At Falkenberg, Audi driver Fredik Ekblom narrowly missed his second Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) victory of the season. After finishing fourth in the sprint, the reigning champion crossed the finish line of race two in second position a mere 1.169 seconds behind the winner. Driving Team KMS Motorsport’s other Audi A4 STCC, Tommy Kristoffersson finished both races within the top five, recording his best result of the season.
Falkenberg (S), 4 July, Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) round 9 1 Richard Göransson (BMW) 20 laps in 14m 39.428s 2 Robert Dahlgren (Volvo) + 0.523s 3 Jan Nilsson (Volvo) + 5.453s 4 Fredrik Ekblom (Audi A4 STCC) + 7.338s 5 Tommy Kristoffersson (Audi A4 STCC) + 11.128s Falkenberg (S), 4 July, Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) round 10 1. Richard Göransson (BMW) 25 laps in 18m 21.757s 2. Fredrik Ekblom (Audi A4 STCC) + 1.169s 3. Robert Dahlgren (Volvo) + 5.901s 4. Tommy Kristoffersson (Audi A4 STCC) + 7.633s 5. Johan Stureson (Peugeot) + 9.882s
Positions after 10 of 20 rounds:1 Göransson, 116 points;2 Dahlgren, 110;3 Ekblom, 94;4 Nilsson, 77;5 Stureson, 68;8 Kristoffersson, 47.