# 2018 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship

The 2018 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship was the eighth Scandinavian Touring Car Championship 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 on 4 May and ended at Mantorp Park on 22 September, after six rounds.
Robert Dahlgren is the defending drivers' champion, while Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden are the defending teams' champions.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team | CUPRA León TCR | 1 | Robert Dahlgren | | All |
| PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team | CUPRA León TCR | 37 | Daniel Haglöf | | All |
| SEAT Dealer Team – PWR Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 19 | Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky | | All |
| SEAT Dealer Team – PWR Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 86 | Philip Morin | JTCC | All |
| Racing For Charity | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 59 | Peter "Poker" Wallenberg | | All |
| Volkswagen Dealer Team BAUHAUS | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | | All |
| Volkswagen Dealer Team BAUHAUS | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 69 | Hugo Nerman | JTCC | All |
| Volkswagen Dealer Team BAUHAUS | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 81 | Nicklas Oscarsson | JTCC | All |
| Lestrup Racing Team | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 4 | Oliver Söderström | JTCC | All |
| Lestrup Racing Team | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 7 | Andreas Wernersson | | All |
| Experion Racing Team | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 22 | Albin Wärnelöv | | All |
| WestCoast Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 14 | Fredrik Ekblom | | All |
| WestCoast Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 29 | Andreas Bäckman | JTCC | 1–4, 6 |
| WestCoast Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 26 | Jessica Bäckman | JTCC | 1–4, 6 |
| Micke Kågered Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 15 | Oskar Krüger | JTCC | 1–2 |
| Micke Kågered Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 17 | Tomas Engström | | 4, 6 |
| Micke Kågered Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 21 | Andreas Ahlberg | | All |
| Honda Racing Sweden | Honda Civic TCR (FK2) | 20 | Mattias Andersson | | All |
| Brovallen Design | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 23 | Alex Andersson | | 1–4, 6 |
| Brovallen Design | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 91 | Andre Kiil | | 5–6 |
| ALM Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 91 | Andre Kiil | | 2 |
| Brink Motorsport | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 36 | Micke Ohlsson | | All |
| Brink Motorsport | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 71 | Tobias Brink | | All |
| LMS Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 44 | Olli Parhankangas | JTCC | 1, 3–6 |
| Icon | Class |
| JTCC | Junior |

## Calendar

On 16 November 2017, the calendar was announced which was reduced from seven events to six. The championship will host five rounds in Sweden and the series would make a return to Norway for the first time since 2008 when it was called Swedish Touring Car Championship with the event would be held at the Rudskogen circuit. The Solvalla Circuit in Stockholm and Alastaro Circuit in Finland 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

| Round | Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Race Winner | Winning Team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Ring Knutstorp | Kågeröd, Skåne | 4–5 May | Philip Morin | Daniel Haglöf | Daniel Haglöf | PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team | Formula STCC Nordic |
| 1 | R2 | Ring Knutstorp | Kågeröd, Skåne | 4–5 May | | Robert Dahlgren | Andreas Wernersson | Lestrup Racing Team | Formula STCC Nordic |
| 2 | R1 | Anderstorp Raceway | Anderstorp, Jönköping | 16–17 June | Johan Kristoffersson | Philip Morin | Philip Morin | SEAT Dealer Team – PWR Racing | Formula STCC Nordic |
| 2 | R2 | Anderstorp Raceway | Anderstorp, Jönköping | 16–17 June | | Fredrik Ekblom | Tobias Brink | Brink Motorsport | Formula STCC Nordic |
| 3 | R1 | Falkenbergs Motorbana | Bergagård, Halland | 7–8 July | Robert Dahlgren | Andreas Wernersson | Robert Dahlgren | PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team | Formula STCC Nordic |
| 3 | R2 | Falkenbergs Motorbana | Bergagård, Halland | 7–8 July | | Johan Kristoffersson | Mattias Andersson | Honda Racing Sweden | Formula STCC Nordic |
| 4 | R1 | Karlskoga Motorstadion | Karlskoga, Örebro | 18–19 August | Philip Morin | Daniel Haglöf | Daniel Haglöf | PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team | stand-alone event |
| 4 | R2 | Karlskoga Motorstadion | Karlskoga, Örebro | 18–19 August | | Daniel Haglöf | Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky | SEAT Dealer Team – PWR Racing | stand-alone event |
| 5 | R1 | Rudskogen Motorpark | Rakkestad, Østfold | 8–9 September | Daniel Haglöf | Johan Kristoffersson | Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen Dealer Team BAUHAUS | Formula STCC Nordic |
| 5 | R2 | Rudskogen Motorpark | Rakkestad, Østfold | 8–9 September | | Philip Morin | Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen Dealer Team BAUHAUS | Formula STCC Nordic |
| 6 | R1 | Mantorp Park | Mantorp, Östergötland | 21–22 September | Andreas Wernersson | Johan Kristoffersson | Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen Dealer Team BAUHAUS | Formula STCC Nordic |
| 6 | R2 | Mantorp Park | Mantorp, Östergötland | 21–22 September | | Daniel Haglöf | Tobias Brink | Brink Motorsport | Formula STCC Nordic |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | KNU | KNU | AND | AND | FAL | FAL | GEL | GEL | RUD | RUD | MAN | MAN | Pts |
| 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | 4$^3$ | 3 | 5$^1$ | 4 | 2$^3$ | 16 | 3$^4$ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 195 |
| 2 | Robert Dahlgren | 2$^4$ | 2 | 3$^4$ | 2 | 1$^1$ | 6 | 5$^3$ | 7 | 2$^2$ | 3 | 3$^3$ | Ret | 185 |
| 3 | Daniel Haglöf | 1$^2$ | 5 | 2$^2$ | 19 | 3 | 10 | 1$^2$ | 5 | 3$^1$ | 5 | 5$^4$ | 2 | 176 |
| 4 | Andreas Wernersson | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | 5 | 4$^2$ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2$^1$ | 4 | 167 |
| 5 | Philip Morin | 3$^1$ | 17 | 1$^3$ | Ret | 7 | 7 | 2$^1$ | 11 | 4$^3$ | 4 | 10 | Ret | 111 |
| 6 | Fredrik Ekblom | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5$^4$ | 2 | 7 | 16 | 7$^5$ | 8 | 4$^5$ | 6 | 111 |
| 7 | Tobias Brink | 17$^5$ | 6 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6$^5$ | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 93 |
| 8 | Mattias Andersson | 10 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 93 |
| 9 | Hugo Nerman | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 5$^4$ | 13 | Ret$^2$ | 8 | 44 |
| 10 | Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky | 11 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 1 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 11 | Oliver Söderström | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 30 |
| 12 | Andreas Ahlberg | 9 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 11$^5$ | Ret | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 13 | Micke Ohlsson | Ret | 9 | 16 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 23 |
| 14 | Andreas Bäckman | Ret | 16 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | | | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| 15 | Nicklas Oscarsson | 12 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 2 |
| 16 | Alex Andersson | 16 | 12 | 19 | 18 | Ret | 13 | 19 | 18 | | | 19 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | Andre Kiil | | | 15 | 11 | | | | | 14 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 0 |
| 18 | Jessica Bäckman | 13 | Ret | 14 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 13 | | | 17 | 15 | 0 |
| 19 | Tomas Engström | | | | | | | 13 | Ret | | | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Albin Wärnelöv | Ret | DNS | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| 21 | Olli Kangas | 18 | 13 | | | Ret | DNS | 16 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 0 |
| 22 | "Poker" | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 17 | | | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Oskar Krüger | 14 | Ret | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Race | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Qualifying (Race 1) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |

### Junior Class

| Pos | Driver | Pts |
| 1 | Philip Morin | 212 |
| 2 | Hugo Nerman | 191 |
| 3 | Oliver Söderström | 173 |
| 4 | Andreas Bäckman | 137 |
| 5 | Nicklas Oscarsson | 124 |
| 6 | Jessica Bäckman | 88 |
| 7 | Olli Kangas | 61 |
| 8 | Oskar Krüger | 18 |

### Teams' Championship

| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team | 358 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Dealer Team BAUHAUS | 239 |
| 3 | Lestrup Racing Team | 196 |
| 4 | WestCoast Racing | 124 |
| 5 | Brink Motorsport | 123 |
| 6 | SEAT Dealer Team – PWR Racing | 120 |
| 7 | Honda Racing Sweden | 95 |
| 8 | Micke Kågered Racing | 31 |
| 9 | Brovallen Design | 1 |
| NC | Experion Racing Team | 0 |
| NC | LMS Racing | 0 |
| NC | Racing For Charity | 0 |