title: 2000 Swedish Touring Car Championship
text: # 2000 Swedish Touring Car Championship
  
  The 2000 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the fifth Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. It was contested over eight rounds (comprising sixteen races) at six different circuits.
  
  Norwegian Tommy Rustad won his first championship for the Crawford Nissan Racing team and became the first non-Swedish driver to win the championship.
  
  ## Entry list
  
  | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden | Volvo S40 | 1 | Mattias Ekström | D | All |
  | Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden | Volvo S40 | 5 | Jan Nilsson | D | All |
  | Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden | Volvo S40 | 34 | Kelvin Burt | D | 8 |
  | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi A4 Quattro | 2 | Fredrik Ekblom | D | All |
  | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi A4 Quattro | 9 | Tommy Kristoffersson | D | All |
  | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi A4 Quattro | 31 | Christian Abt | D | 8 |
  | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi A4 Quattro | 32 | Lennart Pehrsson | S | 8 |
  | Crawford Nissan Racing | Nissan Primera Mk3 GT | 3 | Tommy Rustad | D | All |
  | Crawford Nissan Racing | Nissan Primera Mk3 GT | 6 | Carl Rosenblad | D | All |
  | Picko Troberg Racing | Ford Mondeo Zetec | 4 | Jens Edman | D | 1, 3–8 |
  | Svenska Honda Bilimport | Honda Accord LS | 7 | Hubert Bergh | D | 1–5, 7 |
  | Svenska Honda Bilimport | Honda Accord LS | 12 | Tomas Nyström | D | All |
  | BMW Dealer Team | BMW 320i | 11 | Peggen Andersson | S | All |
  | NK Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 156 TS | 14 | Niklas Karlsson | D | 8 |
  | Euro Racing | Alfa Romeo 156 TS | 14 | Niklas Karlsson | D | 1–4 |
  | Euro Racing | Alfa Romeo 156 TS | 26 | Jocke Mangs | D | 8 |
  | Euro Racing | Alfa Romeo 156 TS | 28 | Kari Mäkinen | D | 5 |
  | Jan Lindblom Racing | Ford Mondeo Ghia | 15 | Jan Lindblom | S | 1–7 |
  | Jan Lindblom Racing | Volvo S40 | 15 | Jan Lindblom | S | 8 |
  | ETAB Data | Audi A4 Quattro | 16 | Tobias Johansson | S | All |
  | Chrysler Jeep Sweden | Chrysler Stratus | 17 | Tomas Engström | D | All |
  | Team Polo Motorsport | BMW 320i | 18 | Djon Clausen | S | 1–4, 7–8 |
  | Anders Hammer Racing | Honda Accord | 19 | Anders Hammer | S | 2, 4–5, 7–8 |
  | Magnus Krokström | Audi A4 Quattro | 20 | Magnus Krokström | S | All |
  | Georg Bakajev Motorsport | BMW 318is | 21 | Anders Svensson | S | All |
  | Georg Bakajev Motorsport | BMW 318is | 24 | Jarle Gåsland | S | 6, 8 |
  | Frank Valle Motorsport | BMW 320i | 22 | Frank Valle | S | 2, 4–7 |
  | Nordic Radical Motorsport | Opel Vectra GT | 23 | Rolf Uhr | S | 1 |
  | Opel Team Sweden | Opel Vectra 16v | 25 | Pontus Mörth | D | 7–8 |
  | Tord Linnerud | Opel Vectra 16v | 27 | Tord Linnerud | D | 5–6 |
  | Torbjörn Sällfors | BMW 320i | 29 | Torbjörn Sällfors | S | 7–8 |
  | AGS Motorsport | Audi A4 Quattro | 30 | Roberto Colciago | D | 7–8 |
  | P.R.O. Motorsport | Nissan Primera Mk3 GT | 33 | David Leslie | D | 8 |
  | Peter Sundfeldt | Opel Vectra 16v | 55 | Peter Sundfeldt | D | 5, 8 |
  | Icon | Class |
  | D | Drivers' Championship |
  | S | Synsam Cup |
  
  ## Race calendar and winners
  
  | Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Winning Privateer |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | R1 | Karlskoga-Gelleråsen | 7 May | Tommy Rustad | Fredrik Ekblom | Fredrik Ekblom | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Magnus Krokström |
  | 1 | R2 | Karlskoga-Gelleråsen | 7 May | Tommy Rustad | Carl Rosenblad | Fredrik Ekblom | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Tobias Johansson |
  | 2 | R3 | Ring Knutstorp | 28 May | Fredrik Ekblom | Fredrik Ekblom | Fredrik Ekblom | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Magnus Krokström |
  | 2 | R4 | Ring Knutstorp | 28 May | Fredrik Ekblom | Mattias Ekström | Fredrik Ekblom | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Peggen Andersson |
  | 3 | R5 | Mantorp Park | 18 June | Hubert Bergh | Tommy Rustad | Tommy Rustad | Crawford Nissan Racing | Magnus Krokström |
  | 3 | R6 | Mantorp Park | 18 June | Hubert Bergh | Mattias Ekström | Fredrik Ekblom | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Tobias Johansson |
  | 4 | R7 | Falkenberg | 9 July | Jan Nilsson | Jan Nilsson | Mattias Ekström | Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden | Peggen Andersson |
  | 4 | R8 | Falkenberg | 9 July | Tommy Rustad | Tommy Rustad | Tommy Rustad | Crawford Nissan Racing | Magnus Krokström |
  | 5 | R9 | Anderstorp | 30 July | Carl Rosenblad | Jens Edman | Jens Edman | Picko Troberg Racing | Peggen Andersson |
  | 5 | R10 | Anderstorp | 30 July | Carl Rosenblad | Carl Rosenblad | Carl Rosenblad | Crawford Nissan Racing | Magnus Krokström |
  | 6 | R11 | Arctic Circle Raceway | 13 August | Mattias Ekström | Tommy Rustad | Mattias Ekström | Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden | Magnus Krokström |
  | 6 | R12 | Arctic Circle Raceway | 13 August | Jan Nilsson | Mattias Ekström | Mattias Ekström | Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden | Frank Valle |
  | 7 | R13 | Karlskoga-Gelleråsen | 27 August | Fredrik Ekblom | Fredrik Ekblom | Fredrik Ekblom | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Peggen Andersson |
  | 7 | R14 | Karlskoga-Gelleråsen | 27 August | Fredrik Ekblom | Roberto Colciago | Fredrik Ekblom | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Peggen Andersson |
  | 8 | R15 | Mantorp Park | 10 September | Tommy Rustad | Tommy Rustad | Jens Edman | Picko Troberg Racing | Peggen Andersson |
  | 8 | R16 | Mantorp Park | 10 September | Tommy Rustad | Jens Edman | Jens Edman | Picko Troberg Racing | Jan Lindblom |
  
  ## Drivers' Championship
  
  Points system :
  
  | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
  | Double points in final race at Mantorp |||||||||||
  | Pos. | Driver | KAR | KAR | KNU | KNU | MAN | MAN | FAL | FAL | AND | AND | ARC | ARC | KAR | KAR | MAN | MAN | Pts |
  | 1 | Tommy Rustad | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 175 |
  | 2 | Fredrik Ekblom | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 167 |
  | 3 | Mattias Ekström | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 165 |
  | 4 | Jens Edman | 4 | 8 | | | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 115 |
  | 5 | Carl Rosenblad | 5 | 4 | DSQ | 8 | 6 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 96 |
  | 6 | Jan Nilsson | DNS | 9 | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 84 |
  | 7 | Tomas Nyström | 6 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 7 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 6 | 64 |
  | 8 | Tommy Kristoffersson | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 64 |
  | 9 | Peggen Andersson | 11 | DNS | 8 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 8 | 13 | | | 10 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 36 |
  | 10 | Tomas Engström | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
  | 11 | Hubert Bergh | Ret | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 9 | | | DNS | DNS | | | 30 |
  | 12 | Pontus Mörth | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
  | 13 | Magnus Krokström | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 25 |
  | 14 | Roberto Colciago | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 2 | 9 | Ret | 14 |
  | 15 | Tobias Johansson | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
  | 16 | Niklas Karlsson | 8 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | 9 |
  | 17 | Tord Linnerud | | | | | | | | | 13 | Ret | 9 | 6 | | | | | 7 |
  | 18 | Christian Abt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | 6 |
  | 19 | Jan Lindblom | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 8 | 16 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 15 | 11 | 4 |
  | 20 | Anders Svensson | Ret | DNS | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 12 | DNS | 14 | DNS | 15 | 2 |
  | 21 | Frank Valle | | | 15 | Ret | | | 13 | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 10 | Ret | DNS | | | 2 |
  | 22 | Kelvin Burt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | 1 |
  | 23 | Djon Clausen | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 11 | | | | | 14 | Ret | 19 | 20 | 0 |
  | 24 | Jarle Gåsland | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 11 | | | 23 | 17 | 0 |
  | 25 | Anders Hammer | | | DNS | DNS | | | 12 | Ret | Ret | 15 | | | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 0 |
  | 26 | Rolf Uhr | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | 27 | Torbjörn Sällfors | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
  | 28 | Lennart Pehrsson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 0 |
  | 29 | Peter Sundfeldt | | | | | | | | | 17 | 18 | | | | | Ret | DNS | 0 |
  | 30 | Kari Mäkinen | | | | | | | | | 18 | 17 | | | | | | | 0 |
  | 31 | Jocke Mangs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 19 | 0 |
  | – | David Leslie | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
  | Pos. | Driver | KAR | KAR | KNU | KNU | MAN | MAN | FAL | FAL | AND | AND | ARC | ARC | KAR | KAR | MAN | MAN | Pts |
  | 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) |
  
  ### Synsam Cup for Privateers
  
  | Pos. | Driver | KAR | KAR | KNU | KNU | MAN | MAN | FAL | FAL | AND | AND | ARC | ARC | KAR | KAR | MAN | MAN | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Magnus Krokström | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 196 |
  | 2 | Tobias Johansson | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 178 |
  | 3 | Peggen Andersson | 11 | DNS | 8 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 8 | 13 | | | 10 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 176 |
  | 4 | Anders Svensson | Ret | DNS | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 12 | DNS | 14 | DNS | 15 | 122 |
  | 5 | Djon Clausen | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 11 | | | | | 14 | Ret | 19 | 20 | 58 |
  | 6 | Anders Hammer | | | DNS | DNS | | | 12 | Ret | Ret | 15 | | | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 41 |
  | 7 | Frank Valle | | | 15 | Ret | | | 13 | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 10 | Ret | DNS | | | 40 |
  | 8 | Lennart Pehrsson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 30 |
  | 9 | Jarle Gåsland | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 11 | | | 23 | 17 | 26 |
  | 10 | Jan Lindblom | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 8 | 16 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 15 | 11 | 26 |
  | 11 | Torbjörn Sällfors | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
  | 12 | Rolf Uhr | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
  | Pos. | Driver | KAR | KAR | KNU | KNU | MAN | MAN | FAL | FAL | AND | AND | ARC | ARC | KAR | KAR | MAN | MAN | Pts |
  