About
Paulius Petrauskas
Pro drift driver from Vilnius
Story
From a winter beater to the Pro league
In 2013 I bought a beater just to have fun in winter. It somehow survived, and the next season I entered my first drift competition. Back then I looked at competitions as training: I drove to as many trainings and events as I could, with no goal of winning, just to get better.
That changed when I joined Urta Drift in 2021. The team makes me better, and the steps came one after another: Street, Semi-Pro, and in 2024 the Pro league, where I was named Rookie of the Year in my first Pro season.
It has not been easy. I have had many ups and downs, crashes and failures, but those things are exactly what makes this sport so interesting.
Today I drive a 805 HP turbocharged V8 BMW E36 built by Mindworks, and my goal is to compete in the Drift Masters championship.
- Age
- 34
- From
- Vilnius
- Team
- Urta Drift
- Number
- #33
#33 was the starting number I got at my first official training, and I kept it.
In numbers
What drives me
How I
see it
The driver wins
Technology helps, but in drift the driver makes the difference. That is why skill always comes first.
The team makes me better
A strong team sees what I cannot see from the driver seat, and it keeps pushing me forward.
Every hour counts
Simulator hours add seat time, build muscle memory and help me work out the car setup before it ever touches the track.
Championship
Season by season
| Season | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
11th | 7th | 8th | – | – | – |
 |
– | – | – | 11th | 28th | 55th |
Behind the scenes
Follow the
journey
Race weekends, garage nights and everything that never makes the highlights. It all happens on Instagram first.
Follow @mrpaulius
Partnerships
Let's build
something together
A logo on the car is just the bonus. Tell me about your business and I will come back with ideas.
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