2014 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship
The 2014 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season was the fourth Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season. The season started at Ring Knutstorp on 10 May and ended on 20 September at Mantorp Park, after six double-header rounds. It was the second year of TTA – Racing Elite League silhouette regulations in the series following the merge of the STCC and TTA at the end of the 2012 season. Thed Björk entered the season as the series' defending champion.
Björk won his second consecutive title, after winning three races during the season; he also achieved three pole positions which were the equivalent of three further race victories, as points were awarded on the same scale for qualifying as the races. Björk finished 33 points clear of his nearest rival, Fredrik Larsson, who achieved a single race victory at Mantorp Park, as well as a pole position at the first Knutstorp meeting. Third place in the championship went to Fredrik Ekblom, who like his team-mate Björk, achieved three race victories, but with one pole position fewer. Other race victories were taken by Philip Forsman (two wins), Mattias Lindberg, Andreas Wernersson and Erik Jonsson. Volvo Polestar Racing won the teams' championship by almost 100 points ahead of the WestCoast Racing/BMW Dealer Team.
Teams and drivers
All teams were Swedish-registered.
| Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo Polestar Racing[1] | Volvo S60 TTA | 1 |  Thed Björk[1]
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| 11 | Fredrik Ekblom[1]
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| 13 | Carl Philip Bernadotte[1]
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| Team Tidö | Saab 9-3 TTA | 3 | Richard Göransson[2]
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| 8 | Roger Samuelsson
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1–3, 5–6 | ||
| 24 | Jan Nilsson
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5–6 | ||
| WestCoast Racing | BMW SR TTA | 4 | Fredrik Larsson[3]
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| 5 | Matte Karlsson
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| 6 | Erik Jonsson[4]
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| 7 | Philip Forsman[5]
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| Team Kia[6] | Kia Optima TTA | 9 | Mattias Lindberg[6]
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| 10 | Andreas Wernersson[6]
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| 95 | Linus Ohlsson[7]
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| Dacia Dealer Team | Dacia SE TTA | 20 | Mattias Andersson[8]
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| PWR Racing | Saab 9-3 TTA | 37 | Daniel Haglöf
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5–6 |
| 93 |  Emma Kimiläinen[9]
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All |
Race calendar and results
All rounds were held in Sweden.
Championship standings
Drivers' championship
| Pos | Driver | KNU | GÖT | FAL | KNU | SOL | MAN | Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 1 | 2 | Q2 | 3 | 4 | Q3 | 5 | 6 | Q4 | 7 | 8 | Q5 | 9 | 10 | Q6 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 1 | Thed Björk
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4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 279 |
| 2 | Fredrik Larsson
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1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 246 |
| 3 | Fredrik Ekblom
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2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | DNS | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | DNS | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 228 |
| 4 | Richard Göransson
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3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 163 |
| 5 | Philip Forsman
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8 | 2 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 158 |
| 6 | Mattias Andersson
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5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 147 |
| 7 | Linus Ohlsson
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7 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 143 |
| 8 | Mattias Lindberg
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9 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 123 |
| 9 | Andreas Wernersson
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13 | 10 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 110 |
| 10 | Erik Jonsson
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10 | 3 | R | 10 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 14 | Ret | DNS | 14 | 12 | 12 | 79 |
| 11 | Emma Kimiläinen
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6 | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 10 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 55 |
| 12 | Carl Philip Bernadotte
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11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 22 |
| 13 | Daniel Haglöf
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11 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Roger Samuelsson
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12 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Matte Karlsson
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12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Jan Nilsson
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16 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 13 | Ret | 4 | ||||||||||||
Teams' championship
| Pos | Team | KNU | GOT | FAL | KNU | SOL | MAN | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volvo Polestar Racing | 85 | 84 | 81 | 83 | 93 | 111 | 537 |
| 2 | WCR BMW Dealer Team | 90 | 49 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 76 | 439 |
| 3 | Team Kia | 37 | 50 | 38 | 61 | 54 | 41 | 281 |
| 4 | Team Tidö | 44 | 60 | 40 | 10 | 41 | 30 | 225 |
| 5 | Dacia Dealer Team | 32 | 46 | 37 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 171 |
| 6 | PWR Racing Team | 12 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 33 | 107 |
References
- ^ a b c d Hudson, Neil (21 March 2014). "Volvo confirm three-car challenge for 2014 STCC". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Team Tidö signs Richard Göransson for 2014 STCC". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Fredrik Larsson confirmed for third BMW with WestCoast Racing". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Erik Jonsson confirmed at WestCoast Racing". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Philip Forsman confirmed at WestCoast Racing". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Kia enters STCC with Brovallen Design". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Linus Ohlsson joins Brovallen Design to drive third Kia". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Mattias Andersson vill fylla hundra med Dacia". stcc.se. STCC. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Emma Kimiläinen first female driver in STCC since 1999". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.