2021 Formula D season

The 2021 Formula D season (officially titled Formula Drift Pro Championship) was the eighteenth season of the Formula D series. The season began on May 8 at Road Atlanta and concluded on October 23 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale after eight events.

Toward the end of the season, three of Formula Drift's longest-serving members announced a departure from the series, all of whom had been part of Formula Drift since is inaugural season in 2004. Co-founder and series President Jim Liaw left to take up a new position at Performance Racing Industry, but retained a role in the series; his place was taken by Vice President and fellow co-founder Ryan Sage.[1][2] 2011 champion Daijiro Yoshihara announced his retirement from the series ahead of the finale.[3] 2010 and 2020 champion Vaughn Gittin, Jr. announced that he would step back from the series to give attention to other interests, including his participation in the ULTRA4 Racing Series, but he intended to participate again in the future.[4] His seat at RTR Motorsports was filled by Adam LZ in 2022.[5]

  1. ^ "Ryan Sage Announced as Formula Drift President". enginebuildermag.com. 15 September 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Irwindale competition results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ W., Terence (17 December 2021). "Drift Legend Dai Yoshihara Announces Retirement from Formula D". sportscardigest.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^ Johnson, Eric (23 October 2021). "INTERVIEW: Vaughn Gittin Jr. on stepping back from drifting". racer.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ^ Carlson, Braden (17 November 2021). "Adam LZ Joins Team RTR For Formula Drift 2022 Season". themustangsource.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.