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New podium spot for Jessica Bäckman
This weekend, the sixth round of the ADAC TCR Germany championship was held, where the siblings from the North of Sweden entered as guest drivers in the championship. This resulted in a positive qualifying, as well as tough races for both Bäckman’s. In the end - Jessica managed to finish on a well-earned podium spot in the final race of the weekend – her third podium spot this season.
ADAC TCR Germany is one of the most competitive TCR series around the world and attracts many spectators and media to the events. This weekend, September 13th-15th, it was time for the sixth round of the championship at the famous Formula 1 track Hockenheimring in Germany. The Bäckman sibling entered as guest drivers in the series and drove one Hyundai i30 N TCR car each for the Italian team Target Competition. Andreas made his debut in the series, while it was Jessica’s second appearance in the prestigious championship this year.
Jessica scored another podium on Hockenheimring
In May earlier this year, the Bäckman siblings drove the second round of the TCR Europe championship on Hockenheimring, where Jessica finished on a historical podium spot. Now, four months later, she climbed up on the same podium again – this time in second place.
- Feels amazing to be back on the podium again, this second place feels extra good after some bad luck this season. It also seems like Hockenheimring suits me perfectly, I hope to be back racing in Hockenheim soon again. Big thanks to Target Competition and Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing for all the support, says Jessica Bäckman.
Andreas had a tougher weekend in Germany. (Photo: ADAC TCR Germany)
Strong qualifying for Andreas Bäckman
The race weekend also started positive for brother Andreas, when he finished second on the qualifying. In the races he was struggling to put all the pieces together but brings all the positives with him and is looking forward to the next round of TCR Europe in Barcelona this upcoming weekend.
- It was a tough race weekend for me, the weekend started well with a second place on qualifying, but after that I was struggling to get everything right both races. I will bring all the positives and looking forward to Barcelona next weekend, says Andreas Bäckman.
Next up for the Bäckman’s is the penultimate event of TCR Europe 2019, held September 20th-22nd at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.
Jessica’s results:
FP1 (Free Practice 1): 7th
FP2 (Free Practice 2): 9th
Q1 (Qualifying 1): 6th
Q2 (Qualifying 2): 6th
R1 (Race 1): 7th
R2 (Race 2): 2nd
Andreas´ results:
FP1 (Free Practice 1): 6th
FP2 (Free Practice 2): 10th
Q1 (Qualifying 1): 9th
Q2 (Qualifying 2): 2nd
R1 (Race 1): 8th
R2 (Race 2): 11th
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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 2019 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 2019 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.
