The 1996 Swedish Touring Car Championship[1] 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
Race calendar and winners
All rounds were held in Sweden.
Championship standings
| Points system
|
| 1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
5th
|
6th
|
7th
|
8th
|
9th
|
10th
|
| 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.
- 7 results from 9 are valid for the championship
- Double Points in the final meeting.
Drivers championship
| Pos.
|
Driver
|
MAN
|
KAR
|
FAL
|
KNU
|
KIN
|
Pts
|
| 1
|
Jan Nilsson
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
(9)
|
1
|
(5)
|
9
|
1
|
169 (179)
|
| 2
|
Thomas Johansson
|
Ret
|
3
|
(4)
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
143 (153)
|
| 3
|
Mikael Dahlgren
|
5
|
(6)
|
Ret
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
132 (138)
|
| 4
|
Jan Brunstedt
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
2
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
122
|
| 5
|
Eric Persson
|
4
|
(8)
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
Ret
|
2
|
Ret
|
103 (106)
|
| 6
|
Hasse Berglund
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
DSQ
|
Ret
|
8
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
1
|
5
|
84
|
| 7
|
Georg Bakajev
|
Ret
|
9
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
DSQ
|
DSQ
|
5
|
6
|
73
|
| 8
|
Elisabeth Nilsson
|
Ret
|
5
|
2
|
Ret
|
7
|
Ret
|
4
|
Ret
|
7
|
70
|
| 9
|
Thomas Nyström
|
7
|
10
|
5
|
8
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
37
|
| 10
|
Jonas Lundberg
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
9
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
|
|
36
|
| 11
|
Nigel Smith
|
2
|
2
|
DNS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35
|
| 12
|
Ulf Palm
|
8
|
12
|
9
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
|
10
|
9
|
27
|
| 13
|
Anders Svensson
|
Ret
|
11
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
Ret
|
23
|
| 14
|
Håken Malmborg
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
8
|
22
|
| 15
|
Bengt Winqvist
|
|
|
|
6
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
19
|
| 16
|
Torbjörn Sällfors
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
6
|
|
|
19
|
| 17
|
Anders Larsson
|
|
|
DNS
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
15
|
| 18
|
Andreas Boström
|
|
|
|
DNS
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
|
10
|
| 19
|
Thomas Hall
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
| 20
|
Torbjörn Holmstedt
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
| Pos.
|
Driver
|
MAN
|
KAR
|
FAL
|
KNU
|
KIN
|
Pts
|
|
| Colour |
Result
|
| Gold |
Winner
|
| Silver |
Second place
|
| Bronze |
Third place
|
| Green |
Points classification
|
| Blue |
Non-points classification
|
| Non-classified finish (NC)
|
| Purple |
Retired, not classified (Ret)
|
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
| 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
|
References
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