The GTA Online New Drift Races are a series of land races where the winner is the player who scores the most drift points, not the one who crosses the line first. The series arrived with The Chop Shop update on December 12, 2023, and three more races were added during Drift Racing Week on February 6, 2025.
Key facts
- Update: The Chop Shop, December 12, 2023 (see The Chop Shop – All DLC Content)
- Players: 1 to 8
- Races: ten in total, eight Lap races and two Point to Point events
- Vehicles: only cars converted to Drift Tune can be used
- Default laps: two, and the host can raise it to 99
- Win condition: most points at the end
How drift points work in GTA Online
Scoring in the GTA Online New Drift Races comes down to chaining drifts: you earn points by drifting along the route, and every chained drift raises your multiplier. The multiplier starts at 1.0x, rises in steps of 0.5x and tops out at 5.0x. It grows at a steady rate while you drift, whereas the points depend on your speed and drift angle.
- Crash into an obstacle and the multiplier resets. A minor crash keeps your points, while a worse one also loses the points you have not banked
- Resetting your car costs a thousand points, and every reset costs a thousand more than the last
- If you stop drifting for more than a second, the drift ends and the points are banked
- Blue pillars near corners give a Precision Drift bonus of a thousand points when you drift close to them
- Sections surrounded by a green aura are a harder secondary route that builds points and multiplier faster
Drift titles
Once a banked drift is big enough, a banner shows the total and a title:
| Title | Banked points |
|---|---|
| Good Drift | 1,000 to 10,000 |
| Super Drift | up to 50,000 |
| Mega Drift | up to 100,000 |
| Ultra Drift | up to 250,000 |
| Drift King | up to 500,000 |
| Drift God | more than 500,000 |
Lobby options and race list
The host can switch contact, time of day and weather, and can turn custom vehicles on or off. The Finishing Multiplier option adds a bonus for the best finishing positions: first place gets an extra 5% of its total points on Default, 25% on High and 50% on Very High. The races appear in the Races list with the Drift Race prefix. Two of them are A Hill To Die On, a Point to Point race for drift vehicles, and Beach Slap. You can find the complete lineup in All Drift Races, and the straight-line version in All Drag Races.
Drag and Drift Races Week
From June 20 to June 24, 2024, Drag and Drift Races Week gave 3x GTA$ and RP in Drag Races and Drift Races and the weekly challenge was to win 2 Drag or Drift Races. The Premium Race was Eight Figure Bonus (Classics) and the Time Trial was Galileo Park.
Related guides
- Agents of Sabotage – All DLC Content
- Race guides in the Chop Shop category
- More in the GTA Online category
Video walkthrough
Prefer to watch? This video shows it in action.
FAQ
How many drift races are there in GTA Online?
Ten: eight Lap races and two Point to Point events.
What is the maximum drift multiplier?
5.0x. It starts at 1.0x and rises by 0.5x while you keep drifting.
What vehicles can I use?
Only vehicles converted to Drift Tune.
What does a reset cost?
A thousand points, increasing by a thousand each time you reset.
How many players can take part?
1 to 8 players.
