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

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Round Title Circuit Location Date Winner Car Results
1 Streets of Long Beach Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California April 11   Ryan Tuerck Results
2 Proving Ground Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia May 9   Chris Forsberg Results
3 The Gauntlet Wall Township Speedway Wall Township, New Jersey June 6   Darren McNamara Results
4 All In Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada July 11   Tanner Foust Results
5 Breaking Point Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington August 8   Chris Forsberg Results
6 Locked and Loaded Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California August 22[a]   Stephan Verdier Results
7 Judgement Day Toyota Speedway Irwindale, California October 17[b]   Ryan Tuerck Results
Sources:[1][2][3]

Championship standings

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The Irwindale round was originally scheduled for October 11.

References

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  1. ^ "Formula DRIFT 2009 Pro Championship". formulad.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ "(Original calendar) Formula DRIFT Pro Championship". formulad.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "2009 Formula DRIFT Pro Championship Standings". formulad.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2022.