Fredric Aasbø

Fredric Aasbø
Aasbø in 2015
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1985-08-18) 18 August 1985
Siggerud, Norway
Formula D career
Current teamPapadakis Racing
Championships3
Wins20
Best finish1st in 2015, 2021, 2022
Championship titles
2007
2008
2014
2015
2021
2022		Nordic Drifting Championship
Nordic Drifting Championship
Formula D Asia
Formula D
Formula D
Formula D
Awards
2010
2015		Formula D Rookie of the Year
FIA Norway Driver of the Year

Fredric Aasbø (born 18 August 1985) is a professional drifter and stunt driver originally from Siggerud, Norway.[1] He currently competes in the Formula Drift Championship.

Aasbø is a three-time Formula Drift champion, having won the title in 2015, 2021, and 2022.[2][3] He also holds claim to the most wins of any driver in series history, with 20 (as of April 2025).[4] He also finished as runner-up in the 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 seasons. Aasbø has also won two consecutive Nordic Drifting Championships in 2007 and 2008, as well as the Formula Drift Asia championship in 2014.

Career

Aasbø started his career as a privateer racer driving a Toyota Supra. He won the 2007 and 2008 Nordic Drifting Championship titles competing in his native Scandinavia before making his U.S. debut at a global drifting invitational in 2008.[5]

In 2012, he won the "Pro" category of the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race.[6]

Formula D

In 2010, he ran his first full season of U.S. competition as a privateer and won the Formula Drift 'Rookie of the Year' award.[7]

He joined the Papadakis Racing squad in 2011 as a replacement for driver Tanner Foust (who had announced his departure from drifting).[8] From 2011 to 2016, he drove a Scion tC in the United States and later, a Toyota GT86 in Europe.[9][10]

In 2014, he won the Formula Drift Asia title, and finished runner-up in the U.S. Formula Drift Pro Championship.[11]

In 2015, Aasbø and Papadakis Racing announced that Rockstar Energy would be their title sponsor.[12] He won the 2015 Formula Drift Pro championship with a record of four wins in seven rounds, as well as the first-ever Formula Drift World Championship title in the Papadakis Racing Scion tC.[13][14][15] The same year, he was also awarded FIA's Driver of the Year for Norway – an honor he accepted from Norwegian World Rally Champion Petter Solberg.[16]

Aasbø finished as championship runner-up in 2016 after winning two rounds.[17]

From 2017 to 2018, he debuted two different Toyota hatchbacks in the Formula Drift series. In 2017, he finished second in the championship in a Toyota Corolla iM.[18] In 2018, Papadakis Racing introduced the Rockstar Energy Drink / Nexen Tire Toyota Corolla Hatchback and again finished as the championship runner-up.[19] For the fourth year in a row, Aasbø finished as the championship runner-up in Formula D for the 2019 season.[20]

In 2020, Aasbø and Papadakis Racing launched their new Toyota GR Supra for the 2020 Formula D season onwards.[21] The GR Supra is powered by a B58 engine producing over 1000 horsepower while still utilizing the stock block.[22][23]

Aasbø won the 2021 Formula D championship, after having a podium finish or win in all but two rounds of the season - a total of one win and five podium finishes.[24]

For a second consecutive year, Aasbø won the 2022 Formula D championship, with two wins and two podium finishes during the season.[25]

Aasbø scored three podium finishes in 2023, and finished the season in 6th place.

For the 2024 season, he scored one win and three podium finishes, and finished the season in 3rd place. With a win and three podium finishes, Aasbø finished again in 3rd place for the 2025 season.

Other work

He is also a stunt driver whose work has most notably been featured in the Norwegian action film Børning and advertisement campaigns for Toyota.[26]

His wife Hunter Taylor is now a rookie drifter as well.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Fredric Aasbo - Scion Racing Blog". Scion.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  2. ^ "Aasbo, Scion take Formula Drift Championship in Irwindale". Autoweek. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  3. ^ "Formula DRIFT World Championship - Standings". Formulad.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  4. ^ "Aasbo drops the hammer on the field to win Long Beach Formula Drift opener in a new Toyota". Autoweek. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  5. ^ "A Message To Fredric Aasbø". Speedhunters. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  6. ^ "Toyota Pro/Celebrity race will feature Rutledge Wood, Cain Velasquez". Autoblog.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  7. ^ "Fredric Aasbo". Papadakis Racing. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  8. ^ Siu, Jason. "Tanner Foust Temporarily Retiring from Formula DRIFT » AutoGuide.com News". Autoguide.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  9. ^ "Formula DRIFT - Drivers - Fredric Aasbo". Formulad.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  10. ^ "Interview - Scion Racing's Fredric Aasbo & Ken Gushi". Superstreetonline.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  11. ^ "Australia - Standings - 2014". Formula DRIFT Asia. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  12. ^ Lord, Brad (2015-04-01). "Fredric Aasbø's Fresh Look For FD". Speedhunters. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
  13. ^ "Drifting-Aasbø knuste alle: – Den villeste dagen i mitt liv - Motorsport - VG". Vg.no. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  14. ^ "Fredric Aasbo wins Formula Drift series and Irwindale Speedway titles". Sgvtribune.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  15. ^ "Fredric Aasbo is the 2015 Formula Drift Champion!". DrivingLine. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  16. ^ "WOW!!! I'm speechless right now: Guess who won the Norwegian FIA Driver of The Year Award and was handed it by last years winner Petter Solberg (@petterwrc03)!!! Thank you all so incredibly much!! #ÅretsBilsportutøver –". Drifting.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  17. ^ "Formula DRIFT Irwindale 2016". MotorTrend Magazine. Oct 12, 2016.
  18. ^ Choy, Danny. "How Fredric Aasbo's 1000-HP Corolla iM Formula D Drift Car Was Built". The Drive. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  19. ^ Lee, Kristen. "This 1,000-HP RWD Toyota Corolla Is One Of The Most Extreme Drift Cars Ever Built". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  20. ^ "Formula D Irwindale Is 2019's Final Stanza, Filled With Drama". Front Street Media. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  21. ^ "2020 Toyota GR Supra". Papadakis Racing. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  22. ^ "Ready For Racing: Fredric Aasbo's 1000hp Papadakis-built 2020 Toyota Supra Formula Drift Car". DrivingLine. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  23. ^ Clifford, Joe (2020-04-06). "Fredric Aasbø reveals his new 1000bhp GR Supra". Toyota UK Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  24. ^ FormulaD (2021-10-25). "SERIES NEWS: AASBO AND BRUTSKIY WIN 2021 FORMULA DRIFT PRO & PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THRILLING IRWINDALE FINALS". Formula DRIFT BLOG. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  25. ^ FormulaD (2022-10-17). "AASBO IS CROWNED 2022 FORMULA DRIFT PRO CHAMPION AND WINS IRWINDALE ROUND 8". Formula DRIFT BLOG. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  26. ^ Jan Gunnar Furuly (2014-01-31). "Norsk bilstjerne i USA lånte bil og gjorde stunt - Aftenposten". Aftenposten.no. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  27. ^ Ljadov, Vladimir. "Interview with Fredric". Wheelsbywovka. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
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