2001 Swedish Touring Car Championship

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The 2001 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 6th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. In total, ten racing weekends at six different circuits were held; each round comprising two races, making up a twenty-round competition in total.

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Teams and drivers

S = Synsam Cup (Privateer Cup)

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
Crawford Nissan Racing Nissan Primera 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad All
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas NyströmAll
Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro 2 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago 1, 3-10
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Kristoffersson All
28 Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk 2
Flash Engineering Volvo S40 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Nilsson All
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Edman All
40 Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell 10
Agrol Swecon WorldCom Racing Volvo S40 10 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Lindblom All
Svenska Honda Bilimport AB Honda Accord 11 Flag of Sweden.svg Hubert Bergh1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Opel Team Sweden Opel Vectra 12 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus MörthAll
Krokström Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro 13 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Krokström SAll
NK Motorsport Sweden Alfa Romeo 156 14 Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas KarlssonAll
Toshiba Racing Audi A4 Quattro 15 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Hammer SAll
Sundberg Motorsport Volvo S40 16 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik SundbergS1-3, 6, 9-10
DC Motorsport Chrysler Stratus 17 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström SAll
Euroracing Alfa Romeo 156 18 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Gustavsson1-3, 5-6
Alfa Romeo 155 19 Flag of Sweden.svg Djon Clausen S1-6, 8-10
Alfa Romeo 156 23 Flag of Sweden.svg Kari Mäkinen9-10
28 Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk 8
Brovallen Motorsport BMW 320i 20 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter HallénSAll
Audi A4 Quattro 26 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Johansson SAll
BRS Motorsport Volvo S40 21 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas BoströmS5, 10
Roos Racing Volvo S40 22 Flag of Sweden.svg Håkan Roos9
Podium Racing Audi A4 Quattro 25 Flag of Sweden.svg Lennart PehrsonSAll
Öhman Fondkommision / Picko Troberg Racing Vauxhall Vectra 27 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Andersson All
36 Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas LovénAll
NIKA Racing Alfa Romeo 156 29 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Sundfeldt1
Bohlin Racing Ford Mondeo 30 Flag of Sweden.svg Lennart Bohlin8, 10
31 Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Bohlin2-3
Masken Racing Audi A4 Quattro 32 Flag of Sweden.svg Svarta Masken10

Race calendar and winners

RoundCircuitDateWinning driverWinning team
1
2
Flag of Sweden.svg Falkenbergs Motorbana 6 MayJens Edman
Jens Edman
Flash Engineering
Flash Engineering
3
4
Flag of Sweden.svg Mantorp Park 20 MayCarl Rosenblad
Pontus Mörth
Crawford Nissan Racing
Opel Team Sweden
5
6
Flag of Sweden.svg Karlskoga Motorstadion 4 JuneTomas Nyström
Carl Rosenblad
Crawford Nissan Racing
Crawford Nissan Racing
7
8
Flag of Denmark.svg Jyllandsringen 10 JuneRoberto Colciago
Roberto Colciago
Kristoffersson Motorsport
Kristoffersson Motorsport
9
10
Flag of Sweden.svg Falkenbergs Motorbana 8 JulyJan Nilsson
Tommy Kristoffersson
Flash Engineering
Kristoffersson Motorsport
11
12
Flag of Sweden.svg Ring Knutstorp 22 JulyRoberto Colciago
Roberto Colciago
Kristoffersson Motorsport
Kristoffersson Motorsport
13
14
Flag of Norway.svg Arctic Circle Raceway 5 AugustJens Edman
Carl Rosenblad
Flash Engineering
Crawford Nissan Racing
15
16
Flag of Sweden.svg Karlskoga Motorstadion 19 AugustRoberto Colciago
Jan Nilsson
Kristoffersson Motorsport
Flash Engineering
17
18
Flag of Sweden.svg Ring Knutstorp 2 SeptemberTobias Johansson
Roberto Colciago
Brovallen Motorsport
Kristoffersson Motorsport
19
20
Flag of Sweden.svg Mantorp Park 16 SeptemberCarl Rosenblad
Roberto Colciago
Crawford Nissan Racing
Kristoffersson Motorsport

Championship results

Pos.Driver FAL
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MAN
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KAR
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JYL
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FAL
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KNU
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MOI
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KAR
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KNU
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MAN
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Pts
1 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago 4Ret223114Ret11123122141192
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Nilsson 2Ret44RetRet341256Ret541Ret432157
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Edman 115Ret16132324431Ret363DNS216154
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Kristoffersson 962924Ret551223623RetRet54151
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad 7413411083207421DNS8Ret81Ret139
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Mörth 52Ret135610RetDNS1054255Ret677111
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Andersson 636684273911Ret9Ret4Ret2295894
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Johansson10777177126983787DNS12136983
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Nyström3Ret351259Ret121810Ret12RetRet5Ret111168
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Krokström119911912111514Ret88513Ret10428849
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas LovénRet5RetRetRetRet16Ret65Ret13Ret49913DNSRet639
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Hubert Bergh121112Ret6610769776Ret131037
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan LindblomRetDNS8Ret11107724Ret1915710DNSRet75Ret1428
14 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström 8RetRet81511151411615146810138RetRet1723
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell 16320
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Karlsson222211108914128DNS13Ret9Ret6RetRetRetRet1517
17 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter HallénRet8101481691112101216DNSDNS811RetDNS141313
18 Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Ret2Ret1512
19 Flag of Sweden.svg Lennart PehrssonRet1013Ret10Ret8161311RetRet1111RetRet11712129
20 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Hammer141314Ret14Ret1313Ret13111210Ret1114Ret910Ret4
21 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Sundberg21121512181414179Ret15DNS2
22 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus GustavssonRetRetRetDNS12Ret16916Ret2
23 Flag of Sweden.svg Djon ClausenDNSDNSDNSDNSRet15DNS1717DNS17RetDNSDNS10Ret19191
24 Flag of Sweden.svg Lennart Bohlin1216RetDNS
25 Flag of Sweden.svg Kari Mäkinen12Ret1718
26 Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy BohlinRet1313Ret
27 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Sundfeldt13Ret
28 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Boström15DNS1820
29 Flag of Sweden.svg Håkan RoosRetDNS
30 Flag of Sweden.svg Svarta MaskenRetRet

Independent's championship

PositionDriverPoints
1Tobias Johansson262
2Magnus Krokström217
3Tomas Engström157
4Peter Hallén151
5Anders Hammer103
6Lennart Pehrson103
7Fredrik Sundberg51
8Andreas Boström22
9Djon Clausen19

Manufacturer's Championship

PositionManufacturerPoints
1 Audi 266
2 Volvo 241
3 Nissan 217
4 Opel 143
5 Honda 120

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