1996 Swedish Touring Car Championship
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The 1996 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the inaugural season of the championship. It was decided in twelve races over five race weekends held at five different circuits.
Jan Nilsson was the first championship winner of the STCC.
Teams and Drivers[]
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Mercedes 190E | 4 | All | ||
Mercedes 190E | 6 | 1-4 | ||
BMW M3 | 7 | 1-3 | ||
Volvo 900 | 8 | 1-3, 5 | ||
BMW M3 | 9 | 1-2, 5 | ||
Ford Sierra | 10 | 2, 5 | ||
BMW M3 | 21 | 3 | ||
Vauxhall Cavalier GSi | 25 | Nigel Smith | 1-2 | |
Mercedes 190E | 26 | All | ||
Mercedes 190E | 32 | 3 | ||
BMW 318is | 55 | All | ||
Renault Laguna | 71 | 2-3, 5 | ||
BMW M3 | 72 | All | ||
BMW M3 | 74 | 3 | ||
Ford Sierra | 75 | 3-4 | ||
BMW 318is | 76 | 4 | ||
BMW Junior Team | BMW 318is | 77 | All | |
Flash Engineering | Volvo 850 GLT | 79 | Jan Nilsson | All |
Ford Mondeo Ghia | 82 | All | ||
Jan Brunstedt Motorsport | Opel Vectra GT | 81 | Jan Brunstedt | All |
Race calendar and winners[]
All rounds were held in Sweden.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
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1 | R1 | Mantorp Park | 12 May | Jan Nilsson | Jan Nilsson | Jan Nilsson | Flash Engineering |
R2 | Nigel Smith | Jan Nilsson | Flash Engineering | ||||
2 | R3 | Karlskoga-Gelleråsen | 9 June | Jan Nilsson | Jan Nilsson | Jan Nilsson | Flash Engineering |
3 | R4 | Falkenberg | 7 July | Jan Nilsson | Jan Nilsson | Jan Nilsson | Flash Engineering |
R5 | Jan Nilsson | BMW Junior Team | |||||
4 | R6 | Ring Knutstorp | 4 August | Jan Nilsson | Jan Nilsson | Jan Nilsson | Flash Engineering |
R7 | |||||||
5 | R8 | 27 September | Jan Nilsson | ||||
R9 | Jan Nilsson | Jan Nilsson | Flash Engineering |
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.
Results in Race 1 decide the Race 2 grid.
Only a driver's best seven results, prior to the final meeting, were valid for the championship - total points scored are shown in brackets.
The final meeting of the year saw double points awarded.
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Bold – Pole |
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Categories:
- Swedish Touring Car Championship seasons
- 1996 in motorsport
- 1996 in Swedish motorsport