Well, the racing in Sweden is over for 2013 and already news are coming for the 2014 season, in charp contrast to this year where nothing was in place until just a few weeks before the first race.
To start off, 2014 will see a reverse grid for the 2nd race, I have also interpreted it as all weekends will feature 2 races?
Another controversial change is the introduction of Rallycross Supercars into the support package for Mantorp and Tierp. Exacly how this is going to work out is still unknown, but there has been talks about them both racing on the same day.
Onto what we can exspect on the gird then:
- Dacia Dealer Team (former MA:GP) has already confirmed they will stay on for 2014, no words if they are expanding to more cars, but its likely it will stay the same with one car for team owner Mattias Andersson.
- PWR with Daniel Haglöf are working on an assault with 2 cars, no words on who the 2nd driver would be.
- Brovallen is aiming to keep 2 cars and having Mangs in one, no words on 2nd driver but Andreas Wernersson seems likely.
- Polestar are looking at 3-4 cars, its already known one of the 4 guys are leaving STCC for V8Supercars, which looks to be Dahlgren. The rest of them are likely to stay with Volvo in STCC.
- WCR, nothing said really, you can count on them wanting to keep Göransson and Larsson, question here is can they get the fundings.
- Engström has said he will race in 2014, but we will see if its still in STCC with Honda or something else entirely.
- PTR/DHL switched driver for the last race, Roos didnt fare any better then previous driver Graff. Nothing said on 2014, but with only 8 points scored in the season I'm not counting on them coming back, they need to source a driver that has experience in this type of car to be able to challenge really for the points.
- Team Tidö had a torrid season and Roar Lindland left towards the end of the season to race in Porsche Supercup. If they will be back for 2014 I'm guessing they want Erik Johansson, having won FRenault 1.6 for the team, to race their STCC car.
- New teams? Will KMS enter with VW of will they focus on Rallycross Supercars only?