Drifting has been a part of the FIA Motorsport Games since the inaugural edition in 2019 and once again promises to be a fiercely contested discipline at this year’s event in Spain. Indeed, a field of 33 nations will compete for gold when the action gets underway in Valencia, establishing a new record number of Drifting entries.
While it forms part of the Circuit category, Drifting is fundamentally different from the likes of GT, Touring Car and Formula 4. Rather than racing, time is not the decider and entrants compete to impress a panel of three judges who consider the angle of drift, line, and style, adding scores from these criteria for a maximum of 100 points in qualifying.
In the tandem battles – including the gold medal match-up – each driver will be in the leading vehicle for one run and in the chasing vehicle for the other. The leading driver’s objective is to replicate what would be a perfect qualifying run, while the chasing driver must do their best to mirror the run of the leader while remaining as close as possible.