| Category | Drifting |
|---|---|
| Country or region | United Kingdom |
| Inaugural season | 2007 |
| Drivers' champion | Mark Luney |
| Official website | europeandriftchampionship.eu |
The Pirelli European Drift Championship (abbreviated as EDC) is a drifting series held each year throughout the United Kingdom. It was introduced in 2007 following the collapse of the D1 Great Britain series which in turn replaced the Autoglym Drift Championship. The series is run on its third year as part of the GT Battle motorsport events which includes its national Time Attack championship.[1]
2008 saw the introduction of a new [Pro-Am] series, 'The British Drift Championship' (BDC), The British Drift Championship. In 2009 the BDC and EDC partnership ended and now the BDC is considered a professional series.
In 2010 the championship organisers made the controversial move to change from a Top 16 to a Top 8 invitational format. The championship features 8 drivers who are all sponsored by Pirelli Tires.[2]
D1UK/Autoglym Drift Championship
| Year | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | James Wolstenholme | |
| 2003 | ||
| 2004 | Brett Castle | Nissan 200sx S14a |
| 2005 | Damien Mulvey | Nissan 200sx S13 |
D1 Great Britain
| Year | Driver | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Phil Morrison | Driftworks | Nissan 200sx S14a |
European Drift Championship
| Year | Driver | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Brett Castle | Abbey Motorsport | Nissan 200sx S14a |
| 2008 | Ben Broke-Smith | Driftworks | Toyota Chaser JZX81 |
| 2009 | Mark Luney | SVA Imports | Nissan 350Z |