1999 Swedish Touring Car Championship

1999 Swedish Touring Car Championship

The 1999 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 4th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. It was decided over eight race weekends (comprising sixteen races) at six different circuits.

Mattias Ekström won his first championship for Kristofferson Motorsport.

Entry list

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
BMW Dealer Team	BMW 320i	1	Fredrik Ekblom	D	All
		28	Peggen Andersson	S	All
		30	Niklas Danielsson	S	1–6, 8
Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden	Volvo S40	2	Jan Nilsson	D	1–3, 5–8
		9	Jens Edman	D	All
Picko Troberg Racing	Alfa Romeo 156 TS	5	Mats Lindén	D	6
		15	Thomas Schie	D	1–5, 7–8
Opel Motorsport	Opel Vectra 16v	6	Jan Brunstedt	D	All
Elgh Motorsport	Nissan Primera GT	10	Carl Rosenblad	D	All
		11	Tommy Rustad	D	All
Mobil 1 Ford Racing	Ford Mondeo Ghia	12	Thomas Johansson	D	All
Svenska Honda Bilimport	Honda Accord	13	Hubert Bergh	D	All
		16	Stefan Lindberg	D	1–6, 8
Chrysler Racing Team Sweden	Chrysler Stratus	17	Tomas Engström	D	All
Ross Racing	Peugeot 406	18	Nettan Lindgren-Jansson	D	1–6, 8
Kristoffersson Motorsport	Audi A4 Quattro	20	Tommy Kristoffersson	D	All
		21	Mattias Ekström	D	All
Neste Oil AB	Nissan Primera GT	22	Pontus Mörth	S	2–6
Euro Racing	Alfa Romeo 155 TS	23	Niklas Karlsson	S	1–6, 8
Bakajev Motorsport	BMW 320is	24	Georg Bakajev	S	1–6, 8
Frank Valle Motorsport	BMW 320is	25	Frank Valle	S	1, 6–8
Nordic Miltronic Motorsport	Opel Vectra 16v	26	Rolf Uhr	S	1–6, 8
Anders Svensson	BMW 320i	27	Anders Svensson	S	All
Tord Linnerud	Opel Vectra 16v	29	Tord Linnerud	S	All
Bohlin Motorsport	Nissan Primera GT	31	Jimmy Bohlin	S	1–6, 8
Peter Hallén	BMW 318is	32	Peter Hallén	S	1–4, 6
Kim Esbjug	BMW 320i	33	Kim Esbjug	S	All
Börje Gustafsson	Opel Vectra GT	34	Börje Gustafsson	S	1
Brovallen Motorsport	Audi A4 Quattro	35	Tobias Johansson	S	1–6, 8
Torbjörn Holmstedt	Nissan Primera GT	38	Torbjörn Holmstedt	S	1, 4, 6–8
Tomas Nyström	Nissan Primera GT	39	Tomas Nyström	S	1–5, 7–8

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	Mantorp Park	25 April	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Fredrik Ekblom	BMW Dealer Team	Peggen Andersson
	R2			Hubert Bergh	Jens Edman	Mattias Ekström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
2	R3	Ring Knutstorp	16 May	Mattias Ekström	Mattias Ekström	Mattias Ekström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
	R4			Jan Nilsson	Carl Rosenblad	Jan Nilsson	Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden	Kim Esbjug
3	R5	Karlskoga-Gelleråsen	30 May	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
	R6			Mattias Ekström	Fredrik Ekblom	Mattias Ekström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
4	R7	Anderstorp	20 June	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Pontus Mörth
	R8			Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Tord Linnerud
5	R9	Falkenberg	18 July	Thomas Johansson	Jens Edman	Fredrik Ekblom	BMW Dealer Team	Pontus Mörth
	R10			Carl Rosenblad	Carl Rosenblad	Carl Rosenblad	Elgh Motorsport	Pontus Mörth
6	R11	Anderstorp	1 August	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
	R12			Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
7	R13	Arctic Circle Raceway	15 August	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Tord Linnerud
	R14			Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Kim Esbjug
8	R15	Mantorp Park	29 August	Jan Nilsson	Fredrik Ekblom	Mattias Ekström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
	R16			Carl Rosenblad	Fredrik Ekblom	Fredrik Ekblom	BMW Dealer Team	Kim Esbjug

Championship standings

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.
Each driver could drop their two worst results.
The final meeting of the year saw double points awarded.

Pos. Driver MAN KNU KAR AND FAL AND ARC MAN Pts 1 Mattias Ekström 3 1 1 2 2 1 23 17 3 6 3 8 6 7 1 2 215 2 Fredrik Ekblom 1 4 2 7 3 2 21 2 1 5 Ret 3 5 6 3 1 209 3 Tommy Rustad 2 Ret 6 9 1 Ret 1 1 5 2 1 1 1 1 18 Ret 186 4 Jens Edman 4 2 Ret 10 4 Ret 2 DNS 2 4 7 7 3 4 Ret 3 130 5 Jan Nilsson 6 6 Ret 1 6 Ret 6 3 2 4 7 2 4 Ret 120 6 Carl Rosenblad 10 7 10 3 7 6 4 5 Ret 1 5 2 2 3 11 Ret 116 7 Hubert Bergh Ret DNS 3 DNS 10 3 5 3 4 Ret Ret 5 12 17 10 4 85 8 Thomas Schie 8 5 8 Ret Ret DNS 16 DNS 7 DNS 4 5 2 DSQ 66 9 Tommy Kristoffersson 5 8 5 4 5 Ret 20 4 9 9 9 10 8 8 DSQ Ret 60 10 Thomas Johansson 9 3 7 5 Ret DNS 3 Ret Ret Ret 4 6 10 12 Ret DNS 55 11 Peggen Andersson 7 9 4 14 8 4 Ret Ret 12 13 6 9 14 15 6 Ret 49 12 Kim Esbjug 11 16 9 6 14 8 12 7 10 8 10 14 13 9 14 5 38 13 Tomas Engström Ret Ret 16 11 Ret 5 6 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 9 10 5 Ret 33 14 Tord Linnerud 13 11 17 18 15 7 11 6 Ret 12 DNS 13 11 11 8 6 28 15 Pontus Mörth 11 8 Ret Ret 7 9 8 7 Ret 11 16 16 Tobias Johansson 18 18 22 21 22 14 15 18 Ret 18 17 14 7 7 16 17 Tomas Nyström 12 Ret 13 15 18 12 Ret Ret 14 Ret 15 Ret 9 8 10 18 Jan Brunstedt Ret 15 15 12 9 Ret 9 11 Ret 10 Ret DNS 19 16 12 9 9 19 Stefan Lindberg 14 Ret Ret 20 12 9 8 10 13 16 14 Ret 19 Ret 6 20 Anders Svensson Ret Ret 19 16 11 Ret 10 8 Ret 17 Ret DNS 21 DNS 15 Ret 4 21 Mats Lindén 8 12 3 22 Rolf Uhr 17 14 18 19 17 11 14 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 16 13 16 10 2 23 Georg Bakajev Ret 10 14 22 13 Ret Ret DNS Ret 20 11 15 DNS DNS 1 24 Peter Hallén 15 17 12 13 16 10 17 12 12 Ret 1 25 Jimmy Bohlin 16 12 Ret DNS Ret Ret 13 16 11 14 Ret Ret 13 Ret 0 26 Niklas Danielsson 22 13 21 17 Ret Ret 19 13 Ret 15 13 16 17 Ret 0 27 Niklas Karlsson Ret 19 Ret DNS 19 Ret 15 15 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 28 Torbjörn Holmstedt 20 22 24 19 15 19 20 19 DNS DNS 0 29 Nettan Lindgren-Jansson Ret DNS 20 23 Ret Ret 18 18 16 19 Ret 17 Ret Ret 0 30 Frank Valle 21 20 16 DNS 18 18 20 DNS 0 31 Börje Gostafsson 19 21 0 Pos. Driver MAN KNU KAR AND FAL AND ARC MAN Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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 – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Synsam Cup for Privateers

Pos. Driver MAN KNU KAR AND FAL AND ARC MAN Pts 1 Kim Esbjug 11 16 9 6 14 8 12 7 10 8 10 14 13 9 14 5 239 2 Peggen Andersson 7 9 4 14 8 4 Ret Ret 12 13 6 9 14 15 6 Ret 230 3 Tord Linnerud 13 11 17 18 15 7 11 6 Ret 12 DNS 13 11 11 8 6 200 4 Pontus Mörth 11 8 Ret Ret 7 9 8 7 Ret 11 112 5 Tomas Nyström 12 Ret 13 15 18 12 Ret Ret 14 Ret 15 Ret 9 8 95 6 Tobias Johansson 18 18 22 21 22 14 15 18 Ret 18 17 14 7 7 94 7 Rolf Uhr 17 14 18 19 17 11 14 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 16 13 16 10 75 8 Peter Hallén 15 17 12 13 16 10 17 12 12 Ret 70 9 Anders Svensson Ret Ret 19 16 11 Ret 10 8 Ret 17 Ret DNS 21 DNS 15 Ret 64 10 Jimmy Bohlin 16 12 Ret DNS Ret Ret 13 16 11 14 Ret Ret 13 Ret 62 11 Georg Bakajev Ret 10 14 22 13 Ret Ret DNS Ret 20 11 15 DNS DNS 55 12 Niklas Danielsson 22 13 21 17 Ret Ret 19 13 Ret 15 13 16 17 Ret 45 13 Torbjörn Holmstedt 20 22 24 19 15 19 20 19 DNS DNS 20 14 Frank Valle 21 20 16 DNS 18 18 20 DNS 16 15 Niklas Karlsson Ret 19 Ret DNS 19 Ret 15 15 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 16 Börje Gostafsson 19 21 2 Pos. Driver MAN KNU KAR AND FAL AND ARC MAN Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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)

External links

• touring-cars.net