2024 STCC Scandinavia Touring Car Championship

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Robert Dahlgren is the reigning Drivers' Champion from 2022. Robert Dahlgren 2016-04-30 003.png
Robert Dahlgren is the reigning Drivers' Champion from 2022.

The 2024 STCC season will be the fourteenth season of the championship and the first season to feature new all-electric touring cars, built to specifications custom designed for the championship. The season is scheduled to start on June 8 at Gothenburg and conclude on September 21 at Mantorp Park. The championship organizing committee has opted to reschedule the electrified STCC season to 2024, primarily in response to supplier shortages that have hindered the production of all 12 required racing cars. [1]

The reigning drivers' champion from the 2022 season was Robert Dahlgren, who drove a CUPRA Leon Competición TCR. His team, CUPRA Dealer Team - PWR Racing, also won the team title. Axel Bengtsson, also driving a CUPRA Leon Competición TCR, was the junior drivers' champion, while Marius Solberg Hansen, in a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, won the Däckteam trophy. [2]

By becoming the world's first electric national championship 2024 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship will mark a significant milestone in the motorsports industry's transition towards sustainability and pave the way for more electric racing series to emerge in the future. [3]

Teams and drivers

EntrantCarRace drivers
No.Driver nameRounds
Flag of Sweden.svg CUPRA Dealer Team – PWR Racing [4] Cupra Born e-Racer 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Dahlgren [5] All
55 Flag of Sweden.svg Axel Bengtsson [5] All
92 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund [6] All
Flag of Sweden.svg Brink Motorsport [7] Tesla Model 3 ETCR 14 Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson All
48 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Karlsson [8] All
71 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Brink [7] All
Flag of Sweden.svg Exion Racing [9] BMW i4 ETCR 6 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Bern3–10
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonathan Engström3–4
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Calle Bergman [9] 1–2, 5–10
27 Flag of Sweden.svg Månz Thalin [10] All
74 Flag of Sweden.svg Lukas Sundahl1–2
Volkswagen ID.3 ETCR 19 Flag of Sweden.svg Viktor Gustavsson [11] 1–2, 5–10
20 Flag of Sweden.svg Ola Nilsson [12] 1–2
24 Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Ohlsson3–4
77 Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Graff [13] All

Race calendar

The provisional calendar was published on 29 November 2023, in which contains three city circuit races on two venues with Head 2 Head format, and three circuit races with more traditional format. [14]

RoundCircuitLocationDatePole PositionFastest LapRace WinnerWinning Team
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Ullevi Gothenburg, Västra Götaland 8 June Flag of Sweden.svg Ola Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Brink Motorsport
29 June Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Dahlgren Flag of Sweden.svg Cupra Dealer Team – PWR Racing
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Ljungbyheds Motorbana Ljungbyhed, Skåne 28 June Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Brink Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Brink Flag of Sweden.svg Brink Motorsport
429 June Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Brink Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Brink Flag of Sweden.svg Brink Motorsport
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Ring Knutstorp Kågeröd, Skåne 13 September Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Brink Motorsport
613 September Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Brink Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Brink Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Brink Flag of Sweden.svg Brink Motorsport
714 September Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Brink Motorsport
814 September Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Brink Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Brink Motorsport
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Mantorp Park Mantorp, Östergötland 21 September Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Brink Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Brink Motorsport
1021 September Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Brink Motorsport

Championship standings

This year's scoring system, with points now being handed to the top 10 finishers. [15]

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Qualifying54321
Race251815121086421

Drivers' Championship

Pos.Driver GBG
Flag of Sweden.svg
LJU
Flag of Sweden.svg
KNU
Flag of Sweden.svg
MAN
Flag of Sweden.svg
Pts
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Karlsson244332393311211225192
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson 152192Ret1122Ret3123511185
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Brink65111182112233Ret172171
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Dahlgren 4214236235666443145
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Graff11Ret745423444456696
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund 5388411475388575
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Axel Bengtsson8105485101081023Ret453
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Månz Thalin12Ret6769557Ret50
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Viktor Gustavsson975810954350
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Ola Nilsson313239
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Calle Bergman764Ret74Ret104Ret37
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael BernRet5Ret759579832
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonathan Engström10316
14 Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Ohlsson5Ret10
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Lukas Sundahl1093
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
 — Did not finish, but classified

Teams

Points are given only to the two highest-classified cars of each team in every race and qualifying. [16]

Pos.Team GBG
Flag of Sweden.svg
LJU
Flag of Sweden.svg
KNU
Flag of Sweden.svg
MAN
Flag of Sweden.svg
Pts
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Brink Motorsport14,521,311,211,311,2,311,2,311,2,3,11,2,311,2,511,2,5479
2432822232
2 Flag of Sweden.svg CUPRA Dealer Team – PWR Racing 42,314,52342,534,5653642334250
58461076845
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Exion Racing VW313254542344445543195
977Ret5810966
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Exion Racing BMW766534554,557483129
10910769779Ret

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