The Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) organisers announced today that the main class will change regulations to TCR next year. While Polestar Cyan Racing will not construct a car in line with the new regulations for 2017 due to its focus on the FIA WTCC programme, the team is evaluating ways to remain active in the STCC package.
”We have supported top level touring car racing in Sweden and the STCC for more than two decades. We want to continue our involvement in the championship, but as we don’t have a TCR car, we need to evaluate other options available within the STCC format for 2017,” said Alexander Murdzevski Schedvin, Head of Motorsport at Polestar.
The new TCR regulations differs vastly from the current STCC regulations, meaning that the current STCC cars will not be eligible from 2017.
”We will monitor the process of the TCR regulations in the STCC as per normal procedure and we are not closing the door for a TCR car in the future. But right now we choose to focus fully on WTCC. We hope that doing so, with a car developed in Sweden and driven by Swedish drivers, will do more good for the perception and development of motorsport in Sweden, than arranging a hastily TCR entry in the 2017 STCC will,” said Alexander Murdzevski Schedvin.
Polestar Cyan Racing will continue to race three cars in the 2016 STCC for drivers Richard Göransson, Robert Dahlgren and Prince Carl Philip.
The team has taken part in the STCC since the start of the championship in 1996, claiming six drivers’ titles, seven teams’ titles, 96 race victories and 212 podium finishes.
Next up in the STCC calendar is Anderstorp on June 18-19.
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.