustang | 13 | Justin Pawlak | All |
| Falken | Coffman Racing | Nissan S13 | 959 | Matt Coffman | All |
| Falken | Driftcave Motorsports | Nissan S14 | 777 | Matt Field | All |
| Falken | Pat Goodin Racing | Nissan S13 | 46 | Pat Goodin | All |
| Falken | Drift Paddock | Nissan 350Z | 90 | Pat Mordaunt | 1–4, 6–8 |
| Falken | Tyler McQuarrie Racing | Chevrolet Camaro | 17 | Tyler McQuarrie | All |
| GT Radial | | BMW E46 | 88 | Chelsea DeNofa | All |
| GT Radial | Kyle Mohan Racing | Mazda MX-5 | 99 | Kyle Mohan | All |
| Hankook | NOS Energy Drink Drift Team | Nissan 370Z | 64 | Chris Forsberg | All |
| Hankook | Get Nuts Lab | Nissan S15 | 808 | Forrest Wang | All |
| Hankook | Chris Forsberg Racing | Nissan 370Z | 15 | Geoff Stoneback | All |
| Hankook | Gumout, Nameless Performance, Hankook Tires, SRby Toyota FRS | Scion FR-S | 411 | Ryan Tuerck | All |
| Hankook | Get Nuts Lab | Nissan S14 | 988 | Shengjun Zhang | 1 |
| Nexen | Hohnadell Racing | Nissan S14 | 118 | Alec Hohnadell | All |
| Nexen | Papadakis Racing | Scion tC | 1 | Fredric Aasbø | All |
| Nexen | Jeff Jones Racing | Nissan S14 | 818 | Jeff Jones | 1–4, 6–8 |
| Nexen | Jhonnattan Castro Racing | Scion FR-S | 717 | Jhonnattan Castro | All |
| Nexen | GReddy Racing - Nexen Tire - SR by Toyota 86 Team | Toyota 86 | 21 | Ken Gushi | All |
| Nexen | Rockstar Energy Drink Nexen Tire VW Passat | Volkswagen Passat | 34 | Tanner Foust | 2, 6–7 |
| Nitto | Team RTS | BMW E46 | 949 | Alex Heilbrunn | 1–4, 6–8 |
| Nitto | Red Bull, Nitto Tire, Mazda | Mazda MX-5 | 123 | Mike Whiddett | All |
| Nitto | Mustang RTR Drift Team | Ford Mustang | 25 | Vaughn Gittin | All |

### Pro 2

| Tire | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Round(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Achilles | Aaron Day Racing | Nissan S14 | 124 | Aaron Day | 1, 3–4 |
| Achilles | Meeks Drift | Nissan S14 | 316 | Austin Meeks | All |
| Achilles | Stratton Racing | Chevrolet Corvette | 33 | Dirk Stratton | All |
| Achilles | Red Baron Racing | BMW E30 | 418 | Donovan Brockway | All |
| Achilles | D’VANZ Motorsports | Ford Mustang | 19 | Doug Van Den Brink | 1–2, 4 |
| Achilles | Ethan Hunter Drift | Nissan S14 | 37 | Ethan Hunter | 1, 3–4 |
| Achilles | Drift Chick | Nissan S14 | 42 | Kelsey Rowlings | 1, 3–4 |
| Achilles | | BMW E36 | 3 | Luis Lizardi | 1–2, 4 |
| Achilles | Marc Landreville Racing | Nissan S14 | 11 | Marc Landreville | All |
| Achilles | Matt Madrigali Racing | Nissan S13 | 415 | Matt Madrigali | All |
| Achilles | | Toyota Mark II | 54 | Ng Sheng Nian | All |
| Falken | Andrew Lewis Racing | Nissan S13 | 36 | Andrew Lewis | All |
| Falken | JMR Josh McGuire Racing | Nissan S14 | 63 | Josh McGuire | All |
| Falken | Team Enjuku | Nissan S14 | 352 | Kevin Lawrence | All |
| Falken | Team Enjuku | Nissan S13 | 144 | Nate Hamilton | All |
| Falken | Asphalt Anarchy | Nissan S14 | 82 | Taylor Hull | All |
| Falken | Beechum Racing | Ford Mustang | 999 | Trenton Beechum | All |
| GT Radial | Ryan Litteral Racing | Nissan S14 | 909 | Ryan Litteral | All |
| Hankook | MVK Racing | Nissan S13 | 18 | Matt VanKirk | 3–4 |
| Nexen | RAD Industries | Toyota Supra | 134 | Dan Burkett | All |
| Nexen | Jeff Jones Racing | Nissan S14 | 818 | Jeff Jones | All |
| Nitto | IAS Performance | Nissan S14 | 142 | Randall Waters | 3–4 |

## Results and standings

### Pro championship

**Standings**

Event winners in bold.

| Pos | Driver | LBH | ATL | ORL | WTS | ASE | EVS | TEX | IRW | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chris Forsberg | 32.00 | 68.00 | 68.00 | 84.00 | 83.00 | 84.00 | 84.00 | 36.00 | 539.00 |
| 2 | Fredric Aasbø | 80.00 | 22.00 | 104.00 | 52.00 | 104.00 | 52.00 | 53.00 | 35.00 | 502.00 |
| 3 | Vaughn Gittin | 48.00 | 107.00 | 39.00 | 104.00 | 67.00 | 39.00 | 39.00 | 19.00 | 462.00 |
| 4 | Aurimas Bakchis | 64.00 | 52.00 | 37.00 | 38.00 | 68.00 | 106.00 | 52.00 | 35.00 | 452.00 |
| 5 | Matt Field | 48.00 | 21.00 | 36.00 | 51.00 | 35.00 | 51.00 | 103.00 | 104.00 | 449.00 |
| 6 | Daijiro Yoshihara | 16.00 | 84.00 | 20.00 | 39.00 | 52.00 | 35.00 | 36.00 | 87.00 | 369.00 |
| 7 | Ken Gushi | 64.00 | 18.00 | 51.00 | 67.00 | 34.00 | 68.00 | 36.00 | 19.00 | 357.00 |
| 8 | Forrest Wang | 48.00 | 35.00 | 19.00 | 34.00 | 55.00 | 35.00 | 51.00 | 53.00 | 330.00 |
| 9 | Ryan Tuerck | 48.00 | 19.00 | 38.00 | 36.00 | 54.00 | 19.00 | 38.00 | 70.00 | 322.00 |
| 10 | Tyler McQuarrie | 32.00 | 51.00 | 67.00 | 19.00 | 0.00 | 53.00 | 36.00 | 52.00 | 310.00 |
| 11 | Alec Hohnadell | 16.00 | 66.00 | 34.00 | 19.00 | 36.00 | 34.00 | 66.00 | 18.00 | 289.00 |
| 12 | Kristaps Blušs | 32.00 | 18.00 | 82.00 | 35.00 | X | 19.00 | 66.00 | 34.00 | 286.00 |
| 13 | Justin Pawlak | 16.00 | 20.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 37.00 | 18.00 | 35.00 | 52.00 | 248.00 |
| 14 | Michael Essa | 32.00 | 51.00 | 20.00 | 51.00 | 18.00 | 20.00 | 34.00 | 20.00 | 246.00 |
| 15 | Dean Kearney | 32.00 | 19.00 | 18.00 | 50.00 | 34.00 | 50.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 239.00 |
| 16 | Matt Coffman | 16.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 51.00 | 68.00 | 19.00 | 19.00 | 227.00 |
| 17 | Chelsea DeNofa | 100.00 | 19.00 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 36.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 1.00 | 216.00 |
| 18 | Geoff Stoneback | 16.00 | 35.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 34.00 | 18.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 209.00 |
| 19 | Mike Whiddett | 32.00 | 35.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 51.00 | 34.00 | 207.00 |
| 20 | Juha Rintanen | 16.00 | 34.00 | 34.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 50.00 | 206.00 |
| 21 | Patrick Mordaunt | 16.00 | 34.00 | 51.00 | 18.00 | X | 0.00 | 18.00 | 66.00 | 203.00 |
| 22 | Alex Heilbrunn | 16.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 67.00 | X | 18.00 | 18.00 | 35.00 | 190.00 |
| 22 | Jhonnattan Castro | 16.00 | 18.00 | 50.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 34.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 190.00 |
| 24 | Faruk Kugay | 16.00 | 34.00 | 18.00 | 34.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 174.00 |
| 25 | Charles Ng | 32.00 | 1.00 | 19.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 35.00 | 160.00 |
| 26 | Patrick Goodin | 16.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 35.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 159.00 |
| 26 | Kyle Mohan | 16.00 | 18.00 | 34.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 159.00 |
| 28 | Cameron Moore | 16.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 34.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 158.00 |
| 29 | Kenneth Moen | 16.00 | 34.00 | 51.00 | X | X | 35.00 | X | 18.00 | 154.00 |
| 30 | Robbie Nishida | 16.00 | X | 18.00 | 36.00 | 18.00 | 34.00 | 1.00 | 18.00 | 141.00 |
| 31 | Jeff Jones | 32.00 | 35.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | X | 18.00 | 19.00 | 1.00 | 140.00 |
| 32 | Tanner Foust | X | 52.00 | X | X | X | 51.00 | 18.00 | X | 121.00 |
| 33 | Andrew Gray | X | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | X | 109.00 |
| 34 | Shengjun Zhang | 16.00 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16.00 |
| Pos | Driver | LBH | ATL | ORL | WTS | ASE | EVS | TEX | IRW | Points |

Notes:

* X — Did not attend event

**Manufacturer Cup**

| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Scion | 933.00 |
| 2 | Nissan | 748.00 |
| 3 | Ford | 710.00 |
| 4 | BMW | 461.00 |
| 5 | Mazda | 366.00 |
| 6 | Chevrolet | 310.00 |
| 7 | Infiniti | 262.00 |
| 8 | Dodge | 239.00 |
| 9 | Lexus | 158.00 |

**Tire Cup**

| Pos | Brand | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Falken | 1096.00 |
| 2 | Nexen | 969.00 |
| 3 | Hankook | 940.00 |
| 4 | Nitto | 752.00 |
| 5 | Achilles | 706.00 |
| 6 | GT Radial | 374.00 |

### Pro 2

**Standings**

| Pos | Driver | ATL | ORL | TEX | PHX | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marc Landreville | 86.00 | 106.00 | 104.00 | 106.00 | 402.00 |
| 2 | Jeff Jones | 104.00 | 83.00 | 43.00 | 42.00 | 272.00 |
| 3 | Andrew Lewis | 43.00 | 62.00 | 65.00 | 22.00 | 192.00 |
| 4 | Dirk Stratton | 22.00 | 43.00 | 63.00 | 63.00 | 191.00 |
| 5 | Dan Burkett | 63.00 | 42.00 | 1.00 | 62.00 | 168.00 |
| 6 | Ryan Litteral | 65.00 | 23.00 | 23.00 | 43.00 | 154.00 |
| 7 | Nate Hamilton | 1.00 | 23.00 | 26.00 | 84.00 | 134.00 |
| 8 | Matt Madrigali | 22.00 | 62.00 | 22.00 | 25.00 | 131.00 |
| 8 | Taylor Hull | 42.00 | 23.00 | 43.00 | 23.00 | 131.00 |
| 10 | Trenton Beechum | 23.00 | 22.00 | 83.00 | 0.00 | 128.00 |
| 11 | Kevin Lawrence | 22.00 | 45.00 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 111.00 |
| 12 | Austin Meeks | 22.00 | 44.00 | 42.00 | 0.00 | 108.00 |
| 13 | Josh McGuire | 23.00 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 89.00 |
| 14 | Randall Waters | X | X | 42.00 | 43.00 | 85.00 |
| 15 | Donovan Brockway | 1.00 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 67.00 |
| 16 | Ng Sheng Nian | 22.00 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 0.00 | 66.00 |
| 17 | Aaron Day | 22.00 | X | 1.00 | 22.00 | 45.00 |
| 18 | Ethan Hunter | 42.00 | X | 1.00 | 0.00 | 43.00 |
| 18 | Doug Van Den Brink | 43.00 | 0.00 | X | 0.00 | 43.00 |
| 20 | Matt VanKirk | X | X | 0.00 | 23.00 | 23.00 |
| 20 | Kelsey Rowlings | 1.00 | X | 22.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 |
| 20 | Luis Lizardi | 1.00 | 22.00 | X | 0.00 | 23.00 |
| Pos | Driver | ATL | ORL | TEX | PHX | Points |

Notes:

* X — Did not attend event
