# 2013 Formula D season

The 2013 Formula D season (officially titled Formula Drift Pro Championship) was the tenth season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 12 at Long Beach and ended on October 12 at Irwindale Speedway.
Michael Essa was crowned series champion, Lexus won the inaugural manufacturer’s championship and Hankook Tire won the tire championship.

## Schedule

| Round | Title | Venue | Location | Date | Winner | Car |
| 1 | Streets of Long Beach | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | April 12 – 13 | Daijiro Yoshihara | Nissan 240SX |
| 2 | Road to the Championship | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | May 10 – 11 | Daigo Saito | Lexus SC |
| 3 | Invasion | Palm Beach International Raceway | Palm Beach, Florida | May 31 – June 1 | Michael Essa | BMW M3 |
| 4 | The Gauntlet | Wall Township Speedway | Wall Township, New Jersey | June 21 – 22 | Daigo Saito | Lexus SC |
| 5 | Throwdown | Evergreen Speedway | Monroe, Washington | July 19 – 20 | Chris Forsberg | Nissan 370Z |
| 6 | Showdown | Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas | September 13 – 14 | Michael Essa | BMW M3 |
| 7 | Title Fight | Irwindale Speedway | Irwindale, California | October 11 – 12 | Daigo Saito | Lexus SC |

## Results and standings
### Championship standings

Event winners in bold.
| Pos | Driver | LBH | ATL | PBR | WTS | EVS | TEX | IRW | Points |
| 1 | Michael Essa | 62.00 | 79.00 | 100.50 | 55.00 | 90.00 | 103.00 | 66.00 | 555.50 |
| 2 | Chris Forsberg | 79.00 | 56.00 | 67.00 | 84.00 | 102.00 | 86.00 | 64.00 | 538.00 |
| 3 | Daigo Saito | 57.00 | 104.00 | 96.00 | 104.00 | 24.00 | 24.50 | 101.00 | 510.50 |
| 4 | Fredric Aasbø | 63.00 | 73.00 | 61.50 | 69.00 | 88.00 | 71.00 | 62.00 | 487.50 |
| 5 | Vaughn Gittin, Jr. | 92.00 | 80.00 | 72.00 | 56.00 | 37.00 | 73.00 | 71.00 | 481.00 |
| 6 | Justin Pawlak | 54.50 | 62.00 | 66.00 | 100.00 | 63.00 | 55.00 | 24.50 | 425.00 |
| 7 | Matt Field | 24.50 | 55.00 | 63.00 | 54.50 | 62.00 | 89.00 | 57.00 | 407.00 |
| 8 | Darren McNamara | 64.00 | 92.00 | 24.50 | 79.00 | 73.00 | 0.00 | 56.00 | 388.50 |
| 9 | Robbie Nishida | 24.50 | 24.50 | 78.50 | 64.00 | 61.50 | 61.25 | 73.00 | 387.25 |
| 10 | Aurimas Bakchis | 56.00 | 56.00 | 54.50 | 54.50 | 73.00 | 29.00 | 56.00 | 379.00 |
| 11 | Daijiro Yoshihara | 112.00 | 25.00 | 58.00 | 24.25 | 25.00 | 65.00 | 24.25 | 333.50 |
| 12 | Conrad Grunewald | 0.00 | 54.50 | 56.00 | 64.00 | 56.00 | 54.50 | 24.50 | 309.50 |
| 13 | Chelsea DeNofa | 75.00 | 30.00 | 25.00 | 56.00 | 24.50 | 56.00 | 24.50 | 291.00 |
| 13 | Ryan Tuerck | 64.00 | 61.50 | 25.00 | 54.50 | 24.00 | 0.00 | 62.00 | 291.00 |
| 15 | Tyler McQuarrie | 24.25 | 0.00 | 54.25 | 65.00 | 55.00 | 0.00 | 92.00 | 290.50 |
| 16 | Matt Powers | 55.00 | 64.00 | 0.00 | 24.50 | 58.00 | 56.00 | 24.50 | 282.00 |
| 17 | Forrest Wang | 26.00 | 56.00 | 54.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 60.00 | 80.00 | 276.50 |
| 18 | Kenneth Moen | 65.00 | 55.00 | 64.00 | 26.00 | 24.50 | 24.25 | 0.00 | 258.75 |
| 19 | Ryan Kado | 55.00 | 0.00 | 24.25 | 24.50 | 57.00 | 24.50 | 54.50 | 239.75 |
| 20 | Danny George | 24.25 | 25.00 | 24.25 | 55.00 | 24.25 | 54.50 | 24.25 | 231.50 |
| 21 | Kenshiro Gushi | 62.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.50 | 55.00 | 26.00 | 55.00 | 222.50 |
| 22 | Patrick Goodin | 24.25 | 24.25 | 24.25 | 24.25 | 24.50 | 24.50 | 56.00 | 202.00 |
| 23 | Patrick Mordaunt | 54.50 | 24.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.25 | 72.00 | 24.25 | 199.25 |
| 24 | Toshiki Yoshioka | 24.50 | 24.50 | 0.00 | X | 57.00 | 56.00 | 24.50 | 186.50 |
| 25 | Taka Aono | 26.00 | 24.50 | 26.00 | 24.25 | 24.50 | 25.00 | 24.25 | 174.50 |
| 26 | Kyle Mohan | 24.50 | 61.50 | 24.25 | 26.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.25 | 160.50 |
| 27 | Joon Woo-Maeng | 24.50 | 54.25 | 24.50 | 0.00 | 24.50 | 24.25 | 0.00 | 152.00 |
| 28 | Miro Ovcharik | 24.25 | 24.50 | 25.00 | 24.25 | 24.50 | 24.50 | 0.00 | 147.00 |
| 29 | Dean Kearney | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.25 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 24.25 | 67.00 | 140.50 |
| 30 | Tony Angelo | 0.00 | 0.00 | 56.00 | 0.00 | 24.25 | 24.25 | 24.50 | 129.00 |
| 31 | Jeff Jones | 24.25 | 25.00 | 24.25 | 24.25 | 24.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 122.00 |
| 32 | Dave Briggs | 0.00 | 24.50 | 64.00 | 0.00 | X | 0.00 | 24.50 | 113.00 |
| 33 | Mats Baribeau | X | 0.00 | 28.00 | 0.00 | X | 55.00 | 25.00 | 108.00 |
| 34 | Jhonnattan Castro | 24.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 24.25 | 0.00 | 24.25 | 98.00 |
| 35 | Dennis Mertzanis | 24.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | X | 55.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 79.25 |
| 36 | Chris Ward | X | 24.25 | 25.00 | 24.50 | X | 0.00 | X | 73.75 |
| 37 | Carl Rydquist | 24.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.25 | X | 0.00 | 24.25 | 72.75 |
| 38 | Marc Landreville | X | X | X | 54.50 | X | X | X | 54.50 |
| 39 | Brandon Wicknick | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.50 | 0.00 | 24.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48.75 |
| 39 | Will Parsons | 0.00 | 24.25 | 0.00 | X | 0.00 | 24.50 | 0.00 | 48.75 |
| 41 | Nate Hamilton | 0.00 | 24.25 | 0.00 | 24.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48.50 |
| 41 | Corey Hosford | 0.00 | 24.25 | 0.00 | 24.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48.50 |
| 41 | Chris Jeanneret | 0.00 | X | X | X | 24.25 | 24.25 | 0.00 | 48.50 |
| 41 | Jeremy Lowe | X | X | 24.25 | 0.00 | X | 24.25 | X | 48.50 |
| 45 | Rob Primozich | 0.00 | X | X | X | 0.00 | 24.50 | 0.00 | 24.50 |
| 46 | Gabe Stone | 0.00 | X | 0.00 | X | 0.00 | 24.25 | 0.00 | 24.25 |
| 46 | Enrique Mendoza | 24.25 | X | X | X | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.25 |
| 46 | Luke Paluka | 0.00 | X | X | X | X | 0.00 | 24.25 | 24.25 |
| 46 | Walker Wilkerson | 0.00 | 24.25 | 0.00 | X | X | X | X | 24.25 |
| 50 | Joshua Steele | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | X | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 50 | J. R. Hildebrand | X | X | X | X | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 50 | Alex Lee | 0.00 | X | X | X | 0.00 | X | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 50 | Victor Moore | 0.00 | X | X | X | 0.00 | 0.00 | X | 0.00 |
| 50 | Nick Thomas | X | 0.00 | 0.00 | X | X | 0.00 | X | 0.00 |
| 50 | Karl Osaki | 0.00 | 0.00 | X | X | X | X | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 50 | Kory Keezer | 0.00 | X | X | X | 0.00 | X | X | 0.00 |
| 50 | Julian Jacobs | 0.00 | X | 0.00 | X | X | X | X | 0.00 |
| 50 | Jason Bostrom | X | X | X | X | X | 0.00 | X | 0.00 |
| 50 | Eric Hill | X | X | X | X | X | 0.00 | X | 0.00 |
| 50 | Mike Phillips | X | X | X | X | 0.00 | X | X | 0.00 |
| 50 | Carlos Cano-Estrella | 0.00 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0.00 |
| 50 | Andy Hateley | 0.00 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0.00 |
| 50 | Eugene Kretschmer | 0.00 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0.00 |
| 50 | Otto Graven | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0.00 |
| 50 | Jeremy Richter | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0.00 |
| 50 | Doug Van Den Brink | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0.00 |
| Pos | Driver | LBH | ATL | PBR | WTS | EVS | TEX | IRW | Points |

### Manufacturer Cup

| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Lexus | 975.50 |
| 2 | Nissan | 912.50 |
| 3 | Ford | 906.00 |
| 4 | Scion | 866.50 |
| 5 | BMW | 846.00 |
| 6 | Chevrolet | 600.00 |
| 7 | Toyota | 282.50 |
| 8 | Mazda | 209.00 |
| 9 | Subaru | 186.50 |
| 10 | Dodge | 140.50 |
| 11 | Hyundai | 79.25 |
| 12 | Infiniti | 0.00 |

### Tire Cup

| Pos | Brand | Points |
| 1 | Hankook | 1055.50 |
| 2 | Falken | 1008.00 |
| 3 | Achillies | 973.25 |
| 4 | Nitto | 839.50 |
| 5 | Yokohama | 788.00 |
| 6 | Maxxis | 698.00 |
| 7 | Nexen | 681.00 |
| 8 | Kenda | 79.25 |