title: 2004 Swedish Touring Car Championship
text: # 2004 Swedish Touring Car Championship
  
  The 2004 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 9th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. In total nine racing weekends at five different circuits were held; each round comprising two races, making an eighteen-round competition in total.
  
  ## Teams and drivers
  
  | Team | Car | No. | Drivers |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Drivers' Championship ||||
  | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi A4 | 1 | Fredrik Ekblom |
  | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi A4 | 6 | Tommy Kristoffersson |
  | Flash Engineering | Volvo S60 | 2 | Jan Nilsson |
  | Flash Engineering | Volvo S60 | 7 | Robert Dahlgren |
  | Engström Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R | 3 | Tomas Engström |
  | Engström Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R | 8 | Jens Hellström |
  | Opel Team Sweden | Opel Astra | 4 | Tommy Rustad |
  | West Coast Racing | BMW 320i | 5 | Richard Göransson |
  | West Coast Racing | BMW 320i | 9 | Thed Björk |
  | West Coast Racing | BMW 320i | 11 | Niklas Lovén |
  | SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo | 10 | Rickard Rydell |
  | LMS Racing | Audi A4 | 12 | Olli Haapalainen |
  | Team Italienska Bil | Alfa Romeo 156 | 20 | Mattias Andersson |
  | IPS Motorsport | Peugeot 307 | 21 | Johan Stureson |
  | Peugeot Statoil Motorsport | Peugeot 307 | 23 | Jan Magnussen |
  | STCC Challenge ||||
  | Rosén Racing | Volvo S60 | 92 | Tobbe Rosén |
  | Landegren Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 93 | Johan Landegren |
  | Gellerstedt Motorsport | BMW 320i | 94 | Christer Gellerstedt |
  | Lindblom Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 95 | Jan Lindblom |
  | Norén Racing | BMW 320i | 96 | Peo Norén |
  | JN Racing | BMW 320i | 97 | Johan Nilsson |
  | Team Gustavsson | Volvo S60 | 98 | Joakim Gustavsson |
  | Mälarpower | Volvo S40 Evo 5 | 99 | Ronnie Brandt |
  
  ## Race calendar and winners
  
  | Round | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Winning team |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 | Ring Knutstorp | 1–2 May | Robert Dahlgren Richard Göransson | Flash Engineering West Coast Racing |
  | 3 4 | Falkenbergs Motorbana | 15–16 May | Jan Nilsson Fredrik Ekblom | Flash Engineering Kristoffersson Motorsport |
  | 5 6 | Karlskoga Motorstadion | 30–31 May | Richard Göransson Richard Göransson | West Coast Racing West Coast Racing |
  | 7 8 | Mantorp Park | 19–20 June | Robert Dahlgren Rickard Rydell | Polestar Racing SEAT Sport |
  | 9 10 | Ring Knutstorp | 3–4 July | Richard Göransson Richard Göransson | West Coast Racing West Coast Racing |
  | 11 12 | Ring Knutstorp | 17–18 July | Richard Göransson Tommy Rustad | West Coast Racing Opel Team Sweden |
  | 13 14 | Arctic Circle Raceway | 31 July–1 August | Richard Göransson Richard Göransson | West Coast Racing West Coast Racing |
  | 15 16 | Karlskoga Motorstadion | 14–15 August | Robert Dahlgren Tommy Rustad | Flash Engineering Opel Team Sweden |
  | 17 18 | Mantorp Park | 18–19 September | Fredrik Ekblom Richard Göransson | Kristoffersson Motorsport West Coast Racing |
  
  ## Championship results
  
  ### Championship Standings
  
  | Pos. | Driver | KNU | KNU | FAL | FAL | GEL | GEL | MAN | MAN | FAL | FAL | KNU | KNU | MIR | MIR | GEL | GEL | MAN | MAN | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Richard Göransson | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 227 |
  | 2 | Robert Dahlgren | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 176 |
  | 3 | Fredrik Ekblom | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 165 |
  | 4 | Jan Nilsson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 13 | 137 |
  | 5 | Tommy Rustad | Ret | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | DNS | Ret | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 137 |
  | 6 | Tomas Engström | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 128 |
  | 7 | Johan Stureson | 5 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 107 |
  | 8 | Tommy Kristoffersson | 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 102 |
  | 9 | Jens Hellström | 6 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 80 |
  | 10 | Mattias Andersson | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 8 | 16 | DNS | 7 | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 59 |
  | 11 | Thed Björk | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | | | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 48 |
  | 12 | Johan Landegren | | | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 48 |
  | 13 | Peo Norén | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 15 | DNS | | | 11 | 7 | 43 |
  | 14 | Johan Nilsson | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | DNS | 10 | 30 |
  | 15 | Rickard Rydell | | | | | | | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
  | 16 | Christer Gellerstedt | 13 | DNS | DNS | 10 | 13 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | 18 | 9 | 23 |
  | 17 | Niklas Lovén | 10 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
  | 18 | Tobbe Rosén | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | DNS | DNS | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
  | 19 | Olli Haapalainen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 18 | 8 |
  | 20 | Jan Magnussen | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 15 | | | | | | | 7 |
  | 21 | Ronnie Brandt | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
  | 22 | Jan Lindblom | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
  | 23 | Joakim Gustavsson | 14 | 14 | DNS | DNS | | | | | DNS | Ret | 15 | 13 | | | | | 12 | Ret | 1 |
  
  ### Driver's championship
  
  | Position | Driver | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Richard Göransson | 227 |
  | 2 | Robert Dahlgren | 176 |
  | 3 | Fredrik Ekblom | 165 |
  | 4 | Jan Nilsson | 137 |
  | 5 | Tommy Rustad | 137 |
  | 6 | Tomas Engström | 128 |
  | 7 | Johan Stureson | 107 |
  | 8 | Tommy Kristoffersson | 102 |
  | 9 | Jens Hellström | 80 |
  | 10 | Mattias Andersson | 59 |
  | 11 | Johan Landegren | 48 |
  | 12 | Thed Björk | 48 |
  | 13 | Peo Norén | 43 |
  | 14 | Johan Nilsson | 30 |
  | 15 | Rickard Rydell | 26 |
  | 16 | Christer Gellerstedt | 23 |
  | 17 | Niklas Lovén | 15 |
  | 18 | Tobbe Rosén | 13 |
  | 19 | Olli Happalainen | 8 |
  | 20 | Jan Magnussen | 7 |
  | 21 | Ronnie Brandt | 6 |
  | 22 | Jan Lindblom | 4 |
  | 23 | Joakim Gustavsson | 1 |
  
  ### STCC Challenge
  
  | Position | Driver | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Johan Nilsson | 176 |
  | 2 | Johan Landegren | 164 |
  | 3 | Peo Norén | 129 |
  | 4 | Christer Gellerstedt | 89 |
  | 5 | Tobbe Rosén (4 tävlingar) | 59 |
  | 6 | Ronnie Brandt | 58 |
  | 7 | Joakim Gustavsson | 26 |
  | 8 | Jan Lindblom | 12 |
  
  ### Manufacturer's Championship
  
  | Position | Manufacturer | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | BMW | 225 |
  | 2 | Volvo | 206 |
  | 3 | Audi | 176 |
  | 4 | Honda | 150 |
  | 5 | Opel | 142 |
  | 6 | Peugeot | 120 |
  | 7 | Alfa Romeo | 67 |
  