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The 2018 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship was the eighth
Scandinavian Touring Car Championship The Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) is a touring car racing series based in Scandinavia. The series took over from the Danish Touringcar Championship The Danish Touringcar Championship (abbreviated as the DTC) was a touring car ra ...
season. This season was the second season since the introduction of the TCR regulations and the last under the promotion of STCC AB, which declared bankruptcy in early February 2019. The season started at
Ring Knutstorp Ring Knutstorp is a Motorsport, motor racing Race track, circuit in Kågeröd, Sweden. The circuit was built in 1963, extended in 1970, and modified to its present configuration in 1980. During the seventies, rounds of the FIA European Formula T ...
on 4 May and ended at
Mantorp Park Mantorp Park is a motor racing circuit near the town of Mantorp in Mjölby Municipality, Sweden. The circuit was built in 1969 with finance from BP Sweden as a permanent road course and a drag strip. Mantorp Park is capable of four different ...
on 22 September, after six rounds.
Robert Dahlgren Björn Thomas Robert Dahlgren (born 1 December 1979 in Skellefteå) is a Sweden, Swedish auto racing driver who currently competes for the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. He previously competed in Australia and New Zealand for a single se ...
is the defending drivers' champion, while Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden are the defending teams' champions.


Teams and drivers


Calendar

On 16 November 2017, the calendar was announced which was reduced from seven events to six. The championship will host five rounds in
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and the series would make a return to
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for the first time since
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when it was called
Swedish Touring Car Championship Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) was a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway. They began operating in 1996, heavily influenced by the British Touring Car Championship and the success of BTCC racing on ...
with the event would be held at the Rudskogen circuit. The Solvalla Circuit in Stockholm and
Alastaro Circuit The Alastaro Circuit is a racing circuit situated in Virttaa village in Loimaa, Finland. The track is long. There are also "jokamiesluokka" (folkrace) and drag racing tracks in the same area. In 2023, the track length is extended from . The ci ...
in
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were dropped. On 19 December 2017, it was announced that the series would revert to a two-race format after using a three-race format in the previous season. Reversed grids for Race 2 were also reintroduced after being absent from the previous season.


Race calendar and results


Championship standings


Drivers' Championship


Junior Class


Teams' Championship


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scandinavian Touring Car Championship
Scandinavian Touring Car Championship The Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) is a touring car racing series based in Scandinavia. The series took over from the Danish Touringcar Championship The Danish Touringcar Championship (abbreviated as the DTC) was a touring car ra ...
2018 in Swedish motorsport