The Red Bull Drifting World Championships will feature 32 of the world’s best drifters in the most anticipated drifting event ever!
32 Drifters, 14 Champions, 12 Nations=1 World Champion
| Where: | Port of Long Beach, CA |
| When: | November 15-16 |
The Red Bull Drifting World Championship will bring the best drifting drivers in the world together to compete in a single historic event. Drivers from the United States, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Norway, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, UK and Canada will participate, but only one will claim the title of Red Bull Drifting World Champion. Current and past champions from the world’s top professional drifting series will receive an exclusive invitation to showcase their skills and compete for the largest drifting prize purse ever offered.
The purpose-built course will include unprecedented features that will test the limits of the drivers and their cars such as a long straight away to ensure triple-digit entry speeds, a big, sweeping first turn for high-speed drifting and multiple, technically challenging turns. Trackside viewing areas will allow spectators to get up close and personal with the competition.
Format
Practice
Several open practices will be scheduled during the event. Practice runs may be in the format of either single or multiple car runs.
Qualifying
Competitors will make 2 solo qualifying runs and scores will determine their ranking in the top-32 bracket. Qualifying order will be established by drawing positions and then will be paired up accordingly.
Main Competition (Elimination Rounds)
Tandem rounds are based on two (2) runs in Head-to-Head format, with competitors paired up based on their rank determined by qualifying. The higher ranked driver always leads the first run.
Elimination rounds are based on a standard 32-position, single elimination bracket. A consolation round will be held with the losers of the Final Four round competing for third place.
