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1996 Swedish Touring Car Championship
The 1996 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the inaugural season of the championship. It was decided in twelve races over five race weekends held at five different circuits.
Jan Nilsson was the first championship winner of the STCC.
Teams and drivers
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Valvoline | Mercedes 190E | 4 | SWE Mikael Dahlgren | All |
| Marksam Racing AB | Mercedes 190E | 6 | SWE Jonas Lundberg | 1-4 |
| Tomas Nyström | BMW M3 | 7 | SWE Tomas Nyström | 1-3 |
| Bridgestone Sweden | Volvo 900 | 8 | SWE Ulf Palm | 1-3, 5 |
| Anders Svensson | BMW M3 | 9 | SWE Anders Svensson | 1-2, 5 |
| Håkan Malmborg | Ford Sierra | 10 | SWE Håkan Malmborg | 2, 5 |
| Etab Data AB | BMW M3 | 21 | SWE Torbjörn Holmstedt | 3 |
| Bohlin Racing | Vauxhall Cavalier GSi | 25 | GBR Nigel Smith | 1-2 |
| Lejtorp Racing | Mercedes 190E | 26 | SWE Eric Persson | All |
| Bengt Winberg | Mercedes 190E | 32 | SWE Bengt Winberg | 3 |
| Bakajev Motorsport | BMW 318is | 55 | SWE Georg Bakajev | All |
| Anders Larsson | Renault Laguna | 71 | SWE Anders Larsson | 2-3, 5 |
| Matador Racing | BMW M3 | 72 | SWE Hasse Berglund | All |
| Thomas Hall | BMW M3 | 74 | SWE Thomas Hall | 3 |
| Sällfors Racing | Ford Sierra | 75 | SWE Andreas Boström | 3-4 |
| BMW 318is | 76 | SWE Torbjörn Sällfors | 4 | |
| BMW Junior Team | BMW 318is | 77 | SWE Thomas Johansson | All |
| Flash Engineering | Volvo 850 GLT | 79 | SWE Jan Nilsson | All |
| Ford Mondeo Ghia | 82 | SWE Elisabeth Nilsson | All | |
| Jan Brunstedt Motorsport | Opel Vectra GT | 81 | SWE Jan Brunstedt | All |
Race calendar and winners
All rounds were held in Sweden.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | 1 | R1 | R2 | 2 | R3 | 3 | R4 | R5 | 4 | R6 | R7 | 5 | R8 | R9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantorp Park | 12 May | SWE Jan Nilsson | SWE Jan Nilsson | SWE Jan Nilsson | Flash Engineering | |||||||||||||||
| GBR Nigel Smith | SWE Jan Nilsson | Flash Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karlskoga-Gelleråsen | 9 June | SWE Jan Nilsson | SWE Jan Nilsson | SWE Jan Nilsson | Flash Engineering | |||||||||||||||
| Falkenberg | 7 July | SWE Jan Nilsson | SWE Jan Nilsson | SWE Jan Nilsson | Flash Engineering | |||||||||||||||
| SWE Jan Nilsson | SWE Thomas Johansson | BMW Junior Team | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ring Knutstorp | 4 August | SWE Jan Nilsson | SWE Jan Nilsson | SWE Jan Nilsson | Flash Engineering | |||||||||||||||
| SWE Eric Persson | SWE Mikael Dahlgren | Team Valvoline | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kinnekulle | 27 September | SWE Jan Nilsson | SWE Eric Persson | SWE Hasse Berglund | Matador Racing | |||||||||||||||
| SWE Jan Nilsson | SWE Jan Nilsson | Flash Engineering |
Championship standings
| Points system |
|---|
| 1st |
| 20 |
- 5 points were awarded to any driver who took part in qualifying.
- Results in Race 1 decide the Race 2 grid.
- 7 results from 9 are valid for the championship
- Double Points in the final meeting.
Drivers championship
| Pos. | Driver | MAN | KAR | FAL | KNU | KIN | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Driver | MAN | KAR | FAL | KNU | KIN | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE Jan Nilsson | *1* | 1 | *1* | *1* | *(9)* | *1* | (5) | 9 | 1 | 169 (179) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Thomas Johansson | Ret | 3 | (4) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 143 (153) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Mikael Dahlgren | 5 | (6) | Ret | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 132 (138) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Jan Brunstedt | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 6 | 2 | 122 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Eric Persson | 4 | (8) | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 103 (106) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Hasse Berglund | Ret | DNS | DSQ | Ret | 8 | Ret | DNS | 1 | 5 | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Georg Bakajev | Ret | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | DSQ | DSQ | 5 | 6 | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Elisabeth Nilsson | Ret | 5 | 2 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 7 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Thomas Nyström | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Jonas Lundberg | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Nigel Smith | 2 | 2 | DNS | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Ulf Palm | 8 | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Anders Svensson | Ret | 11 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Håken Malmborg | Ret | 8 | 8 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Bengt Winqvist | 6 | 5 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Torbjörn Sällfors | 5 | 6 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Anders Larsson | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Andreas Boström | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Thomas Hall | Ret | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Torbjörn Holmstedt | Ret | 11 | 5 |
Bold – Pole
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References
References
- (19 May 2025). "TouringCars.Net » Database » STCC 1996 » Round 8 Results".
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