2020 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship explained

The 2020 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship was the tenth overall season of the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship and the fourth under the internationally recognised TCR formula. It was also the third time the championship has run under the STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship banner.^[1] Originally due to start on 15 May at Ring Knutstorp and end on 4 October at Mantorp Park, the season start was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A revised calendar was due to be published sometime after Easter.^{[2] [3]}

Robert Dahlgren and Brink Motorsport are the reigning Drivers' and Teams' champions respectively.^[4]

Entrants

The following teams and drivers are set to compete in the 2020 season:

Entrant	Car	Race drivers
		No.	Driver name	Rounds
PWR Racing Racing for Charity	CUPRA Leon Competición TCR	1	Robert Dahlgren	All	^[5]
		19	Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky	All
		37	Daniel Haglöf	4	^[6]
		59	Peter "Poker" Wallenberg	1−3	^[7]
Lestrup Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	7	Oliver Söderström	All	^[8]
		12	Robert Huff	All	^[9]
Brovallen Design	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	9	Kevin Engman	4
		91	Magnus Gustavsen	1−3	^[10]
Honda Racing Sweden	Honda Civic Type-R TCR (FK2)	20	Mattias Andersson	All	^[11]
Kågered Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	21	Andreas Ahlberg	All	^[12]
		45	Emil Persson	All	^[13]
		48	Mikael Karlsson	All	^[14]
Experion Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	22	Albin Wärnelöv	All	^[15]
Brink Motorsport	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	51	Hannes Morin	All	^[16]
		71	Tobias Brink	All	^[17]
Isac's Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	70	Isac Aronsson	1, 3−4	^[18]
Sources:^[19] ^[20] ^[21] ^[22]

Driver changes

• 2019 V8 Thunder Cars champion Emil Persson is set to join Kågered Racing, alongside championship runner-up Mikael Persson.
• Fredrik Blomstedt, who debuted in the series in 2017, was set to join Brink Motorsport but was forced to leave due to financial difficulties.^{[23] [24]}
• William Nyberg is set to debut with his father's team, TPR Motorsport, at the season opener.^[22]
• Robert Huff is set to debut with Lestrup Racing.^[9]
• Casper Elgaard is set to debut with TPR Motorsport.^[25]
• Isac Aronsson is set to debut with his family team, Isac's Racing.^[18]

Team changes

• Kågered Racing is set to expand their operation to three cars.
• PWR Racing is set to replace the Cupra León TCR with the Cupra Leon Competición TCR.^[26]
• Experion Racing Team is set to replace their Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR with a Hyundai i30 N TCR.^[15]

Calendar changes

• Two rounds are scheduled to be held in Denmark alongside the inaugural season of the TCR Denmark Touring Car Series.
• Anderstorp Raceway was removed from the calendar.
• Bellahøj Park was added to the calendar.
• The opening round at Ring Knutstorp was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• A new, four-round, calendar was released on 15 June 2020.

Changes

General changes

• In October 2019, SNB-Events AB took over as promoter for the series.
• In December 2019, Spring Media took over the distribution rights of the series.^[27]
• The independents' cup is set to return. Any driver over the age of 26, that haven't taken part in STCC TCR Scandinavia before, and are driving cars older than three years will be eligible to compete in the cup.^[28]

Race calendar and results

The following 4 rounds are scheduled to take place in 2020:

Round		Circuit	Location	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner	Winning Team
1	R1	Karlskoga Motorstadion	Karlskoga, Örebro	15–16 August	Oliver Söderström	Robert Huff	Oliver Söderström	Lestrup Racing
	R2				Tobias Brink	Tobias Brink	Robert Dahlgren	PWR Racing
	R3					Andreas Ahlberg	Andreas Ahlberg	Kågered Racing
2	R1	Drivecenter Arena	Skellefteå, Västerbotten	28–29 August	Robert Dahlgren	Robert Dahlgren	Robert Dahlgren	PWR Racing
	R2				Robert Dahlgren	Tobias Brink	Robert Dahlgren	PWR Racing
	R3					Tobias Brink	Mikael Karlsson	Kågered Racing
3	R1	Mantorp Park	Mantorp, Östergötland	2–3 October	Tobias Brink	Emil Persson	Tobias Brink	Brink Motorsport
	R2				Tobias Brink	Tobias Brink	Tobias Brink	Brink Motorsport
	R3					Robert Dahlgren	Hannes Morin	Brink Motorsport
4	R1	Ring Knutstorp	Kågeröd, Skåne	9-10 October	Robert Dahlgren	Robert Huff	Robert Huff	Lestrup Racing
	R2				Robert Dahlgren	Robert Dahlgren	Robert Dahlgren	PWR Racing
	R3					Robert Dahlgren	Robert Huff	Lestrup Racing
Source:^[29] ^[30] ^[31]

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver GEL DRI MAN KNU Pts 1 Robert Huff 4^3 2 3 2^3 3 8 2^3 2 4 1^4 2 1 209 2 Robert Dahlgren 5^2 1 7 1^1 1 Ret 5 6 2 2^1 1 2 202 3 Tobias Brink 2^1 9 6 3^2 2 2 1^1 1 5 7^2 3 4 190 4 Hannes Morin 6 7 8 6 4 3 6 8 1 6^5 8 7 109 5 Oliver Söderström 1 3 4 5 5 4 DNS^2 Ret 9 3^3 Ret Ret 108 6 Mattias Andersson 8 5 2 7 DNS 5 8^5 5 6 10 5 3 97 7 Emil Persson 3^5 6 5 9 9 7 4^4 3 8 6 10 6 94 8 Andreas Ahlberg 7 8 1 4^4 6 Ret 12 Ret 7 4 12 5 85 9 Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky Ret^4 4 10 8^5 10 Ret 3 7 3 5 4 Ret 79 10 Mikael Karlsson 10 9 9 DNS 7 1 7 4 Ret 11 Ret Ret 53 11 Magnus Gustavsen DNS 12 12 10 8 6 9 11 13 15 12 Albin Wärnelöv 9 11 11 Ret DNS DNS 11 10 10 13 9 8 10 13 Kevin Engman 9 7 10 9 14 Isac Aronsson Ret 13 13 10 9 11 14 11 9 5 15 Daniel Haglöf 12 8 Ret 4 16 Peter "Poker" Wallenberg 11 DNS DNS 11 11 DSQ 13 12 12 0 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  Race 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 Qualifying (Race 1) 5 4 3 2 1

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes and References

1. Web site: TCR Scandinavia targeting 24-car grid, and will rename back to STCC . Hudson . Neil . 5 October 2019 . TouringCarTimes . 17 October 2019.
2. Web site: TCR Scandinavia unveils new calendar and promoter for 2020 . Hudson . Neil . 4 October 2019 . TouringCarTimes . 17 October 2019.
3. Web site: STCC TCR Scandinavia confirm postponed season start . TouringCarTimes . 3 April 2020 . TouringCarTImes . 20 April 2020.
4. Web site: Andreas Wernersson wins final race, Dahlgren takes title . Hudson . Neil . 5 October 2019 . TouringCarTimes . 17 October 2019.
5. Web site: PWR Racing confirm Robert Dahlgren and Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky. TouringCarTimes. 3 April 2020. TouringCarTimes. 3 April 2020.
6. Web site: Daniel Haglöf steps in for Poker Wallenberg due to illness. TouringCarTimes. 8 October 2020. TouringCarTimes. 8 October 2020.
7. Web site: Peter "Poker" Wallenberg confirmed in new Cupra with PWR Racing. 5 June 2020. TouringCarTimes. 5 June 2020.
8. Web site: Oliver Söderström joins Rob Huff at Lestrup Racing. TouringCarTimes. 26 June 2020. TouringCarTimes. 26 June 2020.
9. Web site: Rob Huff to spearhead Lestrup Racing return . TouringCarTimes . 12 March 2020. TouringCarTimes . 12 March 2020.
10. Web site: TouringCarTimes. 27 March 2020. Magnus Gustavsen signs for Brovallen Design. 27 March 2020. TouringCarTimes.
11. Web site: Mattias Andersson confirmed for 20th STCC season. TouringCarTimes. 2 July 2020. TouringCarTimes. 2 July 2020.
12. Web site: Andreas Ahlberg completes Kågered Racing line-up. TouringCarTimes . 25 March 2020. TouringCarTimes. 25 March 2020.
13. Web site: Kågered Racing confirm three cars for 2020 STCC season . TouringCarTimes. 20 January 2020. TouringCarTimes. 21 January 2020.
14. Web site: Kågered Racing unveil livery for Mikael Karlsson. TouringCarTimes. 10 June 2020. TouringCarTimes . 10 June 2020.
15. Web site: Experion Racing announce switch from Volkswagen to Hyundai . TouringCarTimes . 29 January 2020 . TouringCarTimes . 29 January 2020.
16. Web site: Brink Motorsport re-sign Hannes Morin for the 2020 season . TouringCarTimes . 8 January 2020 . TouringCarTimes . 10 January 2020.
17. Web site: Tobias Brink completes Brink Motorsport line-up. TouringCarTimes. 5 March 2020. TouringCarTimes. 9 March 2020.
18. Web site: 17-year-old Isac Aronsson set for STCC debut. TouringCarTimes . 24 July 2020. TouringCarTimes. 24 July 2020.
19. Web site: Brink Motorsport confirm three Audis for 2020 STCC season . TouringCarTimes . 21 February 2020 . TouringCarTimes . 21 February 2020.
20. Web site: Cupra extend STCC deal with PWR Racing until 2022 . TouringCarTimes . 21 January 2020 . TouringCarTimes . 21 January 2020.
21. Web site: Lestrup Racing confirm STCC comeback with two Volkswagens. TouringCarTimes . 20 February 2020 . TouringCarTimes . 20 February 2020.
22. Web site: TouringCarTimes. 10 January 2020. TPR Motorsport enter TCR Denmark with Toni Persic. 10 January 2020. TouringCarTimes.
23. Web site: Fredrik Blomstedt makes STCC return with Brink Motorsport. TouringCarTimes. 4 February 2020. TouringCarTimes . 4 February 2020.
24. Web site: Fredrik Blomstedt forced to leave Brink Motorsport. TouringCarTimes. 29 June 2020. TouringCarTimes . 29 June 2020.
25. Web site: 27 May 2020. Casper Elgaard returns for inaugural TCR Denmark season with TPR Motorsport. 27 May 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US.
26. Web site: New CUPRA Leon Competición – Racing Touring Car. www.cupraofficial.com. en. 2020-04-15.
27. Web site: STCC och Spring Media samarbetar för en nystart 2020 . . 20 December 2019 . TCR Scandinavian Series AB . 10 January 2020 . Swedish . STCC and Spring Media collaborate for a new beginning in 2020.
28. Web site: STCC announce return of independent's cup for 2020 season . TouringCarTimes . 5 December 2019 . TouringCarTimes . 5 December 2019.
29. Web site: Copenhagen street race added to inaugural TCR Denmark season . TouringCarTimes . 19 February 2020 . TouringCarTimes . 19 February 2020.
30. Web site: STCC TCR Scandinavia confirm postponed season start. TouringCarTimes. 3 April 2020. TouringCarTimes. 3 April 2020.
31. Web site: STCC issue four-race calendar and plan for races without spectators. TouringCarTimes. 15 May 2020. TouringCarTimes. 15 May 2020.