2013 STCC – Racing Elite League

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

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Volvo S60 Solution F of Thed Björk

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.

Team Car No. Driver Rounds
Brovallen Design[1] Citroën C5 TTA 2   Andreas Wernerson[2] 8
8   Alx Danielsson[3] 6–7
9   Niclas Olsson[1] 1–4
10   Jocke Mangs[1] All
86   Fredrik Magnusson[4] 5
Team Tidö[1] Saab 9-3 TTA 3   Roar Lindland[1] 1–6
7   Roger Samuelsson[5] 7–8
PWR Racing[1] 37   Daniel Haglöf[1] All
Picko Troberg Racing[1] 69   Alexander Graff[1] 1–7
89   Daniel Roos[6] 8
BMW Dealer Team[1] BMW SR TTA 4   Fredrik Larsson[1] All
5   Richard Göransson[1] All
WestCoast Racing
Xlander Racing WCR[1]
6   Robin Rudholm[1] 1–4, 8
16   Philip Forsman[7] 8
Volvo Polestar Racing[1] Volvo S60 TTA 11   Fredrik Ekblom[1] All
12   Thed Björk[1] All
Volvo Polestar[1] 13   Carl Philip Bernadotte[1] All
Volvo Polestar Performance[1] 14   Robert Dahlgren[1] All
15   Linus Ohlsson[1] All
Engström Motorsport[1] Honda Civic TTA 17   Tomas Engström[1] All
Dacia Dealer Team[1] Dacia SE TTA 20   Mattias Andersson[1] All

Race calendar and results

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All rounds were held in Sweden.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Ring Knutstorp 4 May   Fredrik Larsson   Richard Göransson   Richard Göransson BMW Dealer Team
R2   Richard Göransson   Richard Göransson   Thed Björk Volvo Polestar Racing
2 R3 Solvalla 8 June   Thed Björk   Richard Göransson   Thed Björk Volvo Polestar Racing
3 R4 Göteborg City Race 29 June   Richard Göransson   Thed Björk   Thed Björk Volvo Polestar Racing
4 R5 Falkenbergs Motorbana 13 July   Fredrik Larsson   Fredrik Ekblom   Thed Björk Volvo Polestar Racing
R6   Linus Ohlsson   Linus Ohlsson   Linus Ohlsson Volvo Polestar Performance
5 R7 Airport Race Östersund 10 August   Thed Björk   Robert Dahlgren   Thed Björk Volvo Polestar Racing
6 R8 Karlskoga Motorstadion 24 August   Thed Björk   Thed Björk   Thed Björk Volvo Polestar Racing
R9   Thed Björk   Fredrik Ekblom   Thed Björk Volvo Polestar Racing
7 R10 Tierp Arena 7 September   Thed Björk   Richard Göransson
  Fredrik Larsson
  Richard Göransson BMW Dealer Team
8 R11 Mantorp Park 21 September   Linus Ohlsson   Robin Rudholm   Linus Ohlsson Volvo Polestar Performance
R12   Robert Dahlgren   Richard Göransson   Thed Björk Volvo Polestar Racing

Championship standings

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Drivers' championship

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Pos Driver KNU SOL GÖT FAL ÖST KAR TIE MAN Pts
1   Thed Björk 4 12 11 13 1 14† 11 11 11 31 4 13 258
2   Richard Göransson 13 21 5 41 4 4 52 5 3 13 Ret 9 161
3   Robert Dahlgren 22 4 2 2 122 5 23 23 6 Ret2 53 21 160
4   Linus Ohlsson 5 5 43 112 11 11 3 32 Ret3 5 11 4 146
5   Fredrik Ekblom 6 6 3 9 23 33 4 4 22 6 22 Ret 140
6   Fredrik Larsson 31 33 DSQ2 6 Ret1 22 Ret 6 4 2 11 14† 105
7   Jocke Mangs 8 8 Ret 8 5 7 6 8 Ret 7 3 32 78
8   Mattias Andersson 10 12 8 5 6 6 Ret 7 5 8 8 5 65
9   Daniel Haglöf 9 9 6 7 3 8 7 9 9 4 12 8 63
10   Robin Rudholm 7 7 Ret 3 10 9 7 11 36
11   Tomas Engström 15 13 10 Ret 9 13 Ret 10 7 NC 6 Ret 18
12   Andreas Wernersson 9 6 10
13   Roar Lindland 11 Ret 7 14† 14† 12 8 11 Ret 10
14   Carl Philip Bernadotte 13 14 DNS 10 7 10 11 12 Ret 10 13 10 10
15   Alexander Graff 14 11 Ret 12 8 15† 9 Ret Ret 9 8
16   Philip Forsman 10 7 7
17   Alx Danielsson Ret 8 Ret 4
18   Niclas Olsson 12 10 9 13† 13 11 3
19   Fredrik Magnusson 10 1
  Roger Samuelsson 11 15 13 0
  Daniel Roos 14 12 0
Pos Driver KNU SOL GÖT FAL ÖST KAR TIE MAN Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Manufacturers' championship

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Pos. Manufacturer KNU SOL GÖT FAL ÖST KAR TIE MAN Points
1 Volvo 32 39 47 46 46 44 47 48 48 30 48 47 522
2 BMW 44 37 17 30 17 32 17 28 28 44 14 12 320
3 Citroën 12 16 6 8 11 12 18 8 6 8 22 27 154
4 Saab 12 12 22 12 21 8 18 8 4 16 3 8 144
5 Dacia 6 2 8 10 8 10 0 10 10 6 8 12 90
6 Honda 1 1 4 0 4 1 0 4 8 0 12 0 35
Pos. Manufacturer KNU SOL GÖT FAL ÖST KAR TIE MAN Points

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "A new STCC era starts at Knutstorp this weekend". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Clio Cup champion Andreas Wernersson joins Brovallen Design". 16 September 2013.
  3. ^ Hudson, Neil (22 August 2013). "Alx Danielsson returns to Brovallen Design at Karlskoga". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Fredric Magnusson replaces Niclas Olsson at Brovallen Design". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Roar Lindland replaced by Roger Samuelsson at Team Tidö". 6 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Daniel Roos replaces Alexander Graff at Mantorp Park". 13 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Philip Forsman kör för WestCoast Racing i STCC-finalen".
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