1998 Swedish Touring Car Championship season

The 1998 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 3rd 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. It was decided over six race weekends (comprising twelve races) at five different circuits.

Fredrik Ekblom won his first championship for the WestCoast Racing team.

Drivers

These were the STCC entries for the 1998 season.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Volvo Personbilar Sverige	Volvo S40 Volvo S40 The Volvo S40 is a small family car produced by Volvo. It introduced the first generation S40 and V40 cars in 1995...	1	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...	D	All
		12	Jens Edman Jens Edman -Career:Most of his career has been spent in Touring car racing, including the Swedish Touring Car Championship, with a best season finish of third in 2001 driving for Flash Engineering in a Volvo S40. More recently he has competed in the Danish Touring Car Championship, where he also ended the...	D	3-6
	Volvo 850 GLT	15	Patrick Ernstson	D	6
Troberg-Rydell Junior Team	Ford Mondeo Ghia Ford Mondeo The Mondeo was launched on 8 January 1993, and sales began on 22 March 1993. Available as a four-door saloon, a five-door hatchback, and a five-door estate, all models for the European market were produced at Ford's plant in the Belgian city of Genk...	2	Mattias Ekström Mattias Ekström Mattias Ekström is a racing driver from Sweden. He has been competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Audi since 2001. He is a two-time DTM champion and a three-time winner of the Race of Champions.-Career:...	D	All
Opel Motorsport	Opel Vectra 16v Opel Vectra The Opel Vectra is a large family car that was engineered and produced by Opel. In the United Kingdom, the car was sold under the Vauxhall marque as the Vauxhall Cavalier and later as the Vauxhall Vectra, from 1995 onwards...	3	Thomas Johansson	D	All
		6	Jan Brunstedt Jan Brunstedt Jan Brunstedt is an auto racing driver who competed in the 2008 Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia at the age of 59. He is also an airline pilot and managing director of Nordic Aero....	D	All
		37	Pontus Mörth	S	All
BMW Dealer Team	BMW 320i	4	Peggen Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson (touring car driver) Per-Gunnar "Peggen" Andersson is a race car driver from Falkenberg, Sweden.He started his career in Sweden in 1980. In 1988 he won the Thai Touring Car Championship and the Swedish Touring Car Championship. He won the Swedish championship again in 1989, 1991 and 1992...	D	All
BMW Dealer Team	BMW 320i	11	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
Mobil Ford Motorsport	Ford Mondeo Ghia Ford Mondeo The Mondeo was launched on 8 January 1993, and sales began on 22 March 1993. Available as a four-door saloon, a five-door hatchback, and a five-door estate, all models for the European market were produced at Ford's plant in the Belgian city of Genk...	4	Stig Blomqvist Stig Blomqvist "Stig" Lennart Blomqvist is a Swedish rally driver. He made his international breakthrough in 1971. Driving an Audi Quattro for the Audi factory team, Blomqvist won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1984 and finished runner-up in 1985...	D	All
Mobil Ford Motorsport		38	Anders Söderberg	D	All
Elgh Motorsport	Nissan Primera GT Nissan Primera The Nissan Primera is a medium sized family car produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan for the Japanese domestic and European markets.-Nissan Primera P10 :...	13	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	All
Team 13	Honda Accord 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....	16	Stefan Lindberg	D	All
Euroracing AB	Nissan Primera eGT Nissan Primera The Nissan Primera is a medium sized family car produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan for the Japanese domestic and European markets.-Nissan Primera P10 :...	20	Kari Makinen	S	All
Bakajeb Motorsport	BMW 318is	21	Georg Bakajev	S	All
Ikegami Motorsport	BMW 318is	22	Niklas Danielsson	S	1-5
Lennart Lindqvist Racing	BMW 318is	23	Lennart Lindqvist	S	All
KMS	Audi A4 Quattro 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...	25	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	All
KMS		26	Mats Lindén	D	All
Blue Jeans Powerdrink	Ford Mondeo Ghia Ford Mondeo The Mondeo was launched on 8 January 1993, and sales began on 22 March 1993. Available as a four-door saloon, a five-door hatchback, and a five-door estate, all models for the European market were produced at Ford's plant in the Belgian city of Genk...	27	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:...	S	1-3
Ross Racing	Ford Mondeo Ghia Ford Mondeo The Mondeo was launched on 8 January 1993, and sales began on 22 March 1993. Available as a four-door saloon, a five-door hatchback, and a five-door estate, all models for the European market were produced at Ford's plant in the Belgian city of Genk...	28	Nettan Lindgren-Jansson Nettan Lindgren-Jansson Nettan Lindgren-Jansson is a Swedish auto racing driver. She is the first and only female driver to win a race in the British Touring Car Championship, when she won her class with a BMW M3 at Thruxton...	S	1-4, 6
Nordic Miltronic Motorsport	Opel Vectra GT Opel Vectra The Opel Vectra is a large family car that was engineered and produced by Opel. In the United Kingdom, the car was sold under the Vauxhall marque as the Vauxhall Cavalier and later as the Vauxhall Vectra, from 1995 onwards...	29	Rolf Uhr	S	All
Anders Svensson	BMW 318is	30	Anders Svensson	S	All
Polaris Auto	BMW 318is	31	Tönu Soomer	S	All
Polaris Auto	BMW 318is	32	Anders Bergman	S	All
Kim Esbjug	BMW 318is	33	Kim Esbjug	S	All
Östfold Fina Olje	BMW 318is	34	Simen Tvete	D	4
Tord Linnerud	Opel Vectra GT Opel Vectra The Opel Vectra is a large family car that was engineered and produced by Opel. In the United Kingdom, the car was sold under the Vauxhall marque as the Vauxhall Cavalier and later as the Vauxhall Vectra, from 1995 onwards...	37	Tord Linnerud	S	6

Icon	Class
D	Drivers' Championship
S	Synsam Cup

Race calendar and winners

Round	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning team
1 2	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...	10 May	Mats Lindén Fredrik Ekblom	KMS BMW Dealer Team
3 4	Karlskoga-Gelleråsen 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....	31 May	Jan Nilsson Per Gunnar Andersson	Volvo Personbilar Sverige BMW Dealer Team
5 6	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...	28 June	Jan Nilsson Per Gunnar Andersson	Volvo Personbilar Sverige BMW Dealer Team
7 8	Falkenberg 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...	9 July	Jan Nilsson Jens Edman	Volvo Personbilar Sverige Volvo Personbilar Sverige
9 10	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 September	Fredrik Ekblom Jan Nilsson	BMW Dealer Team Volvo Personbilar Sverige
11 12	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...	27 September	Fredrik Ekblom Jan Nilsson	BMW Dealer Team Volvo Personbilar Sverige

Drivers Championship

EWLINE

Pos.	Driver	MAN		KAR		AND		FAL		KNU		MAN		Pts
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...	4	1	2	2	3	4	Ret	2	1	3	1	2	229
2	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...	Ret	Ret	1	4	1	2	1	Ret	5	1	3	1	207
3	Peggen Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson (touring car driver) Per-Gunnar "Peggen" Andersson is a race car driver from Falkenberg, Sweden.He started his career in Sweden in 1980. In 1988 he won the Thai Touring Car Championship and the Swedish Touring Car Championship. He won the Swedish championship again in 1989, 1991 and 1992...	Ret	4	4	1	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	2	5	4	9	137
4	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...	5	3	6	10	7	6	10	11	Ret	6	2	3	128
5	Mats Lindén	1	2	7	3	4	10	Ret	5	3	8	13	Ret	115
6	Jan Brunstedt Jan Brunstedt Jan Brunstedt is an auto racing driver who competed in the 2008 Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia at the age of 59. He is also an airline pilot and managing director of Nordic Aero....	2	6	8	6	Ret	Ret	3	4	7	16	6	5	114
7	Pontus Mörth	9	7	5	5	6	11	4	3	9	17	7	7	98
8	Mattias Ekström Mattias Ekström Mattias Ekström is a racing driver from Sweden. He has been competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Audi since 2001. He is a two-time DTM champion and a three-time winner of the Race of Champions.-Career:...	Ret	8	3	Ret	2	3	Ret	Ret	4	2	Ret	DNS	97
9	Jens Edman Jens Edman -Career:Most of his career has been spent in Touring car racing, including the Swedish Touring Car Championship, with a best season finish of third in 2001 driving for Flash Engineering in a Volvo S40. More recently he has competed in the Danish Touring Car Championship, where he also ended the...					Ret	7	2	1	6	7	5	Ret	85
10	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...	3	5	11	9	Ret	5	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	80
11	Stefan Lindberg	Ret	Ret	18	11	12	19	8	Ret	10	Ret	8	4	60
12	Thomas Johansson	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	4	DNS	DNS	55
13	Stig Blomqvist Stig Blomqvist "Stig" Lennart Blomqvist is a Swedish rally driver. He made his international breakthrough in 1971. Driving an Audi Quattro for the Audi factory team, Blomqvist won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1984 and finished runner-up in 1985...	Ret	DNS	10	8	8	Ret	DNS	7	Ret	Ret	9	8	51
14	Kari Mäkinen	7	9	12	DNS	13	9	6	6	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	50
15	Georg Bakajev	8	10	Ret	15	17	8	7	Ret	16	9	10	10	47
16	Tönu Soomer	11	13	17	Ret	11	21	12	8	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	33
17	Rolf Uhr	15	15	16	17	14	16	11	9	14	10	12	11	33
18	Anders Svensson	13	11	13	DNS	Ret	13	Ret	10	12	14	15	12	31
19	Kim Esbjug	12	Ret	Ret	13	DNS	15	15	Ret	11	13	17	14	30
20	Anders Bergman	14	14	14	16	Ret	20	14	14	18	Ret	18	15	30
21	Lennart Lindqvist	Ret	DNS	15	DNS	16	18	13	13	15	15	16	13	30
22	Niklas Danielsson	10	Ret	9	Ret	9	12	9	Ret					27
23	Anders Söderberg	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	10	14	Ret	12	13	12			26
24	Nettan Lindgren-Jansson Nettan Lindgren-Jansson Nettan Lindgren-Jansson is a Swedish auto racing driver. She is the first and only female driver to win a race in the British Touring Car Championship, when she won her class with a BMW M3 at Thruxton...	Ret	12	Ret	12	15	17	DNS	DNS			14	Ret	25
25	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:...	6	16	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS							21
26	Tord Linnerud											11	Ret	5
27	Patrick Ernstson											Ret	DNS	0
28	Simen Tvete							Ret	Ret					0
Pos.	Driver	MAN		KAR		AND		FAL		KNU		MAN		Pts

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

Sysnam Cup for Privateers

EWLINE

Pos.	Driver	MAN		KAR		AND		FAL		KNU		MAN		Pts
1	Pontus Mörth	9	7	5	5	6	11	4	3	9	17	7	7	247
2	Georg Bakajev	8	10	Ret	15	17	8	7	Ret	16	9	10	10	157
3	Rolf Uhr	15	15	16	17	14	16	11	9	14	10	12	11	110
4	Anders Svensson	13	11	13	DNS	Ret	13	Ret	10	12	14	15	12	92
5	Kari Mäkinen	7	9	12	DNS	13	9	6	6	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	71
6	Kim Esbjug	12	Ret	Ret	13	DNS	15	15	Ret	11	13	17	14	67
7	Niklas Danielsson	10	Ret	9	Ret	9	12	9	Ret					63
8	Tönu Soomer	11	13	17	Ret	11	21	12	8	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	61
9	Anders Söderberg	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	10	14	Ret	12	13	12			58
10	Nettan Lindgren-Jansson Nettan Lindgren-Jansson Nettan Lindgren-Jansson is a Swedish auto racing driver. She is the first and only female driver to win a race in the British Touring Car Championship, when she won her class with a BMW M3 at Thruxton...	Ret	12	Ret	12	15	17	DNS	DNS			14	Ret	57
11	Lennart Lindqvist	Ret	DNS	15	DNS	16	18	13	13	15	15	16	13	52
12	Anders Bergman	14	14	14	16	Ret	20	14	14	18	Ret	18	15	46
13	Tord Linnerud											11	Ret	28
14	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:...	6	16	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS							25

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