2007 Swedish Touring Car Championship season

The 2007 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 12th Swedish Touring Car Championship

Swedish Touring Car Championship

Swedish Touring Car Championship was a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway. They began operating in 1996, heavily influenced by the British Touring Car Championship and the success of BTCC racing on Swedish television...

(STCC) season. The championship was won by Fredrik Ekblom, becoming the first ever three-times STCC champion.

Drivers

These were the entries for the 2007 Season.

Driver	Team	Car	Class
Thed Björk Thed Björk Thed Björk is a Swedish racing driver.-Early career:After graduating from Karting in 1997 Björk raced in the Swedish and Nordic Formula 3 series, taking both titles in 1999. For 2000 he went to the United States to race in the Barber Dodge Pro Series. Björk took one pole position, lap record at...	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Audi A4
Frank Stippler	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Audi A4
Tommy Kristoffersson Tommy Kristoffersson Tommy Kristoffersson is a Swedish race car driver. In the beginning of his career he competed in Rallycross for Audi before starting a team in the Swedish Touring Car Championship in 1998 running Audi A4 Quattros with himself as one of the drivers. Tommy Kristoffersson has competed for his team in...	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Audi A4
Jan Nilsson Jan Nilsson Jan "Flash" Nilsson is a Swedish racecar driver. He is most famous for his appearance in the Swedish Touring Car Championship, having appeared in all fourteen seasons and for being the second most victorious driver .- Early career :Jake Nilson started competing in Formula Ford in 1983 before...	Flash Engineering Flash Engineering Flash Engineering is a Swedish motorsport team based in Karlstad founded and owned by two-time Swedish Touring Car Championship winner Jan "Flash" Nilsson. The most recent time the team won the STCC-title was in 2008 with driver Richard Göransson...	BMW 320si E90 Ethanol
Richard Göransson Richard Göransson Richard Göransson is a Swedish auto racing driver, who currently competes in the Swedish Touring Car Championship for West Coast Racing in a BMW 320si, alongside team-mate Robin Rudholm.-Career:...	Flash Engineering Flash Engineering Flash Engineering is a Swedish motorsport team based in Karlstad founded and owned by two-time Swedish Touring Car Championship winner Jan "Flash" Nilsson. The most recent time the team won the STCC-title was in 2008 with driver Richard Göransson...	BMW 320si E90 Ethanol
Fredrik Ekblom Fredrik Ekblom Fredrik Ekblom is a Swedish race car driver from Kumla.-Career:He made 13 Indy Lights starts in 1992 and 1993. He then made three starts in CART for three different teams and was entered in the 1994 and 1995 Indianapolis 500 races, but after passing rookie orientation in 1994, he never appeared...	West Coast Racing	BMW 320si E90
Robin Rudholm	West Coast Racing	BMW 320si E90
Carl Rosenblad Carl Rosenblad (racing driver) Carl "Calle" Rosenblad is a Swedish auto racing driver. He is married with two children.- Racing career :His first racing was in Swedish Formula Opel in 1990, where he drove for four seasons. He also drove in the Swedish Porsche Challenge and theEuropean Interseries from 1991...	Crawford Racing	BMW 320si E90
Tomas Engström	Engström Motorsport Engström Motorsport Engström Motorsport is a Swedish motorsport team owned by its driver Tomas Engström.- Camaro Cup :The team started competing in the Swedish Camaro Cup series in 1991. After finishing runner-up in 1993 the team and Engström took five straight championship titles, the first in 1994 and the last in 1998...	Honda Accord
Robert Dahlgren Robert Dahlgren Robert Dahlgren is a Swedish auto racing driver, he currently competes in the Swedish Touring Car Championship for the Polestar Racing Team in a Volvo C30...	Polestar Racing Polestar Racing Polestar Racing is a Swedish motorsport team, affiliated with Volvo, currently competing in the Swedish Touring Car Championship and World Touring Car Championship. The team promotes environmentally friendly racing, and features ethanol engines and E85 fuel...	Volvo S60 Ethanol
Alexander Storckenfeldt	Polestar Racing	Volvo S60 Ethanol
Johan Stureson	IPS Motorsport	Peugeot 407
Niklas Karlsson	Chevrolet Sweden	Chevrolet Lacetti
David Björk	Team CaWalli	BMW 320i
Roger Eriksson	Picko Troberg Racing	BMW 320i
Fredrik Lestrup	Picko Troberg Racing	BMW 320i
Andrey Smetsky Andrey Smetsky Andrey Smetsky is a Russian auto racing driver.-Career:He has competed in the Russian Volkswagen Polo Cup, Russian Super Production Championship and the Russian Lada Ice Cup. In 2007 he finished runner-up in the Russian Touring Car Championship with a touring class Honda Accord...	Artman Racing	Honda Accord Euro-R
Mattias Andersson	MA GP	Alfa Romeo 156
Tobias Johansson	Mercedes-Benz Sport	Mercedes C200
Hans Simonsson	PWR Racing Team	Mercedes C200
Tommy Rustad Tommy Rustad Tommy Rustad is a Norwegian auto racing driver. He currently drives in the Swedish Touring Car Championship. Tommy is the son of former wellknown Norwegian racer Ola Rustad.-Early Years:...	Opel Team Sweden	Opel Astra GTC 2000
Joakim Fridh	Team Euromaster	Opel Astra Coupe	C
Tobias Tegelby	Tysslinge Racing	BMW 320i	C
Viktor Huggare	Huggare Racing	BMW 320i	C
Ronnie Brandt	Mälarpower Motorsport	Volvo S60	C

Race Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Sturup Raceway Sturup Raceway Sturup Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Svedala, Sweden. It has been owned by the Danish Brask organisation since 2001. The circuit, by then called Sturupsbanan, opened in 1972 as a Rallycross venue. Later named Skånecrossbanan it was first asphalted to become a permanent road course in 1990...	22 April	Robert Dahlgren	Polestar Racing
2	Ring Knutstorp Ring Knutstorp Ring Knutstorp is a motor racing circuit in Kågeröd, Sweden. The circuit was built in 1963 and extended to its present configuration in 1970. During the seventies, rounds of the Formula Three European Cup were held at the circuit, with winners including Alain Prost...	6 May	Robert Dahlgren	Polestar Racing
3	Mantorp Park Mantorp Park Mantorp Park is a motor racing circuit near the town of Mantorp in Mjölby Municipality, Sweden. The circuit was built in 1969 with finance from BP Sweden as a permanent road course and a drag strip...	20 May	Richard Göransson	Flash Engineering
4	Karlskoga Motorstadion Karlskoga Motorstadion Karlskoga Motorstadion, also known as Gelleråsen is the oldest permanent racing facility in Sweden.The circuit is located 6 km north of Karlskoga.The layout is such that the whole track can be seen from all spectator areas....	3 June	Fredrik Ekblom	West Coast Racing
5	Anderstorp Scandinavian Raceway The Scandinavian Raceway is a race circuit in Anderstorp , Sweden.The track was built on marshlands in 1968 and became an extremely popular venue in the 1970s, just as Swede Ronnie Peterson was at the height of his career...	17 June	Robin Rudholm	West Coast Racing
6	Vålerbanen Vålerbanen Vålerbanen is a race track located in Braskereidfoss, Norway.It is a part of Norsk Trafikksenter and is also used for driving practice by driver's license students, in particular driving under special conditions such as on icy roads...	30 June	Richard Göransson	Flash Engineering
7	Falkenbergs Motorbana Falkenbergs Motorbana Falkenbergs Motorbana is a motor racing circuit at Bergagård, Sweden. The circuit was opened in 1967, as a replacement for Skreabanan, and is currently owned and run by Falkenbergs Motorklubb. A chicane was added on the first corner in 2004 to improve safety on the relatively fast track...	15 July	Thed Björk	Kristoffersson Motorsport
8	Karlskoga Motorstadion Karlskoga Motorstadion Karlskoga Motorstadion, also known as Gelleråsen is the oldest permanent racing facility in Sweden.The circuit is located 6 km north of Karlskoga.The layout is such that the whole track can be seen from all spectator areas....	19 August	Richard Göransson	Flash Engineering
9	Ring Knutstorp Ring Knutstorp Ring Knutstorp is a motor racing circuit in Kågeröd, Sweden. The circuit was built in 1963 and extended to its present configuration in 1970. During the seventies, rounds of the Formula Three European Cup were held at the circuit, with winners including Alain Prost...	2 September	Alexander Storckenfeldt	Polestar Racing
10	Sturup Raceway Sturup Raceway Sturup Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Svedala, Sweden. It has been owned by the Danish Brask organisation since 2001. The circuit, by then called Sturupsbanan, opened in 1972 as a Rallycross venue. Later named Skånecrossbanan it was first asphalted to become a permanent road course in 1990...	16 September	Fredrik Ekblom	West Coast Racing
11	Mantorp Park Mantorp Park Mantorp Park is a motor racing circuit near the town of Mantorp in Mjölby Municipality, Sweden. The circuit was built in 1969 with finance from BP Sweden as a permanent road course and a drag strip...	30 September	Tommy Rustad	Opel Team Sweden

Drivers

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Pos	Driver	STU	KNU	MAN	KAR	AND	VÅL	FAL	KAR	KNU	STU	MAN	Pts
1	Ekblom Fredrik Ekblom Fredrik Ekblom is a Swedish race car driver from Kumla.-Career:He made 13 Indy Lights starts in 1992 and 1993. He then made three starts in CART for three different teams and was entered in the 1994 and 1995 Indianapolis 500 races, but after passing rookie orientation in 1994, he never appeared...	12	3	2	1	4	5	2	2	6	1	Ret	62
2	Dahlgren	1	1	7	Ret	5	3	6	5	2	5	Ret	51
3	Göransson	DNS	Ret	1	4	7	1	3	1	9	4	Ret	48
4	T. Björk Thed Björk Thed Björk is a Swedish racing driver.-Early career:After graduating from Karting in 1997 Björk raced in the Swedish and Nordic Formula 3 series, taking both titles in 1999. For 2000 he went to the United States to race in the Barber Dodge Pro Series. Björk took one pole position, lap record at...	7	Ret	3	3	3	15	1	4	4	Ret	8	41
5	Nilsson Jan Nilsson Jan "Flash" Nilsson is a Swedish racecar driver. He is most famous for his appearance in the Swedish Touring Car Championship, having appeared in all fourteen seasons and for being the second most victorious driver .- Early career :Jake Nilson started competing in Formula Ford in 1983 before...	2	5	Ret	5	2	Ret	4	Ret	7	10	6	34
6	Rudholm	DNS	2	4	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	3	8	6	Ret	33
7	Stippler	5	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	2	5	8	10	2	7	30
8	Storckenfeldt	10	4	Ret	Ret	11	4	DNS	11	1	12	11	20
9	Stureson	3	6	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	3	19
10	Andersson	13	9	5	6	Ret	6	Ret	6	3	Ret	10	19
11	Rustad	9	Ret	Ret	12	6	Ret	Ret	9	5	9	1	17
12	Engström	4	7	8	2	9	10	12	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	16
13	D. Björk	8	10	Ret	7	14	9	Ret	7	Ret	7	2	15
14	Kristoffersson Tommy Kristoffersson Tommy Kristoffersson is a Swedish race car driver. In the beginning of his career he competed in Rallycross for Audi before starting a team in the Swedish Touring Car Championship in 1998 running Audi A4 Quattros with himself as one of the drivers. Tommy Kristoffersson has competed for his team in...	6	8	9	10	7	8	8	12	Ret	11	5	12
15	Fridh	17	15	Ret	13	13		9	18	15	17	4	5
16	Eriksson	14	13	Ret	9	12	7	7	15	14	8	Ret	5
17	Lestrup	15	12	Ret	8	Ret	11	Ret	10	13	13	9	1
18	Tegelby	18	Ret	10	Ret	10	Ret	10	17	12	16	15	0
19	Simonsson	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	15	12	Ret	16	DNS	15	14	0
20	Johansson	16	14	Ret	11	DNS	13	DNS	14	11	14	13	0
21	Rosenblad	11											0
22	Karlsson					DNS		DNS	13			16	0
23	Brandt	Ret			Ret		14	Ret	20	16	18	17	0
24	Huggare		16	Ret	Ret	17		Ret	19			12	0
25	Smetsky	19											0

STCC Teams Championship
Position	Make	Points
1	Flash/BMW	75
2	WCR/BMW	72
3	KMS/Audi	68
4	Polestar/Volvo	60
5	MA GP/Alfa Romeo	29
6	Engström/Honda	27
7	CaWalli/BMW	26
8	OTS/Opel	24
9	IPS Motorsport	23
10	PTR/BMW	19
11	MB Sport/PWR/Mercedes	3
11	CMS/Chevrolet	0

STCC Manufacturers Championship
Position	Make	Points
1	BMW	93
2	Audi	72
3	Volvo	70
4	Alfa Romeo	38
5	Honda	36
6	Opel	34
7	Peugeot	30
8	Mercedes	23
9	Chevrolet	4

Caran Cup
Position	Driver	Points
1	Joakim Fridh	82
2	Tobias Tegelby	74
3	Viktor Huggare	34
4	Ronnie Brandt	32

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