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Jessica Bäckman kick off the season at Oschersleben in ADAC TCR Germany

This weekend, April 22-24th, it's time for Jessica Bäckman to kick off the season in the German TCR championship ADAC TCR Germany - with a new car model Hyundai Veloster N TCR car and for a new team ROJA Motorsport.
- I am looking forward to competing again and extra fun to be back in ADAC TCR Germany. It will once again be a completely new car for me to learn and also a new team, so it will be exciting to see how I stand against my competitors in the first race weekend, Jessica Bäckman says.

After the approximately 7-month break since last year's competition in both the World Cup; FIA World Touring Car Cup and a one-off appearance in STCC at Anderstorp, it is now time for Jessica to compete again, this time she will drive a full season in ADAC TCR Germany. The first round takes place at the Oschersleben track in Germany, where Jessica last competed in 2019 in the TCR Europe championship, where she finished in sixth place, in other words, it is a track that Jessica enjoys. Jessica will compete for a new team ROJA Motorsport and with a new car model, Hyundai Veloster N TCR.

- We are very proud to welcome Jessica to our team for the ADAC TCR Germany season 2022. I am absolutely convinced that Jessica will achieve fantastic results in her first full season in the ADAC TCR Germany series with her strong driving ability and fighting spirit, Andreas Klinge says, team manager for ROJA Motorsport.

Structure of the ADAC TCR Germany series
The 2022 season in ADAC TCR Germany will consist of five races in Germany and two races in Austria. The series is one of the toughest TCR series in the world and has a high status of drivers who come from several different countries around Europe. The start of the season will be on the Oschersleben track in Germany and will end on the well-known Formula 1 track Hockenheimring. In addition to the Hockenheimring, the world-famous Formula 1 tracks Nürburgring and Red Bull Ring will also be on the 2022 calendar. Each race weekend consists of two free practice sessions on Friday, one time qualifying on Saturday which results in the starting position for Saturday’s Race 1-, and one time qualifying on Sunday which results in the starting positions for Sunday’s Race 2. Points are awarded to the top 10 in each time qualifying and the top 15 in each race. The driver with the most points after the last race at the Hockenheimring at the end of October will take home the driver title "ADAC TCR Germany Drivers Title" in the ADAC TCR Germany series.

- I am looking forward to competing again after the long brake from racing and extra fun to be back in ADAC TCR Germany. It will once again be a completely new car for me to learn and also a new team, so it will be exciting to see how I stand against my competitors in the first race weekend, Jessica Bäckman says.

Timeschedule for this weekend:
(all times is in CET)

Friday April 22nd:
13:00 Free Practice 1
16:15 Free Practice 2
Saturday April 23rd:
08:45 Qualifying 1 (Q1)
14:40 Race 1
Sunday April 24th:
09:55 Qualifying 2 (Q2)
16:05 Race 2

Live broadcast
Both races will be live streamed at www.adac.de/motorsport and Motorsport.tv
Both races will be re-live: www.youtube.com/adacmotorsports and Motorsport.tv

Live-timing
All free practice sessions, time qualifyings and races can be followed via live timing https://www.adac-motorsport.de/adac-gt-masters/live-timing

About the track:


Place: Oschersleben, Germany
Length: 3,667 km
Number of corners: 14
Race length: 30 minutes + 1 lap


ADAC TCR Germany Calendar 2022:
April 22–24th - Oschersleben, Germany
May 20-22nd - Red Bull Ring, Austria
June 17-19th - Salzburgring, Austria
August 5-7th - Nürburgring, Germany
August 19-21st - Lausitzring, Germany
September 23-25th - Sachsenring, Germany
October 21-23rd - Hockenheim, Germany


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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 ROJA Motorsport 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 ROJA Motorsport, while Andreas competes in STCC with the championship winning team Lestrup Racing Team.



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