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Double podiums for Jessica Bäckman at Sachsenring

Last weekend, September 23-25th, Jessica Bäckman claimed two podiums in the sixth round of the ADAC TCR Germany at the legendary Sachsenring track in Germany. This despite limited preparations as Jessica just before the weekend changed both team and car, to Comtoyou Racing with an Audi RS3 TCR Gen 2. Jessica is still 2nd in the championship standings with one race weekend remaining.
- It has been a challenging weekend, both learning the tough hilly Sachsenring track and the new Audi car. Considering the limited preparations, I'm very happy about the performance, we took big steps forward every time I sat in the car, it bodes well for the final at Hockenheim October 20-23rd, Jessica Bäckman says.

TCR Germany is one of the toughest TCR series in the world and has a high status of the drivers who come from several different countries around Europe. Each race weekend consists of two free practice sessions on Friday, one qualifying session on Saturday which determines the starting position in Race 1 on Saturday, and one qualifying session on Sunday which determines the starting position in Race 2 on Sunday. Points are awarded to the top 8 in the time qualifying and the top 15 in each race. The driver with the most points after the final race at the Hockenheimring at the end of October will take home the "ADAC TCR Germany Drivers Title" in the ADAC TCR Germany series. Last weekend, September 23-25th, the sixth round was held at the Sachsenring track in Germany, where Jessica finished on a third place in Saturday's Race 1 and then finished on a second place in Race 2 on Sunday.

- It has been a challenging weekend, both learning the tough hilly Sachsenring track and the new Audi car. Considering the limited preparations, I'm very happy about the performance, we took big steps forward every time I sat in the car, it bodes well for the final at Hockenheim October 20-23rd, Jessica Bäckman says.

Changing team & car in the middle of the season did not stop Jessica's success
The Sweden National Team driver took a big step from the two free practice sessions on Friday morning to the qualifying’s in the afternoon. Jessica qualified in 2nd place in the first qualifying and then finished 3rd in the second qualifying. In Race 1 on Saturday, Jessica started from second position and got off to an impressive start and was up and close to the first place already in the first corner. But then she was lacking grip during the first laps, where a small drift caused her to drop down to fifth place. In the end, the Sweden National Team driver managed to drive up to third place and secure the last podium spot, which was the first podium place with her new team Comtoyou Racing and car Audi RS3 LMS TCR.

-Saturday's race was tough, I was happy with the start but after that I didn't feel quite comfortable in the car, the grip was missing the first few laps. In the end, I am satisfied that I managed to race myself up and take a podium place, a nice revenge after the difficult weekend at the Lausitzring, Jessica Bäckman says.

2 out of 2 podiums at Sachsenring
On Sunday, the team had made a few changes to the car for Race 2 to suit her better and Jessica also analyzed Race 1 to find the fastest way around the Sachsenring circuit. The Sweden National Team driver felt much more comfortable with the car and could now challenge for first place throughout the race. Jessica got off to an even better start from her third position on the grid and was up to second place going into Turn 1. After that she chased the leader Martin Andersen from start to finish, gaining time lap after lap. In the end, it wasn't enough, as Jessica was beaten by just over a second by Martin Andersen, who also secured the championship at the Sachsenring. Jessica finished the race in a strong 2nd place and collected important points for the championship. This means that Jessica has now taken a total of 8 podiums this season including 4 wins and is still 2nd in the championship with one race weekend remaining.

-On Sunday, the car felt a lot better from start to finish. I got an even better start, which I was very happy about, since I was a little worried about how the starts would work with the Audi. We also showed great speed throughout the race and had a chance at the first place, but it wasn't enough all the way. Now I'm really looking forward to the final at Hockenheim in a few weeks. Then we go to a track I like and with more time in the car, I aim to finish the season with a win. Many thanks to Comtoyou Racing for this weekend, Jessica Bäckman says.

Jessica’s results:
Free Practice 1: 4th place
Free Practice 2: 4th place
Qualifying 1: 2nd place
Race 1: 3rd place
Qualifying 2: 3rd place
Race 2: 2nd place


Championship standings:

ADAC TCR Germany – Total (Top three)
ADAC TCR Germany 2022 (after 6 of 7 raceweekends)

1: Martin Andersen (DKK), 372 p.
2: Jessica Bäckman (SWE), 281 p.
3: Szymon Ladniak (POL), 243 p.

Click to see the full championship standings


TV links in case you missed last weekend’s races:
Race 1: Click to watch Race 1
Race 2: Click to watch Race 2


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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, samt i europamästerskapet TCR Europe, med fantastiska framgångar som resultat. Under 2022 tävlar syskonen för första gången i två olika mästerskap, där Jessica tävlar i ADAC TCR Germany för Comtoyou Racing medan Andreas tävlar i STCC för mästerskapsvinnande teamet Lestrup Racing Team.

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, as well as the European series TCR Europe, with fantastic success as results. During 2022 the sibilings will for the first time compete in two different championships, Jessica competes in ADAC TCR Germany for Comtoyou Racing, while Andreas competes in STCC with the championship winning team Lestrup Racing Team.




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