The 2023 Drift Masters European season has been captivating so far. The winner of the championship will be revealed in Warsaw, Poland. However, the question remains – who will take the title? After the qualifications, six drivers were in contention for the championship.
Top 32
Qualification leader Kalle Rovanpera is out of the competition as Oliver Randalu completes a bye run.
Juha Rintanen – sketchy lead run with Adam Zalewski, but Finnish driver moves to the Top 16.
Alex Holovnia crashes in his lead run. Conor Shanahan moves to the Top 16.
Duane McKeever breaks down and is out of the fight for the championship.
An incomplete run from Kevin Pesur and Piotr Wiecek advances to the Top 16.
Čirba and Nakamura – crash, and Naoki advance to the Top 16. Lithuanian loses third time in a row to Nakamura.
Furthermore, there will be new analysis after Top 32 and Top 16, so stay tuned!
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| # | Drifter | R1 Ireland 🇮🇪 | R2 Sweden 🇸🇪 | R3 Finland 🇫🇮 | R4 Latvia 🇱🇻 | R5 Germany 🇩🇪 | R6 Poland Q 🇵🇱 | R6 Poland T 🇵🇱 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor Shanahan | 70 | 32 | 108 | 55 | 90 | 4 | 32 | 391 |
| 2 | Lauri Heinonen | 88 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 70 | 6 | 32 | 359 |
| 3 | Juha Rintanen | 32 | 103 | 49 | 76 | 51 | 32 | 343 | |
| 4 | Piotr Wiecek | 102 | 23 | 39 | 24 | 105 | 32 | 325 |
Let’s begin by examining the current state of the championship, considering the many possible variations.
Piotr Wiecek 🇵🇱
Piotr at least has to win the event and needs some other results to go in his favour:
Conor will not advance to the Top 8;
Lauri will not be on the podium;
Juha and Jack will not advance to the final.
We have plenty of options if Piotr loses in the final.
Juha Rintanen 🇫🇮
Juha at least has to win the event and needs some other results to go in his favour:
Conor will not advance to the Top 4.
We have plenty of options if Juha loses in the final.
Lauri Heinonen 🇫🇮
Lauri at least has to win the event and needs some other results to go in his favour:
Conor will not get the podium.
We have plenty of options if Lauri loses in the final.
Conor Shanahan 🇮🇪
If Conor gets the Warsaw podium, he will win the 2023 Drift Masters European Championship.
If Conor loses in the Top 32, there are plenty of options.
