2006 STCC Season
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The 2006 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 11th Swedish Touring Car Championship
(STCC) season. In total nine racing weekends at six different circuits were held; each round comprising one race.
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 six different circuits were held; each round comprising one race.
Changes for 2006
- The race format and points system was changed. During the 2006 season one race of 40 minutes was held each weekend. Each race had one mandatory pitstop.
- The points system changed to the standard FIA system of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
- A privateers championship named Caran Cup was created for drivers using cars constructed in 2003 or earlier.
Drivers
List of starting drivers for the 2006 Swedish Touringcar Championship season.Driver |
Nat. |
Team | Car | Class |
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Duncan Huisman Duncan Huisman Duncan Huisman is a Dutch auto racing driver. He won the Guia Race four times. As well as touring cars he has competed in the FIA GT Championship and the Porsche Supercup... |
Netherlands | West Coast Racing | BMW 320i | |
Robin Rudholm | Sweden | West Coast Racing | BMW 320i | |
Johan Stureson | Sweden | IPS Motorsport | Peugeot 407 | |
Stefan Söderberg | Sweden | IPS Motorsport | Peugeot 407 | |
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 | |
Alexander Storckenfeldt | Sweden | Polestar Racing | Volvo S60 | |
Tomas Engström | Sweden | Honda 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 | |
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 | |
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 | 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... |
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 320si E90 | |
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 | 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 | |
Edward Sandström | 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 | |
Nicklas Karlsson | Sweden | Opel Team Sweden | Opel Astra GTC 2000 | |
Mattias Andersson | Sweden | MA GP/Team caWalli | Alfa Romeo 156 | |
Tobias Johansson | Sweden | Mercedes-Benz Sport | Mercedes C200 | |
Hans Simonsson | Sweden | Mercedes-Benz Sport | Mercedes C200 | |
David Björk | Sweden | Picko Troberg Racing | BMW 320i | |
Carl Rosenblad | Sweden | Crawford Racing | BMW 320si E90 | |
Håkan Malmborg | Sweden | Malmborg Racing | Ford Focus | C |
Joakim Fridh | Sweden | Team Euromaster | BMW 320i | C |
Tobias Tegelby | Sweden | Tysslinge Racing | BMW 320R | C |
Christer Gellerstedt | Sweden | Gellerstedt Motorsport | BMW 320i | C |
Race Calendar
Round | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Winning team |
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1 | 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... |
14 May | Thed Björk | Kristoffersson Motorsport |
2 | 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.... |
28 May | Robert Dahlgren | Polestar Racing |
3 | 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 June | Richard Göransson | Flash Engineering |
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 July | Thed Björk | Kristoffersson Motorsport |
5 | Norway 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 July | Richard Göransson | Flash Engineering |
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... |
13 August | Richard Göransson | Flash Engineering |
7 | 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.... |
27 August | Thed Björk | Kristoffersson Motorsport |
8 | 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... |
10 September | Richard Göransson | Flash Engineering |
9 | 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... |
1 October | Richard Göransson | Flash Engineering |
Drivers
EWLINE
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STCC Teams Championship | ||
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Position | Make | Points |
1 | KMS/Audi | 65 |
2 | Flash/BMW | 64 |
3 | WCR/BMW | 54 |
4 | Engström/Honda | 38 |
5 | Polestar/Volvo | 35 |
6 | IPS/Peugeot | 30 |
7 | Elgh/BMW | 24 |
8 | PTR/BMW | 18 |
9 | Dealer Team/Opel | 10 |
10 | MA GP/Alfa Romeo | 9 |
11 | MB Sport/PWR/Mercedes | 1 |
STCC Manufacturers Championship | ||
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Position | Make | Points |
1 | BMW | 72 |
2 | Audi | 68 |
3 | Volvo | 42 |
4 | Honda | 41 |
5 | Peugeot | 33 |
6 | Alfa Romeo | 20 |
7 | Opel | 18 |
8 | Mercedes | 8 |
Caran Cup | ||
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Position | Driver | Points |
1 | Joakim Frid | 68 |
2 | Tobias Tegelby | 50 |
3 | Christer Gellerstedt | 32 |