2009 Formula D season
The 2009 Formula D season (officially titled Formula Drift Professional Championship) was the sixth season for the Formula D series. The series began April 11 and concluded on October 11. Chris Forsberg took his first series title in a Nissan 350Z; the third season in succession in which a Nissan car had won the championship.
Schedule
| Round | Title | Circuit | Location | Date | Winner | Car | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Streets of Long Beach |  Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | April 11 |  Ryan Tuerck | Pontiac Solstice | Results |
| 2 | Proving Ground |  Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | May 9 | Chris Forsberg |  Nissan 350Z | Results |
| 3 | The Gauntlet |  Wall Township Speedway | Wall Township, New Jersey | June 6 |  Darren McNamara | Saturn Sky | Results |
| 4 | All In |  Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada | July 11 | Tanner Foust | Scion tC | Results |
| 5 | Breaking Point |  Evergreen Speedway | Monroe, Washington | August 8 | Chris Forsberg | Nissan 350Z | Results |
| 6 | Locked and Loaded | Infineon Raceway | Sonoma, California | August 22[a] |  Stephan Verdier | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Results |
| 7 | Judgement Day | Toyota Speedway | Irwindale, California | October 17[b] | Ryan Tuerck | Pontiac Solstice | Results |
| Sources:[1][2][3] | |||||||
Championship standings
Event winners in bold.
| Pos | Driver | LBH | ATL | WTS | LVS | EVS | SON | IRW | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Forsberg | 62 | 102 | 63 | 80 | 103 | 60 | 57 | 527 |
| 2 | Ryan Tuerck | 102 | 80 | 50 | 62 | 69 | 51 | 107 | 521 |
| 3 | Tyler McQuarrie | 48.5 | 62 | 85 | 69.5 | 82 | 49 | 89 | 485 |
| 4 |  Samuel Hübinette | 90 | 58 | 65 | 58 | 67 | 61.25 | 63 | 462.25 |
| 5 | Vaughn Gittin, Jr. | 62 | 57 | 92 | 54.5 | 71 | 65 | 50 | 451.5 |
| 6 | Tanner Foust | 84 | 62 | 0 | 100.5 | 54 | 69 | 78 | 447.5 |
| 7 | Darren McNamara | 61 | 94 | 105 | 0 | 56 | 54.5 | 56 | 426.5 |
| 8 | Robbie Nishida | 72 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 48.25 | 63 | 425.25 |
| 9 | Justin Pawlak | 58 | 63 | 57 | 67 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 416 |
| 10 | Ken Gushi | 0 | 61.5 | 77 | 49 | 55 | 91 | 55 | 388.5 |
| 11 | Daijiro Yoshihara | 50 | 55 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 65 | 381 |
| 12 |  Tony Brakohiapa | 62 | 54.25 | 54.5 | 48.25 | 63 | 49 | 48.25 | 379.25 |
| 13 | Ross Petty | 48.5 | 55 | 55 | 54.25 | 68 | 48.25 | 48.25 | 377.25 |
| 14 | Taka Aono | 65 | 48.25 | 61.25 | 48.5 | 50 | 48.25 | 48.5 | 369.75 |
| 15 | Stephan Verdier | 62 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 101 | 0 | 364 |
| 16 | Ryuji Miki | 0 | 59 | 55 | 88.5 | 54.25 | 85 | 0 | 341.75 |
| 17 |  Joon Maeng | 48.5 | 70 | 54.5 | 54.25 | 48.5 | 0 | 57 | 332.75 |
| 18 | Eric O'Sullivan | 48.25 | 0 | 48.5 | 49 | 89 | 48.5 | 49 | 332.25 |
| 19 |  Rhys Millen | 48.5 | 58 | 60 | 0 | 48.5 | 66 | 48.5 | 329.5 |
| 20 | Patrick Mordaunt | 48.25 | 61.25 | 56 | 54.5 | 48.25 | 49 | 0 | 317.25 |
| 21 | Kyle Mohan | 48.5 | 0 | 48.5 | 50 | 48.5 | 54.5 | 66 | 316 |
| 22 | Kenji Yamanaka | 0 | 48.5 | 55 | 49 | 48.5 | 54.5 | 48.5 | 304 |
| 23 | Calvin Wan | 48.5 | 48.25 | 48.25 | 0 | 48.25 | 48.25 | 48.25 | 289.75 |
| 24 | Michael Essa | 0 | 48.5 | 63 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 55 | 263.5 | |
| 25 | Yasu Kondo | 54.25 | 48.5 | 54.5 | 54.5 | 48.25 | 260 | ||
| 26 | Michihiro Takatori | 48.25 | 49 | 48.5 | 54.25 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 254.5 |
| 27 | Tommy Suell | 0 | 48.25 | 48.25 | 50 | 48.25 | 0 | 58 | 252.75 |
| 28 | Katsuhiro Ueo | 55 | 61 | 69 | 48.5 | 233.5 | |||
| 29 | Matt Powers | 48.25 | 48.25 | 50 | 69.5 | 216 | |||
| 30 | Kazu Hayashida | 53 | 61.25 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 211.25 | |||
| 31 | Alex Pfeiffer | 48.25 | 48.5 | 58 | 54.5 | 209.25 | |||
| 32 | Jeff Jones | 54.5 | 48.25 | 48.25 | 0 | 0 | 48.25 | 0 | 199.25 |
| 33 | Matt Waldin | 48.25 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.25 | 193.5 | |||
| 34 |  Casper Canul | 48.25 | 48.25 | 48.5 | 48.25 | 193.25 | |||
| 35 | Carl Rydquist | 48.25 | 48.25 | 51 | 147.5 | ||||
| 36 | Doug Van Den Brink | 0 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.25 | 145.25 | |||
| 37 | Ron Ewerth | 0 | 0 | 48.25 | 0 | 48.25 | 48.25 | 0 | 144.75 |
| 38 | Jodin LeJeune | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.25 | 0 | 48.25 | 102.5 |
| 39 | Bill Sherman | 48.5 | 50 | 98.5 | |||||
| 40 | Chris Kregorian | 0 | 48.5 | 48.25 | 0 | 96.75 | |||
| 41= | Cody Parkhouse | 0 | 48.25 | 48.25 | 96.5 | ||||
| 41= | John Wagner | 48.25 | 48.25 | 96.5 | |||||
| 43 | Conrad Grunewald | 57 | 57 | ||||||
| 44 | Quoc Ly | 56 | 56 | ||||||
| 45 | Mitsuru Haruguchi | 53 | 53 | ||||||
| 46 | John Russakoff | 48.5 | 48.5 | ||||||
| 47 | Gary Lang | 0 | 48.25 | 48.25 | |||||
| Source:[4] | |||||||||
Driver did not compete in event.
Footnotes
- ^ The Sonoma round was originally scheduled for September 12 but the event was brought forward to August 22, sharing the billing with the IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma.
- ^ The Irwindale round was originally scheduled for October 11.
References
- ^ "Formula DRIFT 2009 Pro Championship". formulad.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "(Original calendar) Formula DRIFT Pro Championship". formulad.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Formula D Announces Schedule Change for 2009 Season". formulad.com. 25 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "2009 Formula DRIFT Pro Championship Standings". formulad.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2022.