2012 TTA – Racing Elite League

The 2012 TTA – Racing Elite League season was the only season of the new Racing Elite League run by the Touring Car Team Association. The championship was formed as a breakaway from the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. Following the season, the two series announced their reunification, under the STCC name but with the TTA technical regulations.[1] Fredrik Ekblom won the championship, driving for Volvo Polestar Racing.

2012 TTA – Racing Elite League
Previous: 2011 (STCC) Next: 2013 (STCC)

Teams and drivers
Alx Danielsson at Anderstorp Raceway.
Fredrik Ekblom at Anderstorp Raceway.
Robin Rudholm at Anderstorp Raceway.
Fredrik Larsson at Anderstorp Raceway.
Team Car No. Driver Rounds
Flash Engineering[2] Saab 9–3 TTA[3] 2 Robin Rudholm[4] All
20 Mattias Andersson[5] All
Team Tidö/PWR Racing[6] 3 Linus Ohlsson[6] All
37 Daniel Haglöf[7] All
BMW Dealer Team WCR[8] BMW M3 TTA[9] 4 Fredrik Larsson[10] All
8 Richard Göransson[8] All
43 Duncan Huisman[11] 8
WestCoast Racing[8] 66 Martin Öhlin[12] All
96 Andreas Ebbesson[13] 1–6
Volvo Polestar Racing[14] Volvo S60 TTA[15] 11 Fredrik Ekblom[16] All
12 Thed Björk[17] All
Volvo Polestar Black R[14] 14 Robert Dahlgren[18] All
15 Tommy Rustad[19] All
Miele Professional Brovallen Citroën C5 TTA[20] 13 Markus Nyberg[21] 4
77 Stefan Söderberg[22] 1–3, 5–8
78 Viktor Hallrup[23] All
Brovallen Design 27 Alx Danielsson[24] 2–8
54 Markus Nordenström[25] 2
76 Jocke Mangs[26] 5–8
79 Jan Brunstedt[27] 1, 3–4
80 Mark Miller[28] 1

Race calendar and results
Rnd Date[29] Circuit[29] Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Full results
1 12 May Karlskoga Motorstadion Linus Ohlsson Fredrik Ekblom Linus Ohlsson Team Tidö/PWR Racing [30]
2 2 June Anderstorp Raceway Robert Dahlgren Fredrik Ekblom Fredrik Ekblom Volvo Polestar Racing [31]
3 16 June Göteborg City Race Alx Danielsson Fredrik Ekblom Thed Björk Volvo Polestar Racing [32]
4 7 July Falkenbergs Motorbana Richard Göransson Fredrik Larsson Richard Göransson BMW Dealer Team WCR [33]
5 18 August Karlskoga Motorstadion Fredrik Ekblom Linus Ohlsson Fredrik Ekblom Volvo Polestar Racing [34]
6 1 September Anderstorp Raceway Fredrik Larsson Richard Göransson Fredrik Larsson BMW Dealer Team WCR [35]
7 15 September Tierp Stockholm Arena[36] Jocke Mangs Richard Göransson Linus Ohlsson Team Tidö/PWR Racing [37]
8 29 September Göteborg City Race Thed Björk Fredrik Larsson Thed Björk Volvo Polestar Racing [38]

Points standings

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Drivers championship

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Points were also awarded to the top 3 in qualifying.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd 
Points 3 2 1

The driver who sets the fastest lap will also receive 1 extra point.

Pos. Driver KAR AND GÖT FAL KAR AND TIE GÖT Points
1 Fredrik Ekblom 22 12 5 4 11 22 2 43 151
2 Linus Ohlsson 11 7 9 22 43 4 12 32 126
3 Thed Björk 4 Ret 12 6 2 33 4 11 121
4 Fredrik Larsson 5 3 Ret 3 Ret 11 3 12 85
5 Robert Dahlgren Ret 21 33 73 5 10 8 5 69
6 Richard Göransson 33 5 Ret 11 12 9 11 Ret 58
7 Martin Öhlin 7 10 12 9 32 5 10 6 45
8 Alx Danielsson 6 21 Ret 7 6 DNS DNS 43
9 Tommy Rustad Ret 4 6 8 11 8 6 7 42
10 Daniel Haglöf 8 DNS 4 10 10 14 123 2 37
11 Robin Rudholm 6 Ret3 11 5 9 7 7 Ret 33
12 Andreas Ebbesson 10 8 7 11 6 Ret 19
13 Mattias Andersson 11 11 8 12 Ret 13 5 Ret 14
14 Stefan Söderberg 9 9 10 8 12 13 Ret 9
15 Duncan Huisman 8 4
16 Viktor Hallrup Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret Ret 9 9 4
17 Jocke Mangs Ret 11 DSQ1 10 4
Jan Brunstedt 12 Ret Ret 0
Markus Nyberg Ret 0
Markus Nordenström 13 0
Mark Miller DNS 0
Pos. Driver KAR AND GÖT FAL KAR AND TIE GÖT Points

Notes:

  • 1 2 3 refers to the classification of the drivers in qualifying, where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1 for the fastest three drivers.
  • italics signifies fastest lap.

Teams championship
Pos. Team No. KAR AND GÖT FAL KAR AND TIE GÖT Points
1 Volvo Polestar Racing 11 22 12 5 4 11 22 2 43 272
12 4 Ret 12 6 2 33 4 11
2 Team Tidö/PWR Racing 3 11 7 9 22 43 4 12 32 163
37 8 DNS 4 10 10 14 123 2
3 BMW Dealer Team WCR 4 5 3 Ret 3 Ret 11 3 12 143
8 33 5 Ret 11 12 9 11 Ret
4 Volvo Polestar Black R 14 Ret 21 33 73 5 10 8 5 111
15 Ret 4 6 8 11 8 6 7
5 WestCoast Racing 66 7 10 12 9 32 5 10 6 68
96 10 8 7 11 6 Ret
6 Brovallen Design 27 6 21 Ret 7 6 DNS DNS 47
54 13
76 Ret 11 DSQ1 10
79 12 Ret Ret
80 DNS
7 Flash Engineering 2 6 Ret3 11 5 9 7 7 Ret 47
20 11 11 8 12 Ret 13 5 Ret
8 Miele Professional Brovallen 13 Ret 13
77 9 9 10 8 12 13 Ret
78 Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret Ret 9 9
Pos. Team No. KAR AND GÖT FAL KAR AND TIE GÖT Points

Notes:

  • 1 2 3 refers to the classification of the drivers in qualifying, where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1 for the fastest three drivers.

Manufacturers championship
Pos. Manufacturer KAR AND GÖT FAL KAR AND TIE GÖT Points
1 Volvo 33 49 44 21 46 36 30 41 300
2 Saab 36 7 16 30 16 18 38 35 196
3 BMW 26 25 6 44 25 39 17 13 195
4 Citroën 2 10 22 0 10 8 5 3 60
Pos. Manufacturer KAR AND GÖT FAL KAR AND TIE GÖT Points

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