2003 Swedish Touring Car Championship season
| 2003 Swedish Touring Car Championship season | |||
| Previous: | 2002 | Next: | 2004 |
The 2003 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 8th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. In total eight racing weekends at four different circuits were held; each round comprising two races, making a sixteen-round competition in total.
Changes for 2003
- The Supertouring regulations were removed and replaced with Super2000.
- The pitstops were also removed
- Each round were to consist of two races, with one sprint race of 15–25 minutes and one super-race approximately 15–30 minutes longer.
- Qualifying was conducted by having a standard qualifying session followed by a one-lap Superpole for the 8 fastest drivers.
- The top 15 finishers where awarded points: 20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
Teams and drivers
| Driver | Nat. | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrik Ekblom |  |
Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi A4 |
| Tommy Kristoffersson | |
Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi A4 |
| Tobias Johansson | |
Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi A4 |
| Jan Nilsson | |
Flash Engineering | Volvo S60 |
| Magnus Krokström | |
Flash Engineering | Volvo S60 |
| Nicklas Karlsson | |
Euroracing | Alfa Romeo 156 |
| Tomas Engström | |
Engström Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R |
| Richard Göransson | |
West Coast Racing | BMW 320i |
| Mattias Andersson | |
West Coast Racing | BMW 320i |
| Tommy Rustad |  |
Opel Team Sweden | Opel Astra |
| Carl Rosenblad | |
Crawford Racing | BMW 320i |
| Patrik Ernstsson | |
Bakajev Motorsport | BMW 320i |
| Jan Brunstedt | |
Bakajev Motorsport | BMW 320i |
| Johan Stureson | |
Podium SEAT Sport Team | SEAT Toledo |
| Robin Rudholm | |
Podium SEAT Sport Team | SEAT Toledo |
| Jens Edman | |
Peugeot Statoil Motorsport | Peugeot 307 |
| Roger Möen | |
Vic Lee Racing | Peugeot 406 Coupé |
Race calendar and winners
| Round | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 |
Falkenbergs Motorbana | 4 May | Fredrik Ekblom Richard Göransson |
Kristoffersson Motorsport West Coast Racing |
| 3 4 |
Mantorp Park | 18 May | Jan Nilsson Fredrik Ekblom |
Flash Engineering Kristoffersson Motorsport |
| 5 6 |
Karlskoga Motorstadion | 9 June | Richard Göransson Tomas Engström |
West Coast Racing Engström Motorsport |
| 7 8 |
Falkenbergs Motorbana | 6 July | Jan Nilsson Patrik Ernstsson |
Flash Engineering Bakajev Motorsport |
| 9 10 |
Ring Knutstorp | 20 July | Richard Göransson Jan Nilsson |
West Coast Racing Flash Engineering |
| 11 12 |
Karlskoga Motorstadion | 17 August | Richard Göransson Carl Rosenblad |
West Coast Racing Crawford Racing |
| 13 14 |
Ring Knutstorp | 31 August | Tommy Rustad Jan Nilsson |
Opel Team Sweden Flash Engineering |
| 15 16 |
Mantorp Park | 18 September | Richard Göransson Nicklas Karlsson |
West Coast Racing Euroracing |
Championship results
Driver's championship
| Position | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrik Ekblom | 224 |
| 2 | Jan Nilsson | 214 |
| 3 | Tomas Engström | 168 |
| 4 | Tommy Rustad | 161 |
| 5 | Richard Göransson | 148 |
| 6 | Tobias Johansson | 140 |
| 7 | Tommy Kristoffersson | 139 |
| 8 | Carl Rosenblad | 130 |
| 9 | Nicklas Karlsson | 127 |
| 10 | Patrik Ernstsson | 116 |
| 11 | Johan Stureson | 106 |
| 12 | Magnus Krokström | 99 |
| 13 | Mattias Andersson | 93 |
| 14 | Robin Rudholm | 86 |
| 15 | Jan Brunstedt | 78 |
| 16 | Jens Edman | 17 |
| 17 | Roger Moen | 6 |
Manufacturer's Championship
| Position | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volvo | 242 |
| 2 | Audi | 240 |
| 3 | BMW | 229 |
| 4 | SEAT | 184 |
| 5 | Honda | 181 |