2002 Swedish Touring Car Championship

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The 2002 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 7th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. >Nine racing weekends at four different circuits were held in total; each round comprising two races, with the exception of Round 4 at Falkenberg (4 races), making an eighteen-round competition in total. It was the last year with the Supertouring regulations, as 2003 saw the introduction of S2000 rules. STCC was one of the last national series to give up these set of rules. Roberto Colciago won his second consecutive title driving an Audi.

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Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.Drivers
Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro 1 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Kristoffersson
11 Flag of Norway.svg Marius Erlandsen
Flash Engineering Volvo S40 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Nilsson
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Edward Sandström
Opel Team Sweden Opel Vectra 5 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Andersson
Picko Troberg Racing Vauxhall Vectra 7 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Lindblom
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Karlsson
Toshiba Racing Audi A4 Quattro 8 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Johansson
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Hammer
Krokström Motorsport Volvo S40 10 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Krokström
Engström Motorsport Honda Accord 17 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström
Tysslinge Racing Audi A4 Quattro 22 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Tegelby

Race calendar and winners

All rounds were held in Sweden.

RoundCircuitDateWinning driverWinning team
1
2
Mantorp Park 12 MayRoberto Colciago
Edward Sandström
Kristoffersson Motorsport
Flash Engineering
3
4
Ring Knutstorp 26 MayRoberto Colciago
Edward Sandström
Kristoffersson Motorsport
Flash Engineering
5
6
Karlskoga Motorstadion 9 JuneTomas Engström
Nicklas Karlsson
Engström Motorsport
Picko Troberg Racing
7
8
Falkenbergs Motorbana 6 JulyJan Nilsson
Edward Sandström
Flash Engineering
Flash Engineering
9
10
Falkenbergs Motorbana 7 JulyJan Nilsson
Jan Lindblom
Flash Engineering
Picko Troberg Racing
11
12
Ring Knutstorp 21 JulyRoberto Colciago
Tommy Kristoffersson
Kristoffersson Motorsport
Kristoffersson Motorsport
13
14
Karlskoga Motorstadion 18 AugustTomas Engström
Roberto Colciago
Engström Motorsport
Kristoffersson Motorsport
15
16
Falkenbergs Motorbana 1 SeptemberJan Nilsson
Nicklas Karlsson
Flash Engineering
Picko Troberg Racing
17
18
Mantorp Park 15 SeptemberRoberto Colciago
Edward Sandström
Kristoffersson Motorsport
Flash Engineering

Championship results

Championship Standings

Pos.Driver MAN KNU GEL FAL KNU GEL FAL MAN Pts
1 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago 12162Ret82Ret212916Ret13175
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Nilsson 243452161512Ret381234162
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Karlsson71022312113Ret456Ret21Ret2148
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Edward Sandström Ret1Ret183416375113Ret541147
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström 338101Ret3Ret262312345Ret145
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Kristoffersson 454Ret49647DNS314Ret7Ret27108
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Lindblom 6755745851877743RetDNS96
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Johansson 56Ret96595885626Ret9Ret580
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Andersson 8Ret939Ret113446854Ret77879
10 Flag of Norway.svg Marius Erlandsen 11977Ret7RetDNS10710Ret105886648
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Krokström 98RetRet1167Ret9Ret9Ret8Ret568Ret35
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Hammer 10Ret681081071191112Ret924
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Tegelby 9104

Driver's championship

PositionDriverPoints
1Roberto Colciago175
2Jan Nilsson162
3Nicklas Karlsson148
4Edward Sandström147
5Tomas Engström146
6Tommy Kristoffersson108
7Jan Lindblom96
8Tobias Johansson80
9Mattias Andersson79
10Marius Erlandsen48
11Magnus Krokström35
12Anders Hammer24
13Tobias Tegelby4

Independent's championship

PositionDriverPoints
1Tobias Johansson233
2Magnus Krokström142
3Anders Hammer140
4Tobias Tegelby32

Manufacturer's Championship

PositionManufacturerPoints
1 Volvo 233
2 Audi 213
3 Honda 170
4 Opel 136

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