The 2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 13th 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.

Drivers

These were the STCC entries for the 2008 season. Entrants with numbers 90 and above also competed in the privateer competition known as Semcon Cup.

EWLINE Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds   WestCoast Racing WestCoast Racing WestCoast Racing is a Swedish motor racing team, which was founded in 1994 by Dick Jönsson-Wigroth. The team which is based in Halmstad on the Swedish west coast is one of Sweden's most successful racing team. WestCoast Racing has since the mid-90s had a strong partnership with BMW and the swedish...  / BMW Dealer Team BMW 320si E90 1   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... D All 6   Robin Rudholm D All   Volvo Olsbergs Green 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 C30 Volvo C30 The Volvo C30 is a small family car produced by Volvo Cars. The C30 is a three-door, four-seat hatchback powered by straight-4 and straight-5 engines. The car is a hatchback version of the S40/V50/C70 range, and uses the same Ford C1 platform. It is being marketed as a premium hatchback or a... 2   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... D All 9   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:... D 1-8,10-11   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 3   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:... D All 5   Jan "Flash" 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... D All   Honda Racing Honda Accord Euro R Honda Accord The Honda Accord is a series of compact, mid-size and full-size automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in a majority of automotive markets throughout the world.... 4   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... D All 7   Tomas Engström Tomas Engström Tomas Engström is a Swedish auto racing driver. He is married with three children. In the 1990s he dominated the Swedish Camaro Cup, winning five back to back titles between 1994 and 1998. Since then he has mainly competed in touring cars, driving in the Swedish Touring Car Championship since... D All   Nordic Fine Art SEAT León SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with... 8   Roger Eriksson D All   Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4 Audi A4 The first generation Audi A4 debuted in 1994, with production starting November 1994. It was built on the Volkswagen Group B5 platform, which it shared with the fourth generation Volkswagen Passat . It had a front-mounted longitudinal engine and front-wheel drive... 14   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... D 1-4,8-11 15   Alexander Lvov Alexander Lvov Alexander Lvov is a Russian auto racing driver.-Career:He is twice champion of the Russian Touring Car Championship. First in 2001 with an Opel Astra, and again in 2007 with a Honda Accord... D 2-3,6-7,9-11   CMS Team Sweden Audi A4 Audi A4 The first generation Audi A4 debuted in 1994, with production starting November 1994. It was built on the Volkswagen Group B5 platform, which it shared with the fourth generation Volkswagen Passat . It had a front-mounted longitudinal engine and front-wheel drive... 17   Andreas Simonsen D 5   MA:GP Alfa Romeo 156 Alfa Romeo 156 The Alfa Romeo 156 is a compact executive car introduced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show as the replacement for the Alfa Romeo 155... 20   Mattias Andersson D All   IPS Motorsport Peugeot 308 Peugeot 308 The Peugeot 308 is a small family car produced by the French car manufacturer Peugeot. It was unveiled on June 5, 2007 and sales started from September 2007. Its development code was "Project T7", and is the first car of the X08 generation of Peugeot models. The 308 features a range of petrol and... 21   Johan Stureson D All   Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden Chevrolet Lacetti 22   Thomas Schie D All   Elgh Motorsport BMW 320si E90 28   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... D 1-2,5,7,9,11   Brovallen Motorsport Mercedes C200 90   Tobias Johansson S 1,3-11   Team Caliber BMW 320i E46 93   Dick Sahlén S All   Team Nya Åkeriet Örebro BMW 320i E46 94   Mikael Eklund S 7   Huggare Racing BMW 320i E46 96   Viktor Huggare S 1-5,7,11   BMS Event BMW 320i E46 97   Joakim Ahlberg S 1-2,5-11   Tysslinge Racing BMW 320i E46 95   Tobias Tegelby S 4   Brandt Racing Volvo S60 Volvo S60 The Volvo S60 is a compact executive sedan produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo from 2000. Two generations of the sedan have been produced to date.-First generation :... 99   Ronnie Brandt S 4,11

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Race Calendar

The calendar for the 2008 season were as follows:

Round	Circuit	Date
1	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...	20 April
2	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...	4 May
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...	18 May
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....	1 June
5	Göteborg City Race Göteborg City Race The Göteborg City Race is a temporary motor racing circuit in Gothenburg, Sweden. The circuit is located in the city centre on part of docklands called Frihamnspiren, which is usually used as a concert venue. The spectator capacity for the venue is 30,000...	14 June
6	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...	29 June
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...	13 July
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....	17 August
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...	31 August
10	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...	14 September
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... (Grande Finale)	28 September

Drivers' Championship

The drivers' championship 2008 was won by Richard Göransson.

EWLINE Pos. Driver KNU  STU  MAN  KAR  GÖT  STU  FAL  KAR  KNU  VÅL  MAN  Pts 1   Richard Göransson 1 5 6 1 9 1 4 3 1 3 6 67 2   Fredrik Ekblom 2 1 3 Ret 3 5 1 2 9 12 2 60 3   Thed Björk 9 3 1 6 1 3 Ret 1 7 5 3 57 4   Robin Rudholm 3 4 5 2 6 4 2 9 2 8 14 48 5   Robert Dahlgren Ret 13 4 5 Ret 13 7 5 3 1 1 41 6   Jan "Flash" Nilsson 6 7 7 3 7 7 6 8 5 6 10 28 7   Thomas Schie 8 Ret 8 4 2 8 15 Ret 8 4 5 26 8   Tomas Engström 4 10 16 Ret 4 6 9 Ret 4 7 8 21 9   Tommy Rustad 10 Ret 2 Ret 5 10 5 6 DSQ Ret 19 10   Johan Stureson Ret 6 10 Ret Ret 2 8 7 Ret Ret 4 19 11   Mattias Andersson 5 2 Ret 10 DNS 14 12 4 Ret DNS 11 17 12   Roger Eriksson 7 Ret 11 8 Ret 9 Ret 11 Ret 2 7 13 13   Carl Rosenblad DSQ 8 10 3 Ret 18 7 14   Tommy Kristoffersson Ret 9 9 9 10 6 Ret 17 3 15   Tobias Johansson 11 12 7 8 12 10 12 10 9 9 3 16   Dick Sahlén 12 12 13 11 12 11 13 14 11 13 12 0 17   Joakim Ahlberg 13 Ret 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret 11 15 0 18   Viktor Huggare Ret 11 14 12 Ret 11 13 0 19   Alexander Lvov Ret 15 Ret Ret 12 10 Ret 0 20   Ronnie Brandt Ret 16 0 21   Andreas Simonsen 11 0 22   Tobias Tegelby 13 0 23   Mikael Eklund 14 0

Teams' Championship

Pos	Team	Pts
1	West Coast Racing / BMW Dealer Team	108
2	Flash Engineering	96
3	Honda Racing	78
4	Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing	60
5	Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden	26
6	IPS Motorsport	19
7	MA:GP / Alfa Romeo	17
8	Nordic Fine Art	14
9	Elgh Motorsport	7
10	KMS - Kristofferson Motorsport	4

Manufacturers' Championship

Pos	Manufactures	Pts
1	BMW	139
2	Honda	93
3	Volvo	72
4	Chevrolet	38
5	Peugeot	24
6	Alfa Romeo	22
7	Seat	20
8	Audi	17

Semcon Cup

Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Tobias Johansson	MB Sport	98
2	Dick Sahlén	Team Caliber	84
3	Viktor Huggare	Huggare Racing	36
4	Joakim Ahlberg	BMS Event	33
5	Mikael Eklund	Team Nya Åkeriet Örebro	5
6	Tobias Tegelby	Tysslinge Racing	5
7	Ronnie Brandt	Brandt Racing	4

External links

• STCC Official Website (Swedish)