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Double Triumph for Saab in STCC Championship!

Daniel Haglof Saab 9-3

After a great introduction that made Daniel Haglof in qualifying, he made an even bigger success, and came to the first triumph (his first ever) in the official STCC race at Solvalla for Saab and PWR Racing Team. Just behind Daniel, was positioned another Saab 9-3 – Richard Göransson from Team Tido.

STCC Leader, Polestar Cyan Racing driver Thed Björk secured vital points in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship weekend at Solvalla despite carrying 50 kilos of penalty weight. The reigning champion qualified on pole position for the first race but dropped two positions to finish third.  Team mate Fredrik Ekblom had a tough weekend, also carrying 50 kilos of penalty weight.

Emma Kimiläinen with Saab 9-3 provided a thrilling race to fight her way from seventh on the grid to fifth position over the finishing line.

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Saab 9-3 STCC

 

Saab Triumph at Solvalla

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STCC 2015 Solvalla Results

Video Report

Race 1 – Top 5
1 Daniel Haglöf Saab 9-3 26 laps
2 Richard Göransson Saab 9-3 +2.241
3 Thed Björk Volvo S60 +12.191
4 Fredrik Larsson BMW SR +13.097
5 Emma Kimiläinen Saab 9-3 +30.816

7 Fredrik Ekblom Volvo S60 +32.847
11 Carl Philip Bernadotte Volvo S60 +1 lap

Saab PWR Racing Team

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Race 2 – Top 5
1 Fredrik Larsson BMW SR 26 laps
2 Daniel Haglöf Saab 9-3 +11.885
3 Richard Göransson Saab 9-3 +14.155
4 Emma Kimiläinen Saab 9-3 +14.674
5 Fredrik Ekblom Volvo S60 +44.951

6 Thed Björk Volvo S60 +45.596
11 Carl Philip Bernadotte +2 laps

Q1 – Top 5
1 Daniel Haglöf Saab 9-3 46.059
2 Thed Björk Volvo S60 +0.247
3 Mattias Andersson Dacia SE +0.261
4 Fredrik Ekblom Volvo S60 +0.361
5 Richard Göransson Saab 9-3 +0.511

11 Carl Philip Bernadotte Volvo S60 +2.559

Q2 – Top 5
1 Thed Björk Volvo S60 46.496
2 Daniel Haglöf Saab 9-3 +0.025
3 Fredrik Ekblom Volvo S60 +0.305
4 Fredrik Larsson BMW SR +0.516
5 Richard Göransson Saab 9-3 +0.537

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Championship standings – Top 5
1 Thed Björk Volvo S60 311 points
2 Fredrik Ekblom Volvo S60 288 (-23)
3 Fredrik Larsson BMW SR 255 (-56)
4 Richard Göransson Saab 9-3 209 (-102)
5 Mattias Andersson Dacia SE 184 (-127)

9 Carl Philip Bernadotte Volvo S60 53 (-258)

Goran Aničić
the authorGoran Aničić
For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.

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