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1997 Swedish Touring Car Championship
The 1997 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 2nd season of the championship. It was decided over six race weekends (comprising twelve races) at six different circuits. Jan Nilsson won the second championship of the STCC. It was two-time DTM champion Mattias Ekström's touring car debut year driving a black Volvo 850 GLT. Teams and Drivers Race calendar and winners All rounds were held in Sweden. Drivers Championship Points were awarded to the top ten drivers in a race as follows: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1. 5 points were awarded to any driver who took part in qualifying. Classified finishers in Race 1 were reversed to decide the Race 2 grid. The final meeting of the year saw double points awarded. References External links Touring-cars.net1997 Entry List {{Super Touring championships Swedish Touring Car Championship seasons Swedish Touring Car Championship Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) was a touring car racing series based in Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Nilsson
Jan "Flash" Nilsson (born 15 December 1960) is a Swedish former active race car driver. He is most famous for his appearance in the Swedish Touring Car Championship, having driven full season in 15 seasons and for being the third most victorious driver (two championship wins and 35 race wins). Early career Jan Nilsson started competing in Formula Ford in 1983 before moving on to Formula 3. He became the Swedish F3 champion in 1989 and drove Formula 3 in Japan and Mexico before moving to Clio Cup Scandinavia. He finished second in 1992 and moved up to Renault Spider Eurocup in 1993 after becoming champion in 1992. His first year in the Spider Eurocup saw him finishing in fourth place, as did the 1995 season. In 1996 he finished third. STCC Jan Nilsson's own team, Flash Engineering, became the official Volvo team. He took the title in 1996 and 1997, both in a Volvo 850. and was second in 1998, this time in a Volvo S40. In 1999 he was 5th, and 6th in 2000. Nilsson finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
