# 2019 D1NZ season

The 2019 D1NZ season was the sixteenth D1NZ series; the premier drifting series of New Zealand. The season began at Trustpower Baypark Stadium on January 12 and concluded at Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon on April 27. Darren Kelly won the main championship, whilst Michael Thorley won the Pro-Sport class.

## Teams and drivers
### Pro Series

| Manufacturer | Vehicle | Team | No | Driver | Rounds |
| BMW | BMW M3 (E46) | DDT Racing | 93 | Daynom Templeman | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang (S550) | FDC Motorsport | 7 | Daniel Woolhouse | All |
| Ford | Shelby Mustang (S-197) | Rattla Motorsport | 30 | Shane Allen | 1–3 |
| Ford | Ford Falcon (BF) | Rattla Motorsport | 30 | Shane Allen | 4 |
| Mazda | Mazda RX-7 (FC) | Andrew Redward Racing | 24 | Andrew Redward | All |
| Mazda | Mazda RX-7 (FC) | JC Drift | 32 | Jordy Cole | All |
| Nissan | Nissan 180SX | Davies Steedman Racing | 14 | Adam Davies | All |
| Nissan | Nissan 350Z | Brad Smith Racing | 231 | Brad Smith | 1 |
| Nissan | Nissan Laurel (C33) | Euphoric Motorsport | 13 | Vincent Langhorn | All |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S13) | Davies Steedman Racing | 5 | David Steedman | 2–5 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S13) | 07 Drift | 11 | Jason Brown | 1–2, 4 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S13) | Stuart Baker Drift | 21 | Stuart Baker | 2–5 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S13) | LBP Drift | 31 | Liam Burke | All |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S13) | Mag and Turbo Motorsport | 123 | Bruce Tannock | All |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S14) | Olivecrona Drift Motorsport | 12 | Jaron Olivecrona | All |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S15) | 4mance Automotive | 4 | Matty Hill | All |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S15) | Wilkinson Motorsport | 6 | Ben Wilkinson | All |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S15) | Jerry Zhu Drift | 19 | Jerry Zhu | All |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S15) | Jesse Greensdale Drift | 87 | Jesse Greensdale | All |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S15) | Marsh Motorsport | 666 | Carl Thompson | All |
| Nissan | Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) | Gagan Kang | 33 | Gagan Kang | All |
| Nissan | Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) | Cole Armstrong Drift | 1 | Cole Armstrong | All |
| Nissan | Nissan GT-R (R35) | Nissan New Zealand | 2 | Darren Kelly | All |
| Toyota | Toyota AE86 | Joel Paterson Drift | 36 | Joel Paterson | 2–3 |
| Toyota | Toyota GT86 | Team Jenkins Motorsport | 856 | Troy Jenkins | All |
| Toyota | Toyota GT86 | Team Jenkins Motorsport | 857 | Ben Jenkins | All |
| Toyota | Toyota Supra (A80) | Team DMNZ | 747 | Drew Donovan | 1–2 |
| Toyota | Toyota Supra (A80) | Team DMNZ | 777 | Jodie Donovan | 1–2 |

### Pro-Sport

| Manufacturer | Vehicle | Team | No | Driver | Rounds |
| Mazda | Mazda RX-7 (FC) | Adam Camplin Drift | 888 | Adam Camplin | 1–4 |
| Mazda | Mazda RX-7 (FD) | R&M Motorsport | 25 | Russell Vare | 1–4 |
| Nissan | Nissan 180SX | J R Coombes Drift | 11 | Jared Coombes | 1 |
| Nissan | Nissan 180SX | James Wynyard Drift | 18 | James Wynyard | 1–2 |
| Nissan | Nissan 180SX | R & M Motorsport | 30 | Matthew Brown | 1–4 |
| Nissan | Nissan Cefiro (A31) | AW Drift | 21 | Adam Whitehead | 1–4 |
| Nissan | Nissan Cefiro (A31) | Hayman Motorsport | 34 | Eddie Hayman | 3–4 |
| Nissan | Nissan Laurel (C33) | Custom Drift | 17 | Michael Thorley | 1–4 |
| Nissan | Nissan Laurel (C33) | Team 33 | 23 | Andy Donoghue | 1–4 |
| Nissan | Nissan Laurel (C33) | Team Thirty3 | 713 | David Hunter | 1–3 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S13) | Team Chow | | Jamie Carr | 4 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S13) | Team 13 | 13 | Scott Dinsdale | 4 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S13) | Calvin Clark Drift | 15 | Calvin Clark | 1 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S13) | Choice Drift | 27 | Charlie Bound-Walsh | 1–4 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S13) | RB Motorsport | 29 | Rowan Bainbridge | 1–3 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S13) | Jordan Joyce Drift | 333 | Jordan Joyce | 1–3 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S14) | Central Drift Team | 3 | Taylor James | 1–4 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S14) | Aaron Hyatt Drift | 28 | Aaron Hyatt | 1–3 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S14) | Choice Drift | 719 | Shaun Potroz | 1–4 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S15) | TP BOYS | 22 | Alex Griffin | 1–4 |
| Nissan | Nissan Silvia (S15) | Precision Roofing | 24 | Atlan Norman | 1–4 |
| Nissan | Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) | Kurt Blackie Drift | 99 | Kurt Blackie | 1–4 |

## Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pro Winner | Pro-Sport Winner |
| 1 | Trustpower Baypark Stadium | Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty | January 12-13 | Darren Kelly | Michael Thorley |
| 2 | Wellington Family Speedway | Upper Hutt, Wellington Region | February 15-16 | Ben Jenkins | Shaun Potroz |
| 3 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | Hampton Downs, North Waikato | March 16-17 | Darren Kelly | Jordyn Joyce |
| 4 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe, Auckland Region | March 30-31 | Daniel Woolhouse | Michael Thorley |
| 5 | Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon | Feilding, Manawatū District | April 26-27 | Darren Kelly | Michael Thorley |
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## Championship standings
### Pro

| Pos | Driver | Vehicle | BOP | WEL | HAM | PUK | MAN | Pts |
| 1 | Darren Kelly | Nissan GT-R (R35) | 1 | 10 | | | | 138 |
| 2 | Adam Davies | Nissan 180SX | 8 | 3 | | | | 125 |
| 3 | Ben Jenkins | Toyota GT86 | 19 | 1 | | | | 123 |
| 4 | Andrew Redward | Mazda RX-7 (FC) | 13 | 2 | | | | 120 |
| 5 | Daniel Woolhouse | Ford Mustang (S550) | 6 | 5 | | | | 107 |
| 6 | Matthew Hill | Nissan Silvia (S15) | 3 | 11 | | | | 105 |
| 7 | David Steedman | Nissan Silvia (S13) | 4 | 9 | | | | 102 |
| 8 | Daynom Templeman | BMW M3 (E46) | 2 | 17 | | | | 102 |
| 9 | Cole Armstrong | Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) | 12 | 4 | | | | 99 |
| 10 | Carl Thompson | Nissan Silvia (S15) | 9 | 6 | | | | 92 |
| 11 | Ben Wilkinson | Nissan Silvia (S15) | 17 | 7 | | | | 71 |
| 12 | Liam Burke | Nissan Silvia (S13) | 18 | 8 | | | | 71 |
| 13 | Jason Brown | Nissan Silvia (S13) | 7 | 18 | | | | 70 |
| 14 | Stuart Baker | Nissan Silvia (S13) | 14 | 12 | | | | 70 |
| 15 | Jordy Cole | Mazda RX-7 (FC) | 11 | 20 | | | | 54 |
| 16 | Drew Donovan | Toyota Supra (A80) | 5 | | | | | 53 |
| 17 | Jaron Olivecrona | Nissan Silvia (S14) | 21 | 13 | | | | 53 |
| 18 | Jerry Zhu | Nissan Silvia (S15) | 22 | 14 | | | | 53 |
| 19 | Vincent Langhorn | Nissan Laurel (C33) | 20 | 15 | | | | 52 |
| 20 | Troy Jenkins | Toyota GT86 | 23 | 16 | | | | 52 |
| 21 | Gagan Kang | Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) | 16 | 22 | | | | 52 |
| 22 | Bruce Tannock | Nissan Silvia (S13) | 24 | 19 | | | | 36 |
| 23 | Joel Paterson | Toyota AE86 | 10 | 23 | | | | 36 |
| 24 | Jodie Donovan | Toyota Supra (A80) | 15 | | | | | 34 |
| 25 | Jesse Greensdale | Nissan Silvia (S15) | 26 | 21 | | | | 20 |
| 26 | Shane Allen | Shelby Mustang (S-197) | 25 | | | | | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | Vehicle | BOP | WEL | HAM | PUK | MAN | Pts |