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Weight list for Karlskoga

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The weight list ahead of the Swedish Touring Car Championship race at Karlskoga has been released. The list is more or less unchanged with BMW and Volvo still on maximum weight, 1210 kilos and 1199 kilos respectively.

The BMW was the fastest car at Knutstorp, 0.109 seconds ahead of the Volvo C30. The Volkswagen Scirocco was fastest of the cars behind, but a massive 0.969 seconds slower on average.

The Alfa Romeo 156 of Mattias Andersson was 2.203 (!) seconds off pace at Knutstorp, despite winning the second race ahead of the Volvo C30 of Dahlgren.

Weight list for Karlskoga

1210 kilo – BMW 320si E90
1199 kilo – Volvo C30
1180 kilo – Opel Astra*
1170 kilo – Volkswagen Scirocco
1170 kilo – Volvo S60*
1145 kilo – Chevrolet Cruze
1130 kilo – Alfa Romeo 156
1130 kilo – SEAT Léon
1120 kilo – BMW 320i E46

*=Did not take part in the previous race which automatically gives +40 kilo

Time difference Jyllandsringen

+0.000 sec – Volvo C30
+0.106 sec – BMW 320si E90
+1.081 sec – Alfa Romeo 156
+1.221 sec – Volkswagen Scirocco
+1.288 sec – SEAT Léon
+1.957 sec – Chevrolet Cruze

Time difference Knutstorp

+0.000 sec – BMW 320si E90
+0.109 sec – Volvo C30
+0.969 sec – Volkswagen Scirocco
+1.091 sec – SEAT Léon
+1.589 sec – Chevrolet Cruze
+2.203 sec – Alfa Romeo 156
+4.711 sec – BMW 320i E46

Time difference total

+0.0 sec – BMW 320si E90
+0.0 sec – Volvo C30
+1.0 sec – Volkswagen Scirocco
+1.1 sec – SEAT Léon
+1.5 sec – Alfa Romeo 156
+1.7 sec – Chevrolet Cruze
+4.7 sec – BMW 320i E46

Details

A total of ten parameters are used for each car model in the calculation of time differences between the car models:

1 – Fastest laptime in qualifying
2 – Second car’s fastest laptime in qualifying
3 – Fastest laptime in the first race
4 – Second fastest laptime in the first race
5 – Second fastest car’s fastest laptime in the first race
6 – Second fastest car’s second fastest laptime in the first race
7 – Fastest laptime in the second race
8 – Second fastest laptime in the second race
9 – Second fastest car’s fastest laptime in the second race
10 – Second fastest car’s second fastest laptime in the second race

If a car model is only represented with one driver, parameters 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10 are not used.

The difference value produced by this calculation then sets the weights for each individual car model. A maximum of 40 kilos can be added and a maximum of 20 kilos can be subtracted.