The 1997 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 2nd season of the championship. It was decided over six race weekends (comprising twelve races) at six different circuits.
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Jan Nilsson won the second championship of the STCC.
It was twice DTM champion Mattias Ekström's touring car debut year driving a black Volvo 850 GLT.
Race calendar and winners
All rounds were held in Sweden.
Drivers Championship
Points were awarded to the top ten drivers in a race as follows: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.
5 points were awarded to any driver who took part in qualifying.
Classified finishers in Race 1 were reversed to decide the Race 2 grid.
The final meeting of the year saw double points awarded.
References
1997 Swedish Touring Car Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA