Support series:Formula STCC Nordic
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
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds | PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team[1] | CUPRA León TCR[1][2] | 1 | Robert Dahlgren[1] | | All | 37 | Daniel Haglöf[2] | | All | SEAT Dealer Team – PWR Racing[1][2] | 19 | Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky[2] | | All | 86 | Philip Morin[2] | JTCC | All | Racing For Charity[1][3] | Audi RS3 LMS TCR[3] | 59 | Peter "Poker" Wallenberg[3] | | All | Volkswagen Dealer Team BAUHAUS[4] | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[4] | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson[4] | | All | 69 | Hugo Nerman[4] | JTCC | All | 81 | Nicklas Oscarsson[5] | JTCC | All | Lestrup Racing Team[6] | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[6] | 4 | Oliver Söderström[6] | JTCC | All | 7 | Andreas Wernersson[7] | | All | Experion Racing Team[8] | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[8] | 22 | Albin Wärnelöv[8] | | All | WestCoast Racing[9] | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[9] | 14 | Fredrik Ekblom[10] | | All | 29 | Andreas Bäckman[9] | JTCC | 1–4, 6 | 26 | Jessica Bäckman[9] | JTCC | 1–4, 6 | Micke Kågered Racing[11] | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[11] | 15 | Oskar Krüger[11] | JTCC | 1–2 | 17 | Tomas Engström | | 4, 6 | 21 | Andreas Ahlberg[11] | | All | Honda Racing Sweden[12] | Honda Civic TCR (FK2)[12] | 20 | Mattias Andersson[12] | | All | Brovallen Design[13] | Audi RS3 LMS TCR[13] | 23 | Alex Andersson[13] | | 1–4, 6 | 91 | Andre Kiil[14] | | 5–6 | ALM Motorsport[14] | CUPRA León TCR[14] | 2 | Brink Motorsport[15] | Audi RS3 LMS TCR[15] | 36 | Micke Ohlsson[15] | | All | 71 | Tobias Brink[15] | | All | LMS Racing[16] | CUPRA León TCR[16] | 44 | Olli Parhankangas[16] | JTCC | 1, 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
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
Junior Class
Pos | Driver | Pts |
1 | Philip Morin | 212 |
2 | Hugo Nerman | 191 |
3 | Oliver Söderström | 173 |
4 | Andreas Bäckman | 137 |
5 | Nicklas Oscarsson | 124 |
6 | Jessica Bäckman | 88 |
7 | Olli Kangas | 61 |
8 | Oskar Krüger | 18 |
Teams' Championship
References
- ^ a b c d e Brunsdon, Stephen (7 September 2017). "Robert Dahlgren set to remain with PWR for 2018 STCC season". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Hudson, Neil (2 March 2018). "PWR Racing confirm full STCC line-up with four Cupras in 2018". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Poker Wallenberg switches from SEAT to Audi - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ a b c d Brunsdon, Stephen (14 February 2018). "Johan Kristoffersson and Hugo Nerman to lead KMS charge in 2018". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Nicklas Oscarsson completes Kristoffersson Motorsport line-up for 2018 - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ^ a b c "Oliver Söderström joins Lestrup Racing Team for 2018 STCC - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (21 March 2018). "Andreas Wernersson returns with the Lestrup Racing Team for 2018". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Albin Wärnelöv and Experion Racing back for the 2018 STCC season". TouringCarTimes. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Andreas and Jessica Bäckman confirm 2018 STCC campaign with WestCoast Racing - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Fredrik Ekblom returns with WestCoast Racing for 2018 STCC season - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ^ a b c d "Micke Kågered Racing expand to two cars for Oscar Krüger and Andreas Ahlberg". TouringCarTimes. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Mattias Andersson confirms 2018 STCC programme with Honda Racing Sweden". TouringCarTimes. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Alex Andersson joins Brovallen Design for 2018 STCC campaign". TouringCarTimes. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Can anyone beat the Cupras at Anderstorp? - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ a b c d Hudson, Neil (22 February 2018). "Brink Motorsport confirm two-car Audi assault in the 2018 STCC". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Olli Kangas returns for a second year in the STCC with LMS Racing - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ "Norway in, Solvalla and Finland out as 2018 STCC calendar announced - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "STCC reverts to two-race weekends for 2018, reversed grids return - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
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