2018 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship explained

The 2018 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship was the eighth Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season. This season was the second season since the introduction of the TCR regulations and the last under the promotion of STCC AB, which declared bankruptcy in early February 2019. The season started at Ring Knutstorp on 4 May and ended at Mantorp Park on 22 September, after six rounds.

Robert Dahlgren is the defending drivers' champion, while Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden are the defending teams' champions.

Teams and drivers

TeamCarDriversClassRounds
PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team[1] CUPRA León TCR[2] 1 Robert DahlgrenAll
37 Daniel HaglöfAll
SEAT Dealer Team – PWR Racing19 Mikaela Åhlin-KottulinskyAll
86 Philip MorinJTCCAll
Racing For Charity[3] Audi RS3 LMS TCR59 Peter "Poker" WallenbergAll
Volkswagen Dealer Team BAUHAUS[4] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR3 Johan KristofferssonAll
69 Hugo NermanJTCCAll
81 Nicklas Oscarsson[5] JTCCAll
Lestrup Racing Team[6] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR4 Oliver SöderströmJTCCAll
7 Andreas Wernersson[7] All
Experion Racing Team[8] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR22 Albin WärnelövAll
WestCoast Racing[9] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR14 Fredrik Ekblom[10] All
29 Andreas BäckmanJTCC1–4, 6
26 Jessica BäckmanJTCC1–4, 6
Micke Kågered Racing[11] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR15 Oskar KrügerJTCC1–2
17 Tomas Engström4, 6
21 Andreas AhlbergAll
Honda Racing Sweden[12] Honda Civic TCR (FK2)20 Mattias AnderssonAll
Brovallen Design[13] Audi RS3 LMS TCR23 Alex Andersson1–4, 6
91 Andre Kiil5–6
ALM Motorsport[14] CUPRA León TCR2
Brink Motorsport[15] Audi RS3 LMS TCR36 Micke OhlssonAll
71 Tobias BrinkAll
LMS Racing[16] CUPRA León TCR44 Olli ParhankangasJTCC1, 3–6

Calendar

On 16 November 2017, the calendar was announced which was reduced from seven events to six. The championship will host five rounds in Sweden and the series would make a return to Norway for the first time since 2008 when it was called Swedish Touring Car Championship with the event would be held at the Rudskogen circuit. The Solvalla Circuit in Stockholm and Alastaro Circuit in Finland were dropped.[17]

On 19 December 2017, it was announced that the series would revert to a two-race format after using a three-race format in the previous season. Reversed grids for Race 2 were also reintroduced after being absent from the previous season.[18]

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitLocationDatePole PositionFastest LapRace WinnerWinning TeamSupporting
1R1 Ring KnutstorpKågeröd, Skåne4–5 May Philip Morin Daniel Haglöf Daniel Haglöf PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer TeamFormula STCC Nordic
R2 Robert Dahlgren Andreas Wernersson Lestrup Racing Team
2R1 Anderstorp RacewayAnderstorp, Jönköping16–17 June Johan Kristoffersson Philip Morin Philip Morin SEAT Dealer Team – PWR Racing
R2 Fredrik Ekblom Tobias Brink Brink Motorsport
3R1 Falkenbergs MotorbanaBergagård, Halland7–8 July Robert Dahlgren Andreas Wernersson Robert Dahlgren PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team
R2 Johan Kristoffersson Mattias Andersson Honda Racing Sweden
4R1 Karlskoga MotorstadionKarlskoga, Örebro18–19 August Philip Morin Daniel Haglöf Daniel Haglöf PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Teamstand-alone event
R2 Daniel Haglöf Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky SEAT Dealer Team – PWR Racing
5R1 Rudskogen MotorparkRakkestad, Østfold8–9 September Daniel Haglöf Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Dealer Team BAUHAUSFormula STCC Nordic
R2 Philip Morin Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Dealer Team BAUHAUS
6R1 Mantorp ParkMantorp, Östergötland21–22 September Andreas Wernersson Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Dealer Team BAUHAUS
R2 Daniel Haglöf Tobias Brink Brink Motorsport

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverKNU
AND
FAL
GEL
RUD
MAN
Pts
1 Johan Kristoffersson43351423163431115195
2 Robert Dahlgren24234211653722333Ret185
3 Daniel Haglöf1252219310125315542176
4 Andreas Wernersson616554244462214167
5 Philip Morin311713Ret77211143410Ret111
6 Fredrik Ekblom5473542716758456111
7 Tobias Brink175617193656111111193
8 Mattias Andersson10104Ret611021368393
9 Hugo Nerman7711913511195413Ret2844
10 Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky111887129Ret1151691239
11 Oliver Söderström8151010Ret888996Ret30
12 Andreas Ahlberg981712115Ret12101077727
13 Micke OhlssonRet91668Ret99810131623
14 Andreas BäckmanRet16981011151414108
15 Nicklas Oscarsson1211Ret16141717121212Ret92
16 Alex Andersson16121918Ret13191819110
17 Andre Kiil1511141420180
18 Jessica Bäckman13Ret1414Ret12141317150
19 Tomas Engström13Ret12130
20 Albin WärnelövRetDNS131315141815Ret1716170
21 Olli Kangas1813RetDNS16Ret161515Ret0
22 "Poker"151418171615201718140
23 Oskar Krüger14RetRet150

Championship points were awarded on the results of each race at each event as follows:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Race251815121086421
Qualifying (Race 1)54321

Junior Class

PosDriverPts
1 Philip Morin212
2 Hugo Nerman191
3 Oliver Söderström173
4 Andreas Bäckman137
5 Nicklas Oscarsson124
6 Jessica Bäckman88
7 Olli Kangas61
8 Oskar Krüger18

Teams' Championship

PosTeamPts
1 PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team358
2 Volkswagen Dealer Team BAUHAUS239
3 Lestrup Racing Team196
4 WestCoast Racing124
5 Brink Motorsport123
6 SEAT Dealer Team – PWR Racing120
7 Honda Racing Sweden95
8 Micke Kågered Racing31
9 Brovallen Design1
Experion Racing Team0
LMS Racing0
Racing For Charity0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Dahlgren set to remain with PWR for 2018 STCC season. Brunsdon. Stephen. 7 September 2017. TouringCarTimes. 22 November 2017.
  2. Web site: PWR Racing confirm full STCC line-up with four Cupras in 2018. Hudson. Neil. 2 March 2018. TouringCarTimes. 15 March 2018.
  3. News: Poker Wallenberg switches from SEAT to Audi - TouringCarTimes. 2018-03-28. TouringCarTimes. 2018-03-30. en-US.
  4. Web site: Johan Kristoffersson and Hugo Nerman to lead KMS charge in 2018. Brunsdon. Stephen. 14 February 2018. TouringCarTimes. 15 March 2018.
  5. News: Nicklas Oscarsson completes Kristoffersson Motorsport line-up for 2018 - TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-10. TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-10. en-US.
  6. News: Oliver Söderström joins Lestrup Racing Team for 2018 STCC - TouringCarTimes. 2018-02-06. TouringCarTimes. 2018-02-06. en-US.
  7. News: Andreas Wernersson returns with the Lestrup Racing Team for 2018. 21 March 2018. TouringCarTimes. 21 March 2018. Neil. Hudson. en-US.
  8. News: Albin Wärnelöv and Experion Racing back for the 2018 STCC season. 30 March 2018. TouringCarTimes. 1 April 2018. en-US.
  9. News: Andreas and Jessica Bäckman confirm 2018 STCC campaign with WestCoast Racing - TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-05. TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-05. en-US.
  10. News: Fredrik Ekblom returns with WestCoast Racing for 2018 STCC season - TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-10. TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-10. en-US.
  11. News: Micke Kågered Racing expand to two cars for Oscar Krüger and Andreas Ahlberg. 30 March 2018. TouringCarTimes. 1 April 2018. en-US.
  12. Web site: Mattias Andersson confirms 2018 STCC programme with Honda Racing Sweden. 21 December 2017. TouringCarTimes. 15 March 2018.
  13. News: Alex Andersson joins Brovallen Design for 2018 STCC campaign. 26 March 2018. TouringCarTimes. 1 April 2018. en-US.
  14. News: Can anyone beat the Cupras at Anderstorp? - TouringCarTimes. 2018-06-14. TouringCarTimes. 2018-06-16. en-US.
  15. Web site: Brink Motorsport confirm two-car Audi assault in the 2018 STCC. Hudson. Neil. 22 February 2018. TouringCarTimes. 15 March 2018.
  16. News: Olli Kangas returns for a second year in the STCC with LMS Racing - TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-11. TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-11. en-US.
  17. News: Norway in, Solvalla and Finland out as 2018 STCC calendar announced - TouringCarTimes. 2017-11-16. TouringCarTimes. 2017-11-16. en-US.
  18. News: STCC reverts to two-race weekends for 2018, reversed grids return - TouringCarTimes. 2017-12-19. TouringCarTimes. 2017-12-19. en-US.