Changes for 2005

• The race format of qualifying and two races per weekend were removed. Instead two short sprints would be raced, and the combined results of those two races would determine the grid for the third, longer race.
• Points were awarded for the top six grid positions for the long race (the six drivers that succeeded the most in the qualification races): 6-5-4-3-2-1.
• The longer race gave points by the system 20-17-14-11-9-7-5-3-2-1.
• Grid positions for the first qualification race was decided by randomly drawing the driver's starting numbers from a cup. This grid was then reversed for the second qualification race. The drawings were later replaced by a one-lap shootout for the quickest time after teams put preassure on the organisation.
• Extra ballast weight were given to the top four drivers of the championship and the top four long race winners by the system 1st: +20 kg, 2nd: +15 kg, 3rd: +10 kg and 4th: +5 kg. Maximum extra weight was set to 40 kg. Weight gained from the long race stayed for one weekend after the gaining of the weight and was then removed from the car.
• Tyres were limited to 20 slick tyres per weekend, whereof 8 of these 20 were allowed to be new tyres.
• TV coverage was extended, with Viasat Sport/ZTV covering three and a half hours live action from each race weekend
• STCC AB had a board change. Mike Luff, Sven-Göte Svensson, Håkan Junfors and Lars Frisell were replaced by Tommy Theorin, Joakim Wiedesheim and Christer Johansson.

Teams and drivers

Driver	Nat.	Team	Car	Class
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
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
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	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
Edward Sandström	Sweden	Polestar Racing	Volvo S60
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
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
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...	BMW 320i
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 Accord
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
Johan Stureson	Sweden	IPS Motorsport	Peugeot 407
Mattias Andersson	Sweden	Team Italienska Bil	Alfa Romeo 156
Tobias Johansson	Sweden	Mercedes-Benz Sport	Mercedes C200
Hans Simonsson	Sweden	Mercedes-Benz Sport	Mercedes C200
Daniel Haglöf	Sweden	Team Agrol	Honda Civic Type-R
Christer Gellerstedt	Sweden	Gellerstedt Motorsport	BMW 320i	C
Johan Nilsson	Sweden	JN Racing	BMW 320i	C
Joakim Gustavsson	Sweden	Team Gustavsson	Volvo S60	C
Ronnie Brandt	Sweden	Mälarpower	Volvo S40 Evo 5	C
Håkan Johansson	Sweden	Johansson Motorsport	BMW 320 D E46	C
Patrik Andersson	Sweden	Budda Racing	Volvo S60	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...	22 May	Tommy Rustad Thed Björk	Opel Team Sweden West Coast Racing
3 4	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....	6 June	Jan Nilsson Tomas Engström	Flash Engineering Engström Motorsport
5 6	Sweden 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...	19 June	Johan Stureson Edward Sandström	IPS Motorsport Polestar Racing
7 8	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...	10 July	Robert Dahlgren Robert Dahlgren	Polestar Racing Polestar Racing
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...	7 August	Robert Dahlgren Johan Stureson	Polestar Racing IPS Motorsport
11 12	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....	21 August	Fredrik Ekblom Thed Björk	Kristoffersson Motorsport West Coast Racing
13 14	Norway Våler Våler Vaaler or Våler is:*Våler, Hedmark, a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway**Åsnes og Våler, a former municipality in Hedmark, split in 1854*Våler, Østfold, a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway...	4 September	Tomas Engström Richard Göransson	Engström Motorsport West Coast Racing
15 16	Sweden Mantorp 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	Richard Göransson Richard Göransson	West Coast Racing West Coast Racing

Driver's championship

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