D1NZ is a production car drifting series in New Zealand, a sanctioned championship under Motorsport New Zealand, the official FIA appointed governing body of motor-racing in New Zealand.[1] It began early in 2003 as a small competition consisting of several drifting teams from all over the country in order to organise and regulate Drifting events in the country. Since then it has continued to grow larger and more professional, now involving professional teams and internationally ranked drivers.
Adam Davies • Andrew Redward • Ben Jenkins • Bex Bennett • Bejamin Wilkinson • Bruce Tannock • Carl Thompson • Cole Armstrong • Daniel Woolhouse • Darren Kelly • Dave Steedman • Shane Van Gisbergen • Daynom Templeman • Drew Donovan • Gagan Kang • Brad Smith • Jaron Olivecrona • Jase Brown • Jerry Zhu • Jesse Greenslade • Jodie Donovan • Joel Paterson • Jordy Cole • Liam Burke • Shane Allen • Stuart Baker • Troy Jenkins • Vincent Langhorn
Teams
Driftcorp • WSR • Team DSR • BEX Drift • FDC Motorsport • DK Motorsport • Team DMNZ • Whittaker Motorsport • Rattla Motorsport • Olivecrona Drift Motorsport • Central Drift Team • Team Jenkins Motorsport • DDT Racing • BSR • 07 Drift • JC Drift • Mag & Turbo Motorsport • Euphoric Motorsport • Wilkinson Motorsport • Armstrong Drift • LBP Drift • Andrew Redward Racing
Toyota JZ Series, Nissan RB Series, Nissan VQ, Chevrolet LS, Ford Performance, Roush-Yates, Hartley Engines,
Drivers' champion
Fanga Dan Woolhouse
Makes' champion
Ford
Teams' champion
FDC
Official website
d1nz.com
The series consists of two national title competitions, the D1NZ Pro Championship[2] and the D1NZ Pro-Sport Series.[3] New competitors generally need to prove themselves in the Pro-Sport Series before progressing into the pro class, unless competing with an equivalent international licence. Organizers aim to promote and educate Drifting in New Zealand, with a regulated safe environment. Despite similar moniker, the series is not related to the Japanese D1 Grand Prix series. It has been recognised as the longest running drifting series in the world.
The Category has traditionally formed a five round national competition with a mixture of tight & technical courses and faster, full throttle race circuits. In 2019 the Pro-Championship tour includes Wellington's Max Motors Speedway, Trustpower Baypark in Tauranga, Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon, Hampton Downs Motorsport Park and Pukekohe Park Raceway[4]
Drivers compete in a Qualifying session for each event, their qualifying position determines their grid position in a Top-32 or Top-24 seeded battle tree. Each driver receives 2 qualifying passes in a shootout style format, with a marble draw used for the grid order. Each competitor is scored by three judging officials for each pass.[5]
A maximum of 100 points will be allocated by the Judges to a competitor for each Pass in accordance with the following criteria:
Line: 35/100
Angle: 35/100
Style: 30/100
The highest Qualifier shall be the driver with the highest aggregate score from all judges. The judging criteria consist of a racing line set out by the judges, marked by clipping points or clipping areas.
Round Points For Qualifying:
Qualifying Position
Championship Points
1
7
2
6
3
5
4
4
5-8
4
9-16
3
17-32
2
The main competition of each D1NZ event sees the drivers compete through their seeded battle tree in an elimination battle. Competitors are seeded with the top ranked driver drawn against the lowest ranked driver, the second highest ranked driver drawn against the second lowest ranked driver and so on. The number of seeds is based on the size of the field. Each battle consists of two passes, a lead and a chase run for each driver. The winner of each elimination battle is the driver judged successful from both passes, or any re-run battle and advances to the next bracket (Top32, Top16, Top 8, Top 4 etc) The remainder are eliminated from competition. The Top 4 (semi-finals) battle winners shall contest for a place in the round final battle, with the unsuccessful drivers contesting for third and fourth.
The objective for each driver is to set or better their performance in qualifying during their lead run. The driver in the chase position must also set or better their qualifying performance, but use the leading car as a mobile clipping point around the course, aiming to position their car as close as possible to the leading vehicle while fulfilling the competition criteria set out by the judges.
^"Sanctioned Articles Governing the 2019 D1NZ Drift Championship Series" (PDF). motorsport.org.nz. 2019. (PDF) from the original on 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
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D1NZ is a production car drifting series in New Zealand a sanctioned championship under Motorsport New Zealand the official FIA appointed governing body of motor racing in New Zealand 1 It began early in 2003 as a small competition consisting of several drifting teams from all over the country in order to organise and regulate Drifting events in the country Since then it has continued to grow larger and more professional now involving professional teams and internationally ranked drivers D1NZNew Zealand Drifting ChampionshipCategoryDriftingCountryNew ZealandInaugural season2003DriversAdam Davies Andrew Redward Ben Jenkins Bex Bennett Bejamin Wilkinson Bruce Tannock Carl Thompson Cole Armstrong Daniel Woolhouse Darren Kelly Dave Steedman Shane Van Gisbergen Daynom Templeman Drew Donovan Gagan Kang Brad Smith Jaron Olivecrona Jase Brown Jerry Zhu Jesse Greenslade Jodie Donovan Joel Paterson Jordy Cole Liam Burke Shane Allen Stuart Baker Troy Jenkins Vincent LanghornTeamsDriftcorp WSR Team DSR BEX Drift FDC Motorsport DK Motorsport Team DMNZ Whittaker Motorsport Rattla Motorsport Olivecrona Drift Motorsport Central Drift Team Team Jenkins Motorsport DDT Racing BSR 07 Drift JC Drift Mag amp Turbo Motorsport Euphoric Motorsport Wilkinson Motorsport Armstrong Drift LBP Drift Andrew Redward RacingConstructorsNissan Toyota Mazda Holden Ford BMWEngine suppliersToyota JZ Series Nissan RB Series Nissan VQ Chevrolet LS Ford Performance Roush Yates Hartley Engines Drivers championFanga Dan WoolhouseMakes championFordTeams championFDCOfficial websited1nz com The series consists of two national title competitions the D1NZ Pro Championship 2 and the D1NZ Pro Sport Series 3 New competitors generally need to prove themselves in the Pro Sport Series before progressing into the pro class unless competing with an equivalent international licence Organizers aim to promote and educate Drifting in New Zealand with a regulated safe environment Despite similar moniker the series is not related to the Japanese D1 Grand Prix series It has been recognised as the longest running drifting series in the world The Category has traditionally formed a five round national competition with a mixture of tight amp technical courses and faster full throttle race circuits In 2019 the Pro Championship tour includes Wellington s Max Motors Speedway Trustpower Baypark in Tauranga Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon Hampton Downs Motorsport Park and Pukekohe Park Raceway 4 Daniel Fanga Dan Woolhouse competing against Cole Armstrong during an event at ASB Baypark Stadium in Tauranga Contents 1 Competition format 2 List of Pro Series Champions 3 List of Pro Sport Champions 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCompetition format editDrivers compete in a Qualifying session for each event their qualifying position determines their grid position in a Top 32 or Top 24 seeded battle tree Each driver receives 2 qualifying passes in a shootout style format with a marble draw used for the grid order Each competitor is scored by three judging officials for each pass 5 A maximum of 100 points will be allocated by the Judges to a competitor for each Pass in accordance with the following criteria Line 35 100 Angle 35 100 Style 30 100 The highest Qualifier shall be the driver with the highest aggregate score from all judges The judging criteria consist of a racing line set out by the judges marked by clipping points or clipping areas Round Points For Qualifying Qualifying Position Championship Points 1 7 2 6 3 5 4 4 5 8 4 9 16 3 17 32 2 The main competition of each D1NZ event sees the drivers compete through their seeded battle tree in an elimination battle Competitors are seeded with the top ranked driver drawn against the lowest ranked driver the second highest ranked driver drawn against the second lowest ranked driver and so on The number of seeds is based on the size of the field Each battle consists of two passes a lead and a chase run for each driver The winner of each elimination battle is the driver judged successful from both passes or any re run battle and advances to the next bracket Top32 Top16 Top 8 Top 4 etc The remainder are eliminated from competition The Top 4 semi finals battle winners shall contest for a place in the round final battle with the unsuccessful drivers contesting for third and fourth The objective for each driver is to set or better their performance in qualifying during their lead run The driver in the chase position must also set or better their qualifying performance but use the leading car as a mobile clipping point around the course aiming to position their car as close as possible to the leading vehicle while fulfilling the competition criteria set out by the judges Overall Round Points Allocation Overall Position Championship Points 1 100 2 80 3 68 4 60 5 8 48 9 16 32 17 32 16 DNQ 1 DNE 0List of Pro Series Champions editYear Driver Team Vehicle 2003 nbsp Jairus Wharerau Driftcorp Nissan Cefiro A31 2004 nbsp Justin Rood Driftcorp Nissan Cefiro A31 2005 nbsp Adam Richards WSR Nissan Cefiro A31 2006 nbsp Daniel Woolhouse Dunlop Direzza Driftcorp Nissan Silvia S15 2007 nbsp Carl Ruiterman E amp H Motors Nissan Silvia S14 2008 nbsp Gaz Whiter Toyo Tyres Driftcorp Nissan Silvia S14 2009 10 nbsp Gaz Whiter Big Ben Pies Driftcorp Nissan Silvia S14 2010 11 nbsp Gaz Whiter Big Ben Pies Driftcorp Nissan Silvia S14 2011 12 nbsp Curt Whittaker Whittaker Motorsport Nissan Skyline R34 2012 13 nbsp Daniel Woolhouse Castrol Edge Driftcorp Holden Commodore VE 2013 14 nbsp Gaz Whiter Tectaloy Coolants Driftcorp Nissan Silvia S14 2014 15 nbsp Darren Kelly HiTec Oils Australia Nissan Skyline R34 2016 nbsp Curt Whittaker Rattla Motorsport Nissan Skyline R34 2017 nbsp Cole Armstrong Cole Armstrong Drift Nissan Skyline G35 2018 nbsp Cole Armstrong Cole Armstrong Drift Nissan Skyline R34 2019 nbsp Darren Kelly The Heart of Racing Nissan GTR R35 2020 nbsp Liam Burke Kiesel 888 Motorsport Nissan Silvia S13 2021 nbsp Darren Kelly The Heart of Racing Nissan GTR R35 2022 nbsp Fanga Dan Woolhouse Castrol Edge Driftcorp Ford Mustang GT 2023 nbsp Fanga Dan Woolhouse Century Batteries Driftcorp Ford Mustang GT 2024 nbsp Kase Pullen Burry P B DRIFT Nissan Silvia S14 9 List of Pro Sport Champions edit Formally referred to as Pro Am from the 2010 11 season until its name change in 2015 16 to Pro Sport 6 Year Driver Team Vehicle 2011 nbsp Nico Reid Luxury Sports Nissan Silvia S13 2012 nbsp Cameron Vernon Sheep Shagga Racing Nissan Skyline R32 2013 nbsp Darren Kelly DKM Fabrication Nissan Skyline R32 2014 nbsp Vincent Langhorn Euphoric Motorsport Nissan Laurel C33 2015 nbsp Troy Jenkins Brian Roberts Towing TJM Nissan Silvia S15 2016 nbsp Chad McKenzie McKenzie Motorsport Nissan Skyline R32 2017 nbsp Bruce Tannock Mag amp Turbo Nissan Silvia S13 2018 nbsp Liam Burke LBP Drift Nissan Silvia S13 2019 nbsp Michael Thorley Enzed Nissan Laurel C33 2020 nbsp Russell Vare 235 Drift Nissan Laurel C33 2021 nbsp Shaun Potroz SMP Motorsport Nissan Silvia S14 2022 nbsp Connor Halligan Halligan Racing Nissan Silvia S14 2023 nbsp Kase Pullen Burry P B Drift Nissan Silvia S14 9 2024 nbsp Keisuke Nagashima Torque Performance Developments Toyota Corolla AE86 SR20DET See also edit Drifting motorsport D1 Grand Prix Formula D References edit D1NZ Drift Championship Series Archived from the original on 2019 01 08 Retrieved 2019 01 08 D1NZ Pro Championship Series d1nz com Retrieved 2019 01 08 D1NZ Pro Sport Series d1nz com Retrieved 2019 01 08 Events d1nz com Retrieved 2019 01 08 Sanctioned Articles Governing the 2019 D1NZ Drift Championship Series PDF motorsport org nz 2019 Archived PDF from the original on 2019 01 08 Retrieved 2019 01 08 D1NZ Pro Sport Series d1nz com Retrieved 2019 01 08 External links edit Official website Official sponsor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title D1NZ amp oldid 1223331337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
