2025 Formula Drift season

Driver Changes • Former Drift Masters runner-up and champion of the Russian Drift Series and British Drift Championship, Jack Shanahan, joined the series driving a BMW 1 Series E82. • 2011 Formula Drift champion Daigo Saito returned to the series after 11 years, joining Jerry Yang Racing. • 2024 PROSPEC champion Tommy Lemaire moved up to PRO. • Connor O'Sullivan, the 2024 PROSPEC runner-up, also advanced to PRO. • Austin Matta, who finished third in PROSPEC in 2024, moved up to PRO as well. • Luke Fink had planned to compete in the series but was forced to withdraw due to various issues with sponsors and car parts. • Mike Power, Forrest Wang, Alec Robbins, Robert Thorne, and Taylor Hull all elected not to compete in 2025 for various reasons. • Kyle Mohan also chose to sit out the season, stating that he is focusing on developing the car for a 2026 return • Daigo Saito faced visa issues during the season and had to withdraw from the championship. He was replaced by Wataru Masuyama. Other Changes • Vitour and Nexen left the series. ==Schedule==

Scoring system The 20 highest classified drivers in the previous event are guaranteed a starting position at the next event and are seeded with the same results, so that the previous event winner is awarded the number 1 seed. This may change if there are 32 or less drivers at the event. In such instance only the top 16 are locked in. The remaining twelve seeding positions (21st through 32nd) are contested by up to 16 drivers, including those who finished 21st or lower in the previous round. Seeding within this group is determined by a Seeding Bracket, a knockout-style tandem drift competition similar in format to the main event. The winner of the Seeding Bracket is awarded the 21st starting position in the main event. If 32 or less drivers show up at the event, the drivers are contesting for places 17th through 32nd and drivers that finished 17th or lower at the previous event are included. Beginning in 2025, the series introduced a points system for the Seeding Bracket, awarding three points for each battle won. Consequently, the winner receives 12 points, finalists and Top 4 finishers receive nine points, while drivers eliminated in the Top 16 do not receive any points. As in previous years, drivers in the main event advance through a series of competition heats. However, in 2025, points were awarded based on the number of battles won rather than the stage at which a driver was eliminated. Drivers received 10 points for each battle won, with the winner earning up to 50 points, potentially more if they also competed in the Seeding Bracket. Drivers eliminated in the Top 32 do not receive any points. The competition format didn't change, featuring progression through the Top 32, Top 16, Top 8, Top 4, and the Final. Final classification within each round is then determined by highest seeding position; for example, of the two drivers eliminated in Top 4, the driver who was seeded higher entering the event is awarded 3rd position and the final place on the podium. In the event of a tie on points, the driver who classified higher in the most recent round will be awarded the higher position. Seeding Bracket Competition Stage Pro Championship standings Auto Cup standings Auto Cup points are awarded each round to the two drivers with the highest classified finish for each manufacturer. To be eligible, both the chassis and engine must have been constructed by that manufacturer. Tire Cup standings Tire Cup points are awarded each round to the two drivers with the highest classified finish for each tire manufacturer. == References ==