2000 Swedish Touring Car Championship season

The 2000 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the fifth Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. It was contested over eight rounds (comprising sixteen races) at six different circuits.

Norwegian Tommy Rustad won his first championship for the Crawford Nissan Racing team and became the first non-Swedish driver to win the championship.

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden Volvo S40 1 Sweden Mattias Ekström D All
5 Sweden Jan Nilsson D All
34 United Kingdom Kelvin Burt D 8
Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro 2 Sweden Fredrik Ekblom D All
9 Sweden Tommy Kristoffersson D All
31 Germany Christian Abt D 8
32 Sweden Lennart Pehrsson S 8
Crawford Nissan Racing Nissan Primera Mk3 GT 3 Norway Tommy Rustad D All
6 Sweden Carl Rosenblad D All
Picko Troberg Racing Ford Mondeo Zetec 4 Sweden Jens Edman D 1, 3–8
Svenska Honda Bilimport Honda Accord LS 7 Sweden Hubert Bergh D 1–5, 7
12 Sweden Tomas Nyström D All
BMW Dealer Team BMW 320i 11 Sweden Peggen Andersson S All
NK Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 TS 14 Sweden Niklas Karlsson D 8
Euro Racing 1–4
Alfa Romeo 155 TS 26 Sweden Jocke Mangs D 8
Alfa Romeo 156 TS 28 Sweden Kari Mäkinen D 5
Jan Lindblom Racing Ford Mondeo Ghia 15 Sweden Jan Lindblom S All
ETAB Data Audi A4 Quattro 16 Sweden Tobias Johansson S All
Chrysler Jeep Sweden Chrysler Stratus 17 Sweden Tomas Engström D All
Team Polo Motorsport BMW 320i 18 Sweden Djon Clausen S 1–4, 7–8
Anders Hammer Racing Honda Accord 19 Sweden Anders Hammer S 2, 4–5, 7–8
Magnus Krokström Audi A4 Quattro 20 Sweden Magnus Krokström S All
Georg Bakajev Motorsport BMW 318is 21 Sweden Anders Svensson S All
24 Norway Jarle Gåsland S 6, 8
Frank Valle Motorsport BMW 320i 22 Norway Frank Valle S 2, 4–7
Nordic Radical Motorsport Opel Vectra GT 23 Sweden Rolf Uhr S 1
Opel Team Sweden Opel Vectra 16v 25 Sweden Pontus Mörth D 7–8
Tord Linnerud Opel Vectra 16v 27 Norway Tord Linnerud D 5–6
Torbjörn Sällfors BMW 320i 29 Sweden Torbjörn Sällfors S 7–8
AGS Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro 30 Italy Roberto Colciago D 7–8
P.R.O. Motorsport Nissan Primera Mk3 GT 33 United Kingdom David Leslie D 8
Peter Sundfeldt Opel Vectra 16v 55 Sweden Peter Sundfeldt D 5, 8
Icon Class
D Drivers' Championship
S Synsam Cup

Race calendar and winners

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Winning Privateer
1 R1 Sweden Karlskoga-Gelleråsen 7 May Norway Tommy Rustad Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Kristoffersson Motorsport Sweden Magnus Krokström
R2 Norway Tommy Rustad Sweden Carl Rosenblad Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Kristoffersson Motorsport Sweden Tobias Johansson
2 R3 Sweden Ring Knutstorp 28 May Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Kristoffersson Motorsport Sweden Magnus Krokström
R4 Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Kristoffersson Motorsport Sweden Peggen Andersson
3 R5 Sweden Mantorp Park 18 June Sweden Hubert Bergh Norway Tommy Rustad Norway Tommy Rustad Crawford Nissan Racing Sweden Magnus Krokström
R6 Sweden Hubert Bergh Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Kristoffersson Motorsport Sweden Tobias Johansson
4 R7 Sweden Falkenberg 9 July Sweden Jan Nilsson Sweden Jan Nilsson Sweden Mattias Ekström Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden Sweden Peggen Andersson
R8 Norway Tommy Rustad Norway Tommy Rustad Norway Tommy Rustad Crawford Nissan Racing Sweden Magnus Krokström
5 R9 Sweden Anderstorp 30 July Sweden Carl Rosenblad Sweden Jens Edman Sweden Jens Edman Picko Troberg Racing Sweden Peggen Andersson
R10 Sweden Carl Rosenblad Sweden Carl Rosenblad Sweden Carl Rosenblad Crawford Nissan Racing Sweden Magnus Krokström
6 R11 Norway Arctic Circle Raceway 13 August Sweden Mattias Ekström Norway Tommy Rustad Sweden Mattias Ekström Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden Sweden Magnus Krokström
R12 Sweden Jan Nilsson Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Mattias Ekström Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden Norway Frank Valle
7 R13 Sweden Karlskoga-Gelleråsen 27 August Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Kristoffersson Motorsport Sweden Peggen Andersson
R14 Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Italy Roberto Colciago Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Kristoffersson Motorsport Sweden Peggen Andersson
8 R15 Sweden Mantorp Park 10 September Norway Tommy Rustad Norway Tommy Rustad Sweden Jens Edman Picko Troberg Racing Sweden Peggen Andersson
R16 Norway Tommy Rustad Sweden Jens Edman Sweden Jens Edman Picko Troberg Racing Sweden Jan Lindblom

Drivers' Championship

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  PP
15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Double points in final race at Mantorp
Pos. Driver KAR
Sweden
KNU
Sweden
MAN
Sweden
FAL
Sweden
AND
Sweden
ARC
Norway
KAR
Sweden
MAN
Sweden
Pts
1 Norway Tommy Rustad 7 2 5 2 1 4 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 20 3 175
2 Sweden Fredrik Ekblom 1 1 1 1 2 1 6 3 7 3 5 4 1 1 8 Ret 167
3 Sweden Mattias Ekström 2 3 10 9 3 2 1 2 4 6 1 1 4 5 3 2 165
4 Sweden Jens Edman 4 8 4 3 Ret 4 1 4 Ret 5 7 11 1 1 115
5 Sweden Carl Rosenblad 5 4 DSQ 8 6 6 Ret DNS 2 1 4 3 3 4 22 9 96
6 Sweden Jan Nilsson DNS 9 2 7 Ret Ret 2 Ret 5 5 3 Ret 8 8 4 4 84
7 Sweden Tomas Nyström 6 6 3 Ret 7 DNS Ret Ret 6 7 6 9 Ret 9 2 6 64
8 Sweden Tommy Kristoffersson 3 5 4 12 Ret 5 8 5 10 8 8 7 5 Ret 12 7 64
9 Sweden Peggen Andersson 11 DNS 8 3 10 Ret 4 Ret 8 13 10 6 6 13 36
10 Sweden Tomas Engström Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 11 5 6 9 10 7 8 9 10 7 10 34
11 Sweden Hubert Bergh Ret 7 9 4 5 9 7 Ret 11 9 DNS DNS 30
12 Sweden Pontus Mörth 6 7 5 5 27
13 Sweden Magnus Krokström 9 12 6 5 8 8 10 7 12 11 10 Ret 11 12 17 16 25
14 Italy Roberto Colciago Ret 2 9 Ret 14
15 Sweden Tobias Johansson 10 11 13 6 11 7 14 Ret 15 12 11 13 12 13 13 12 10
16 Sweden Niklas Karlsson 8 10 14 Ret 9 10 9 Ret 11 Ret 9
17 Norway Tord Linnerud 13 Ret 9 6 7
18 Germany Christian Abt Ret 8 6
19 Sweden Jan Lindblom 12 13 11 10 Ret DNS Ret 8 16 14 Ret Ret Ret DNS 15 11 4
20 Sweden Anders Svensson Ret DNS 12 13 12 12 11 9 14 19 12 12 DNS 14 DNS 15 2
21 Norway Frank Valle 15 Ret 13 10 Ret 16 Ret 10 Ret DNS 2
22 United Kingdom Kelvin Burt 10 Ret 1
23 Sweden Djon Clausen 14 14 16 11 Ret Ret 15 11 14 Ret 19 20 0
24 Norway Jarle Gåsland Ret 11 23 17 0
25 Sweden Anders Hammer DNS DNS 12 Ret Ret 15 15 15 16 18 0
26 Sweden Rolf Uhr 13 Ret 0
27 Sweden Torbjörn Sällfors 13 16 21 21 0
28 Sweden Lennart Pehrsson 14 14 0
29 Sweden Peter Sundfeldt 17 18 Ret DNS 0
30 Sweden Kari Mäkinen 18 17 0
31 Sweden Jocke Mangs 18 19 0
United Kingdom David Leslie Ret Ret 0
Pos. Driver KAR
Sweden
KNU
Sweden
MAN
Sweden
FAL
Sweden
AND
Sweden
ARC
Norway
KAR
Sweden
MAN
Sweden
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (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)

Synsam Cup for Privateers

Pos. Driver KAR
Sweden
KNU
Sweden
MAN
Sweden
FAL
Sweden
AND
Sweden
ARC
Norway
KAR
Sweden
MAN
Sweden
Pts
1 Sweden Magnus Krokström 9 12 6 5 8 8 10 7 12 11 10 Ret 11 12 17 16 196
2 Sweden Tobias Johansson 10 11 13 6 11 7 14 Ret 15 12 11 13 12 13 13 12 178
3 Sweden Peggen Andersson 11 DNS 8 3 10 Ret 4 Ret 8 13 10 6 6 13 176
4 Sweden Anders Svensson Ret DNS 12 13 12 12 11 9 14 19 12 12 DNS 14 DNS 15 122
5 Sweden Djon Clausen 14 14 16 11 Ret Ret 15 11 14 Ret 19 20 58
6 Sweden Anders Hammer DNS DNS 12 Ret Ret 15 15 15 16 18 41
7 Norway Frank Valle 15 Ret 13 10 Ret 16 Ret 10 Ret DNS 40
8 Sweden Lennart Pehrsson 14 14 30
9 Norway Jarle Gåsland Ret 11 23 17 26
10 Sweden Jan Lindblom 12 13 11 10 Ret DNS Ret 8 16 14 Ret Ret Ret DNS 15 11 26
11 Sweden Torbjörn Sällfors 13 16 21 21 21
12 Sweden Rolf Uhr 13 Ret 8
Pos. Driver KAR
Sweden
KNU
Sweden
MAN
Sweden
FAL
Sweden
AND
Sweden
ARC
Norway
KAR
Sweden
MAN
Sweden
Pts

References

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