2009 Swedish Touring Car Championship

2009 Swedish Touring Car Championship 2008 2010 The 2009 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 14th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. It was decided over nine race weekends (comprising eighteen races) at six different circuits. Tommy Rustad won the drivers' championship for the second time. The ethanol powered Volvo C30 of Polestar Racing proved to be the fastest car over one lap, as evidenced by them setting all fastest qualifying times during the season (although grid penalties ruined the perfect score), but they were plagued by bad reliability. Instead, Thed Björk, driving for Flash Engineering, lead the championship most of the season, only to be overtaken in the last race. The team championship also went down to the wire, with Polestar Racing besting WestCoast Racing by one point in the last race. The entry of the Biogas.se team with their Volkswagen Scirocco meant the debut of a biogas powered car in STCC. Unfortunately, they had trouble matching the pace of the other factory teams and ended up last in the team championship. Changes for 2009 There were several rule changes for the 2009 season.http://www.stcc.se/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/STCC/STCC_2009/Sporting_regulations_STCC_2009_english_version.pdf Sporting regulations STCC 2009 STCC 2010-01-11September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Race format changes: Two races of approximately 20 minutes were held each race weekend. There were no mandatory pitstops in either race. The starting grid of the first race was determined by qualifying. The starting grid of the second race was determined by the results from the first race with the top eight positions reversed. The qualifying was divided into two sessions, where the eight fastest from the first (20 minutes) session moved on to the second (10 minutes) session. Both races used rolling starts. Other changes: Yokohama replaced Michelin as tyre supplier. Each race weekend, the team that scored most points received a price sum of 100.000 SEK. For this purpose, some of the one-car teams combined two and two. The winner of the team championship was awarded an additional 100.000 SEK. The manufacturers' championship was dropped. Drivers These were the STCC entries for the 2009 season.http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3239 Official entry list for STCC 2009 TouringCarTimes 2009-03-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070926/http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3239 2011-07-16 dead Drivers with numbers 88 and higher also competed in Semcon Cup, open for privateers only. All teams were Swedish-registered. TeamCarNo. Car numberDriversClassRounds WestCoast Racing BMW 320si E90 1SWE Richard Göranssonhttp://www.stcc.se/379/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4883&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=81&cHash=26d3986631 Göransson drafted to WestCoast Racing STCC Swedish 2008-12-12September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes DAll 4SWE Robin RudholmDAll Biogas.se Volkswagen Sciroccohttp://www.stcc.se/379/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4889&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=81&cHash=7a60ee8ecd Volkswagen teaming up with E.ON in STCC 2009 STCC Swedish 2008-12-19September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 2SWE Fredrik EkblomDAll 11SWE Patrik OlssonDAll Flash Engineering BMW 320si E90 3SWE Thed Björkhttp://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3052 Thed Björk joins Flash Engineering TouringCarTimes 2009-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090112081502/http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3052 12 January 2009 dead DAll 6SWE Jan "Flash" NilssonDAll 92 SWE Tobias TegelbyS17–18 Polestar Racing Volvo C30 5 SWE Robert Dahlgrenhttp://www.stcc.se/379/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4897&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=81&cHash=1f7c8f1c8c Rustad (with Dahlgren) ready for Polestar Racing STCC Swedish 2008-12-23September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes DAll 10NOR Tommy RustadDAll Chevrolet Motorsport SwedenNordic Fine Art Chevrolet Lacetti 7NOR Thomas Schiehttp://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3595 Thomas Schie leaves Chevrolet TouringCarTimes 2009-08-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071656/http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3595 2011-07-16 dead D1–6 12SWE Pontus Mörthhttp://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3611 Pontus Mörth confirmed for Chevrolet TouringCarTimes 2009-08-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071721/http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3611 July 16, 2011 D7–18SEAT León 9SWE Roger ErikssonDAll Engström MotorsportHonda Accord 8SWE Tomas EngströmDAll MA:GPIPS MotorsportAlfa Romeo 156 20SWE Mattias AnderssonDAllPeugeot 308 21SWE Johan SturesonDAll Team CaWalli BMW 320i E46 88SWE Viktor HallrupSAll 93SWE Dick SahlénSAll Team MECAAlfa Romeo 156 GTA 89SWE Claes HoffstenSAllG-Rex SwedenMercedes-Benz C200 91SWE Tony JohanssonS1–6,9–12Micke Ohlsson MotorsportPeugeot 407/BMW 320i E46http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3646 Ohlsson switches from Peugeot to BMW TouringCarTimes 2009-03-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090703031740/http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3646 July 3, 2009 94SWE Mikael OhlssonS1–10,15–16Kristoffersson MotorsportAudi A4 95SWE Andreas SimonsenS5–6,9–10 98SWE Johan KristofferssonSAllHuggare RacingOpel Astra 96SWE Viktor HuggareSAllMälarpower MotorsportVolvo S60 99SWE Ronnie BrandtS5–8,11–14,17–18 Icon Class D Drivers' Championship S Semcon Cup * Mikko Tiainen, Petter Granlund and Joakim Ahlberg were on the official entry list, but failed to participate in any races during the season. Race calendar The race calendar for this season was as follows:http://www.stcc.se/379/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4853&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=81&cHash=91187b0829 Race Calendar dates STCC Swedish 2008-11-05September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=2895 2009-calendar finally revealed TouringCarTimes 2010-01-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120224130953/http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=2895 February 24, 2012 Round Circuit/Location Date 1 & 2 SWE Mantorp Park May 2 3 & 4 SWE Karlskoga Motorstadion May 23 5 & 6 SWE Göteborg City Race June 6 7 & 8 SWE Ring Knutstorp June 27 9 & 10 SWE Falkenbergs Motorbana July 11 11 & 12 SWE Karlskoga Motorstadion August 15 13 & 14 NOR Vålerbanen August 29 15 & 16 SWE Ring Knutstorp September 12 17 & 18 SWE Mantorp Park September 26 Results and standings The points system used for both the main championship and Semcon Cup was the standard FIA system of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1, awarded to the top eight finishers of each race. In case of ties in points, the championship positions were determined by the classification in the latest race. Races Round Circuit/Location Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Highest Scoring Team Winning privateer 1SWE Mantorp Park SWE Robert Dahlgren SWE Robert Dahlgren SWE Robert Dahlgren Polestar RacingFlash Engineering SWE Johan Kristoffersson 2 NOR Thomas Schie SWE Thed Björk SWE Richard Göransson WestCoast Racing SWE Johan Kristoffersson 3SWE Karlskoga Motorstadion SWE Robin Rudholm* SWE Robin Rudholm SWE Robin Rudholm WestCoast RacingWestCoast Racing SWE Johan Kristoffersson 4 SWE Roger Eriksson SWE Robin Rudholm SWE Robin Rudholm WestCoast Racing SWE Viktor Hallrup 5SWE Göteborg City Race NOR Tommy Rustad* SWE Robert Dahlgren NOR Tommy Rustad Polestar RacingMA:GP/IPS SWE Andreas Simonsen 6 SWE Fredrik Ekblom SWE Robert Dahlgren SWE Tomas Engström Engström Motorsport SWE Viktor Hallrup 7SWE Ring Knutstorp SWE Robert Dahlgren SWE Robin Rudholm SWE Robert Dahlgren Polestar RacingWestCoast Racing SWE Dick Sahlén 8 SWE Roger Eriksson SWE Robin Rudholm SWE Jan Nilsson Flash Engineering SWE Dick Sahlén 9SWE Falkenbergs Motorbana NOR Tommy Rustad NOR Tommy Rustad NOR Tommy Rustad Polestar RacingWestCoast Racing SWE Johan Kristoffersson 10 SWE Tomas Engström SWE Thed Björk SWE Richard Göransson WestCoast Racing SWE Andreas Simonsen 11SWE Karlskoga Motorstadion SWE Robert Dahlgren SWE Jan Nilsson SWE Jan Nilsson Flash EngineeringWestCoast Racing SWE Tony Johansson 12 SWE Patrik Olsson SWE Robert Dahlgren SWE Robert Dahlgren Polestar Racing SWE Dick Sahlén 13NOR Vålerbanen SWE Robert Dahlgren NOR Tommy Rustad NOR Tommy Rustad Polestar RacingPolestar Racing SWE Viktor Hallrup 14 SWE Pontus Mörth SWE Thed Björk NOR Tommy Rustad Polestar Racing SWE Dick Sahlén 15SWE Ring Knutstorp SWE Robert Dahlgren SWE Robert Dahlgren SWE Richard Göransson WestCoast RacingMA:GP/IPS SWE Viktor Hallrup 16 SWE Patrik Olsson SWE Thed Björk SWE Johan Stureson IPS Motorsport SWE Mikael Ohlsson 17SWE Mantorp Park SWE Robin Rudholm♯ SWE Robert Dahlgren NOR Tommy Rustad Polestar RacingPolestar Racing SWE Johan Kristoffersson 18 SWE Tomas Engström SWE Robert Dahlgren SWE Robert Dahlgren Polestar Racing SWE Johan Kristoffersson * Robert Dahlgren set the fastest qualifying time, but was moved down 10 places on the grid, due to engine changes.http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3514 Rudholm on pole after penalty for Dahlgren TouringCarTimes 2010-01-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120224130957/http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3514 February 24, 2012 http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3580 First pole for Tommy Rustad TouringCarTimes 2010-01-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120224131008/http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3580 February 24, 2012 ♯ Robert Dahlgren set the fastest qualifying time, but was moved down 10 places on the grid, due to having received two yellow cards for unfair driving.http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3959 Dahlgren and Rustad penalized TouringCarTimes 2010-01-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120224131016/http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3959 February 24, 2012 Drivers championship The drivers' championship was won by Tommy Rustad. In the end he scored the same number of points as Thed Björk, but won thanks to finishing higher in the last race.http://www.stcc.se/876/ STCC Förarmästerskap 2009 STCC Swedish 2009-12-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100326004626/http://www.stcc.se/876/ 2010-03-26 dead Pos. Driver MANSWE KARSWE GÖTSWE KNUSWE FALSWE KARSWE VÅLNOR KNUSWE MANSWE Pts 1 NOR Tommy Rustad2458166612RetDNS11414*1594 2 SWE Thed Björk4243243Ret2344232114Ret94 3 SWE Robin RudholmRet111110922753362592680 4 SWE Richard Göransson3111597453125991Ret3Ret75 5 SWE Mattias Andersson65Ret103574Ret7525Ret966256 6 SWE Jan "Flash" Nilsson533711165161218Ret73Ret9Ret54 7 SWE Robert Dahlgren1Ret61617813RetDNS61Ret4Ret15♯5152 8 SWE Tomas EngströmRet102671911847143Ret1238350 9 SWE Johan Stureson787262RetRet419RetDNS7561RetRet48 10 SWE Roger Eriksson96844387513RetRet411134Ret739 11 SWE Pontus MörthRet912697881187415 12 SWE Patrik Olsson1415161215111081398610138211914 13 SWE Fredrik Ekblom119109810Ret10917RetRetDNS61451089 14 NOR Thomas Schie879Ret5DNS7 15 SWE Mikael Ohlsson151618DNSRetRet161415141072 16 SWE Viktor Hallrup12131411131212131411131011127Ret13112 17 SWE Andreas Simonsen12141181 18 SWE Johan Kristoffersson10121213RetDNS141510101111Ret16Ret1012100 19 SWE Tobias Tegelby15120 20 SWE Dick Sahlén16171317141311121715Ret9129Ret1214130 21 SWE Viktor Huggare13141515161513Ret1616151213101513Ret140 22 SWE Claes HoffstenRetDNS1714RetDNS1516181812131414RetDNSDNSDNS0 23 SWE Ronnie BrandtDNSDNSDNSDNS14Ret1515DNSDNS0 24 SWE Tony JohanssonDNSDNSDNSDNSRetRet19Ret10Ret0Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap * Tommy Rustad was given a 30 seconds time penalty for an incident in the start, dropping him from 7th to 14th place. ♯ Robert Dahlgren was docked 10 points in the drivers' championship, due to being deemed responsible for a crash with Thed Björk. Note that this penalty didn't affect the team score. Team championship The team championship was won by Polestar Racing, a single point ahead of West Coast Racing.http://www.stcc.se/877/ Teammästerskap 2009 STCC Swedish 2009-12-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100227012232/http://www.stcc.se/877/ 2010-02-27 dead Pos Team Pts Prize money 1 Polestar Racing156300.000 SEK 2 West Coast Racing155400.000 SEK 3 Flash Engineering148100.000 SEK 4 MA:GP / IPS104200.000 SEK 5 CMS / NFA60 6 Engström Motorsport50 7 Biogas.se23 Semcon Cup The results in the 2009 Semcon Cup were as follows:http://www.stcc.se/879/ Semcon Cup 2009 STCC Swedish 2009-12-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20100227012238/http://www.stcc.se/879/ 2010-02-27 dead Pos. Driver MANSWE KARSWE GÖTSWE KNUSWE FALSWE KARSWE VÅLNOR KNUSWE MANSWE Pts 1 SWE Viktor Hallrup223121223342131Ret22133 2 SWE Johan Kristoffersson1112RetDNS441223Ret6Ret211111 3 SWE Dick Sahlén5525321165Ret121Ret334106 4 SWE Viktor Huggare3344443Ret56643234Ret582 5 SWE Mikael Ohlsson446DNSRetRet63442150 6 SWE Claes HoffstenRetDNS53RetDNS55773544RetDNSDNSDNS42 7 SWE Andreas Simonsen132134 8 SWE Ronnie BrandtDNSDNSDNSDNS5Ret55DNSDNS12 9 SWE Tobias Tegelby4311 10 SWE Tony JohanssonDNSDNSDNSDNSRetRet8Ret1Ret11 References External links STCC Official Website (Swedish) TouringCarTimes – STCC news in English Category:Swedish Touring Car Championship seasons Swedish Touring Car Championship Swedish Touring Car Championship season