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.
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.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1997 Swedish Touring Car Championship news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message 1997 Swedish Touring Car Championship Previous 1996 Next 1998 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 Ekstrom s touring car debut year driving a black Volvo 850 GLT Contents 1 Teams and Drivers 2 Race calendar and winners 3 Drivers Championship 4 References 5 External linksTeams and Drivers editTeam Car No Drivers RoundsFlash Engineering Volvo 850 GLT 1 nbsp Jan Nilsson AllFord Mondeo Ghia 8 nbsp Elisabeth Nilsson 1 3 5 618 nbsp Fredrik Larsson 5BMW Mobil 1 Dealer Team BMW 320i 2 nbsp Thomas Johansson AllTroberg Rydell Junior Team Volvo 850 GLT 3 nbsp Mattias Ekstrom AllOpel Super Touring Team Sweden Opel Vectra 16v 4 nbsp Jan Brunstedt AllOpel Vectra GT 9 nbsp Kari Makinen AllTeam Becker Schauman Wood BMW 318is 5 nbsp Peggen Andersson AllMobil Ford Motorsport Ford Mondeo Ghia 6 nbsp Stig Blomqvist All7 nbsp Anders Soderberg AllStenlund Motorsport Alfa Romeo 155 TS 10 nbsp Ulrik Gustavsson AllIkegami Motorsport BMW M3 15 nbsp Niklas Danielsson 1 4 6Thenander Motorsport Volvo 850 GLT 16 nbsp Bengt Thenander 2Team Bilbolaget Renault Laguna 17 nbsp Anders Larsson 4Lennart Lindqvist Racing Ford Sierra 20 nbsp Lennart Lindqvist AllBorje Gustavsson BMW M3 22 nbsp Borje Gustavsson 1 2 4 6Bakajev Motorsport BMW 318is 55 nbsp Georg Bakajev 1 2 4 5Tryggve Enger BMW 318is 56 nbsp Tryggve Enger 1 4Brosson Racing Volvo 850 GLT 99 nbsp Jens Edman 6Race calendar and winners editAll rounds were held in Sweden Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team1 R1 Mantorp Park 5 May nbsp Thomas Johansson nbsp Jan Nilsson nbsp Mattias Ekstrom Troberg Rydell Junior TeamR2 nbsp Mattias Ekstrom nbsp Mattias Ekstrom Troberg Rydell Junior Team2 R3 Kinnekulle 25 May nbsp Jan Nilsson nbsp Jan Nilsson nbsp Jan Nilsson Flash EngineeringR4 nbsp Mattias Ekstrom nbsp Jan Nilsson Flash Engineering3 R5 Anderstorp 8 June nbsp Jan Nilsson nbsp Mattias Ekstrom nbsp Mattias Ekstrom Troberg Rydell Junior TeamR6 nbsp Thomas Johansson nbsp Jan Nilsson Flash Engineering4 R7 Falkenberg 13 July nbsp Mattias Ekstrom nbsp Jan Nilsson nbsp Jan Nilsson Flash EngineeringR8 nbsp Jan Brunstedt nbsp Jan Nilsson Flash Engineering5 R9 Ring Knutstorp 3 August nbsp Jan Nilsson nbsp Jan Nilsson nbsp Jan Nilsson Flash EngineeringR10 nbsp Mattias Ekstrom nbsp Jan Nilsson Flash Engineering6 R11 Karlskoga Gellerasen 31 August nbsp Jan Nilsson nbsp Jan Nilsson nbsp Jan Nilsson Flash EngineeringR12 nbsp Thomas Johansson nbsp Mattias Ekstrom Troberg Rydell Junior TeamDrivers Championship editPoints 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 Driver MAN KIN AND FAL KNU KAR Pts1 nbsp Jan Nilsson Ret DNS 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2492 nbsp Mattias Ekstrom 1 1 Ret 4 1 4 2 Ret Ret 2 6 1 1923 nbsp Thomas Johansson Ret DNS 2 2 3 2 DSQ 3 DNS DNS 2 2 1594 nbsp Peggen Andersson 9 Ret 3 3 4 3 6 2 2 10 4 5 1515 nbsp Stig Blomqvist 3 Ret 4 Ret 5 7 3 4 3 3 3 6 1466 nbsp Kari Makinen 4 2 Ret 6 Ret 6 7 6 7 4 7 8 1057 nbsp Jan Brunstedt 2 Ret 7 Ret 8 5 DSQ 5 4 6 Ret 4 1048 nbsp Anders Soderberg 5 DNS 6 7 7 Ret 4 Ret Ret 7 5 9 869 nbsp Ulrik Gustavsson Ret Ret 5 5 6 Ret 5 7 5 5 9 Ret 8410 nbsp Georg Bakajev 8 3 10 Ret 8 Ret 6 Ret 4511 nbsp Niklas Danielsson Ret 5 9 8 10 10 Ret 10 10 DNS 4312 nbsp Borje Gustavsson 7 Ret 8 10 9 Ret 10 9 NC 10 4013 nbsp Lennart Lindqvist Ret DNS Ret DNS Ret 9 10 9 9 8 NC DNS 4014 nbsp Elisabeth Nilsson Ret 4 Ret DNS 9 8 DNS DNS Ret DNS 4015 nbsp Jens Edman 8 7 1916 nbsp Tryggve Enger 6 Ret Ret 8 1917 nbsp Fredrik Larsson 8 Ret 818 nbsp Bengt Thenander Ret 9 719 nbsp Anders Larsson Ret DNS 5Pos Driver MAN KIN AND FAL KNU KAR Pts Colour ResultGold WinnerSilver Second placeBronze Third placeGreen Points finishBlue Non points finishNon classified finish NC Purple Retired 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 practice DNP Did not arrive DNA Excluded EX Bold PoleItalics Fastest LapReferences editExternal links editTouring cars net 1997 Entry List Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 Swedish Touring Car Championship amp oldid 1027338890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
