British Drift Championship


The British Drift Championship is a drifting series held in the UK. It is the highest level of competition drifting in the UK.
The series began as a feeder series to the European Drift Championship. However, the partnership between the BDC and EDC organisers ended at the end of the season and the BDC became a professional series in its own right.
The series originally had two classes, Semi-Pro and Pro. However, due to the vast growth of the championship a third class was added for the 2011 season, called 'Super Pro' which became the highest class. The top drivers in the Pro class were merged into this new class.
For the 2015 season the championship reverted to two classes; the three classes from 2014 were merged to create the Pro-Am and Pro class. A feeder series called Drift Cup was created to allow those wishing to take part in the series the chance to prove they have what it takes to drive in the main championship.
In 2016, the series was taken over by the man behind the Irish Drift Championship, David Egan, whose vision was to improve the visibility of the sport to the general audience and also grow the level of the drivers competing within it. Following the conclusion of the 2018 season, it was announced that Egan would be stepping down from his position, to be replaced by Matt Stevenson, a current BDC Pro driver and 2014 Semi-Pro champion.

Champions

Pro-Am Class
YearDriverTeamCar
2008Steve MooreNissan 200SX S14a
2009Martin RichardsNissan Skyline R33
2010Ian PhillipsSkyline OwnersNissan Skyline R33
2011Matt CamplingDoriheroNissan 200SX S13
2012Owen TaylorRampstyleNissan Silvia S13
2013Matt SamuelCar Loan 4 UNissan 300ZX
2014Matt StevensonSlide MotorsportNissan 350Z
2015Fraser StarkGarage F***HouseBMW E30 Touring
2016Danny GrundyEssex DriftersNissan 200SX S14
2017Scott CartledgeNissan Skyline R33
2018Lee ScottFinvoy Tyre ServicesBMW E46
2019Lwi EdwardsAllitaliaBMW E36

Pro Class
YearDriverTeamCar
2008Dave WalbrinNissan Skyline R32
2009Steve 'Baggsy' BiagioniJapspeedNissan 200SX S13
2010Phil MorrisonDriftworksNissan Silvia S15
2011Michael MarshallMnM EngineeringNissan Silvia S15
2012Christian LewisDoriheroNissan Skyline R33
2013Jay GreeneJapsTheOnlyWay.co.ukNissan 200SX S13
2014Richard GrindrodDriftworksBMW E36 V8
2015Jack ShanahanDriftworks/Shanahan Car SalesNissan 200SX S14
2016Jack ShanahanShanahan Car SalesNissan 180SX
2017Matt CarterJapspeedNissan Skyline R32
2018Duane McKeeverTri-Ace TyresNissan 180SX
2019Oliver EvansVP Racing FuelsNissan 200SX

Super Pro Class
YearDriverTeamCar
2011Matt CarterFalken TiresNissan 200SX S14a
2012Paul SmithJapspeedNissan Silvia S15
2013Michael MarshallTeam MnMBMW E36 Touring
2014Shane O'SullivanJapspeedNissan Silvia S15