2018 Formula STCC Nordic

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The 2018 Formula STCC Nordic season was the sixth season of the single-seater championship supporting the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. The series uses the previous Formula Renault 1.6 chassis and engines, as it used to go under the name of Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic before Renault Sport dropped its support for the 3.5 and 1.6 classes in late 2015. The season began on 4 May at Ring Knutstorp and concluded on 22 September at Mantorp Park after six double-header rounds. [1]

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Drivers and teams

TeamNoDriversRounds
Flag of Norway.svg Team Greenpower11 Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl [1] All
14 Flag of Norway.svg Edward Sander Woldseth [1] All
18 Flag of Norway.svg Lars Solheim [1] All
Flag of Sweden.svg Tornfrakt Racing17 Flag of Sweden.svg William Winsth [1] All
38 Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Ohlin [1] All
Flag of Sweden.svg MA:GP20 Flag of Sweden.svg Viktor Andersson [1] All
Flag of Sweden.svg Ward WestCoast Racing Junior Team 46 Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Persson [1] All
97 Flag of Sweden.svg Alfred Nilsson [1] All

Race calendar and results

The season started on 4 May at Ring Knutstorp and finished on 22 September at Mantorp Park after six double-header rounds. Five of the six rounds supported STCC, the exception being the first Rudskogen round which was co-headlined alongside Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, another STCC supporting series.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driver
1R1 Flag of Sweden.svg Ring Knutstorp, Kågeröd 5 May Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Ohlin Flag of Sweden.svg Alfred Nilsson
R2 Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Ohlin Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl
2R1 Flag of Norway.svg Rudskogen, Rakkestad 19 May Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl Flag of Norway.svg Edward Sander Woldseth Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl
R2 Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl
3R1 Flag of Sweden.svg Anderstorp Raceway, Anderstorp 16 June Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Ohlin Flag of Norway.svg Edward Sander Woldseth Flag of Norway.svg Edward Sander Woldseth
R217 June Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Ohlin Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Ohlin Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Ohlin
4R1 Flag of Sweden.svg Falkenbergs Motorbana, Bergagård 7 July Flag of Norway.svg Edward Sander Woldseth Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl
R28 July Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Ohlin Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl
5R1 Flag of Norway.svg Rudskogen, Rakkestad 8 September Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl
R29 September Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl [N 1] Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl
6R1 Flag of Sweden.svg Mantorp Park, Mantorp 22 September Flag of Sweden.svg Viktor Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Persson Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl
R2 Flag of Sweden.svg Viktor Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Persson Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Ohlin

Footnotes

  1. The race was red-flagged after four laps under the Safety Car due to bad weather. Whereas full points were awarded, Emil Heyerdahl was not credited with the fastest lap point as there were no green laps.


Championship standings

Points system

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. An extra point is awarded for pole position and fastest lap for each race.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  Pole  FL 
Points25181512108642111

Parallel to the main championship, two other championships are held: the Formula STCC Junior Svenskt Mästerskap (JSM) for drivers under 26 years old holding a Swedish driver license, and the Formula STCC Northern European Zone (NEZ) championship at selected rounds. Points to this last championship are awarded using the same system, with the sole exception of pole position and fastest lap not awarding points.

Formula STCC Drivers' Championship

PosDriver KNU RUD1 AND FAL RUD2 MAN Pts
1 Flag of Norway.svg Emil Heyerdahl211132111112279
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Ohlin333221223431215
3 Flag of Norway.svg Edward Sander Woldseth542414742369155
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Persson465583334523146
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Alfred Nilsson1243454656DSQ5140
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Viktor Andersson 678777DNS7824490
7 Flag of Norway.svg Lars Solheim85666668777782
8 Flag of Sweden.svg William Winsth78785Ret55685680
PosDriver KNU RUD1 AND FAL RUD2 MAN 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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Archive - Formula Nordic 2018" (in Swedish). Formula Nordic. Retrieved 5 January 2020.