Bäckman ready for GT4 European Series at Spa

Next weekend, June 29th-July 1st, it's time for Andreas and Jessica Bäckman to take on the Circuit de Spa Francorchamps track in Belgium. It's the third round of the GT4 European Series where the siblings are hungry for revenge after the last messy races at Oschersleben and Paul Ricard. Spa is a well-known circuit that the Sweden National Team drivers have competed on before in TCR but which will be new to them in GT4.
- We are hungry for revenge and will give everything we have, hope we will have a problem-free weekend, Andreas Bäckman says.

This weekend, June 29th-July 1st, it's time for the third round of the GT4 European Series at the Circuit de Spa Francorchamps track in Belgium, which will be the siblings' fourth race together in GT4.

- We have had a rough start to the season, we have the speed in us, now we will try to get it into results this weekend. Spa is a track we know well from TCR, so it will be fun to try it in our Aston Martin GT4 car also in this weekend's strong field of 62 cars, Jessica Bäckman says.

The structure of the GT4 European Series
The GT4 European Series consists of six races around Europe. The series is considered one of the toughest GT4 series in the world and has a high status among the drivers who come from several different countries around Europe. The start of the season went on the well-known Monza circuit in Italy, which is also called "The Temple of Speed" and will end on the well-known Formula 1 circuit Barcelona in Spain. In addition to Barcelona and Monza, the world-famous Formula 1 tracks Spa, Hockenheim, Misano and Paul Ricard where Bäckman will drive this weekend will also be on the 2023 calendar.

Each competition consist of two free practice sessions, two time qualifying’s and two races of 60 minutes where drivers are changed halfway through the race. Points are awarded to the fastest cars in the time qualifying’s and the top 10 in each race. The drivers in the car with the most points after the final race at Barcelona will take home the driver's title together "GT4 European Series Drivers Title" in the GT4 European Series.

- It will be fun and exciting to take on the Circuit de Spa Francorchamps track this weekend. We are hungry for revenge and will give everything we have, hoping for a problem-free weekend, Andreas Bäckman says.

Time schedule for this weekend’s races (GT4 European Series Round 3):
(all times in CEST)

Thursday June 29th:
14:00 Free Practice 1 (60 min) – LIVETIMING
20:05 Free Practice 2 (60 min) – LIVETIMING

Friday June 30th:
11:30 Q1/Q2 – Qualifying 1 & 2 (2 x 20 min) - LIVE TV QUALIFYING
18:40 Race 1 (60 min) – driver change in the middle of the race - LIVE TV RACE 1

Saturday July 1st:
13:15 Race 2 (60 min) – driver change in the middle of the race - LIVE TV RACE 2

About the track (Circuit de Spa Francorchamps):

Location: Stavelot, Belgium
Length: 7,004 km
Corners: 19

GT4 Europe Calendar 2023:
April 22nd-23rd - Monza, Italy
June 2nd-4th - Paul Ricard, France
June 29th-July 2nd - Spa, Belgium
July 14th-16th - Misano, Italy
September 1st-3rd - Hockenheim, Germany
September 29th-October 1st - Barcelona, Spain

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