Two Americans and two Norwegians are still fighting for the championship before the final round in the Irwindale. Let’s have a look at who has got the most chances to claim the title!
Chelsea DeNofa 🇺🇸
Standings
1st in the championship, 464 points, 3 victories
Last three races: Top 8 (St. Louis), 1st (Monroe), 1st (Utah).
Last three qualifications: 25th (St. Louis), 9th (Monroe), 3rd (Utah).
Chelsea will become 2023 the Formula Drift champion if:
He advances to the Top 4;
He advances to the Top 8, and Matt Field will not win the race and will not be in the Top 3 in qualification;
He advances to the Top 16, and Matt Field will not advance to the final;
If Chelsea loses in the Top 32, Matt Field should not get a podium, and Simen Olsen will not win the race;
If Chelsea doesn’t qualify, Matt Filed should not advance to the Top 4, and Simen Olsen with Fredric Aasbo will not advance to the final. Also, Simen shouldn’t get any competition points in qualification.
Matt Field 🇺🇸
Standings
2nd in the championship, 411 points, 1 victory, 2 podiums
Last three races: Top 16 (St. Louis), Top 16 (Monroe), 2nd (Utah).
Last three qualifications: 21st (St. Louis), 1st (Monroe), 25th (Utah).
Matt will become 2023 the Formula Drift champion if:
He wins the race, qualifies at least third and outscores Chelsea, and DeNofa will not advance to the Top 4;
He advances to the final, and Chelsea loses in the Top 16;
He gets a podium, Chelsea loses in the Top 32, and Simen Olsen will not win the race;
He finishes fourth and qualifies at least third, Chelsea doesn’t qualify, Simen will not win the race, qualifies lower than Matt, and Fredric will not win the race.
Simen Olsen 🇳🇴
Standings
3rd in the championship, 387 points, 2 podiums
Last three races: 3rd (St. Louis), Top 8 (Monroe), 3rd (Utah).
Last three qualifications: 14th (St. Louis), 3rd (Monroe), 2nd (Utah).
Simen will become 2023 the Formula Drift champion if:
He will win the race, Chelsea loses in the Top 32, Matt will not advance to the final, and Matt qualifies lower than Simen;
He will advance to the final, Chelsea doesn’t qualify, Matt will not get a podium, Matt qualifies lower than Simen, and Fredric doesn’t win the race.
He finishes 3rd and qualifies at least third, Chelsea doesn’t qualify, Matt will not advance to the Top 4, and Fredric will not advance to the final.
Fredric Aasbo 🇳🇴
Standings
4th in the championship, 383 points, 3 podiums
Last three races: 2nd (St. Louis), Top 16 (Monroe), Top 8 (Utah).
Last three qualifications: 7th (St. Louis), 5th (Monroe), 13th (Utah).
Fredric will become 2023 the Formula Drift champion if:
He wins the race, Chelsea loses in the Top 32, and Matt will not claim the podium;
He is second in the race, Chelsea shouldn’t qualify, Matt will not advance to the Top 4, and Simen will not advance in the final.
