2016 Formula STCC Nordic season explained

The 2016 Formula STCC Nordic[1] season is the fourth season of the single seater championship that supports the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. The series went previously under the name of Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic, but the name was changed after Renault Sport dropped its support for the 3.5 and 1.6 classes in late 2015. The season will begin on 30 April at Skövde Airport and will end on 24 September at Ring Knutstorp, after fourteen races held in seven venues. Most of these rounds are held in support of the 2016 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, joint organiser of the series along with the FIA Northern European Zone Organisation.

The series uses all-carbon Signatech chassis and Michelin tyres.[2]

Drivers and teams

TeamNoDriversRounds
Ward WestCoast Junior Racing Team15 Amalie Wichmand[3] All
30 Philip Hall[4] All
69 Hugo NermanAll
Sundahl Racing27 Edward Jonasson[5] All
LL Motorsport Junior Team[6] 41 Emma SvenssonAll
76 Linus LundqvistAll
Lyran Engineering44 Rasmus Ericsson[7] 3–5, 7
FinnDrive16 Konsta Lappalainen[8] 7
50 Juuso PuhakkaAll
Fredriksson Racing67 Robin FredrikssonAll

Race calendar and results

Except for the sixth round, which will be held in Finland, all races will take place in Sweden. All Swedish rounds are held in support of the STCC championship.[2]

Rounds denoted with a blue background will be a part of the Formula STCC NEZ Championship.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driver
1R1 Skövde Airport, Skövde1 May Juuso Puhakka Linus Lundqvist Juuso Puhakka
R2 Juuso Puhakka Robin Fredriksson Linus Lundqvist
2R1 Mantorp Park, Mantorp26 May Linus Lundqvist Linus Lundqvist Linus Lundqvist
R2 Linus Lundqvist Juuso Puhakka Juuso Puhakka
3R1 Anderstorp Raceway, Anderstorp19 June Linus Lundqvist Linus Lundqvist Linus Lundqvist
R2 Linus Lundqvist Linus Lundqvist Linus Lundqvist
4R1 Falkenbergs Motorbana, Bergagård10 July Juuso Puhakka Linus Lundqvist Linus Lundqvist
R2 Juuso Puhakka Linus Lundqvist Juuso Puhakka
5R1 Karlskoga Motorstadion, Karlskoga13 August Linus Lundqvist Juuso Puhakka Linus Lundqvist
R214 August Linus Lundqvist Juuso Puhakka Linus Lundqvist
6R1 Alastaro Circuit, Alastaro27 August Juuso Puhakka Linus Lundqvist Philip Hall
R2 Juuso Puhakka Linus Lundqvist Linus Lundqvist
7R1 Ring Knutstorp, Kågeröd24 September Linus Lundqvist Linus Lundqvist Linus Lundqvist
R2 Linus Lundqvist Linus Lundqvist Linus Lundqvist

Championship standings

Points systemPoints are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. An extra point is awarded for pole position and fastest lap for each race.
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  Pole   
Points25181512108642111

Parallel to the main championship, two other championships are held: the Formula STCC Junior Svenskt Mästerskap (JSM) for drivers under 26 years old holding a Swedish driver license, and the Formula STCC Northern European Zone (NEZ) championship at selected rounds. Points to these championships are awarded using the same system, with the sole exception of pole position and fastest lap not awarding points.

Formula STCC Drivers' Championship

PosDriverSKÖMANANDFALKARALAKNUPts
1 Linus Lundqvist211EX1112113111319
2 Juuso Puhakka1Ret2122Ret1276622214
3 Philip HallRet7523333841339167
4 Hugo Nerman42344474325Ret55162
5 Robin Fredriksson34435725DNS3Ret244156
6 Edward Jonasson55756557652477130
7 Emma Svensson6367794656Ret586105
8 Amalie Wichmand7686886Ret784RetEXEX70
9 Rasmus Ericsson96884RetRet345
10 Konsta Lappalainen6812
PosDriverSKÖMANANDFALKARALAKNUPts
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Formula STCC Junior Svenskt Mästerskap

PosDriverSKÖMANANDFALKARALAKNUPts
1 Linus Lundqvist211EX1112113111315
2 Philip HallRet7523333841339198
3 Hugo Nerman42344474225Ret55191
4 Robin Fredriksson34435725DNS3Ret244174
5 Edward Jonasson55756557652477148
6 Emma Svensson6367794656Ret586127
7 Rasmus Ericsson96884RetRet359
PosDriverSKÖMANANDFALKARALAKNUPts

Formula STCC NEZ Championship

PosDriverANDALAPts
1 Linus Lundqvist113190
2 Philip Hall331370
3 Juuso Puhakka226652
4 Edward Jonasson652448
5 Robin Fredriksson57Ret234
6 Hugo Nerman445Ret34
7 Amalie Wichmand884Ret20
8 Emma Svensson79Ret518
9 Rasmus Ericsson9610
PosDriverANDALAPts

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 14 race och nytt namn för STCC:s formelbilsklass. STCC.se. 16 December 2015. 3 January 2016.
  2. News: Formula STCC Nordic 2016, Den nya Formelbilsklassen. Swedish. Formula STCC Nordic 2016, the new formula car class. 6 February 2016.
  3. News: Amalie Wichmand kör för WestCoast Racing i Formel STCC Nordic. 9 April 2016. 9 April 2016.
  4. News: Philip Hall och Hugo Nerman – WestCoast Racings nya formelbilsförare. 22 January 2016. 22 January 2016.
  5. News: Nu vill Edward Jonasson upp på pallen. 24 March 2016. 9 April 2016.
  6. News: Lundqvist och Svensson i gemensam satsning i Formula STCC Nordic. 24 January 2016. 24 January 2016.
  7. News: Lundqvist och Puhakka vill göra upp om titeln i Formula STCC Nordic. 26 April 2016. 30 April 2016.
  8. News: Medaljstrider bakom mästerlige Lundqvist i Formula STCC Nordic. 22 September 2016. 24 September 2016.