{"id":290696,"date":"2026-05-31T06:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T06:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/290696\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T06:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T06:42:16","slug":"2026-formula-drift-pro-championship-competition-results-from-round-3-in-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/290696\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 FORMULA DRIFT PRO CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION RESULTS FROM ROUND 3 IN ORLANDO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Odi Bakchis scores a well-deserved victory after beating James Deane in the Final<\/p>\n

EVENT DETAILS<\/p>\n

Date: Saturday May 30, 2026
Location: Orlando Speed World, Orlando, FL
Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 3 Top 32 Competition<\/p>\n

RESULTS FROM\u00a0FD PRO\u00a0ROUND 2<\/p>\n

Aurimas Bakchis (Lithuania) \u2013 Feal Suspension \/ GT Radial \/ Subimods Subaru BRZ
\nJames Deane (Ireland) \u2013 O\u2019Reilly \/ Pennzoil Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD
\nFredric Aasbo (Norway) \u2013 Rockstar Energy Toyota GR Supra<\/p>\n

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NOTES<\/p>\n

Dramatic climatic swings saw drivers cope with scorching heat, heavy rainfall and inconsistent track conditions throughout the day and evening
\nAurimas \u201cOdi\u201d Bakchis scored his first victory since\u00a0Round 7 in 2024 where he also defeated James Deane. Tonight\u2019s result marked Odi\u2019s first win at the wheel of his new\u00a0Feal Suspension \/ GT Radial \/ Subimods Subaru BRZ after switching from his faithful Nissan S15 chassis
\nThe new car has brought instant results, placing fifth at Round 1, qualifying first and finishing third at Round 2, and now winning Round 3. The consistent results mean Odi has climbed from third overall to\u00a0leading the 2026 FD PRO Championship
\nOn his path to victory, Odi defeated Simen Olsen (Norway) in the Top 32, then Dan Burkett (USA), Jack Shanahan (Ireland), and Branden Sorensen (USA) in the Final 4
\nThe driver of the Sorensen Motorsports \/ Quad Lock BMW finished fourth on the night as he continues to improve at every round. Sorensen climbed from fourth to third place following his Round 3 success
\nSecond place James Deane lost a tough battle against Bakchis but maintained his position in the Championship standings, albeit second to Bakchis rather than Conor Shanahan (Ireland), and by a reduced eight-point margin
\nThe younger Shanahan sibling had a poor qualifying session. He placed 23rd and faced Deane in the Top 32 Competition heats \u2013 an all-Ireland tussle he lost and scored no Competition points in Orlando. As a result, he dropped like a stone from first to fifth overall
\nBrother Jack Shanahan (Ireland) fared better in the Pulsar Turbos E82 BMW, finishing sixth on the night and rising to sixth overall
\nThird place Fredric Aasbo lost a titanic battle against Deane in the Final 4 but his podium position allowed him to recover some of the points lost in Round 2 following his Top 32 exit. The Norwegian jumped from ninth to fourth in the title race
\nChris Forsberg (USA), the leading qualifier, placed fifth after losing to Sorensen in the Great 8 and secured eighth position overall
\nFor the third time in three Rounds, the leading Rookie was Cole Richards (USA) driving the Richards Racing Toyota GT86. He finished ninth in Orlando and sits ninth overall
\nIn the 2026 Formula DRIFT\u00a0Auto\u00a0Cup, Ford maintained its lead over Toyota, while GT Radial continues to lead the FD\u00a0Tire\u00a0Cup<\/p>\n

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ROUND 3 FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS<\/p>\n

POSITION
\nDRIVER
\nPOINTS<\/p>\n

1
\nAurimas Bakchis
\n50 +1<\/p>\n

2
\nJames Deane
\n40 +1<\/p>\n

3
\nFredric Aasbo
\n30 +2<\/p>\n

4
\nBranden Sorensen
\n30 +1<\/p>\n

5
\nChris Forsberg
\n20 +4<\/p>\n

6
\nJack Shanahan
\n20 +1<\/p>\n

7
\nDylan Hughes
\n20 +1<\/p>\n

8
\nMatt Field
\n20 +1<\/p>\n

9
\nCole Richards
\n10 +3<\/p>\n

10
\nAdam LZ
\n10 +1<\/p>\n

11
\nTrenton Beechum
\n10 +1<\/p>\n

12
\nKen Gushi
\n10 +1<\/p>\n

13
\nJhonnattan Castro
\n10 +1<\/p>\n

14
\nRyan Tuerck
\n10 +1<\/p>\n

15
\nWataru Masuyama
\n10 +1<\/p>\n

16
\nDan Burkett
\n10 +1<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

2026 FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS*<\/p>\n

POSITION
\nDRIVER
\nPOINTS<\/p>\n

1
\nAurimas Bakchis
\n106<\/p>\n

2
\nJames Deane
\n98<\/p>\n

3
\nBranden Sorensen
\n84<\/p>\n

4
\nFredric Aasbo
\n74<\/p>\n

5
\nConor Shanahan
\n73<\/p>\n

6
\nJack Shanahan
\n65<\/p>\n

7
\nDylan Hughes
\n63<\/p>\n

8
\nChris Forsberg
\n57<\/p>\n

9
\nCole Richards
\n55<\/p>\n

10
\nVaughn Gittin Jr
\n51<\/p>\n

11
\nRyan Tuerck
\n43<\/p>\n

12
\nMatt Field
\n33<\/p>\n

13
\nTrenton Beechum
\n23<\/p>\n

14
\nKen Gushi
\n23<\/p>\n

15
\nWataru Masuyama
\n23<\/p>\n

16
\nDan Burkett
\n23<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

2026 AUTO CUP TOP 5 STANDINGS*<\/p>\n

Ford
\n161<\/p>\n

Toyota
\n137<\/p>\n

Nissan
\n70<\/p>\n

BMW
\n68<\/p>\n

Chevrolet
\n34<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

2026 TIRE CUP STANDINGS*<\/p>\n

GT Radial
\n230<\/p>\n

Nitto
\n161<\/p>\n

Kenda
\n151<\/p>\n

Kumho
\n78<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

*\u00a0Preliminary standings. Final results pending official confirmation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Odi Bakchis scores a well-deserved victory after beating James Deane in the Final EVENT DETAILS Date: Saturday May…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290697,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-290696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}