1999 Swedish Touring Car Championship Explained

The 1999 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 4th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. It was decided over eight race weekends (comprising sixteen races) at six different circuits.

Mattias Ekström won his first championship for Kristofferson Motorsport.

Entry list

Team	Car		Drivers	Class	Rounds
BMW Dealer Team	BMW 320i	1	Fredrik Ekblom	D	All
		28	Peggen Andersson	S	All
		30	Niklas Danielsson	S	1–6, 8
Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden	Volvo S40	2	Jan Nilsson	D	1–3, 5–8
Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden	Volvo S40	9	Jens Edman	D	All
Picko Troberg Racing	Alfa Romeo 156 TS	5	Mats Lindén	D	6
Picko Troberg Racing	Alfa Romeo 156 TS	15	Thomas Schie	D	1–5, 7–8
Opel Motorsport	Opel Vectra 16v	6	Jan Brunstedt	D	All
Elgh Motorsport	Nissan Primera GT	10	Carl Rosenblad	D	All
Elgh Motorsport	Nissan Primera GT	11	Tommy Rustad	D	All
Mobil 1 Ford Racing	Ford Mondeo Ghia	12	Thomas Johansson	D	All
Svenska Honda Bilimport	Honda Accord	13	Hubert Bergh	D	All
Svenska Honda Bilimport	Honda Accord	16	Stefan Lindberg	D	1–6, 8
Chrysler Racing Team Sweden	Chrysler Stratus	17	Tomas Engström	D	All
Ross Racing	Peugeot 406	18	Nettan Lindgren-Jansson	D	1–6, 8
Kristoffersson Motorsport	Audi A4 Quattro	20	Tommy Kristoffersson	D	All
Kristoffersson Motorsport	Audi A4 Quattro	21	Mattias Ekström	D	All
Neste Oil AB	Nissan Primera GT	22	Pontus Mörth	S	2–6
Euro Racing	Alfa Romeo 155 TS	23	Niklas Karlsson	S	1–6, 8
Bakajev Motorsport	BMW 320is	24	Georg Bakajev	S	1–6, 8
Frank Valle Motorsport	BMW 320is	25	Frank Valle	S	1, 6–8
Nordic Miltronic Motorsport	Opel Vectra 16v	26	Rolf Uhr	S	1–6, 8
Anders Svensson	BMW 320i	27	Anders Svensson	S	All
Tord Linnerud	Opel Vectra 16v	29	Tord Linnerud	S	All
Bohlin Motorsport	Nissan Primera GT	31	Jimmy Bohlin	S	1–6, 8
Peter Hallén	BMW 318is	32	Peter Hallén	S	1–4, 6
Kim Esbjug	BMW 320i	33	Kim Esbjug	S	All
Börje Gustafsson	Opel Vectra GT	34	Börje Gustafsson	S	1
Brovallen Motorsport	Audi A4 Quattro	35	Tobias Johansson	S	1–6, 8
Torbjörn Holmstedt	Nissan Primera GT	38	Torbjörn Holmstedt	S	1, 4, 6–8
Tomas Nyström	Nissan Primera GT	39	Tomas Nyström	S	1–5, 7–8

Icon	Class
D	Drivers' Championship
S	Synsam Cup

Race calendar and winners

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Winning Privateer
1	R1	Mantorp Park	25 April	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Fredrik Ekblom	BMW Dealer Team	Peggen Andersson
1	R2	Mantorp Park	25 April	Hubert Bergh	Jens Edman	Mattias Ekström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
2	R3	Ring Knutstorp	16 May	Mattias Ekström	Mattias Ekström	Mattias Ekström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
2	R4	Ring Knutstorp	16 May	Jan Nilsson	Carl Rosenblad	Jan Nilsson	Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden	Kim Esbjug
3	R5	Karlskoga-Gelleråsen	30 May	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
3	R6	Karlskoga-Gelleråsen	30 May	Mattias Ekström	Fredrik Ekblom	Mattias Ekström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
4	R7	Anderstorp	20 June	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Pontus Mörth
4	R8	Anderstorp	20 June	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Tord Linnerud
5	R9	Falkenberg	18 July	Thomas Johansson	Jens Edman	Fredrik Ekblom	BMW Dealer Team	Pontus Mörth
5	R10	Falkenberg	18 July	Carl Rosenblad	Carl Rosenblad	Carl Rosenblad	Elgh Motorsport	Pontus Mörth
6	R11	Anderstorp	1 August	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
6	R12	Anderstorp	1 August	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
7	R13	Arctic Circle Raceway	15 August	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Tord Linnerud
7	R14	Arctic Circle Raceway	15 August	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Kim Esbjug
8	R15	Mantorp Park	29 August	Jan Nilsson	Fredrik Ekblom	Mattias Ekström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
8	R16	Mantorp Park	29 August	Carl Rosenblad	Fredrik Ekblom	Fredrik Ekblom	BMW Dealer Team	Kim Esbjug

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded to the top ten drivers in a race as follows: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Each driver could drop their two worst results.
The final meeting of the year saw double points awarded.

Pos.	Driver	MAN		KNU		KAR		AND		FAL		AND		ARC		MAN		Pts
1	Mattias Ekström	3	1	1	2	2	1	23	17	3	6	3	8	6	7	1	2	215
2	Fredrik Ekblom	1	4	2	7	3	2	21	2	1	5	Ret	3	5	6	3	1	209
3	Tommy Rustad	2	Ret	6	9	1	Ret	1	1	5	2	1	1	1	1	18	Ret	186
4	Jens Edman	4	2	Ret	10	4	Ret	2	DNS	2	4	7	7	3	4	Ret	3	130
5	Jan Nilsson	6	6	Ret	1	6	Ret			6	3	2	4	7	2	4	Ret	120
6	Carl Rosenblad	10	7	10	3	7	6	4	5	Ret	1	5	2	2	3	11	Ret	116
7	Hubert Bergh	Ret	DNS	3	DNS	10	3	5	3	4	Ret	Ret	5	12	17	10	4	85
8	Thomas Schie	8	5	8	Ret	Ret	DNS	16	DNS	7	DNS			4	5	2	DSQ	66
9	Tommy Kristoffersson	5	8	5	4	5	Ret	20	4	9	9	9	10	8	8	DSQ	Ret	60
10	Thomas Johansson	9	3	7	5	Ret	DNS	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	6	10	12	Ret	DNS	55
11	Peggen Andersson	7	9	4	14	8	4	Ret	Ret	12	13	6	9	14	15	6	Ret	49
12	Kim Esbjug	11	16	9	6	14	8	12	7	10	8	10	14	13	9	14	5	38
13	Tomas Engström	Ret	Ret	16	11	Ret	5	6	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	9	10	5	Ret	33
14	Tord Linnerud	13	11	17	18	15	7	11	6	Ret	12	DNS	13	11	11	8	6	28
15	Pontus Mörth			11	8	Ret	Ret	7	9	8	7	Ret	11					16
16	Tobias Johansson	18	18	22	21			22	14	15	18	Ret	18	17	14	7	7	16
17	Tomas Nyström	12	Ret	13	15	18	12	Ret	Ret	14	Ret			15	Ret	9	8	10
18	Jan Brunstedt	Ret	15	15	12	9	Ret	9	11	Ret	10	Ret	DNS	19	16	12	9	9
19	Stefan Lindberg	14	Ret	Ret	20	12	9	8	10	13	16	14	Ret			19	Ret	6
20	Anders Svensson	Ret	Ret	19	16	11	Ret	10	8	Ret	17	Ret	DNS	21	DNS	15	Ret	4
21	Mats Lindén											8	12					3
22	Rolf Uhr	17	14	18	19	17	11	14	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	16	13	16	10	2
23	Georg Bakajev	Ret	10	14	22	13	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	20	11	15			DNS	DNS	1
24	Peter Hallén	15	17	12	13	16	10	17	12			12	Ret					1
25	Jimmy Bohlin	16	12	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	13	16	11	14	Ret	Ret			13	Ret	0
26	Niklas Danielsson	22	13	21	17	Ret	Ret	19	13	Ret	15	13	16			17	Ret	0
27	Niklas Karlsson	Ret	19	Ret	DNS	19	Ret	15	15	17	Ret	Ret	Ret			Ret	Ret	0
28	Torbjörn Holmstedt	20	22					24	19			15	19	20	19	DNS	DNS	0
29	Nettan Lindgren-Jansson	Ret	DNS	20	23	Ret	Ret	18	18	16	19	Ret	17			Ret	Ret	0
30	Frank Valle	21	20									16	DNS	18	18	20	DNS	0
31	Börje Gostafsson	19	21															0
Pos.	Driver	MAN		KNU		KAR		AND		FAL		AND		ARC		MAN		Pts

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Synsam Cup for Privateers

Pos.	Driver	MAN		KNU		KAR		AND		FAL		AND		ARC		MAN		Pts
1	Kim Esbjug	11	16	9	6	14	8	12	7	10	8	10	14	13	9	14	5	239
2	Peggen Andersson	7	9	4	14	8	4	Ret	Ret	12	13	6	9	14	15	6	Ret	230
3	Tord Linnerud	13	11	17	18	15	7	11	6	Ret	12	DNS	13	11	11	8	6	200
4	Pontus Mörth			11	8	Ret	Ret	7	9	8	7	Ret	11					112
5	Tomas Nyström	12	Ret	13	15	18	12	Ret	Ret	14	Ret			15	Ret	9	8	95
6	Tobias Johansson	18	18	22	21			22	14	15	18	Ret	18	17	14	7	7	94
7	Rolf Uhr	17	14	18	19	17	11	14	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	16	13	16	10	75
8	Peter Hallén	15	17	12	13	16	10	17	12			12	Ret					70
9	Anders Svensson	Ret	Ret	19	16	11	Ret	10	8	Ret	17	Ret	DNS	21	DNS	15	Ret	64
10	Jimmy Bohlin	16	12	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	13	16	11	14	Ret	Ret			13	Ret	62
11	Georg Bakajev	Ret	10	14	22	13	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	20	11	15			DNS	DNS	55
12	Niklas Danielsson	22	13	21	17	Ret	Ret	19	13	Ret	15	13	16			17	Ret	45
13	Torbjörn Holmstedt	20	22					24	19			15	19	20	19	DNS	DNS	20
14	Frank Valle	21	20									16	DNS	18	18	20	DNS	16
15	Niklas Karlsson	Ret	19	Ret	DNS	19	Ret	15	15	17	Ret	Ret	Ret			Ret	Ret	14
16	Börje Gostafsson	19	21															2
Pos.	Driver	MAN		KNU		KAR		AND		FAL		AND		ARC		MAN		Pts

External links

touring-cars.net