2004 STCC Season
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The 2004 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 9th Swedish Touring Car Championship
(STCC) season. In total nine racing weekends at five different circuits were held; each round comprising two races, making an eighteen-round competition in total.
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. In total nine racing weekends at five different circuits were held; each round comprising two races, making an eighteen-round competition in total.
Teams and drivers
C = Challenge| Driver | Nat. | Team | Car | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
 Sweden |
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... |
Sweden |
Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi A4 | |
| 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... |
Sweden |
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... |
Volvo S60 | |
| 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... |
Sweden |
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... |
Volvo S60 | |
| 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... |
Sweden |
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 Civic Type-R | |
| Jens Hellström Jens Hellström Jens Hellström is a Swedish auto racing driver.-Career:He has raced mainly in touring cars, including the Swedish Touring Car Championship and the Swedish Volvo S40 Challenge. His last campaign in the STCC was in 2005, driving a Honda Civic Type-R for Engström Motorsport... |
Sweden |
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 Civic Type-R | |
| 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:... |
 Norway |
Opel Team Sweden | Opel Astra | |
| 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:... |
Sweden |
West Coast Racing | BMW 320i | |
| Niklas Lovén | Sweden |
West Coast Racing | BMW 320i | |
| 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... |
Sweden |
West Coast Racing | BMW 320i | |
| Johan Stureson | Sweden |
IPS Motorsport | Peugeot 307 | |
| Mattias Andersson | Sweden |
Team Italienska Bil | Alfa Romeo 156 | |
| Olli Haapalainen |  Finland |
LMS Racing | Audi A4 | |
| Rickard Rydell Rickard Rydell Rickard Rydell is a Swedish racing driver. He won the 1998 British Touring Car Championship, the 2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, and has also been a frontrunner in the European/World Touring Car Championship.-Early career:In the early 1990s, Rydell raced in various Formula Three series... |
Sweden |
SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo | |
| Jan Magnussen Jan Magnussen Jan Magnussen is a racing driver from Denmark and a GM factory driver. He has competed in several of the most prestigious events in motor sport including CART, NASCAR, the FIA Formula One World Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.- Lower series racing :Magnussen dominated the 1994 British... |
 Denmark |
Peugeot Statoil Motorsport | Peugeot 307 | |
| Christer Gellerstedt | Sweden |
Gellerstedt Motorsport | BMW 320i | C |
| Johan Nilsson | Sweden |
JN Racing | BMW 320i | C |
| Peo Norén | Sweden |
Norén Racing | BMW 320i | C |
| Joakim Gustavsson | Sweden |
Team Gustavsson | Volvo S60 | C |
| Johan Landegren | Sweden |
Landegren Motorsport | Volvo S60 | C |
| Tobbe Rosén | Sweden |
Rosén Racing | Volvo S60 | C |
| Jan Lindblom | Sweden |
Lindblom Motorsport | Volvo S60 | C |
| Ronnie Brandt | Sweden |
Mälarpower | Volvo S40 Evo 5 | C |
Race calendar and winners
| Round | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 |
Sweden 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 April | Robert Dahlgren Richard Göransson |
Flash Engineering West Coast Racing |
| 3 4 |
Sweden 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... |
16 May | Jan Nilsson Fredrik Ekblom |
Flash Engineering Kristoffersson Motorsport |
| 5 6 |
Sweden 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.... |
31 May | Richard Göransson Richard Göransson |
West Coast Racing West Coast Racing |
| 7 8 |
Sweden 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 June | Robert Dahlgren Rickard Rydell |
Polestar Racing SEAT Sport |
| 9 10 |
Sweden 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... |
4 July | Richard Göransson Richard Göransson |
West Coast Racing West Coast Racing |
| 11 12 |
Sweden 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... |
18 July | Richard Göransson Tommy Rustad |
West Coast Racing Opel Team Sweden |
| 13 14 |
Norway Arctic Circle Raceway Arctic Circle Raceway Arctic Circle Raceway is the biggest race track in Norway. It is south of the Arctic Circle and north of Mo I Rana. The track was opened in 1995.... |
31 July | Richard Göransson Richard Göransson |
West Coast Racing West Coast Racing |
| 15 16 |
Sweden 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.... |
31 July | Robert Dahlgren Tommy Rustad |
Flash Engineering Opel Team Sweden |
| 17 18 |
Sweden 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 September | Fredrik Ekblom Richard Göransson |
Kristoffersson Motorsport West Coast Racing |
Driver's championship
| Position | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Göransson | 227 |
| 2 | Robert Dahlgren | 176 |
| 3 | Fredrik Ekblom | 165 |
| 4 | Jan Nilsson | 137 |
| 5 | Tommy Rustad | 137 |
| 6 | Tomas Engström | 128 |
| 7 | Johan Stureson | 107 |
| 8 | Tommy Kristoffersson | 102 |
| 9 | Jens Hellström | 80 |
| 10 | Mattias Andersson | 59 |
| 11 | Johan Landegren | 48 |
| 12 | Thed Björk | 48 |
| 13 | Peo Norén | 43 |
| 14 | Johan Nilsson | 30 |
| 15 | Rickard Rydell | 26 |
| 16 | Christer Gellerstedt | 23 |
| 17 | Niklas Lovén | 15 |
| 18 | Tobbe Rosén | 13 |
| 19 | Olli Happalainen | 8 |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | 7 |
| 21 | Ronnie Brandt | 6 |
| 22 | Jan Lindblom | 4 |
| 23 | Joakim Gustavsson | 1 |
STCC Challenge
| Position | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Nilsson | 176 |
| 2 | Johan Landegren | 164 |
| 3 | Peo Norén | 129 |
| 4 | Christer Gellerstedt | 89 |
| 5 | Tobbe Rosén (4 tävlingar) | 59 |
| 6 | Ronnie Brandt | 58 |
| 7 | Joakim Gustavsson | 26 |
| 8 | Jan Lindblom | 12 |
Manufacturer's Championship
| Position | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMW | 225 |
| 2 | Volvo | 206 |
| 3 | Audi | 176 |
| 4 | Honda | 150 |
| 5 | Opel | 142 |
| 6 | Peugeot | 120 |
| 7 | Alfa Romeo | 67 |