Formula Drift Prospec Championship competition results from Utah 17.09.2022: ROUND 4 OF 2022 FORMULA DRIFT PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIP IN UTAH EVENT DETAILS Date: Friday, September 16, 2022 Location: Utah Motorsports Campus, Grantsville, UT Event: Formula DRIFT Link ECU PROSPEC Championship

ROUND 4 OF 2022 FORMULA DRIFT PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIP IN UTAH  
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Friday, September 16, 2022
Location: Utah Motorsports Campus, Grantsville, UT
Event: Formula DRIFT Link ECU PROSPEC Championship
 



RESULTS FROM FD PROSPEC ROUND 4


1.    Blake Olsen (USA) – TNVC / Koruworks E92 BMW
2.    Derek Madison (USA) – Fuelab Fuel Systems / Team Infamous Nissan S14
3.    Andy Hateley (USA) – Hateley Motorsports BMW E46
 



RESULTS FROM 2022 FD PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIP


1.    Robert Thorne (USA) – ASMotorsport / Kats Coin BMW M3
2.    Derek Madison (USA) – Fuelab Fuel Systems / Team Infamous Nissan S14
3.    Andy Hateley (USA) – Hateley Motorsports BMW E46
 





NOTES



•    Olsen scored his first FD Link ECU PROSPEC win after initially being eliminated from the Top 16. He was reinstated following a successful protest for a loose trunk on Tommy Lemaire’s car. Olsen finishes the season in seventh position overall


•    With Madison and Hateley finishing Round 4 in second and third, respectively, they secured the same Championship positions, giving both drivers their best results to date


•    The 2022 FD Link ECU PROSPEC Championship saw different winners at each of the four rounds – Hateley, Brutskiy, Bogovich and Olsen – guaranteeing an exciting Final Round


•    After finishing fourth on the day and without winning a round, Robert Thorne is the 2022 FD Link ECU PROSPEC Champion. The series Rookie amassed enough points in the Top 8 heats to take the crown, having knocked out rival Brutskiy in the Top 16. Thorne used his considerable road course experience to his advantage, winning both the title and the lucrative FCP Euro Cup


•    Two-time and reigning Link ECU PROSPEC Champion Dmitriy Brutskiy was knocked out of the Top 16 in a tough battle that ended his hopes of a threepeat. Brutskiy finished the season in fourth, 29 points behind Thorne


•    The top PROSPEC drivers receive automatic upgrades to PRO licenses, allowing them to move up to the premier class if they choose


•    Throdle, FCP Euro and Royal Purple contingency programs paid out to qualified PROSPEC competitors at the end of the season, with Thorne receiving $10,000 for winning the FCP Euro Cup as the top driver of a European chassis
 




ROUND 4 FD PROSPEC TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS

1    Blake Olsen    100
2    Derek Madison    91
3    Andy Hateley    82
4    Robert Thorne    80
5    Kasey Kohl    70
6    Amanda Sorensen    67
7    Rudy Hansen    67
8    Adam Knapik    67
9    Alex Jagger    53
10    Tommy Lemaire    52
11    Rich Whiteman    52
12    Dmitriy Brutskiy    52
13    Evan Bogovich    52
14    Ben Hobson    52
15    Austin Matta    52
16    Trenton Kropf    52
 



FD PROSPEC TOP 16 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDINGS

1    Robert Thorne    318
2    Derek Madison    301
3    Andy Hateley    289
4    Dmitriy Brutskiy    289
5    Evan Bogovich    284
6    Alex Jagger    269
7    Blake Olsen    239
8    Kasey Kohl     224
9    Tommy Lemaire    223
10    Ben Hobson    210
11    Nate Chen    204
12    Rich Whiteman    193
13    Amanda Sorensen    189
14    Rudy Hansen    189
15    Austin Matta    189
16    Brian Wadman    174
 



FORMULA DRIFT UTAH RECAP

Competition results from the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 7: Type S Elevated presented by Autozone will be available tomorrow. A recap of all the action from FD SLC with event images will be available on Monday
 



NEXT ROUND


Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, CA is the destination for the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 8: Title Fight on October 14-15. Please visit www.formulad.com for the competition schedule, ticket information, driver profiles, special content, and the event livestream




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