2017 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship

The 2017 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship was the seventh Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season. This season will see the introduction of the TCR regulations. The season started at Ring Knutstorp on 7 May and ended at Mantorp Park on 17 September, after eight rounds.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Driver Rounds
SEAT Dealer Team - PWR Racing[1][2][3] SEAT León TCR[1][2] 2 Robert Dahlgren[4] All
37 Daniel Haglöf[2][5] All
PWR Racing Customer Team[1][2][3] 59 "Poker"[1] All
PWR Racing Junior Team[1][2][3] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[3] 80 John Bryant-Meisner[6] 7
89 Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky[3] 1, 3–6
Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden[7] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[7] 3 Johan Kristoffersson[7] 2–5
9 Fredrik Blomstedt[7] All
30 Fredrik Ekblom[8] All
Lestrup Racing Team[9] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[9] 4 Dennis Strandberg[10] 1–4, 6
7 Andreas Wernersson[11] 7
8 Robin Fredriksson[12] 5
Experion Racing Team 22 Albin Wärnelöv[9] All
Brovallen Design[13] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[13] 6 Joakim Darbom[14] 6
88 Reuben Kressner[13] All
LMS Racing[15][16] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[15][16] 10 Antti Buri[15][16] 2
68 Niko Kankkunen[16] 2
SEAT León TCR[16] 44 Olli Parhankangas[16] All
57 Andreas Andersson[17] 1
67 Kari-Pekka Laaksonen[16] 1–4, 6
LMP Engineering[18] Honda Civic TCR[18] 11 Niklas Lilja[18] 1
Team Honda Racing[19] Honda Civic TCR[19] 20 Mattias Andersson[19] All
Micke Kågered Racing[20] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[20] 21 Andreas Ahlberg[20] All
Brink Motorsport[21] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[21] 36 Micke Ohlsson[21] All
71 Tobias Brink[21] All
Kart In Club Driving Academy[22] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[22] 45 Joonas Lappalainen[22] 2–6
Rent A Wreck Racing[23] Honda Civic TCR[23] 61 Marcus Annervi[23] All
TeamA Teknik[24] Kia Cee'd TCR[24] 81 Nicklas Oscarsson[24] All

Team and driver changes

With the introduction of the new technical regulations many of the teams competing in the previous season did not return. Polestar Cyan Racing left the STCC for the support Swedish GT series.[25] Flash Engineering also left the championship.[26]

Calendar

On 18 October 2016, a preliminary calendar was announced, with one round still to be announced. The championship will host six rounds in Sweden and one round in Finland.[27]

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Location Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Race Winner Winning Team
1 R1 Ring Knutstorp Kågeröd, Skåne 6 May Fredrik Ekblom Fredrik Ekblom Robert Dahlgren SEAT Dealer Team - PWR Racing
R2 Robert Dahlgren Fredrik Ekblom Robert Dahlgren SEAT Dealer Team - PWR Racing
R3 Fredrik Ekblom Fredrik Ekblom Fredrik Ekblom Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden
2 R1 Alastaro Circuit Virttaa, Loimaa 20 May Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden
R2 Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden
R3 Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden
3 R1 Solvalla Stockholm, Stockholm 17 June Daniel Haglöf [28] Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden
R2 Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden
R3 Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Robert Dahlgren SEAT Dealer Team - PWR Racing
4 R1 Falkenbergs Motorbana Bergagård, Halland 9 July Fredrik Ekblom Fredrik Blomstedt Fredrik Blomstedt Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden
R2 Fredrik Ekblom Daniel Haglöf Fredrik Ekblom Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden
R3 Fredrik Blomstedt Dennis Strandberg Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden
5 R1 Karlskoga Motorstadion Karlskoga, Örebro 13 August Johan Kristoffersson Daniel Haglöf Robert Dahlgren SEAT Dealer Team - PWR Racing
R2 Johan Kristoffersson Joonas Lappalainen Fredrik Ekblom Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden
R3 Robert Dahlgren Fredrik Blomstedt Robert Dahlgren SEAT Dealer Team - PWR Racing
6 R1 Anderstorp Raceway Anderstorp, Jönköping 3 September Daniel Haglöf Fredrik Blomstedt Daniel Haglöf SEAT Dealer Team - PWR Racing
R2 Fredrik Blomstedt Robert Dahlgren Robert Dahlgren SEAT Dealer Team - PWR Racing
R3 Robert Dahlgren Fredrik Blomstedt Robert Dahlgren SEAT Dealer Team - PWR Racing
7 R1 Mantorp Park Mantorp, Östergötland 17 September Fredrik Ekblom Mattias Andersson Fredrik Ekblom Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden
R2 Fredrik Ekblom Tobias Brink Fredrik Ekblom Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden
R3 Mattias Andersson Fredrik Ekblom Fredrik Blomstedt Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver KNU
 ALA
 SOL
 FAL
 GEL
 AND
 MAN
 Pts
1 Robert Dahlgren 1 1 2 4 3 5 2 2 1 4 2 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 6 8 3 374
2 Fredrik Ekblom 2 2 1 3 2 3 11 3 3 3 1 16 2 1 3 2 12 4 1 1 8 327
3 Fredrik Blomstedt 3 7 4 2 16 2 4 4 9 1 14 DNS 9 2 6 5 2 2 13 DSQ 1 223
4 Johan Kristoffersson 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 Ret DNS 4 217
5 Daniel Haglöf 4 4 3 8 4 10 7 10 5 5 3 13 8 4 2 1 14 3 4 Ret Ret 186
6 Mattias Andersson 9 9 8 14 12 4 3 16 13 Ret 7 14 3 5 7 7 4 10 5 2 2 137
7 Tobias Brink 5 3 5 7 Ret 9 10 7 7 6 9 5 Ret 6 Ret 9 Ret 5 9 3 6 121
8 Joonas Lappalainen 15 5 6 6 6 Ret 10 6 8 4 8 5 4 3 Ret 100
9 Andreas Ahlberg 10 Ret 7 6 13 DNS 15 17 6 Ret DNS 7 7 7 11 8 6 DSQ 3 4 5 90
10 Micke Ohlsson 11 Ret 6 5 Ret DNS 12 11 14 8 16 4 Ret Ret 12 6 5 9 10 7 Ret 61
11 Dennis Strandberg 15 5 Ret 10 8 7 5 5 4 Ret Ret 12 18 Ret 6 61
12 Reuben Kressner 14 13 DNS 13 10 11 8 9 10 7 5 3 13 Ret 10 17 7 8 Ret 9 7 60
13 Andreas Wernersson 2 6 4 38
14 Albin Wärnelöv 12 8 9 DSQ 9 Ret 9 18 Ret Ret 8 6 5 9 9 14 DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 36
15 Marcus Annervi 8 Ret 10 12 Ret Ret 14 DNS DNS 12 17 17 Ret 13 16 11 8 7 12 5 12 23
16 Olli Parhankangas 13 11 13 16 7 12 Ret 13 12 13 10 9 10 14 8 13 9 14 7 Ret 11 22
17 Nicklas Oscarsson 7 15 Ret DNS DNS DNS 13 12 9 11 15 DNS 6 10 Ret 10 16 11 8 Ret DNS 22
18 Niklas Lilja 6 6 15 16
19 Antti Buri 11 6 14 8
20 Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky Ret Ret 12 Ret 8 11 9 11 15 Ret 12 15 Ret 15 Ret 6
21 Niko Kankkunen 9 15 8 6
22 John Bryant-Meisner Ret DNS 9 2
23 Kari-Pekka Laaksonen 16 10 11 17 11 Ret Ret 14 16 Ret 13 10 16 13 Ret 2
24 "Poker" Ret 12 14 18 14 13 16 15 15 14 12 11 12 15 14 15 11 12 11 Ret 10 1
25 Joakim Darbom 12 10 13 1
26 Robin Fredriksson 11 11 13 0
27 Andreas Andersson 17 14 DNS 0
Pos Driver KNU
 ALA
 SOL
 FAL
 GEL
 AND
 MAN
 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

Teams' championship

Pos Driver KNU
 ALA
 SOL
 FAL
 GEL
 AND
 MAN
 Pts
1 Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 671
3 7 4 3 2 3 11 3 3 3 4 16 Ret DNS 4 5 12 4 13 DSQ 8
2 SEAT Dealer Team - PWR Racing 1 1 2 4 3 5 2 2 1 4 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 8 3 586
4 4 3 8 4 10 7 10 5 5 3 13 8 4 2 3 14 3 6 Ret Ret
3 Brink Motorsport 5 3 5 5 Ret 9 10 7 7 6 9 4 Ret 6 12 6 5 5 9 3 6 222
11 Ret 6 7 Ret DNS 12 11 14 8 16 5 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 9 10 7 Ret
4 Team Honda Racing 9 9 8 14 12 4 3 16 13 Ret 7 14 3 5 7 7 4 10 5 2 2 154
5 Kart In Club Driving Academy 15 5 6 6 6 Ret 10 6 8 4 8 5 4 3 Ret 115
6 Lestrup Racing Team 15 5 Ret 10 8 7 5 5 4 Ret Ret 12 11 11 13 18 Ret 6 2 6 4 109
7 Micke Kågered Racing 10 Ret 7 6 13 DNS 15 17 6 Ret DNS 7 7 7 11 8 6 DSQ 3 4 5 101
8 Experion Racing Team 12 8 9 DSQ 9 Ret 9 18 Ret Ret 8 6 5 9 9 14 DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 54
9 Rent A Wreck Racing 8 Ret 10 12 Ret Ret 14 DNS DNS 12 17 17 Ret 13 16 11 8 7 12 5 12 33
10 TeamA Teknik 7 15 Ret DNS DNS DNS 13 12 9 11 15 DNS 6 10 Ret 10 16 11 8 Ret DNS 32
11 PWR Racing Junior Team Ret Ret 12 Ret 8 11 9 11 15 Ret 12 15 Ret 15 Ret Ret DNS 9 20
12 LMP Engineering 6 6 15 16
13 PWR Racing Customer Team Ret 12 14 18 14 13 16 15 15 14 12 11 12 15 14 15 11 12 11 Ret 10 14
14 LMS Racing[N 1] 16 10 11 17 11 Ret Ret 14 16 Ret 13 10 16 13 Ret 10
Teams ineligible to score points
Brovallen Design 14 13 DNS 13 10 11 8 9 10 7 5 3 13 Ret 10 17 7 8 Ret 9 7
12 10 13
Pos Driver KNU
 ALA
 SOL
 FAL
 GEL
 AND
 MAN
 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

  1. ^ Only one car LMS Racing was declared in the team's championship.

References

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  28. ^ "Tommy Kristoffersson rues post-qualifying penalties ahead of Solvalla opener". TouringCarTimes.com. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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