2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship

Last updated May 02, 2022

The 2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season was the inaugural Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. The Scandinavian Touring Car Cup was awarded in 2010 to the driver with best results from selected races in the Danish and Swedish seasons.

Teams and drivers

The championship entry list was released on 16 March 2011.^[1]

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
WestCoast Racing	BMW 320si	1	Richard Göransson	1, 4–9
WestCoast Racing	BMW 320si	66	Martin Öhlin	All
Polestar Racing	Volvo C30	2	James Thompson	1–5
		3	Gabriele Tarquini	6–7
		4	Robert Dahlgren	8–9
		7	Tommy Rustad	All
Flash Engineering	BMW 320si	5	Colin Turkington	All
		50	Jan Nilsson	All
		95	Daniel Roos	9
Team Bygma	SEAT León	6	Jason Watt	1–2, 7–8
SEAT Dealer Team/Brovallen	SEAT León	8	Roger Eriksson	All
SEAT Dealer Team/Brovallen	SEAT León	90	Tobias Johansson	All
Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden	Chevrolet Cruze	10	Michel Nykjær	8–9
		11	Rickard Rydell	All
		12	Viktor Hallrup	All
Biogas.se	Volkswagen Scirocco	14	Fredrik Ekblom	All
		15	Patrik Olsson	All
		41	Johan Kristoffersson	5–9
		42	Alexander Graff	4
		51	Thed Björk	9
Seco Tools Racing Team	Honda Accord	17	Tomas Engström	1–4, 6, 9
Hartmann Racing	Honda Accord	18	Fabrizio Giovanardi	7
Hartmann Racing	Honda Accord	87	Casper Elgaard	7
MA:GP/IPS Motorsport	Alfa Romeo 156	20	Mattias Andersson	All
MA:GP/IPS Motorsport	BMW 320si	21	Johan Stureson	All
Danielsson Motorsport	SEAT León	26	Jens Hellström	5
		27	Alx Danielsson	2–3, 5, 9
		28	Tommy Lindroth	2
		29	Thomas Faraas	3
		88	Robin Appelqvist	9
Appelqvist Racing	Alfa Romeo 156 GTA	88	Robin Appelqvist	2–3, 6
Team Pansar Motorsport	Alfa Romeo 156	89	Claes Hoffsten	9
Ebbesson Motorsport	BMW 320si	96	Andreas Ebbesson	1–6, 8–9
BMS Event	BMW 320i	97	Joakim Ahlberg	All

Race calendar and results

The calendar for the 2011 STCC season was released on 8 November 2010.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Jyllands-Ringen	23 April	Tommy Rustad	Richard Göransson	Jason Watt	Jason Watt Racing
1	R2	Jyllands-Ringen	23 April		Johan Stureson	Johan Stureson	MA:GP/IPS Motorsport
2	R3	Ring Knutstorp	7 May	Fredrik Ekblom	Fredrik Ekblom	Fredrik Ekblom	Biogas.se
2	R4	Ring Knutstorp	7 May		Martin Öhlin	Mattias Andersson	MA:GP/IPS Motorsport
3	R5	Mantorp Park	21 May	Fredrik Ekblom	Jan Nilsson	Fredrik Ekblom	Biogas.se
3	R6	Mantorp Park	21 May		Jan Nilsson	Jan Nilsson	Flash Engineering
4	R7	Göteborg City Race	18 June	Rickard Rydell	Rickard Rydell	Rickard Rydell	Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden
4	R8	Göteborg City Race	18 June		Rickard Rydell	Richard Göransson	WestCoast Racing
5	R9	Falkenbergs Motorbana	2 July	Fredrik Ekblom	Richard Göransson	Fredrik Ekblom	Biogas.se
5	R10	Falkenbergs Motorbana	2 July		Tommy Rustad	Jan Nilsson	Flash Engineering
6	R11	Karlskoga Motorstadion	13 August	Richard Göransson	Richard Göransson	Richard Göransson	WestCoast Racing
6	R12	Karlskoga Motorstadion	13 August		Richard Göransson	Richard Göransson	WestCoast Racing
7	R13	Jyllands-Ringen	28 August	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Polestar Racing
7	R14	Jyllands-Ringen	28 August		Richard Göransson	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Hartmann Racing
8	R15	Ring Knutstorp	10 September	Rickard Rydell	Rickard Rydell	Rickard Rydell	Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden
8	R16	Ring Knutstorp	10 September		Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Polestar Racing
9	R17	Mantorp Park	24 September	Rickard Rydell	Michel Nykjær	Rickard Rydell	Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden
9	R18	Mantorp Park	24 September		Rickard Rydell	Robert Dahlgren	Polestar Racing

Championship standings

The points system used for both the main championship and Semcon Cup is the new FIA system of 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1, awarded to the top ten finishers of each race.

Drivers Championship

Pos	Driver	JYL		KNU		MAN		GÖT		FAL		KAR		JYL		KNU		MAN		Pts
Overall
1	Rickard Rydell	4	5	3	Ret	2	4	1	5	3	5	5	4	Ret	5	1	6	1	4	229
2	Fredrik Ekblom	11	10	1	6	1	6	2	3	1	8	3	5	3	10	2	7	2	3	227
3	Tommy Rustad	2	13	2	5	6	2	7	4	14	7	2	Ret	1	13	8	1	DNS	11	168
4	Johan Stureson	6	1	7	2	15†	11	5	11	7	2	6	2	5	15	7	5	13	8	147
5	Colin Turkington	7	2	6	3	Ret	10	11	10	4	3	16†	9	2	Ret	6	2	12	6	130
6	Richard Göransson	Ret	DNS					8	1	2	6	1	1	Ret	6	Ret	16†	9	19	115
7	Mattias Andersson	8	4	8	1	Ret	12	12	12	Ret	DNS	15†	10	6	2	13	Ret	8	2	94
8	Jan Nilsson	9	6	10	7	7	1	10	8	8	1	Ret	6	10	11	15	Ret	10	21†	92
9	Patrik Olsson	10	Ret	5	4	9	8	14	7	5	4	14†	8	Ret	8	Ret	10	4	5	88
10	Johan Kristoffersson									Ret	Ret	4	7	4	4	5	3	3	9	84
11	Roger Eriksson	5	3	9	Ret	4	7	9	9	Ret	10	8	3	11	16†	12	9	22†	20†	71
12	James Thompson	3	8	18†	11	5	5	3	6	Ret	9									64
13	Tomas Engström	12	11	11	Ret	3	3	4	2			10	Ret					14	14	61
14	Robert Dahlgren															3	4	6	1	60
15	Martin Öhlin	Ret	7	4	10	14	9	13	13	12	Ret	7	11	7	3	9	8	Ret	12	54
16	Fabrizio Giovanardi													8	1					29
17	Jason Watt	1	Ret	12	9									12	Ret	Ret	DNS			27
18	Michel Nykjær															4	15	5	18	22
19	Viktor Hallrup	DNS	DNS	13	15†	10	15†	6	Ret	13	Ret	12	15	13	7	10	11	11	15	16
20	Thed Björk																	7	7	12
21	Andreas Ebbesson	13	9	16	8	13	Ret	16	15	9	11	9	14			14	12	19	17	10
22	Tobias Johansson	14	12	15	Ret	11	DSQ	15	17	6	14†	Ret	12	14	14	Ret	13	16	13	8
23	Alx Danielsson			14	12	8	Ret			Ret	DNS							15	10	5
24	Gabriele Tarquini											11	13	Ret	9					2
25	Casper Elgaard													9	Ret					2
26	Jens Hellström									10	12									1
27	Joakim Ahlberg	15	14	17	13	16†	14	18†	14	11	13	13	Ret	15	12	11	14	18	16	0
28	Thomas Faraas					12	13													0
29	Tommy Lindroth			Ret	14															0
30	Alexander Graff							17	16											0
31	Robin Appelqvist			Ret	Ret	Ret	16					DNS	DNS					20	Ret	0
32	Daniel Roos																	17	22†	0
33	Claes Hoffsten																	21	Ret	0
Semcon Cup
1	Joakim Ahlberg	15	14	17	13	16†	14	18†	14	11	13	13	Ret	15	12	11	14	18	16	310
2	Andreas Ebbesson	13	9	16	8	13	Ret	16	15	9	11	9	14			14	12	19	17	303
3	Tobias Johansson	14	12	15	Ret	11	DSQ	15	17	6	14†	Ret	12	14	14	Ret	13	16	13	302
4	Daniel Roos																	17	22†	30
5	Robin Appelqvist			Ret	Ret	Ret	16					DNS	DNS					20	Ret	28
Pos	Driver	JYL		KNU		MAN		GÖT		FAL		KAR		JYL		KNU		MAN		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams Championship

Pos	Team	JYL		KNU		MAN		GÖT		FAL		KAR		JYL		KNU		MAN		Pts
1	Biogas.se	10	10	1	4	1	6	2	3	1	4	3	5	3	8	2	7	2	3	327
1	Biogas.se	11	Ret	5	6	9	8	14	7	5	8	14†	8	Ret	10	Ret	10	4	5	327
2	Polestar Racing	2	8	2	5	5	2	3	4	14	7	2	13	1	9	3	1	6	1	312
2	Polestar Racing	3	13	18†	11	6	5	7	6	Ret	9	11	Ret	Ret	13	8	4	DNS	11	312
3	MA:GP/IPS Motorsport	6	1	7	1	15†	11	5	11	7	2	6	2	5	2	7	5	8	2	266
3	MA:GP/IPS Motorsport	8	4	8	2	Ret	12	12	12	Ret	DNS	15†	10	6	15	13	Ret	13	8	266
4	Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden	4	5	3	15†	2	4	1	5	3	5	5	4	13	5	1	6	1	4	263
4	Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden	DNS	DNS	13	Ret	10	15†	6	Ret	13	Ret	12	15	Ret	7	10	11	11	15	263
5	Flash Engineering	7	2	6	3	7	1	10	8	4	1	16	6	2	11	6	2	10	6	239
5	Flash Engineering	9	6	10	7	Ret	10	11	10	8	3	Ret	9	10	Ret	15	Ret	12	21†	239
6	WestCoast Racing	Ret	7	4	10	14	9	8	1	2	6	1	1	7	3	9	8	9	12	192
6	WestCoast Racing	Ret	DNS					13	13	12	Ret	7	11	Ret	6	Ret	16†	Ret	19	192
7	SEAT Dealer Team	5	3	9	Ret	4	7	9	9	Ret	10	8	3	11	16†	12	9	22†	20†	78
8	Seco Tools Racing Team	12	11	11	Ret	3	3	4	2			10	Ret					14	14	65
9	Hartmann Racing													8	1					35
9	Hartmann Racing													9	Ret					35
10	Team Bygma	1	Ret	12	9									12	Ret	Ret	DNS			29
11	Danielsson Motorsport			14	12	8	13			10	12							15	10	12
11	Danielsson Motorsport			Ret	14	12	Ret			Ret	DNS							20	Ret	12
Pos	Team	JYL		KNU		MAN		GÖT		FAL		KAR		JYL		KNU		MAN		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

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References

↑ Meissner, Johan (16 March 2011). "Official entry list released with 22 drivers". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

External links

Official website of the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship

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[1] Meissner, Johan (16 March 2011). "Official entry list released with 22 drivers". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

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