2020 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship
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The 2020 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship was the tenth overall season of the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship and the fourth under the internationally recognised TCR formula. It was also the third time the championship has run under the STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship banner.[1] Originally due to start on 15 May at Ring Knutstorp and end on 4 October at Mantorp Park, the season start was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A revised calendar was due to be published sometime after Easter.[2][3]
Robert Dahlgren and Brink Motorsport are the reigning Drivers' and Teams' champions respectively.[4]
Driver changes
The following teams and drivers are set to compete in the 2020 season:
| Entrant | Car | Race drivers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Driver name | Rounds | Ref. | ||||||||
 PWR Racing Racing for Charity |
CUPRA Leon Competición TCR | 1 | Robert Dahlgren |
All | [5] | ||||||
| 19 | Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky |
All | [5] | ||||||||
| 37 | Daniel Haglöf |
4 | [6] | ||||||||
| 59 | Peter "Poker" Wallenberg |
1−3 | [7] | ||||||||
| Lestrup Racing |
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 7 | Oliver Söderström |
All | [8] | ||||||
| 12 |  Robert Huff |
All | [9] | ||||||||
| Brovallen Design |
Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 9 | Kevin Engman |
4 | |||||||
| 91 |  Magnus Gustavsen |
1−3 | [10] | ||||||||
| Honda Racing Sweden |
Honda Civic Type-R TCR (FK2) | 20 | Mattias Andersson |
All | [11] | ||||||
| Kågered Racing |
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 21 | Andreas Ahlberg |
All | [12] | ||||||
| 45 | Emil Persson |
All | [13] | ||||||||
| 48 | Mikael Karlsson |
All | [13][14] | ||||||||
| Experion Racing Team |
Hyundai i30 N TCR | 22 | Albin Wärnelöv |
All | [15] | ||||||
| Brink Motorsport |
Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 51 | Hannes Morin |
All | [16] | ||||||
| 71 | Tobias Brink |
All | [17] | ||||||||
| Isac's Racing |
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 70 | Isac Aronsson |
1, 3−4 | [18] | ||||||
| Sources:[19][13][20][15][21][22] | |||||||||||
- 2019 V8 Thunder Cars champion Emil Persson is set to join Kågered Racing, alongside championship runner-up Mikael Persson.[13]
- Fredrik Blomstedt, who debuted in the series in 2017, was set to join Brink Motorsport but was forced to leave due to financial difficulties.[23][24]
- William Nyberg is set to debut with his father's team, TPR Motorsport, at the season opener.[22]
- Robert Huff is set to debut with Lestrup Racing.[9]
- Casper Elgaard is set to debut with TPR Motorsport.[25]
- Isac Aronsson is set to debut with his family team, Isac's Racing.[18]
Team changes
- Kågered Racing is set to expand their operation to three cars.[13]
- PWR Racing is set to replace the Cupra León TCR with the Cupra Leon Competición TCR.[20][26]
- Experion Racing Team is set to replace their Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR with a Hyundai i30 N TCR.[15]
Calendar changes
- Two rounds are scheduled to be held in Denmark alongside the inaugural season of the TCR Denmark Touring Car Series.[2]
- Anderstorp Raceway was removed from the calendar.[2]
- Bellahøj Park was added to the calendar.[27]
- The opening round at Ring Knutstorp was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[28]
- A new, four-round, calendar was released on 15 June 2020.[29]
Changes
General changes
- In October 2019, SNB-Events AB took over as promoter for the series.[2]
- In December 2019, Spring Media took over the distribution rights of the series.[30]
- The independents' cup is set to return. Any driver over the age of 26, that haven't taken part in STCC TCR Scandinavia before, and are driving cars older than three years will be eligible to compete in the cup.[31]
Race calendar and results
The following 4 rounds are scheduled to take place in 2020:
| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Karlskoga Motorstadion |
Karlskoga, Örebro | 15–16 August | Oliver Söderström |
Robert Huff |
Oliver Söderström |
Lestrup Racing |
| R2 | Tobias Brink |
Tobias Brink |
Robert Dahlgren |
PWR Racing | ||||
| R3 | Andreas Ahlberg |
Andreas Ahlberg |
Kågered Racing | |||||
| 2 | R1 | Drivecenter Arena |
Skellefteå, Västerbotten | 28–29 August | Robert Dahlgren |
Robert Dahlgren |
Robert Dahlgren |
PWR Racing |
| R2 | Robert Dahlgren |
Tobias Brink |
Robert Dahlgren |
PWR Racing | ||||
| R3 | Tobias Brink |
Mikael Karlsson |
Kågered Racing | |||||
| 3 | R1 | Mantorp Park |
Mantorp, Östergötland | 2–3 October | Tobias Brink |
Emil Persson |
Tobias Brink |
Brink Motorsport |
| R2 | Tobias Brink |
Tobias Brink |
Tobias Brink |
Brink Motorsport | ||||
| R3 | Robert Dahlgren |
Hannes Morin |
Brink Motorsport | |||||
| 4 | R1 | Ring Knutstorp |
Kågeröd, Skåne | 9-10 October | Robert Dahlgren |
Robert Huff |
Robert Huff |
Lestrup Racing |
| R2 | Robert Dahlgren |
Robert Dahlgren |
Robert Dahlgren |
PWR Racing | ||||
| R3 | Robert Dahlgren |
Robert Huff |
Lestrup Racing | |||||
| Source:[2][27][28][29] | ||||||||