European Drift Championship


The European Drift Championship was an annual drifting series held in the United Kingdom from 2007–2012. The series was previously known as D1 Great Britain in 2006 and D1UK from 2002–2005, but event organizers disassociated from the D1 Grand Prix in 2007. D1UK was also known as the Autoglym Drift Championship due to sponsorship by Autoglym.
In 2008, EDC introduced the British Drift Championship as a feeder series, but the BDC broke off to form its own annual professional series just a year later and, as of 2020, is now aligned with Formula D.
In 2010 the championship organisers made the controversial move to change from a Top 16 to a Top 8 invitational format. The championship featured only 8 drivers who were all sponsored by Pirelli Tires. All championship rounds became part of the Modified Live car shows alongside the UK Time Attack series.
At the end of the 2012 season, the championship folded due to drivers moving over to the British Drift Championship and Modified Live events now only feature drift demonstrations rather than full competitions.

Past Champions

D1UK/Autoglym Drift Championship
YearDriverCar
2002James Wolstenholme
2003
2004Brett CastleNissan 200SX S14a
2005Damien MulveyNissan 200SX S13

D1 Great Britain
YearDriverTeamCar
2006Phil MorrisonDriftworksNissan 200SX S14a

European Drift Championship
YearDriverTeamCar
2007Brett CastleAbbey MotorsportNissan 200SX S14a
2008Ben Broke-SmithDriftworksToyota Chaser JZX81
2009Mark LuneySVA ImportsNissan 350Z
2010Mark LuneySVA ImportsNissan 350Z
2011Brett CastleSumo PowerNissan Silvia S15
2012Paul ConlanBC RacingNissan Silvia S15