EVENT DETAILS
Date: Friday, May 30, 2025
Location: Orlando Speed World, Orlando, FL
Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 3 Seeding Bracket Qualification
RESULTS FROM FD PRO SEEDING BRACKET
1. Jack Shanahan (Ireland) – Kumho Tires BMW 1 Series
2. Federico Sceriffo (Italy) – Pennzoil / FuelTech / VP Racing Fuels Ferrari 599 GTB
3. Daigo Saito (Japan) – Enjuku Racing / BC Racing / Jerry Yang Racing Toyota GR86
NOTES
- The figure-8 track at Orlando Speed World had some damp patches at the start of the Top 16 Type S Seeding Bracket but the rain stayed away for the duration of the qualifying session
- The Formula DRIFT competitive Seeding Bracket format for driver qualification locks in the first 20 PRO Championship competition places by the ranking achieved at the previous Round. The remaining drivers must qualify for one of 12 competition places via the Seeding Bracket
- The Seeding Bracket format has been reconfigured to ensure all drivers in the Top 32 competition heats will face a driver rather than a bye run. So, of the 13 drivers seeking qualification in the Seeding Bracket, the top 8 finishers automatically progress, with the next four places decided by driver ranking
- With 13 drivers competing in the Top 16 Seeding Bracket for 12 places in competition, only Connor O’Sullivan (USA) was eliminated
- Drivers receive three Championship points for every Seeding Bracket heat they win. The winning driver, for example, gains 12 points by winning the Seeding Bracket Final heat
- The Type S PRO Seeding Bracket was won by Shanahan who had a relatively easy path to the Final with two bye runs. In the Top 8 heat, there was drama when both he and Dan Burkett (USA) hit the wall in Outside Zone 1 but Shanahan took the win thanks to his lead run
- In the Final against Sceriffo’s Ferrari, both drivers executed impressive lead runs but Shanahan was awarded the win thanks to a great chase
- Third place Saito damaged his GR86 in the Top 4 heat against Sceriffo but gained the podium thanks to his higher ranking than fourth place Tommy Lemaire (Canada)
ROUND 3 PRO SEEDING BRACKET
| POSITION | NAME | POINTS |
| 1 | Jack Shanahan | 12 |
| 2 | Federico Sceriffo | 9 |
| 3 | Daigo Saito | 6 |
| 4 | Tommy Lemaire | 6 |
| 5 | Dan Burkett | 3 |
| 6 | Dmitriy Brutskiy | 3 |
| 7 | Derek Madison | 3 |
| 8 | Rudy Hansen | 3 |
| 9 | Ryan Litteral | 0 |
| 10 | Andy Hateley | 0 |
| 11 | Nick Noback | 0 |
| 12 | Austin Matta | 0 |
| 13 | Connor O`Sullivan | 0 |