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Bäckman’s ready for full GT4 European Series program with racing one

31May2023

The Sweden National Team drivers Andreas and Jessica Bäckman from Sweden today present their big news that in 2023, in addition to their already announced program in ADAC GT4 Germany with PROsport Racing, they will also share a car and compete together in the GT4 European Series for racing one in an Aston Martin GT4 car.

Bäckman siblings joins ADAC GT4 Germany for 2023

9Mar2023

The siblings Andreas and Jessica Bäckman from Sweden today announced that in 2023 they will be sharing a car and racing together in ADAC GT4 Germany for PROsport Racing Team in an Aston Martin GT4 car.

The Bäckman siblings competes in two different championships in 2022

17Feb2022

The siblings Andreas and Jessica Bäckman from Sweden today announced that in 2022 they will be racing in two different championships, STCC and TCR Germany, for the first time.
Last time I raced in TCR Germany I was 2nd at the Hockenheimring and close to my first win. My goal for this season is to fight for the top positions in the championship and to take my first win in TCR, Jessica Bäckman says.

Jessica Bäckman joins STCC at Anderstorp for Brink Motorsport

31Aug2021

This weekend Jessica Bäckman will compete in STCC (Scandinavian Touring Car Championship) at Scandinavian Raceway, Anderstorp together with Brink Motorsport. It will be both a new team and a completely new car for Jessica, as she will drive an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR car for the first time. "It will be very fun to compete in Sweden again, it is two years since I competed in STCC and it ended well with a podium position", Jessica Bäckman says.

Racing siblings Bäckman once again part of the HMSG Customer Racing Junior Driver initiative

15Jun2020

Andreas and Jessica Bäckman have been selected by Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing to be part of their Junior Driver initiative that supports young racing drivers for the second year in a row. It feels super exciting to be one of the few chosen racing drivers for the Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing Junior Driver initiative once again, Andreas says.

From karting to cars! Jessica Bäckman is the Citizen of the year in Boden 2020

24Feb2020

On February 22nd, the Näringslivsgalan (a business gala) was held in Boden with the purpose of honouring the city's empowerment. Several awards were announced, including Citizen of the Year in Boden, where racing driver Jessica Bäckman has been selected as the winner. “2019 is a year I will never forget and to be able to celebrate my successes with this award feels great”, Jessica says.