Andreas Bäckman

Jan Andreas William Bäckman (born 29 August 1995) 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 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 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 appearances 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.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary

Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results (key) RX2 International Series Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RX2 Points 2017 Olsbergs MSE RX2 BEL GBR NOR SWE CAN FRA RSA 10th 69

Complete TCR UK Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points2018 WestCoast Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR SIL1 SIL2 KNO1 KNO2 BHI1 BHI2 CAS1 CAS2 OUL1 OUL2 DON1 DON2 3rd 408 Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) CRO1 CRO2

Complete Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2018 WestCoast Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR KNU1 KNU2 AND1 AND2 FAL1 FAL2 KAR1 KAR2 RUD1 RUD2 MAN1 MAN2 14th 8 2021 Brink Motorsport Audi RS3 LMS TCR LJU1 LJU2 LJU3 SKE1 SKE2 SKE3 KAR1 KAR2 KAR3 AND1 AND2 AND3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 KNU1 KNU2 KNU3 17th 22 2022 Lestrup Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) LJU1 SKE1 SKE2 SKE3 KNU1 KNU2 KNU3 KAR1 KAR2 KAR3 AND1 AND2 AND3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN33rd222

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete World Touring Car Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2021 Target srl Hyundai Elantra N TCR GER1 GER2 POR1 POR2 ESP1 ESP2 HUN1 HUN2 CZE1 CZE2 FRA1 FRA2 ITA1 ITA2 RUS1 RUS2 22nd 1

Complete GT4 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)