title: 2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship
text: # 2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship
  
  The 2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 13th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season.
  
  ## Drivers
  
  These were the STCC entries for the 2008 season. Entrants with numbers 90 and above also competed in the privateer competition known as Semcon Cup. All teams were Swedish-registered.
  
  | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | WestCoast Racing / BMW Dealer Team | BMW 320si E90 | 1 | Fredrik Ekblom | D | All |
  | WestCoast Racing / BMW Dealer Team | BMW 320si E90 | 6 | Robin Rudholm | D | All |
  | Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing | Volvo C30 | 2 | Robert Dahlgren | D | All |
  | Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing | Volvo C30 | 9 | Tommy Rustad | D | 1-8,10-11 |
  | Flash Engineering | BMW 320si E90 | 3 | Richard Göransson | D | All |
  | Flash Engineering | BMW 320si E90 | 5 | Jan "Flash" Nilsson | D | All |
  | Honda Racing | Honda Accord Euro R | 4 | Thed Björk | D | All |
  | Honda Racing | Honda Accord Euro R | 7 | Tomas Engström | D | All |
  | Nordic Fine Art | SEAT León | 8 | Roger Eriksson | D | All |
  | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi A4 | 14 | Tommy Kristoffersson | D | 1-4,8-11 |
  | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi A4 | 15 | Alexander Lvov | D | 2-3,6-7,9-11 |
  | CMS Team Sweden | Audi A4 | 17 | Andreas Simonsen | D | 5 |
  | MA:GP | Alfa Romeo 156 | 20 | Mattias Andersson | D | All |
  | IPS Motorsport | Peugeot 308 | 21 | Johan Stureson | D | All |
  | Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden | Chevrolet Lacetti | 22 | Thomas Schie | D | All |
  | Elgh Motorsport | BMW 320si E90 | 28 | Carl Rosenblad | D | 1-2,5,7,9,11 |
  | Brovallen Motorsport | Mercedes C200 | 90 | Tobias Johansson | S | 1,3-11 |
  | Team Caliber | BMW 320i E46 | 93 | Dick Sahlén | S | All |
  | Team Nya Åkeriet Örebro | BMW 320i E46 | 94 | Mikael Eklund | S | 7 |
  | Huggare Racing | BMW 320i E46 | 96 | Viktor Huggare | S | 1-5,7,11 |
  | BMS Event | BMW 320i E46 | 97 | Joakim Ahlberg | S | 1-2,5-11 |
  | Tysslinge Racing | BMW 320i E46 | 95 | Tobias Tegelby | S | 4 |
  | Brandt Racing | Volvo S60 | 99 | Ronnie Brandt | S | 4,11 |
  | Icon | Class |
  | D | Drivers' Championship |
  | S | Semcon Cup |
  
  ## Race Calendar
  
  The calendar for the 2008 season were as follows:
  
  | Round | Circuit | Date |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ring Knutstorp | 20 April |
  | 2 | Sturup Raceway | 4 May |
  | 3 | Mantorp Park | 18 May |
  | 4 | Karlskoga Motorstadion | 1 June |
  | 5 | Göteborg City Race | 14 June |
  | 6 | Sturup Raceway | 29 June |
  | 7 | Falkenbergs Motorbana | 13 July |
  | 8 | Karlskoga Motorstadion | 17 August |
  | 9 | Ring Knutstorp | 31 August |
  | 10 | Vålerbanen | 14 September |
  | 11 | Mantorp Park (Grande Finale) | 28 September |
  
  ## Results and standings
  
  ### Drivers' Championship
  
  The drivers' championship 2008 was won by Richard Göransson.
  
  | Pos. | Driver | KNU | STU | MAN | KAR | GÖT | STU | FAL | KAR | KNU | VÅL | MAN | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Richard Göransson | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 67 |
  | 2 | Fredrik Ekblom | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 60 |
  | 3 | Thed Björk | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 57 |
  | 4 | Robin Rudholm | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 48 |
  | 5 | Robert Dahlgren | Ret | 13 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
  | 6 | Jan "Flash" Nilsson | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 |
  | 7 | Thomas Schie | 8 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
  | 8 | Tomas Engström | 4 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
  | 9 | Tommy Rustad | 10 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | | DSQ | Ret | 19 |
  | 10 | Johan Stureson | Ret | 6 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 19 |
  | 11 | Mattias Andersson | 5 | 2 | Ret | 10 | DNS | 14 | 12 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 17 |
  | 12 | Roger Eriksson | 7 | Ret | 11 | 8 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 13 |
  | 13 | Carl Rosenblad | DSQ | 8 | | | 10 | | 3 | | Ret | | 18 | 7 |
  | 14 | Tommy Kristoffersson | Ret | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | 10 | 6 | Ret | 17 | 3 |
  | 15 | Tobias Johansson | 11 | | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
  | 16 | Dick Sahlén | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
  | 17 | Joakim Ahlberg | 13 | Ret | | | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 11 | 15 | 0 |
  | 18 | Viktor Huggare | Ret | 11 | 14 | 12 | Ret | | 11 | | | | 13 | 0 |
  | 19 | Alexander Lvov | | Ret | 15 | | | Ret | Ret | | 12 | 10 | Ret | 0 |
  | 20 | Ronnie Brandt | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 16 | 0 |
  | 21 | Andreas Simonsen | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | 0 |
  | 22 | Tobias Tegelby | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | 23 | Mikael Eklund | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | 0 |
  | Colour | Result |
  | Gold | Winner |
  | Silver | Second place |
  | Bronze | Third place |
  | Green | Points finish |
  | Blue | Non-points finish |
  | Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
  | Purple | Retired (Ret) |
  | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
  | Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
  | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
  | White | Did not start (DNS) |
  | White | Withdrew (WD) |
  | White | Race cancelled (C) |
  | Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
  | Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
  | Blank | Excluded (EX) |
  
  ### Teams' Championship
  
  | Pos | Team | Pts |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | West Coast Racing / BMW Dealer Team | 108 |
  | 2 | Flash Engineering | 96 |
  | 3 | Honda Racing | 78 |
  | 4 | Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing | 60 |
  | 5 | Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden | 26 |
  | 6 | IPS Motorsport | 19 |
  | 7 | MA:GP / Alfa Romeo | 17 |
  | 8 | Nordic Fine Art | 14 |
  | 9 | Elgh Motorsport | 7 |
  | 10 | KMS - Kristofferson Motorsport | 4 |
  
  ### Manufacturers' Championship
  
  | Pos | Manufactures | Pts |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | BMW | 139 |
  | 2 | Honda | 93 |
  | 3 | Volvo | 72 |
  | 4 | Chevrolet | 38 |
  | 5 | Peugeot | 24 |
  | 6 | Alfa Romeo | 22 |
  | 7 | Seat | 20 |
  | 8 | Audi | 17 |
  
  ### Semcon Cup
  
  | Pos | Driver | Team | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tobias Johansson | MB Sport | 98 |
  | 2 | Dick Sahlén | Team Caliber | 84 |
  | 3 | Viktor Huggare | Huggare Racing | 36 |
  | 4 | Joakim Ahlberg | BMS Event | 33 |
  | 5 | Mikael Eklund | Team Nya Åkeriet Örebro | 5 |
  | 6 | Tobias Tegelby | Tysslinge Racing | 5 |
  | 7 | Ronnie Brandt | Brandt Racing | 4 |
  