Andreas Bäckman


Jan Andreas William Bäckman is a Swedish racing driver who most recently competed in the GT4 European Series for racing one.

Personal life

Bäckman is the brother of fellow racing driver Jessica Bäckman.

Career

Bäckman began karting in 2006, competing until 2018. In his karting career, Bäckman most notably won the Rotax International Open in 2015 and 2016 in the DD2 class, as well as finishing second in the RMC Grand Finals in 2015.
Moving to cars in 2017, Bäckman competed in the RX2 International Series, before switching to TCR competition the following year by joining WestCoast Racing in both TCR Scandinavia and [2018 2018 TCR UK Touring Car Championship|TCR UK Touring Car Championship|TCR UK]. Scoring just eight points in the former, Bäckman found more success in the latter, scoring a lone win at Croft and five more podiums to secure third in points. During 2018, Bäckman also made one-off appearances in [2018 2018 TCR Europe Touring Car Series|TCR Europe Touring Car Series|TCR Europe] and TCR Ibérico for the same team.
Moving to TCR Europe full-time in 2019, Bäckman joined Target Competition for his second season in the category. In his maiden season in the series, Bäckman scored a lone win at Barcelona and a third-place finish at Spa as he ended the year fourth in points. During 2019, Bäckman also made one-off appearances in TCR Germany and TCR Ibérico for the same team. Remaining with Target for the following year's TCR Europe season, Bäckman took a lone win at Barcelona en route to a sixth-place points finish. During 2020, Bäckman also raced with the team in one-off apperances in both TCR Germany and TCR Ibérico. Continuing with Target to race in the World Touring Car Cup in 2021, Bäckman competed in the first four rounds, scoring a lone point at Algarve, before leaving the team and the series. Following that, Bäckman made a one-off appearance in the STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship for Brink Motorsport at Mantorp Park, taking a best result of fifth in race three.
The following year, Bäckman joined Lestrup Racing Team to race full-time in the STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship. In his second full-time season in the series, Bäckman began the year with a win at Fällfors, before taking two wins at Anderstorp and four more podiums to end the year third in points. During 2022, Bäckman also represented Sweden in the FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup, as well as a one-off appearance in the 24H TCE Series at the Hockenheimring. In 2023, Bäckman joined Aston Martin-linked PROsport Racing to compete in both ADAC GT4 Germany and the GT4 European Series. After the first round in both series, Bäckman switched to racing one to continue in the latter, scoring a best result of 14th in race two at Barcelona.

Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2021Target srlHyundai Elantra N TCRGER
1
20		GER
2
Ret		POR
1
15		POR
2
17		ESP
1
16		ESP
2
Ret		HUN
1
19		HUN
2
Ret		CZE
1		CZE
2		FRA
1		FRA
2		ITA
1		ITA
2		RUS
1		RUS
2		22nd1