2020 FORMULA DRIFT RESULTS FROM PRO CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND THREE

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020

Location: Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, WA

Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round Two

RESULTS

Winner: Vaughn Gittin Jr (USA) ­– Monster Energy / Nitto Tire / Ford Performance Mustang RTR Spec 5-D

Second: Fredric Aasbo (Norway) – Rockstar Energy Drink / Nitto Tire GR Supra 

Third: Michael Essa (USA) – FCP Euro / LiquiMoly / Achilles Tires BMW M3

NOTES

• Vaughn Gittin Jr celebrated his first win since FD Irwindale 2018 where he also beat Aasbo in the Final
• Four FD Champions placed in the Final 4 – Vaughn Gittin Jr (2010), Fredric Aasbo (2015), Michael Essa (2013), Daijiro Yoshihara (2011)
• Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis (Lithuania), the joint series leader prior to this weekend, collided with the wall during Saturday warm-up causing considerable damage to his Falken Tire / Feal Suspension Nissan S14. Despite bent suspension, no front bodywork and an inoperable supercharger, he reached the Top 16 but was knocked out by Vaughn Gittin Jr
• The top three Championship drivers after Round Two were all knocked out of the Top 16
• Track conditions varied throughout the day, from damp to wet to dry
• FD SEA hosted the first-ever Formula DRIFT PRO round without live spectators in order to comply with local COVID-19 requirements
• Best rookie performance was again by Adam LZ (USA) in the Enjuku Racing Nissan S15, who finished 14th
• Toyota continues to lead the Auto Cup and Nitto retains the lead of the Tire Cup after three rounds

ROUND THREE TOP 16 PRO DRIVER POINTS

POSITION	DRIVER	POINTS
1	Vaughn Gittin Jr	100
2	Fredric Aasbo	88
3	Michael Essa	76
4	Daijiro Yoshihara	64
5	Kazuya Taguchi	48
6	Justin Pawlak	48
7	Matt Field	48
8	Taylor Hull	48
9	Chris Forsberg	32
10	Dylan Hughes	32
11	Ryan Tuerck	32
12	Aurimas Bakchis	32
13	Chelsea Denofa	32
14	Adam LZ	32
15	Wataru Masuyama	32
16	BYE RUN	32

2020 PRO CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER STANDINGS

POSITION	DRIVER	POINTS	TIRES
1	Fredric Aasbo	220	Nitto
2	Ryan Tuerck	196	Nitto
3	Aurimas Bakchis	196	Falken
4	Vaughn Gittin Jr	164	Nitto
5	Chelsea Denofa	164	Nitto

2020 AUTO CUP STANDINGS

Toyota	432
Ford	376
Nissan	256
Chevrolet	192
BMW	156

2020 TIRE CUP STANDINGS

Nitto	552
Falken	388
Achilles	300
Nexen	240
GT Radial	192

FORMULA DRIFT SEATTLE RECAP

Results from FD PRO Round Four will be available tomorrow. A full recap of PRO Rounds Three and Four as well as PRO2 Round Two from Evergreen Speedway will follow on Monday along with event images.

2020 SEASON

The 2020 Formula DRIFT PRO and Link ECU PRO2 Championships continue on October 30-November 1 at Texas Motor Speedway near Dallas, TX. Please visit formulad.com for 2020 event details, ticket purchases, driver profiles, new content and livestream information.