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		S	1–6, 8
Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden	Volvo S40	2	Jan Nilsson	D	1–3, 5–8
Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden	Volvo S40	9	Jens Edman	D	All
	Alfa Romeo 156 TS	5		D	6
	Alfa Romeo 156 TS	15	Thomas Schie	D	1–5, 7–8
	Opel Vectra 16v	6	Jan Brunstedt	D	All
Elgh Motorsport	Nissan Primera GT	10	Carl Rosenblad	D	All
Elgh Motorsport	Nissan Primera GT	11	Tommy Rustad	D	All
	Ford Mondeo Ghia	12		D	All
	Honda Accord	13		D	All
	Honda Accord	16	Stefan Lindberg	D	1–6, 8
	Chrysler Stratus	17	Tomas Engström	D	All
	Peugeot 406	18	Nettan Lindgren-Jansson	D	1–6, 8
Kristoffersson Motorsport	Audi A4 Quattro	20	Tommy Kristoffersson	D	All
Kristoffersson Motorsport	Audi A4 Quattro	21	Mattias Ekström	D	All
	Nissan Primera GT	22		S	2–6
	Alfa Romeo 155 TS	23		S	1–6, 8
	BMW 320is	24		S	1–6, 8
	BMW 320is	25		S	1, 6–8
	Opel Vectra 16v	26		S	1–6, 8
	BMW 320i	27		S	All
Tord Linnerud	Opel Vectra 16v	29	Tord Linnerud	S	All
	Nissan Primera GT	31		S	1–6, 8
	BMW 318is	32		S	1–4, 6
	BMW 320i	33		S	All
	Opel Vectra GT	34		S	1
	Audi A4 Quattro	35		S	1–6, 8
	Nissan Primera GT	38		S	1, 4, 6–8
	Nissan Primera GT	39		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
1	R2	Mantorp Park	25 April		Jens Edman	Mattias Ekström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
2	R3	Ring Knutstorp	16 May	Mattias Ekström	Mattias Ekström	Mattias Ekström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
2	R4	Ring Knutstorp	16 May	Jan Nilsson	Carl Rosenblad	Jan Nilsson	Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden
3	R5	Karlskoga-Gelleråsen	30 May	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
3	R6	Karlskoga-Gelleråsen	30 May	Mattias Ekström	Fredrik Ekblom	Mattias Ekström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
4	R7	Anderstorp	20 June	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport
4	R8	Anderstorp	20 June	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Tord Linnerud
5	R9	Falkenberg	18 July		Jens Edman	Fredrik Ekblom	BMW Dealer Team
5	R10	Falkenberg	18 July	Carl Rosenblad	Carl Rosenblad	Carl Rosenblad	Elgh Motorsport
6	R11	Anderstorp	1 August	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
6	R12	Anderstorp	1 August	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
7	R14	Arctic Circle Raceway	15 August	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Tommy Rustad	Elgh Motorsport
8	R15	Mantorp Park	29 August	Jan Nilsson	Fredrik Ekblom	Mattias Ekström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Peggen Andersson
8	R16	Mantorp Park	29 August	Carl Rosenblad	Fredrik Ekblom	Fredrik Ekblom	BMW Dealer Team

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.
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		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		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		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				11	8	Ret	Ret	7	9	8	7	Ret	11					16
16		18	18	22	21			22	14	15	18	Ret	18	17	14	7	7	16
17		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		Ret	Ret	19	16	11	Ret	10	8	Ret	17	Ret	DNS	21	DNS	15	Ret	4
21												8	12					3
22		17	14	18	19	17	11	14	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	16	13	16	10	2
23		Ret	10	14	22	13	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	20	11	15			DNS	DNS	1
24		15	17	12	13	16	10	17	12			12	Ret					1
25		16	12	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	13	16	11	14	Ret	Ret			13	Ret	0
26		22	13	21	17	Ret	Ret	19	13	Ret	15	13	16			17	Ret	0
27		Ret	19	Ret	DNS	19	Ret	15	15	17	Ret	Ret	Ret			Ret	Ret	0
28		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		21	20									16	DNS	18	18	20	DNS	0
31		19	21															0
Pos.	Driver	MAN		KNU		KAR		AND		FAL		AND		ARC		MAN		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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		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				11	8	Ret	Ret	7	9	8	7	Ret	11					112
5		12	Ret	13	15	18	12	Ret	Ret	14	Ret			15	Ret	9	8	95
6		18	18	22	21			22	14	15	18	Ret	18	17	14	7	7	94
7		17	14	18	19	17	11	14	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	16	13	16	10	75
8		15	17	12	13	16	10	17	12			12	Ret					70
9		Ret	Ret	19	16	11	Ret	10	8	Ret	17	Ret	DNS	21	DNS	15	Ret	64
10		16	12	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	13	16	11	14	Ret	Ret			13	Ret	62
11		Ret	10	14	22	13	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	20	11	15			DNS	DNS	55
12		22	13	21	17	Ret	Ret	19	13	Ret	15	13	16			17	Ret	45
13		20	22					24	19			15	19	20	19	DNS	DNS	20
14		21	20									16	DNS	18	18	20	DNS	16
15		Ret	19	Ret	DNS	19	Ret	15	15	17	Ret	Ret	Ret			Ret	Ret	14
16		19	21															2
Pos.	Driver	MAN		KNU		KAR		AND		FAL		AND		ARC		MAN		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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)

References[]

External links[]

touring-cars.net

v t Swedish Touring Car Championship
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TTA – Racing Elite League: 2012
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v t Super Touring championships
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French Supertouring Championship	1993 1994 1995
Italian Superturismo Championship	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Touring Car World Cup	1993 1994 1995
South American Super Touring Car Championship
Japanese Touring Car Championship	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Super Tourenwagen Cup	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
	1995 1996
Swedish Touring Car Championship	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Campeonato de España de Turismos	1995 1996



Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship	1994
Australian Super Touring Championship	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
North American Touring Car Championship	1996 1997
European Touring Car Championship	2000 2001