The 2010 Formula D season (officially titled Formula Drift Pro Championship) was the seventh season for the
Formula D
Formula Drift (also known as Formula D) is a United States-based motorsport drifting series. Formula Drift, Inc. was co-founded by Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage in 2003 as a sister company to Slipstream Global Marketing, the same partnership that intr ...
series. The series began on April 10 on the streets of
Long Beach
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and concluded on October 9 at
Toyota Speedway at Irwindale after seven events.
With two victories at Long Beach and
Infineon Raceway
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Vaughn Gittin took his first Formula D title by 63.5 points, taking the first non-Nissan championship since 2006.
Tanner Foust
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's
Scion tC
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finished second in the championship, having taken victories at
Evergreen Speedway and Irwindale, but Gittin's consistent finishing gave him the advantage over Foust.
Ryan Tuerck
Ryan Tuerck (born April 10, 1985) is an American professional drifter from Derry, New Hampshire who currently competes in the U.S. Formula Drift series in his Toyota Corolla Hatchback for Rain-X and Nitto Tire.
Formula Drift Biography
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finished third in the championship, despite not winning any of the seven events to be held.
Daijiro Yoshihara finished fourth after taking successive victories at
Road Atlanta
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and
Wall Township Speedway. Darren McNamara completed the top five in the championship, while Tyler McQuarrie took the other event win at
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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Schedule
Championship standings
Event winners in bold.
External links
Official Formula D Website
References
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Formula D seasons
Formula D
Formula Drift (also known as Formula D) is a United States-based motorsport drifting series. Formula Drift, Inc. was co-founded by Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage in 2003 as a sister company to Slipstream Global Marketing, the same partnership that intr ...