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Mixed results but a promising season opener for the Bäckman siblings
Andreas and Jessica Bäckman had a guest appearance last weekend in the German TCR championship ADAC TCR Germany, to prepare for next weekends season opener of the TCR Europe Championship. Andreas got his first podium finish of the year with his second position.
- It was fun to climb up on the podium straight away in my first race of the year, Andreas Bäckman says.
Last weekend, August 14-16, the second round of ADAC TCR Germany was held at the Nürburgring track in Germany. It was the Bäckman siblings first race of the year and almost 10 months since they last time raced.
The weekend started promising with good qualifying speed for both siblings on Friday, where Andreas qualified 4th and Jessica 7th for Race 1.
In Race 1 on Saturday, Andreas had a consistent race and finished 2nd behind the 2019 WTCR World Champion Norbert Michelisz, who also was a guest driver of the German TCR championship during the weekend.
- It was fun to climb up on the podium straightaway in my first race of the year. It’s nice to have this result with me when we now recharge for next weekend, August 21-23, when we head to France for the TCR Europe season, Andreas Bäckman says.
Jessica had a tough start in Race 1, when she was involved in a crash directly in the start and had to retire from the race already on the first lap.
Then in Race 2 on Sunday Andreas was starting 3rd and Jessica 7th (due to a 5-place grid penalty). In the start, Andreas made a jump-start and got a Drive-Through penalty, which meant that he had to drive through the pit-lane after a hard battle with Michelisz for 3rd place during the beginning of the race. Andreas finished the race in 10th after the penalty.
Jessica had some more luck during Race 2 and made a better start. After that she made her way up to 6th place, after a spectacular overtake.
- My weekend had a lot of up-and-downs. I had good speed in both the Qualifying and the second race, but I had some bad luck in the Qualifying and the first race. But the speed is there, so now we recharge for next weekend, Jessica Bäckman says.
Timetable for this weekend’s race (TCR Europe round 1):
All times is local time (French time)
Friday August 21:
09:00 Free Practice 1
14:19 Free Practice 2
Saturday August 22:
09:00 Qualifying
12:50 Race 1 (LIVE at JA Bäckman's Facebook page and at TCR TV on YouTube)
Sunday August 23:
12:15 Race 2 (LIVE at JA Bäckman's Facebook page and at TCR TV on YouTube)
Live-streaming
Both races are live-streamed at JA Bäckman's Facebook page, as well as at TCR TV on YouTube.
Live-timing
All practice sessions, qualifying and races can be followed via live-timing HERE.
About the track:
Located in: Le Castellet, France
Length: 5,842 km
Corners: 15
Race duration: 10 laps (55 km)
Lap record (TCR): 2:13.668 / average speed 157.34 kph, Nicola Baldan (Hyundai i30 N TCR) 2018
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Racingsyskonen Andreas och Jessica Bäckman inledde sina respektive racingkarriärer som blott 9 och 7 år gamla. De har genom åren tävlat i stora förarmästerskap som STCC, Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, och den brittiska motsvarigheten TCR UK, med fantastiska framgångar som resultat. Under 2020 tävlar syskonen i prestigefyllda TCR Europe tillsammans med det flerfaldigt prisbelönta, italienska teamet Target Competition. Syskonens tävlingsbilar är varsin Hyundai i30 N TCR.
The racing siblings Andreas and Jessica Bäckman started their racing careers as 9 and 7 years old. They have during the years been competing in big championships like STCC, Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, and the British counterpart TCR UK, with fantastic success as results. During 2020 the sibilings are competing in the prestigious TCR Europe together with the multiple award winning Italian team Target Competition. The siblings racecars are Hyundai i30 N TCR.
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