Follow FIA Motorsport Games drifting qualification in Valencia, Spain. Drifting.today team will share breaking news from the Saturday event.
Run 1
Rohal Van Riel from the Netherlands gets the first score – a 70-point run with six series BMW.
Dmitry Illiuk from Ukraine scores 74.
Hazaa Alhosani gets 63.
Bas Mul moves to the first place with 85 points.
Koji Tada from Japan scored 88!
Joakim Andersson from Sweden gets 92. Local hero Ruben Balanos – 73 points. Robert Petri (Hungary) – 82. Joao Vieira (Portugal) – 70.
Kristaps Bluss, 2022 FIA Motorsport Games winner from Latvia, scores 81 points and sits 6th currently.
Jakub Przygonski from Poland gets 92!
Nasser Alharbali Urias with Nissan S13 – 82 points.
Itay Sadeh from Israel – 79. Lebanon driver Mohamad Chehab – 80. Mevlud Meladze from Georgia – incomplete run.
United Kingdom drifter Lwi Edwards – 72.
Norway representative Simen Olsen – 90 points.
Italian Luca Fuschini – 75-point run.
Lithuanian Andrius Vasiliauskas scores 83.
RUN 2
After the first half of qualification Joakim Andersson is leading, Jakub Przygonski is sitting second and Simen Olsen third as we are approaching the second runs.
Berfu Tutumlu makes a massive improvement compared to his first run – he just hit the 80s.
Estonia’s representative Kevin Pesur has got a 85 on board.
Abdul Karim Jahan scores 75 points in his second lap.
2019 Motorsport Games Winner Dymitro Illyuk was pushing really hard for higher points in his second try but felt off the line a little bit and ended up with 63 points.
Hazaa AlHosani scores 69.
Multiple Greek Champion Christos Chantzaras had a stylish second lap with lots of angle putting him into 14th position at the moment with a 79.
Dilshod Yusupov from Uzbekistan gets 69 points for his second run.
Pieter Van Hoorick makes massive mistakes causing him a 0 in the second quali lap.
Bas Mul improves with 1 point getting a score of 86 and overtaking Kevin Pesur at the current standings.
Koji Tada’s huge backward entry was rewarded with a 91 point score by the judges – jumping to the third place at the moment.
Rodrigo Gallo spins out before the last transition and has a 0 unfortunately.
Current leader of qualification, Joakim Andersson can’t improve on his first run, but he is still leading with a 93 and a 89.
Hometown hero Ruben Bolanos Lopez makes the domestic fans happy with a 84 points run.
Robert Petri hits the cones at the initiation causes his points deducted massively – getting a 68 and staying in the same position as he was before.
Portuguese youngster Joao Vieira scores a 67 in his second quali lap.
Dion Kajtazi stays in the bottom of the qualifying leadorboard with 62 points, improving by 9 points compared to his previous lap.
2022 Motorsport Games Gold medalist in drifting discipline, Kristaps Bluss gets a 85 on board.
Jakub Przygonski can’t improve on his score, finishing qualification with a 92 and a 79.
Nasser Al Harbali from El Salvador scores a 80 after a smoky full-throttle lap.
The youngest driver on the grid, Itay Sadeh made a mistake on entry but improved bis score from 79 to 85.
Lebanese Mohamed Chehab scores a 81 putting him into 13th position at the moment.
Mevlud Meladze is getting 69 points for his second try.
Current UK Champion Lwi Edwards makes a solid job with nice and consistent angle throughout the track – 76 points.
Brazil’s representative Rafael Marinho shuts down in the last corner causing him having a 0 unfortunately.
Zdenek Kaderabek drops 2 wheels in the penultimate corner – serious deduction and 62 on board.
Sitting 4th on the leaderboard, Simen Olsen went for a big run in his second qualifying lap but overshot the angle just metres before the finish line and scored 0.
Mads Andreasen puts on a fluid 81 point run for his second try.
Last year’s Italian & Hungarian Champion Luca Fuschini misses the first zone right after initiation and gets a 76.
Representing Lithuania, Andrius Vasiliauskas scores 75 and keeps his 10th position on the leaderboard.
Stay tuned for updates in connection with the FIA Motorsport Games 2024 this weekend!
