2012 TTA – Racing Elite League
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2012 TTA – Racing Elite League
2012 TTA – Racing Elite League
| **2012TTA – Racing Elite League** | |||
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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.
Teams and drivers
| 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
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 |
References
[1]
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[2]
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[3]
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[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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[7]
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[8]
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[9]
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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
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[13]
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[14]
Citation Linkwww.touringcartimes.com"Volvo leaves STCC for Swedish Racing League by TTA 2012". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
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[15]
Citation Linkwww.touringcartimes.com"First picture of the new Volvo S60 TTA". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
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[16]
Citation Linkwww.touringcartimes.com"Volvo signs Fredrik Ekblom for TTA 2012". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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[17]
Citation Linkwww.touringcartimes.com"Volvo confirms Thed Björk for TTA 2012". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
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[18]
Citation Linkwww.touringcartimes.com"Robert Dahlgren signs new four-year contract with Volvo". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 2 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
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[19]
Citation Linkwww.touringcartimes.com"Tommy Rustad continues with Volvo in TTA 2012". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
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[20]
Citation Linkwww.touringcartimes.com"Citroën C5 shown off as first full TTA car". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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