The STCC/DTC 2010 premiere preview

The Swedish Touring Car Championship and the Danish Touring Car Championship starts off this weekend at Jyllandsringen in Denmark. A total of 26 cars are going to be on the grid with drivers from Sweden, Denmark, England, Norway and Germany.
“It is going to be the best Touring Car race seen on Danish soil for many years,” said Jason Watt.

The first STCC/DTC race of the year kicks off at 14.10 CET at Jyllandsringen and last year STCC runner-up Thed Björk is excited.
“I am very excited ahead of the premiere. It is hard to say too much ahead of the first race, especially as we meet the Danes on their home grounds. But my goal is set on the very top,” said Björk.

The are many big names set for a good clash in the first race: Jan Magnussen, Tommy Rustad, Jason Watt, Richard Göransson, James Thompson and many more.

Danish BMW-driver Casper Elgaard is expecting tough opposition from the Swedes.
“The competition is going to be fierce from the Swedes. But I am very confident with my new team Bauhaus Telecommunications Security, the whole setup around the team is fantastic,” said Elgaard.

While STCC and DTC teams score individually in their respective championships, the premiere race is included in a Scandinavian Touring Car Cup. Here all drivers and teams of STCC and DTC are eligible to score points.
“There are many good danish and swedish drivers and I would say that the Danes have a bit of an advantage for the first race at least,” said WestCoast Racing driver Richard Göransson.

Jan Magnussen holds the current S2000 record at Jyllandsringen of 1:10.742, set in 2008 while driving a BMW 320si E90 on Dunlop tyres. This year both STCC and DTC run on Yokohama tyres.

Entry List – STCC/DTC – Jyllandsringen

Robin Appelqvist – Appelqvist Racing – Alfa Romeo 156
Jan Magnussen – Bauhaus Telesikring – BMW 320si
Casper Elgaard – Bauhaus Telesikring – BMW 320si
Joakim Ahlberg – BMS Event – BMW 320i E46
Michael Carlsen – Carlsen Motorsport – Peugeot 407
Viktor Hallrup – Chevrolet Sweden – Chevrolet Cruze
Andreas Ebbesson – Ebbesson Motorsport – BMW 320si
Roger Eriksson – Ekström Junior Team – SEAT Léon
Dick Sahlén – Ekström Junior Team – SEAT Léon
Thed Björk – Flash Engineering – BMW 320si
Jan “Flash” Nilsson – Flash Engineering – BMW 320si
James Thompson – Hartmann Honda – Honda Accord
Tomas Engström – Hartmann Honda – Honda Accord
Kim Morgan Jensen – KC Motorsport – BMW 320i E46
Mattias Andersson – MA:GP/IPS/Bilsport & MC – Alfa Romeo 156
Johan Stureson – MA:GP/IPS/Bilsport & MC – BMW 320si
Claes Hoffsten – MECA – Alfa Romeo 156
Tommy Rustad – Polestar Racing – Volvo C30
Robert Dahlgren – Polestar Racing – Volvo C30
Fredrik Ekblom – Team Biogas.se – Volkswagen Scirocco
Patrik Olsson – Team Biogas.se – Volkswagen Scirocco
Jason Watt – Team Bygma – SEAT Léon
Jens Møller – Team FDM – SEAT Léon
Kim Holgaard – Team FDM – SEAT Léon
Niels Christiansen – TBA – Toyota Corolla
Richard Göransson – WestCoast Racing – BMW 320si

Timetable – Jyllandsringen

Saturday 24/4
12.00 – STCC/DTC – Practice
15.05 – STCC/DTC – Qualifying Q1

Sunday 25/4
11.50 – STCC/DTC – Warm up
12.10 – STCC/DTC – Qualifying Q2
14.10 – STCC/DTC – Race 1
16.55 – STCC/DTC – Race 2

Weight list for STCC/DTC 2010 premiere

Fredrik Ekblom – Team Biogas.se – Volkswagen Scirocco – 1190 kg
Patrik Olsson – Team Biogas.se – Volkswagen Scirocco – 1190 kg
Jan Magnussen – Bauhaus Telesikring – BMW 320si – 1185 kg
Casper Elgaard – Bauhaus Telesikring – BMW 320si – 1185 kg
Robert Schlünssen – Alternative Engineering – BMW 320si – 1179 kg
Andreas Ebbesson – Ebbesson Motorsport – BMW 320si – 1170 kg
Thed Björk – Flash Engineering – BMW 320si – 1170 kg
Jan “Flash” Nilsson – Flash Engineering – BMW 320si – 1170 kg
Johan Stureson – MA:GP/IPS – BMW 320si – 1170 kg
Richard Göransson – WestCoast Racing – BMW 320si – 1170 kg
Viktor Hallrup – Chevrolet Sweden – Chevrolet Cruze – 1165 kg
Kim Morgan Jensen – KC Motorsport – BMW 320i E46 – 1160 kg
Tommy Rustad – Polestar Racing – Volvo C30 – 1159 kg
Robert Dahlgren – Polestar Racing – Volvo C30 – 1159 kg
James Thompson – Hartmann Honda – Honda Accord – 1155 kg
Tomas Engström – Hartmann Honda – Honda Accord – 1155 kg
Claes Hoffsten – MECA – Alfa Romeo 156 – 1150 kg
Mattias Andersson – MA:GP/IPS – Alfa Romeo 156 – 1150 kg
Roger Eriksson – Ekström Junior Team – SEAT Léon – 1150 kg
Dick Sahlén – Ekström Junior Team – SEAT Léon – 1150 kg
Viktor Huggare – Huggare Racing – Opel Astra – 1140 kg
Jens Møller – Team FDM – SEAT Léon – 1140 kg
Kim Holgaard – Team FDM – SEAT Léon – 1140 kg
Robin Appelqvist – Appelqvist Racing – Alfa Romeo 156 – 1140 kg
Niels Christiansen – TBA – Toyota Corolla – 1130 kg
Ronnie Brandt – Mälarpower Motorsport – Volvo S60 – 1130 kg
Michael Carlsen – Carlsen Motorsport – Peugeot 407 – 1125 kg
Jason Watt – Team Bygma – SEAT Léon – 1120 kg