1999 Swedish Touring Car Championship

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The 1999 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 4th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. It was decided over eight race weekends (comprising sixteen races) at six different circuits.

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Mattias Ekström won his first championship for Kristofferson Motorsport.

Entry list

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
BMW Dealer Team BMW 320i 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom DAll
28 Flag of Sweden.svg Peggen Andersson SAll
30 Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Danielsson S1–6, 8
Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden Volvo S40 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Nilsson D1–3, 5–8
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Edman DAll
Picko Troberg Racing Alfa Romeo 156 TS 5 Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Lindén D6
15 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Schie D1–5, 7–8
Opel Motorsport Opel Vectra 16v 6 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Brunstedt DAll
Elgh Motorsport Nissan Primera GT 10 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad DAll
11 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad DAll
Mobil 1 Ford Racing Ford Mondeo Ghia 12 Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson DAll
Svenska Honda Bilimport Honda Accord 13 Flag of Sweden.svg Hubert Bergh DAll
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Lindberg D1–6, 8
Chrysler Racing Team Sweden Chrysler Stratus 17 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström DAll
Ross Racing Peugeot 406 18 Flag of Sweden.svg Nettan Lindgren-Jansson D1–6, 8
Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro 20 Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Kristoffersson DAll
21 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström DAll
Neste Oil AB Nissan Primera GT 22 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Mörth S2–6
Euro Racing Alfa Romeo 155 TS 23 Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Karlsson S1–6, 8
Bakajev Motorsport BMW 320is 24 Flag of Sweden.svg Georg Bakajev S1–6, 8
Frank Valle Motorsport BMW 320is 25 Flag of Norway.svg Frank Valle S1, 6–8
Nordic Miltronic Motorsport Opel Vectra 16v 26 Flag of Sweden.svg Rolf Uhr S1–6, 8
Anders Svensson BMW 320i 27 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Svensson SAll
Tord Linnerud Opel Vectra 16v 29 Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud SAll
Bohlin Motorsport Nissan Primera GT 31 Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Bohlin S1–6, 8
Peter Hallén BMW 318is 32 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hallén S1–4, 6
Kim Esbjug BMW 320i 33 Flag of Norway.svg Kim Esbjug SAll
Börje Gustafsson Opel Vectra GT 34 Flag of Sweden.svg Börje Gustafsson S1
Brovallen Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro 35 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Johansson S1–6, 8
Torbjörn Holmstedt Nissan Primera GT 38 Flag of Sweden.svg Torbjörn Holmstedt S1, 4, 6–8
Tomas Nyström Nissan Primera GT 39 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Nyström S1–5, 7–8
IconClass
DDrivers' Championship
SSynsam Cup

Race calendar and winners

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamWinning Privateer
1R1 Flag of Sweden.svg Mantorp Park 25 April Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom BMW Dealer Team Flag of Sweden.svg Peggen Andersson
R2 Flag of Sweden.svg Hubert Bergh Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Edman Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Kristoffersson Motorsport Flag of Sweden.svg Peggen Andersson
2R3 Flag of Sweden.svg Ring Knutstorp 16 May Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Kristoffersson Motorsport Flag of Sweden.svg Peggen Andersson
R4 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Nilsson Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden Flag of Norway.svg Kim Esbjug
3R5 Flag of Sweden.svg Karlskoga-Gelleråsen 30 May Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Elgh Motorsport Flag of Sweden.svg Peggen Andersson
R6 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Kristoffersson Motorsport Flag of Sweden.svg Peggen Andersson
4R7 Flag of Sweden.svg Anderstorp 20 June Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Elgh Motorsport Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Mörth
R8 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Elgh Motorsport Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud
5R9 Flag of Sweden.svg Falkenberg 18 July Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Edman Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom BMW Dealer Team Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Mörth
R10 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad Elgh Motorsport Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Mörth
6R11 Flag of Sweden.svg Anderstorp 1 August Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Elgh Motorsport Flag of Sweden.svg Peggen Andersson
R12 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Elgh Motorsport Flag of Sweden.svg Peggen Andersson
7R13 Flag of Norway.svg Arctic Circle Raceway 15 August Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Elgh Motorsport Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud
R14 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Elgh Motorsport Flag of Norway.svg Kim Esbjug
8R15 Flag of Sweden.svg Mantorp Park 29 August Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Kristoffersson Motorsport Flag of Sweden.svg Peggen Andersson
R16 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom BMW Dealer Team Flag of Norway.svg Kim Esbjug

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded to the top ten drivers in a race as follows: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Each driver could drop their two worst results.
The final meeting of the year saw double points awarded.

Pos.Driver MAN
Flag of Sweden.svg
KNU
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KAR
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AND
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FAL
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AND
Flag of Sweden.svg
ARC
Flag of Norway.svg
MAN
Flag of Sweden.svg
Pts
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström 311221231736386712215
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom 14273221215Ret35631209
3 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad 2Ret691Ret1152111118Ret186
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Edman 42Ret104Ret2DNS247734Ret3130
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Nilsson 66Ret16Ret6324724Ret120
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad 1071037645Ret1522311Ret116
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Hubert Bergh RetDNS3DNS103534RetRet5121710485
8 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Schie 858RetRetDNS16DNS7DNS452DSQ66
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Kristoffersson 58545Ret2049991088DSQRet60
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson 9375RetDNS3RetRetRet461012RetDNS55
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Peggen Andersson 7941484RetRet12136914156Ret49
12 Flag of Norway.svg Kim Esbjug 111696148127108101413914538
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström RetRet1611Ret56RetRet11RetRet9105Ret33
14 Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud 13111718157116Ret12DNS1311118628
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Mörth 118RetRet7987Ret1116
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Johansson 1818222122141518Ret1817147716
17 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Nyström 12Ret13151812RetRet14Ret15Ret9810
18 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Brunstedt Ret1515129Ret911Ret10RetDNS19161299
19 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Lindberg 14RetRet20129810131614Ret19Ret6
20 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Svensson RetRet191611Ret108Ret17RetDNS21DNS15Ret4
21 Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Lindén 8123
22 Flag of Sweden.svg Rolf Uhr 17141819171114RetRetDNSRetRet161316102
23 Flag of Sweden.svg Georg Bakajev Ret10142213RetRetDNSRet201115DNSDNS1
24 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hallén 151712131610171212Ret1
25 Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Bohlin 1612RetDNSRetRet13161114RetRet13Ret0
26 Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Danielsson 22132117RetRet1913Ret15131617Ret0
27 Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Karlsson Ret19RetDNS19Ret151517RetRetRetRetRet0
28 Flag of Sweden.svg Torbjörn Holmstedt 2022241915192019DNSDNS0
29 Flag of Sweden.svg Nettan Lindgren-Jansson RetDNS2023RetRet18181619Ret17RetRet0
30 Flag of Norway.svg Frank Valle 212016DNS181820DNS0
31 Flag of Sweden.svg Börje Gostafsson 19210
Pos.Driver MAN
Flag of Sweden.svg
KNU
Flag of Sweden.svg
KAR
Flag of Sweden.svg
AND
Flag of Sweden.svg
FAL
Flag of Sweden.svg
AND
Flag of Sweden.svg
ARC
Flag of Norway.svg
MAN
Flag of Sweden.svg
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Synsam Cup for Privateers

Pos.Driver MAN
Flag of Sweden.svg
KNU
Flag of Sweden.svg
KAR
Flag of Sweden.svg
AND
Flag of Sweden.svg
FAL
Flag of Sweden.svg
AND
Flag of Sweden.svg
ARC
Flag of Norway.svg
MAN
Flag of Sweden.svg
Pts
1 Flag of Norway.svg Kim Esbjug 1116961481271081014139145239
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Peggen Andersson 7941484RetRet12136914156Ret230
3 Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud 13111718157116Ret12DNS13111186200
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Mörth 118RetRet7987Ret11112
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Nyström 12Ret13151812RetRet14Ret15Ret9895
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Johansson 1818222122141518Ret1817147794
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Rolf Uhr 17141819171114RetRetDNSRetRet1613161075
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hallén 151712131610171212Ret70
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Svensson RetRet191611Ret108Ret17RetDNS21DNS15Ret64
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Bohlin 1612RetDNSRetRet13161114RetRet13Ret62
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Georg Bakajev Ret10142213RetRetDNSRet201115DNSDNS55
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Danielsson 22132117RetRet1913Ret15131617Ret45
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Torbjörn Holmstedt 2022241915192019DNSDNS20
14 Flag of Norway.svg Frank Valle 212016DNS181820DNS16
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Karlsson Ret19RetDNS19Ret151517RetRetRetRetRet14
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Börje Gostafsson 19212
Pos.Driver MAN
Flag of Sweden.svg
KNU
Flag of Sweden.svg
KAR
Flag of Sweden.svg
AND
Flag of Sweden.svg
FAL
Flag of Sweden.svg
AND
Flag of Sweden.svg
ARC
Flag of Norway.svg
MAN
Flag of Sweden.svg
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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