2004 Swedish Touring Car Championship
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The 2004 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 9th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. In total nine racing weekends at five different circuits were held; each round comprising two races, making an eighteen-round competition in total.
Teams and drivers
[edit]| Team | Car | No. | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drivers' Championship | |||
| Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi A4 | 1 |  Fredrik Ekblom
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| 6 | Tommy Kristoffersson
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| Flash Engineering | Volvo S60 | 2 | Jan Nilsson
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| 7 | Robert Dahlgren
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| Engström Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R | 3 | Tomas Engström
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| 8 | Jens Hellström
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| Opel Team Sweden | Opel Astra | 4 |  Tommy Rustad
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| West Coast Racing | BMW 320i | 5 | Richard Göransson
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| 9 | Thed Björk
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| 11 | Niklas Lovén
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| SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo | 10 | Rickard Rydell
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| LMS Racing | Audi A4 | 12 |  Olli Haapalainen
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| Team Italienska Bil | Alfa Romeo 156 | 20 | Mattias Andersson
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| IPS Motorsport | Peugeot 307 | 21 | Johan Stureson
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| Peugeot Statoil Motorsport | Peugeot 307 | 23 |  Jan Magnussen
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| STCC Challenge | |||
| Rosén Racing | Volvo S60 | 92 | Tobbe Rosén
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| Landegren Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 93 | Johan Landegren
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| Gellerstedt Motorsport | BMW 320i | 94 | Christer Gellerstedt
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| Lindblom Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 95 | Jan Lindblom
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| Norén Racing | BMW 320i | 96 | Peo Norén
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| JN Racing | BMW 320i | 97 | Johan Nilsson
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| Team Gustavsson | Volvo S60 | 98 | Joakim Gustavsson
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| Mälarpower | Volvo S40 Evo 5 | 99 | Ronnie Brandt
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Race calendar and winners
[edit]| Round | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 |
Ring Knutstorp
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1–2 May | Robert Dahlgren Richard Göransson |
Flash Engineering West Coast Racing |
| 3 4 |
Falkenbergs Motorbana
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15–16 May | Jan Nilsson Fredrik Ekblom |
Flash Engineering Kristoffersson Motorsport |
| 5 6 |
Karlskoga Motorstadion
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30–31 May | Richard Göransson Richard Göransson |
West Coast Racing West Coast Racing |
| 7 8 |
Mantorp Park
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19–20 June | Robert Dahlgren Rickard Rydell |
Polestar Racing SEAT Sport |
| 9 10 |
Ring Knutstorp
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3–4 July | Richard Göransson Richard Göransson |
West Coast Racing West Coast Racing |
| 11 12 |
Ring Knutstorp
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17–18 July | Richard Göransson Tommy Rustad |
West Coast Racing Opel Team Sweden |
| 13 14 |
Arctic Circle Raceway
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31 July–1 August | Richard Göransson Richard Göransson |
West Coast Racing West Coast Racing |
| 15 16 |
Karlskoga Motorstadion
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14–15 August | Robert Dahlgren Tommy Rustad |
Flash Engineering Opel Team Sweden |
| 17 18 |
Mantorp Park
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18–19 September | Fredrik Ekblom Richard Göransson |
Kristoffersson Motorsport West Coast Racing |
Championship results
[edit]Championship standings
[edit]| Pos. | Driver | KNU
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FAL
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GEL
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MAN
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FAL
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KNU
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MIR
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GEL
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MAN
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Pts | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Göransson
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3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 227 |
| 2 | Robert Dahlgren
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1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 176 |
| 3 | Fredrik Ekblom
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4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 165 |
| 4 | Jan Nilsson
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2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 13 | 137 |
| 5 | Tommy Rustad
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Ret | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | DNS | Ret | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 137 |
| 6 | Tomas Engström
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9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 128 |
| 7 | Johan Stureson
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5 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 107 |
| 8 | Tommy Kristoffersson
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8 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 102 |
| 9 | Jens Hellström
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6 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 80 |
| 10 | Mattias Andersson
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7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 8 | 16 | DNS | 7 | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 59 |
| 11 | Thed Björk
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Ret | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Johan Landegren
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9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 48 | ||
| 13 | Peo Norén
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11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 15 | DNS | 11 | 7 | 43 | ||
| 14 | Johan Nilsson
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12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | DNS | 10 | 30 |
| 15 | Rickard Rydell
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5 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Christer Gellerstedt
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13 | DNS | DNS | 10 | 13 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 23 | ||||
| 17 | Niklas Lovén
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10 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Tobbe Rosén
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12 | 12 | DNS | DNS | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||
| 19 | Olli Haapalainen
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5 | 18 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Jan Magnussen
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6 | 15 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Ronnie Brandt
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Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 6 | ||||||
| 22 | Jan Lindblom
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Ret | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Joakim Gustavsson
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14 | 14 | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | 15 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||
Driver's championship
[edit]| Position | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Göransson | 227 |
| 2 | Robert Dahlgren | 176 |
| 3 | Fredrik Ekblom | 165 |
| 4 | Jan Nilsson | 137 |
| 5 | Tommy Rustad | 137 |
| 6 | Tomas Engström | 128 |
| 7 | Johan Stureson | 107 |
| 8 | Tommy Kristoffersson | 102 |
| 9 | Jens Hellström | 80 |
| 10 | Mattias Andersson | 59 |
| 11 | Johan Landegren | 48 |
| 12 | Thed Björk | 48 |
| 13 | Peo Norén | 43 |
| 14 | Johan Nilsson | 30 |
| 15 | Rickard Rydell | 26 |
| 16 | Christer Gellerstedt | 23 |
| 17 | Niklas Lovén | 15 |
| 18 | Tobbe Rosén | 13 |
| 19 | Olli Happalainen | 8 |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | 7 |
| 21 | Ronnie Brandt | 6 |
| 22 | Jan Lindblom | 4 |
| 23 | Joakim Gustavsson | 1 |
STCC Challenge
[edit]| Position | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Nilsson | 176 |
| 2 | Johan Landegren | 164 |
| 3 | Peo Norén | 129 |
| 4 | Christer Gellerstedt | 89 |
| 5 | Tobbe Rosén (4 tävlingar) | 59 |
| 6 | Ronnie Brandt | 58 |
| 7 | Joakim Gustavsson | 26 |
| 8 | Jan Lindblom | 12 |
Manufacturer's championship
[edit]| Position | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMW | 225 |
| 2 | Volvo | 206 |
| 3 | Audi | 176 |
| 4 | Honda | 150 |
| 5 | Opel | 142 |
| 6 | Peugeot | 120 |
| 7 | Alfa Romeo | 67 |