2003 Swedish Touring Car Championship

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The 2003 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 8th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. In total eight racing weekends at four different circuits were held; each round comprising two races, making a sixteen-round competition in total.

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Changes for 2003

Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.Drivers
Kristoffersson MotorsportAudi A4 B6/71 Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Kristoffersson
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Johansson
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom
Flash Engineering Volvo S602 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Nilsson
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Krokström
WestCoast Racing BMW 320i3 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Andersson
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Richard Göransson
Engström Motorsport Honda Civic Type-R5 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström
Crawford RacingBMW 320i6 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad
Opel Team SwedenOpel Astra7 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad
Podium SEAT Sport TeamSEAT Toledo9 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Rudholm
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Stureson
Bakajev MotorsportBMW 320i15 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Ernstsson
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Brunstedt
EuroracingAlfa Romeo 15617 Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Karlsson
Peugeot Statoil MotorsportPeugeot 30719 Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Edman
Vic Lee RacingPeugeot 406 Coupé24 Flag of Norway.svg Roger Möen

Race calendar and winners

All rounds were held in Sweden.

RoundCircuitDateWinning driverWinning team
1
2
Falkenbergs Motorbana 4 MayFredrik Ekblom
Richard Göransson
Kristoffersson Motorsport
West Coast Racing
3
4
Mantorp Park 18 MayJan Nilsson
Fredrik Ekblom
Flash Engineering
Kristoffersson Motorsport
5
6
Karlskoga Motorstadion 9 JuneRichard Göransson
Tomas Engström
West Coast Racing
Engström Motorsport
7
8
Falkenbergs Motorbana 6 JulyJan Nilsson
Patrik Ernstsson
Flash Engineering
Bakajev Motorsport
9
10
Ring Knutstorp 20 JulyRichard Göransson
Jan Nilsson
West Coast Racing
Flash Engineering
11
12
Karlskoga Motorstadion 17 AugustRichard Göransson
Carl Rosenblad
West Coast Racing
Crawford Racing
13
14
Ring Knutstorp 31 AugustTommy Rustad
Jan Nilsson
Opel Team Sweden
Flash Engineering
15
16
Mantorp Park 18 SeptemberRichard Göransson
Nicklas Karlsson
West Coast Racing
Euroracing

Championship results

Championship Standings

Pos.Driver FAL MAN GEL FAL KNU GEL KNU MAN Pts
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom 132134210223831127224
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Nilsson 32125Ret1RetRet19102162214
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström 473Ret4159RetRet2Ret5933168
4 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Ret64562356411712RetDNS161
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Richard Göransson 81DNSRet1RetRetDNS1Ret12641Ret148
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Johansson 6453968Ret556381011Ret140
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Kristoffersson 10DNSRet471244975545138139
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad RetDNSRet71113733841101295136
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Karlsson55RetDNS23RetRetDNSDNS7451127
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Ernstson RetDNS1011105101Ret6DNS612686116
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Stureson 7876121096RetDNS8Ret934Ret106
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Krokström RetRet11887DNS7731097810Ret99
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Andersson RetRet6Ret149624Ret12Ret13712993
14 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Rudholm11Ret99151111Ret10913Ret11Ret7486
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Brunstedt 99810138128811RetRet141078
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Edman 2Ret17
17 Flag of Norway.svg Roger Moen DNSDNSDNS106
Flag of Norway.svg Ronnie Brandt RetDNS0

Driver's championship

PositionDriverPoints
1Fredrik Ekblom224
2Jan Nilsson214
3Tomas Engström168
4Tommy Rustad161
5Richard Göransson148
6Tobias Johansson140
7Tommy Kristoffersson139
8Carl Rosenblad130
9Nicklas Karlsson127
10Patrik Ernstsson116
11Johan Stureson106
12Magnus Krokström99
13Mattias Andersson93
14Robin Rudholm86
15Jan Brunstedt78
16Jens Edman17
17Roger Moen6

Manufacturer's Championship

PositionManufacturerPoints
1Volvo242
2Audi240
3BMW229
4SEAT184
5Honda181

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