2006 Swedish Touring Car Championship season
The 2006 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 11th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. In total nine racing weekends at six different circuits were held; each round comprising one race.
Changes for 2006
- The race format and points system was changed. During the 2006 season one race of 40 minutes was held each weekend. Each race had one mandatory pitstop.
- The points system changed to the standard FIA system of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
- A privateers championship named Caran Cup was created for drivers using cars constructed in 2003 or earlier.
Drivers
List of starting drivers for the 2006 Swedish Touringcar Championship season.
|
Driver
|
Nat.
|
Team |
Car |
Class |
| Duncan Huisman |
|
West Coast Racing |
BMW 320i |
|
| Robin Rudholm |
|
West Coast Racing |
BMW 320i |
|
| Johan Stureson |
|
IPS Motorsport |
Peugeot 407 |
|
| Stefan Söderberg |
|
IPS Motorsport |
Peugeot 407 |
|
| Robert Dahlgren |
|
Polestar Racing |
Volvo S60 |
|
| Alexander Storckenfeldt |
|
Polestar Racing |
Volvo S60 |
|
| Tomas Engström |
|
Honda Engström Motorsport |
Honda Accord |
|
| Fredrik Ekblom |
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport |
Audi A4 |
|
| Tommy Kristoffersson |
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport |
Audi A4 |
|
| Thed Björk |
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport |
Audi A4 |
|
| Jan Nilsson |
|
Flash Engineering |
BMW 320si E90 |
|
| Richard Göransson |
|
Flash Engineering |
BMW 320si E90 |
|
| Edward Sandström |
|
Flash Engineering |
BMW 320i |
|
| Nicklas Karlsson |
|
Opel Team Sweden |
Opel Astra GTC 2000 |
|
| Mattias Andersson |
|
MA GP/Team caWalli |
Alfa Romeo 156 |
|
| Tobias Johansson |
|
Mercedes-Benz Sport |
Mercedes C200 |
|
| Hans Simonsson |
|
Mercedes-Benz Sport |
Mercedes C200 |
|
| David Björk |
|
Picko Troberg Racing |
BMW 320i |
|
| Carl Rosenblad |
|
Crawford Racing |
BMW 320si E90 |
|
| Håkan Malmborg |
|
Malmborg Racing |
Ford Focus |
C |
| Joakim Fridh |
|
Team Euromaster |
BMW 320i |
C |
| Tobias Tegelby |
|
Tysslinge Racing |
BMW 320R |
C |
| Christer Gellerstedt |
|
Gellerstedt Motorsport |
BMW 320i |
C |
Race Calendar
Championship standings (after 9 of 9 rounds)
Drivers
| Pos |
Driver |
KNU |
KAR |
MAN |
FAL |
VÅL |
AND |
KAR |
KNU |
MAN |
Pts |
| 1 |
T. Björk |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
59 |
| 2 |
Göransson |
5 |
13 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
55 |
| 3 |
Huisman |
4 |
Ret |
3 |
3 |
|
2 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
37 |
| 4 |
Ekblom |
2 |
10 |
4 |
Ret |
3 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
30 |
| 5 |
Engström |
3 |
2 |
Ret |
16 |
5 |
Ret |
4 |
9 |
3 |
29 |
| 6 |
Dahlgren |
Ret |
1 |
Ret |
2 |
12 |
3 |
Ret |
6 |
7 |
29 |
| 7 |
Rudholm |
14 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
26 |
| 8 |
Stureson |
7 |
4 |
Ret |
Ret |
7 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
Ret |
17 |
| 9 |
Nilsson |
8 |
7 |
Ret |
4 |
Ret |
4 |
9 |
8 |
12 |
14 |
| 10 |
Kristoffersson |
Ret |
12 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
13 |
16 |
4 |
Ret |
14 |
| 11 |
D. Björk |
6 |
6 |
6 |
13 |
Ret |
6 |
15 |
14 |
8 |
13 |
| 12 |
Rosenblad |
9 |
11 |
Ret |
7 |
10 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
| 13 |
Karlsson |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
9 |
7 |
6 |
15 |
13 |
6 |
| 14 |
Storckenfeldt |
12 |
9 |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
DSQ |
11 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
| 15 |
Andersson |
13 |
11 |
DNS |
6 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
4 |
| 16 |
Fridh |
Ret |
15 |
8 |
15 |
Ret |
12 |
14 |
17 |
15 |
1 |
| 17 |
Söderberg |
11 |
18 |
9 |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
1 |
| 18 |
Johansson |
16 |
14 |
DNS |
12 |
11 |
14 |
DNS |
16 |
DNS |
0 |
| 19 |
Simonsson |
DNS |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
DNS |
13 |
19 |
14 |
0 |
| 20 |
Tegelby |
17 |
16 |
Ret |
14 |
13 |
15 |
Ret |
20 |
Ret |
0 |
| 21 |
Gellerstedt |
15 |
Ret |
10 |
17 |
|
Ret |
Ret |
18 |
16 |
0 |
| 22 |
Sandström |
10 |
17 |
Ret |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| 23 |
Malmborg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
|
Ret |
0 |
|
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Finished, in points |
| Blue |
Finished, no points |
| Not classified (NC) |
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Withdrew (WD) |
| Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank |
Did not participate |
| Excluded (EX) |
|
| STCC Teams Championship |
| Position |
Make |
Points |
| 1 |
KMS/Audi |
65 |
| 2 |
Flash/BMW |
64 |
| 3 |
WCR/BMW |
54 |
| 4 |
Engström/Honda |
38 |
| 5 |
Polestar/Volvo |
35 |
| 6 |
IPS/Peugeot |
30 |
| 7 |
Elgh/BMW |
24 |
| 8 |
PTR/BMW |
18 |
| 9 |
Dealer Team/Opel |
10 |
| 10 |
MA GP/Alfa Romeo |
9 |
| 11 |
MB Sport/PWR/Mercedes |
1 |
| STCC Manufacturers Championship |
| Position |
Make |
Points |
| 1 |
BMW |
72 |
| 2 |
Audi |
68 |
| 3 |
Volvo |
42 |
| 4 |
Honda |
41 |
| 5 |
Peugeot |
33 |
| 6 |
Alfa Romeo |
20 |
| 7 |
Opel |
18 |
| 8 |
Mercedes |
8 |
| Caran Cup |
| Position |
Driver |
Points |
| 1 |
Joakim Frid |
68 |
| 2 |
Tobias Tegelby |
50 |
| 3 |
Christer Gellerstedt |
32 |
References