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1997 Swedish Touring Car Championship

The 1997 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 2nd season of the championship. It was decided over six race weekends (comprising twelve races) at six different circuits.

Jan Nilsson won the second championship of the STCC.

It was two-time DTM champion Mattias Ekström's touring car debut year driving a black Volvo 850 GLT.

Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Flash EngineeringVolvo 850 GLT1SWE Jan NilssonAll
Ford Mondeo Ghia8SWE Elisabeth Nilsson1-3, 5-6
18SWE Fredrik Larsson5
BMW Mobil 1 Dealer TeamBMW 320i2SWE Thomas JohanssonAll
Troberg - Rydell Junior TeamVolvo 850 GLT3SWE Mattias EkströmAll
Opel Super Touring Team SwedenOpel Vectra 16v4SWE Jan BrunstedtAll
Opel Vectra GT9SWE Kari MäkinenAll
Team Becker Schauman WoodBMW 318is5SWE Peggen AnderssonAll
Mobil Ford MotorsportFord Mondeo Ghia6SWE Stig BlomqvistAll
7SWE Anders SöderbergAll
Stenlund MotorsportAlfa Romeo 155 TS10SWE Ulrik GustavssonAll
Ikegami MotorsportBMW M315SWE Niklas Danielsson1-4, 6
Thenander MotorsportVolvo 850 GLT16SWE Bengt Thenander2
Team BilbolagetRenault Laguna17SWE Anders Larsson4
Lennart Lindqvist RacingFord Sierra20SWE Lennart LindqvistAll
Bòrje GustavssonBMW M322SWE Bòrje Gustavsson1-2, 4-6
Bakajev MotorsportBMW 318is55SWE Georg Bakajev1-2, 4-5
Tryggve EngerBMW 318is56NOR Tryggve Enger1, 4
Brosson RacingVolvo 850 GLT99SWE Jens Edman6

Race calendar and winners

All rounds were held in Sweden.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team1R1R22R3R43R5R64R7R85R9R106R11R12
Mantorp Park5 MaySWE Thomas JohanssonSWE Jan NilssonSWE Mattias EkströmTroberg - Rydell Junior Team
SWE Mattias EkströmSWE Mattias EkströmTroberg - Rydell Junior Team
Kinnekulle25 MaySWE Jan NilssonSWE Jan NilssonSWE Jan NilssonFlash Engineering
SWE Mattias EkströmSWE Jan NilssonFlash Engineering
Anderstorp8 JuneSWE Jan NilssonSWE Mattias EkströmSWE Mattias EkströmTroberg - Rydell Junior Team
SWE Thomas JohanssonSWE Jan NilssonFlash Engineering
Falkenberg13 JulySWE Mattias EkströmSWE Jan NilssonSWE Jan NilssonFlash Engineering
SWE Jan BrunstedtSWE Jan NilssonFlash Engineering
Ring Knutstorp3 AugustSWE Jan NilssonSWE Jan NilssonSWE Jan NilssonFlash Engineering
SWE Mattias EkströmSWE Jan NilssonFlash Engineering
Karlskoga-Gelleråsen31 AugustSWE Jan NilssonSWE Jan NilssonSWE Jan NilssonFlash Engineering
SWE Thomas JohanssonSWE Mattias EkströmTroberg - Rydell Junior Team

Drivers championship

Points were awarded to the top ten drivers in a race as follows: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.

5 points were awarded to any driver who took part in qualifying.

Classified finishers in Race 1 were reversed to decide the Race 2 grid.

The final meeting of the year saw double points awarded.

Pos.DriverMANKINANDFALKNUKARPts12345678910111213141516171819Pos.DriverMANKINANDFALKNUKARPts
Sweden Jan NilssonRetDNS*1*12111*1*1*1*3249
Sweden Mattias Ekström11Ret4142RetRet261192
Sweden Thomas JohanssonRetDNS2232DSQ3DNSDNS22159
Sweden Peggen Andersson9Ret33436221045151
Sweden Stig Blomqvist3Ret4Ret57343336146
Sweden Kari Mäkinen42Ret6Ret6767478105
Sweden Jan Brunstedt2Ret7Ret85DSQ546Ret4104
Sweden Anders Söderberg5DNS677Ret4RetRet75986
Sweden Ulrik GustavssonRetRet556Ret57559Ret84
Sweden Georg Bakajev8310Ret8Ret6Ret45
Sweden Niklas DanielssonRet5981010Ret1010DNS43
Sweden Börje Gustavsson7Ret8109Ret109NC1040
Sweden Lennart LindqvistRetDNSRetDNSRet910998NCDNS40
Sweden Elisabeth NilssonRet4RetDNS98DNSDNSRetDNS40
Sweden Jens Edman8719
Norway Tryggve Enger6RetRet819
Sweden Fredrik Larsson8Ret8
Sweden Bengt ThenanderRet97
Sweden Anders LarssonRetDNS5

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References

References

  1. (19 May 2025). "TouringCars.Net » Database » STCC 1997 » Round 4 Results".
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