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Drifting

Drifting is judged motorsport on closed courses: drivers hold controlled oversteer and are scored by series-dependent criteria such as line, angle, style, speed, proximity and mistakes.

LevelVariant FamilyMotorsport CategoryMotorsport

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Classification

Category Motorsport

Family Motorsport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Judged motorsport with controlled oversteer on a drift course.

Geeignet für Suitable for very experienced drivers who accept vehicle control, safety and high costs.

Cost High: sensible only through drift school/track day with approved car, helmet and instructor. Car, tyres, maintenance, safety gear, entry fees, track time, transport and repairs. Motorsport club, drift school, track-day organiser or series rulebook. Do not train on public roads; use only closed approved areas.

First progress First controlled slides after instruction; competition runs take long practice.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

rule-compliant car
helmet/safety gear
closed course
tyres
instructor/briefing
event clearance

First steps

book drift school
complete safety briefing
learn basic car control
drive small course
read series rulebook

Drift school, motorsport club, track day or Formula Drift/FIA IDC rule context.

Drive only on closed courses with helmet, technical inspection, marshals and clear stop signals.

Weitere Angaben

Tags motorsport, drifting, judged-driving

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete a drift course with controlled oversteer better than competitors under line, angle, style and proximity criteria.

Teilnehmer

Individual drivers; tandem/battle formats by series.

Teamgröße

One driver per car.

Spielfeld

Closed drift course with clipping points, zones, start/finish and safety barriers.

Dauer

Qualifying runs, battles or series format by rulebook.

Wertung

Judged/point scoring by line, angle, style, proximity, mistakes and series rules.

Gewinnbedingung

Higher score or battle decision under rulebook.

Ausrüstung

drift car
tyres
helmet
safety gear
closed course

Wichtige Regelpunkte

course error
collision/unsafe driving
equipment breach
start/procedure breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Formula Drift (FD)
Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)

Rulebook Formula Drift · rulebook · high
FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup Sporting Regulations Federation Internationale de l'Automobile · regulations · medium
Drifting Topend Sports · sport-guide · medium