2013 STCC – Racing Elite League explained

The 2013 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship was the third Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season. The season started at Ring Knutstorp on 4 May and ends on 21 September at Mantorp Park. It is the first year of TTA – Racing Elite League silhouette regulations in the series following the merge of the STCC and TTA at the end of the 2012 seasons. Fredrik Ekblom goes into the championship as reigning champion.

Teams and drivers

As the cars used during the 2012 STCC season were banned, major teams such as NIKA Racing (Chevrolet), Kristoffersson Motorsport and IPS (Volkswagen) did not join the merged championship. All teams were Swedish-registered.

TeamCarDriverRounds
Brovallen DesignCitroën C5 TTA2 Andreas Wernerson[1] 8
8 Alx Danielsson[2] 6–7
9 Niclas Olsson1–4
10 Jocke MangsAll
86 Fredrik Magnusson[3] 5
Team Tidö[4] Saab 9-3 TTA3 Roar Lindland1–6
7 Roger Samuelsson[5] 7–8
PWR Racing37 Daniel HaglöfAll
Picko Troberg Racing69 Alexander Graff1–7
89 Daniel Roos[6] 8
BMW Dealer TeamBMW SR TTA4 Fredrik LarssonAll
5 Richard GöranssonAll
WestCoast Racing
Xlander Racing WCR
6 Robin Rudholm1–4, 8
16 Philip Forsman[7] 8
Volvo Polestar RacingVolvo S60 TTA11 Fredrik EkblomAll
12 Thed BjörkAll
Volvo Polestar13 Carl Philip BernadotteAll
Volvo Polestar Performance14 Robert DahlgrenAll
15 Linus OhlssonAll
Engström MotorsportHonda Civic TTA17 Tomas EngströmAll
Dacia Dealer TeamDacia SE TTA20 Mattias AnderssonAll

Race calendar and results

All rounds were held in Sweden.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1Ring Knutstorp4 May Fredrik Larsson Richard Göransson Richard GöranssonBMW Dealer Team
R2 Richard Göransson Richard Göransson Thed BjörkVolvo Polestar Racing
2R3Solvalla8 June Thed Björk Richard Göransson Thed BjörkVolvo Polestar Racing
3R4Göteborg City Race29 June Richard Göransson Thed Björk Thed BjörkVolvo Polestar Racing
4R5Falkenbergs Motorbana13 July Fredrik Larsson Fredrik Ekblom Thed BjörkVolvo Polestar Racing
R6 Linus Ohlsson Linus Ohlsson Linus OhlssonVolvo Polestar Performance
5R7Airport Race Östersund10 August Thed Björk Robert Dahlgren Thed BjörkVolvo Polestar Racing
6R8Karlskoga Motorstadion24 August Thed Björk Thed Björk Thed BjörkVolvo Polestar Racing
R9 Thed Björk Fredrik Ekblom Thed BjörkVolvo Polestar Racing
7R10Tierp Arena7 September Thed Björk Richard Göransson
Fredrik Larsson
Richard GöranssonBMW Dealer Team
8R11Mantorp Park21 September Linus Ohlsson Robin Rudholm Linus OhlssonVolvo Polestar Performance
R12 Robert Dahlgren Richard Göransson Thed BjörkVolvo Polestar Racing

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

PosDriverKNUSOLGÖTFALÖSTKARTIEMANPts
1 Thed Björk4121113114†11111131413258
2 Richard Göransson132154144525313Ret9161
3 Robert Dahlgren22422122523236Ret25321160
4 Linus Ohlsson55431121111332Ret35114146
5 Fredrik Ekblom663923334422622Ret140
6 Fredrik Larsson3133DSQ26Ret122Ret6421114†105
7 Jocke Mangs88Ret85768Ret733278
8 Mattias Andersson10128566Ret7588565
9 Daniel Haglöf996738799412863
10 Robin Rudholm77Ret310971136
11 Tomas Engström151310Ret913Ret107NC6Ret18
12 Andreas Wernersson9610
13 Roar Lindland11Ret714†14†12811Ret10
14 Carl Philip Bernadotte1314DNS107101112Ret10131010
15 Alexander Graff1411Ret12815†9RetRet98
16 Philip Forsman1077
17 Alx DanielssonRet8Ret4
18 Niclas Olsson1210913†13113
19 Fredrik Magnusson101
Roger Samuelsson1115130
Daniel Roos14120
PosDriverKNUSOLGÖTFALÖSTKARTIEMANPts

Manufacturers' championship

ManufacturerKNUSOLGÖTFALÖSTKARTIEMANPoints
1Volvo323947464644474848304847522
2BMW443717301732172828441412320
3Citroën1216681112188682227154
4Saab1212221221818841638144
5Dacia6281081001010681290
6Honda114041048012035
ManufacturerKNUSOLGÖTFALÖSTKARTIEMANPoints

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clio Cup champion Andreas Wernersson joins Brovallen Design. 16 September 2013.
  2. News: Alx Danielsson returns to Brovallen Design at Karlskoga. Neil. Hudson. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 22 August 2013. 24 August 2013.
  3. News: Fredric Magnusson replaces Niclas Olsson at Brovallen Design. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 26 July 2013. 26 July 2013.
  4. News: A new STCC era starts at Knutstorp this weekend. Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 2 May 2013. 2 May 2013.
  5. Web site: Roar Lindland replaced by Roger Samuelsson at Team Tidö. 6 September 2013.
  6. Web site: Daniel Roos replaces Alexander Graff at Mantorp Park. 13 September 2013.
  7. Web site: Philip Forsman kör för WestCoast Racing i STCC-finalen.