The 2020 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship was the tenth overall season of the

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 and Swedish Touring Car Championship, with its first season in 2011. The Scandinav ...

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 The Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) is a touring car racing series based in Scandinavia. The series took over from the Danish Touringcar Championship and Swedish Touring Car Championship, with its first season in 2011. The Scandinav ...

banner. Originally due to start on 15 May at

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and end on 4 October at

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, the season start was postponed due to the

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. A revised calendar was due to be published sometime after Easter.

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and Brink Motorsport are the reigning Drivers' and Teams' champions respectively.

Entrants

The following teams and drivers are set to compete in the 2020 season:

Driver changes

* 2019

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champion Emil Persson is set to join Kågered Racing, alongside championship runner-up Mikael Persson. * Fredrik Blomstedt, who debuted in the series in

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, was set to join Brink Motorsport but was forced to leave due to financial difficulties. * William Nyberg is set to debut with his father's team, TPR Motorsport, at the season opener. * Robert Huff is set to debut with Lestrup Racing. *

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is set to debut with TPR Motorsport. * Isac Aronsson is set to debut with his family team, Isac's Racing.

Team changes

* Kågered Racing is set to expand their operation to three cars. *

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is set to replace the Cupra León TCR with the Cupra Leon Competición TCR. * Experion Racing Team is set to replace their Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR with a

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Calendar changes

* Two rounds are scheduled to be held in Denmark alongside the inaugural season of the

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. *

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was removed from the calendar. * Bellahøj Park was added to the calendar. * The opening round at

was postponed due to the

. * A new, four-round, calendar was released on 15 June 2020.

Changes

General changes

* In October 2019, SNB-Events AB took over as promoter for the series. * In December 2019, Spring Media took over the distribution rights of the series. * 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.

Race calendar and results

The following 4 rounds are scheduled to take place in 2020:

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championshopb

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