Three points between Göransson and Dahlgren after Falkenberg qualifying

The four-time champion was fastest in Q1 by one tenth of a second on the short and fast Falkenberg circuit, meaning 25 vital points to the drivers’ championship.

”It has been an awesome first day after being fastest in all but one session and with a margin. It was a shame that I didn’t get a chance to set a competitive lap time in Q2 with gravel on track, but I can’t be anything but really pleased with the day despite that,” said Richard Göransson.

Dahlgren was second fastest in Q2 and fourth fastest in Q1, still holding the championship lead on 179 points compared to Göransson’s 176 points.

”I am not that pleased with the day. Things just went wrong in qualifying with a red flag on my best lap in Q1 and a lot of gravel on the track in Q2. But second and fourth with that in mind is of course okay and I feel confident for tomorrow, especially if there will be rain as we were really strong at Mantorp in the wet,” said Robert Dahlgren.

Prince Carl Philip secured his best qualifying result of 2016 in Q2, claiming sixth position, just 24 thousands of a seconds from fifth.

”I have mixed feelings from the day. I am disappointed by the off in Q2 but I am really pleased with sixth in Q1. The feeling I have in the car is the best so far this year and I hope we can continue that in the races tomorrow,” said Prince Carl Philip.

There is more drama expected for the two races tomorrow as rain is forecasted all day. The track has so far only been dry today, meaning a big challenge for the team to get the settings right for tomorrow.

”The entire team has done really well today and they will be put through an even tougher challenge tomorrow to find the right way in the wet with no previous data. We are no doubt in for two exciting races,” said Alexander Murdzevski Schedvin, Head of Motorsport at Polestar.

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STCC Falkenberg

Circuit: Falkenbergs Motorbana

Length: 1843 m

Lap record (STCC): 0:43.283, Ekblom

Results

Q1 – Top 5

1 Richard Göransson Volvo S60 43.180

2 Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 +0.120

3 Johan Kristoffersson SEAT León +0.217

4 Emma Kimiläinen SEAT León +0.295

5 Björn Wirdheim Saab 9-3 +0.439

…

6 Carl Philip Bernadotte Volvo S60 +0.463

Q2 – Top 5

1 Rasmus Mårthen Ford Mondeo 43.939

2 Linus Ohlsson Nissan SE +0.028

3 Richard Göransson Volvo S60 +0.492

4 Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 +0.809

5 Johan Kristoffersson SEAT León +0.919

…

8 Carl Philip Bernadotte Volvo S60 +6.180

Schedule

(Times in CET)

Saturday 9/7

10:50 Test 1 (30 min)

13:40 Test 2 (30 min)

16:05 Qualifying Q1 (15 min)

16:25 Qualifying Q2 (20 min)

Sunday 10/7

12:45 Race 1

15:45 Race 2

TV Schedule

Sweden: SVT2 – 18:10 11/7

Live online: http://bit.ly/29jLagV

Championship standings

Drivers – Top 5

1 Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 179 points

2 Richard Göransson Volvo S60 176 (-3)

3 Johan Kristoffersson SEAT León 139 (-40)

4 Daniel Haglöf SEAT León 96 (-83)

5 Björn Wirdheim Saab 9-3 89 (-90)

…

10 Carl Philip Bernadotte Volvo S60 23 (-138)

Team – Top 5

1 Polestar Cyan Racing 360 points

2 SEAT Dealer Team 242 (-118)

3 Flash Engineering 190 (-170)

4 Dacia Dealer Team 94 (-266)

5 Brovallen Design 50 (-310)

2016 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship Entry List

Driver – Team – Car

Robert Dahlgren – Polestar Cyan Racing – Volvo S60

Richard Göransson – Polestar Cyan Racing – Volvo S60

Carl Philip Bernadotte – Polestar Cyan Racing – Volvo S60

Johan Kristoffersson – PWR Racing – SEAT León

Emma Kimiläinen – PWR Racing – SEAT León

Daniel Haglöf – PWR Racing – SEAT León

Björn Wirdheim – Flash Engineering – Saab 9-3

Reuben Kressner – Flash Engineering – Saab 9-3

Linus Ohlsson – Flash Engineering – Saab 9-3

Mattias Andersson – Dacia Dealer Team – Dacia SE

Rasmus Mårthen – Brovallen Design – Ford Mondeo

Scandinavian Touring Car Championship 2016 Calendar

31-1/5 Skövde Airport Race

26/5 Mantorp Park

18-19/6 Anderstorp

09-10/7 Falkenberg

13-14/8 Karlskoga

02-03/9 Solvalla

23-24/9 Knutstorp

About Polestar

Polestar is the performance brand of Volvo Cars. The company was founded as a motorsport team in 1996 and has been successful in numerous championships, racing with various Volvo models. In 2009, Polestar started to offer performance related products and thereby intensified the business relations with Volvo Cars. The first performance cars, based on Volvo’s S60 and V60, were launched in 2014.

In 2015, Volvo Cars acquired the performance unit of Polestar, as a strong commitment towards a credible performance offer and with the mission to define future premium performance.

About Cyan Racing

Cyan Racing is the motorsport partner to Polestar. The company is owned by Christian Dahl and handles all motorsport operations of Polestar. Cyan Racing, formerly named Polestar Racing, has claimed five STCC drivers’ titles and seven STCC teams’ titles with the Volvo 850, S40, C30 and S60.