Richard Göransson won the championship by seven points.

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.

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds WestCoast Racing / BMW Dealer Team BMW 320si E90 1 Sweden Fredrik Ekblom D All 6 Sweden Robin Rudholm D All Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing Volvo C30 2 Sweden Robert Dahlgren D All 9 Norway Tommy Rustad D 1-8,10-11 Flash Engineering BMW 320si E90 3 Sweden Richard Göransson D All 5 Sweden Jan "Flash" Nilsson D All Honda Racing Honda Accord Euro R 4 Sweden Thed Björk D All 7 Sweden Tomas Engström D All Nordic Fine Art SEAT León 8 Sweden Roger Eriksson D All Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4 14 Sweden Tommy Kristoffersson D 1-4,8-11 15 Russia Alexander Lvov D 2-3,6-7,9-11 CMS Team Sweden Audi A4 17 Sweden Andreas Simonsen D 5 MA:GP Alfa Romeo 156 20 Sweden Mattias Andersson D All IPS Motorsport Peugeot 308 21 Sweden Johan Stureson D All Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden Chevrolet Lacetti 22 Norway Thomas Schie D All Elgh Motorsport BMW 320si E90 28 Sweden Carl Rosenblad D 1-2,5,7,9,11 Brovallen Motorsport Mercedes C200 90 Sweden Tobias Johansson S 1,3-11 Team Caliber BMW 320i E46 93 Sweden Dick Sahlén S All Team Nya Åkeriet Örebro BMW 320i E46 94 Sweden Mikael Eklund S 7 Huggare Racing BMW 320i E46 96 Sweden Viktor Huggare S 1-5,7,11 BMS Event BMW 320i E46 97 Sweden Joakim Ahlberg S 1-2,5-11 Tysslinge Racing BMW 320i E46 95 Sweden Tobias Tegelby S 4 Brandt Racing Volvo S60 99 Sweden Ronnie Brandt S 4,11Icon Class D Drivers' Championship S Semcon Cup
WestCoast Racing / BMW Dealer TeamBMW 320si E901Sweden Fredrik EkblomDAll
6Sweden Robin RudholmDAll
Volvo Olsbergs Green RacingVolvo C302Sweden Robert DahlgrenDAll
9Norway Tommy RustadD1-8,10-11
Flash EngineeringBMW 320si E903Sweden Richard GöranssonDAll
5Sweden Jan "Flash" NilssonDAll
Honda RacingHonda Accord Euro R4Sweden Thed BjörkDAll
7Sweden Tomas EngströmDAll
Nordic Fine ArtSEAT León8Sweden Roger ErikssonDAll
Kristoffersson MotorsportAudi A414Sweden Tommy KristofferssonD1-4,8-11
15Russia Alexander LvovD2-3,6-7,9-11
CMS Team SwedenAudi A417Sweden Andreas SimonsenD5
MA:GPAlfa Romeo 15620Sweden Mattias AnderssonDAll
IPS MotorsportPeugeot 30821Sweden Johan SturesonDAll
Chevrolet Motorsport SwedenChevrolet Lacetti22Norway Thomas SchieDAll
Elgh MotorsportBMW 320si E9028Sweden Carl RosenbladD1-2,5,7,9,11
Brovallen MotorsportMercedes C20090Sweden Tobias JohanssonS1,3-11
Team CaliberBMW 320i E4693Sweden Dick SahlénSAll
Team Nya Åkeriet ÖrebroBMW 320i E4694Sweden Mikael EklundS7
Huggare RacingBMW 320i E4696Sweden Viktor HuggareS1-5,7,11
BMS EventBMW 320i E4697Sweden Joakim AhlbergS1-2,5-11
Tysslinge RacingBMW 320i E4695Sweden Tobias TegelbyS4
Brandt RacingVolvo S6099Sweden Ronnie BrandtS4,11
IconClass
DDrivers' Championship
SSemcon Cup

Race calendar

The calendar for the 2008 season were as follows:

RoundCircuitDate
1Sweden Ring Knutstorp20 April
2Sweden Sturup Raceway4 May
3Sweden Mantorp Park18 May
4Sweden Karlskoga Motorstadion1 June
5Sweden Göteborg City Race14 June
6Sweden Sturup Raceway29 June
7Sweden Falkenbergs Motorbana13 July
8Sweden Karlskoga Motorstadion17 August
9Sweden Ring Knutstorp31 August
10Norway Vålerbanen14 September
11Sweden Mantorp Park (Grande Finale)28 September

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

The drivers' championship 2008 was won by Richard Göransson.

Pos.DriverKNU SwedenSTU SwedenMAN SwedenKAR SwedenGÖT SwedenSTU SwedenFAL SwedenKAR SwedenKNU SwedenVÅL NorwayMAN SwedenPts
Pos. Driver KNU Sweden STU Sweden MAN Sweden KAR Sweden GÖT Sweden STU Sweden FAL Sweden KAR Sweden KNU Sweden VÅL Norway MAN Sweden Pts 1 Sweden Richard Göransson 1 5 6 1 9 1 4 3 1 3 6 67 2 Sweden Fredrik Ekblom 2 1 3 Ret 3 5 1 2 9 12 2 60 3 Sweden Thed Björk 9 3 1 6 1 3 Ret 1 7 5 3 57 4 Sweden Robin Rudholm 3 4 5 2 6 4 2 9 2 8 14 48 5 Sweden Robert Dahlgren Ret 13 4 5 Ret 13 7 5 3 1 1 41 6 Sweden Jan "Flash" Nilsson 6 7 7 3 7 7 6 8 5 6 10 28 7 Norway Thomas Schie 8 Ret 8 4 2 8 15 Ret 8 4 5 26 8 Sweden Tomas Engström 4 10 16 Ret 4 6 9 Ret 4 7 8 21 9 Norway Tommy Rustad 10 Ret 2 Ret 5 10 5 6 DSQ Ret 19 10 Sweden Johan Stureson Ret 6 10 Ret Ret 2 8 7 Ret Ret 4 19 11 Sweden Mattias Andersson 5 2 Ret 10 DNS 14 12 4 Ret DNS 11 17 12 Sweden Roger Eriksson 7 Ret 11 8 Ret 9 Ret 11 Ret 2 7 13 13 Sweden Carl Rosenblad DSQ 8 10 3 Ret 18 7 14 Sweden Tommy Kristoffersson Ret 9 9 9 10 6 Ret 17 3 15 Sweden Tobias Johansson 11 12 7 8 12 10 12 10 9 9 3 16 Sweden Dick Sahlén 12 12 13 11 12 11 13 14 11 13 12 0 17 Sweden Joakim Ahlberg 13 Ret 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret 11 15 0 18 Sweden Viktor Huggare Ret 11 14 12 Ret 11 13 0 19 Russia Alexander Lvov Ret 15 Ret Ret 12 10 Ret 0 20 Sweden Ronnie Brandt Ret 16 0 21 Sweden Andreas Simonsen 11 0 22 Sweden Tobias Tegelby 13 0 23 Sweden Mikael Eklund 14 0Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
1Sweden Richard Göransson1561914313667
2Sweden Fredrik Ekblom213Ret3512912260
3Sweden Thed Björk931613Ret175357
4Sweden Robin Rudholm34526429281448
5Sweden Robert DahlgrenRet1345Ret137531141
6Sweden Jan "Flash" Nilsson67737768561028
7Norway Thomas Schie8Ret842815Ret84526
8Sweden Tomas Engström41016Ret469Ret47821
9Norway Tommy Rustad10Ret2Ret51056DSQRet19
10Sweden Johan SturesonRet610RetRet287RetRet419
11Sweden Mattias Andersson52Ret10DNS14124RetDNS1117
12Sweden Roger Eriksson7Ret118Ret9Ret11Ret2713
13Sweden Carl RosenbladDSQ8103Ret187
14Sweden Tommy KristofferssonRet999106Ret173
15Sweden Tobias Johansson11127812101210993
16Sweden Dick Sahlén12121311121113141113120
17Sweden Joakim Ahlberg13Ret13RetRet13Ret11150
18Sweden Viktor HuggareRet111412Ret11130
19Russia Alexander LvovRet15RetRet1210Ret0
20Sweden Ronnie BrandtRet160
21Sweden Andreas Simonsen110
22Sweden Tobias Tegelby130
23Sweden Mikael Eklund140
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Teams' championship

PosTeamPts
1West Coast Racing / BMW Dealer Team108
2Flash Engineering96
3Honda Racing78
4Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing60
5Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden26
6IPS Motorsport19
7MA:GP / Alfa Romeo17
8Nordic Fine Art14
9Elgh Motorsport7
10KMS - Kristofferson Motorsport4

Manufacturers' championship

PosManufacturesPts
1BMW139
2Honda93
3Volvo72
4Chevrolet38
5Peugeot24
6Alfa Romeo22
7Seat20
8Audi17

Semcon Cup

PosDriverTeamPts
1Tobias JohanssonMB Sport98
2Dick SahlénTeam Caliber84
3Viktor HuggareHuggare Racing36
4Joakim AhlbergBMS Event33
5Mikael EklundTeam Nya Åkeriet Örebro5
6Tobias TegelbyTysslinge Racing5
7Ronnie BrandtBrandt Racing4

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