1997 Swedish Touring Car Championship
{{unreferenced|date=October 2011}}
{{Motorsport season
|series = Swedish Touring Car Championship
|year = 1997
|previous = 1996
}}
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 Ekström's touring car debut year driving a black Volvo 850 GLT.
Teams and drivers
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| Team
!Car !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Drivers !Rounds |
|---|
| rowspan="3"| Flash Engineering
| 1 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson | All |
| rowspan="2"| Ford Mondeo Ghia
| 8 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Elisabeth Nilsson | 1-3, 5-6 |
| 18
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Larsson | 5 |
| BMW Mobil 1 Dealer Team
| BMW 320i | 2 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Johansson | All |
| Troberg - Rydell Junior Team
| 3 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström | All |
| rowspan="2"| Opel Super Touring Team Sweden
| 4 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Brunstedt | All |
| Opel Vectra GT
| 9 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Kari Mäkinen | All |
| Team Becker Schauman Wood
| 5 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Peggen Andersson | All |
| rowspan="2"| Mobil Ford Motorsport
|rowspan="2"| Ford Mondeo Ghia | 6 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Stig Blomqvist | All |
| 7
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Söderberg | All |
| Stenlund Motorsport
| 10 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Ulrik Gustavsson | All |
| Ikegami Motorsport
| BMW M3 | 15 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Niklas Danielsson | 1-4, 6 |
| Thenander Motorsport
| 16 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Bengt Thenander | 2 |
| Team Bilbolaget
| 17 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Larsson | 4 |
| Lennart Lindqvist Racing
| 20 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Lennart Lindqvist | All |
| Bòrje Gustavsson
| BMW M3 | 22 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Bòrje Gustavsson | 1-2, 4-6 |
| Bakajev Motorsport
| 55 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Georg Bakajev | 1-2, 4-5 |
| Tryggve Enger
| 56 |{{flagicon|NOR}} Tryggve Enger | 1, 4 |
| Brosson Racing
| 99 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jens Edman | 6 |
Race calendar and winners
All rounds were held in Sweden.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |
| colspan=2| Round
! Circuit ! Date ! Pole Position ! Fastest Lap ! Winning Driver ! Winning Team |
|---|
| rowspan=2| 1
! R1 | rowspan=2| Mantorp Park | rowspan=2| 5 May | {{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Johansson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström |
| R2
| | {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström | {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström |
| rowspan=2| 2
! R3 | rowspan=2| Kinnekulle | rowspan=2| 25 May | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson |
| R4
| | {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson |
| rowspan=2| 3
! R5 | rowspan=2| Anderstorp | rowspan=2| 8 June | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström | {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström |
| R6
| | {{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Johansson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson |
| rowspan=2| 4
! R7 | rowspan=2| Falkenberg | rowspan=2| 13 July | {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson |
| R8
| | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Brunstedt | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson |
| rowspan=2| 5
! R9 | rowspan=2| Ring Knutstorp | rowspan=2| 3 August | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson |
| R10
| | {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson |
| rowspan=2| 6
! R11 | rowspan=2| Karlskoga-Gelleråsen | rowspan=2| 31 August | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Nilsson |
| R12
| | {{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Johansson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström |
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.
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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| valign="top"
!width="20" valign="middle"| Pos. !width="130" valign="middle"| Driver !width="55" colspan="2"| MAN !width="55" colspan="2"| KIN !width="55" colspan="2"| AND !width="55" colspan="2"| FAL !width="55" colspan="2"| KNU !width="55" colspan="2"| KAR !width="20" valign="middle"| Pts |
| 1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Jan Nilsson |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |style="background:#ffffbf;" width="20"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;" width="20"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffffbf;" width="20"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;" width="20"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;" width="20"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;" width="20"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;" width="20"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;" width="20"| 1 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |249 |
|---|
| 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Mattias Ekström |style="background:#ffffbf;" width="20"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;" width="20"| 1 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffffbf;" width="20"| 1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#ffffbf;" width="20"| 1 |192 |
| 3
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Thomas Johansson |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#000000; color:white" | DSQ |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |159 |
| 4
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Peggen Andersson |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |151 |
| 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Stig Blomqvist |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |146 |
| 6
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Kari Mäkinen |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |105 |
| 7
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Jan Brunstedt |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#000000; color:white" | DSQ |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |104 |
| 8
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Anders Söderberg |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |86 |
| 9
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Ulrik Gustavsson |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |84 |
| 10
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Georg Bakajev |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |45 |
| 11
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Niklas Danielsson |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |43 |
| 12
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Börje Gustavsson |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |40 |
| 13
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Lennart Lindqvist |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |40 |
| 14
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Elisabeth Nilsson |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | | |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |40 |
| 15
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Jens Edman | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |19 |
| 16
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Norway}} Tryggve Enger |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | | | | |19 |
| 17
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Fredrik Larsson | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |8 |
| 18
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Bengt Thenander | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 | | | | | | | | |7 |
| 19
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Anders Larsson | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS | | | | |5 |
| width="20" valign="middle"| Pos.
!width="130" valign="middle"| Driver !width="55" colspan="2"| MAN !width="55" colspan="2"| KIN !width="55" colspan="2"| AND !width="55" colspan="2"| FAL !width="55" colspan="2"| KNU !width="55" colspan="2"| KAR !width="20" valign="middle"| Pts |
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{{Motorsport driver results legend}}
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
|}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.touring-cars.net/ Touring-cars.net]
- [http://www.supertouringregister.com/series/114/ 1997 Entry List]
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{{Super Touring championships}}
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