Christian Bakkerud

Christian Bakkerud

Nation:	Denmark
DTM
First race:	Hockenheimring I 2009
Last race:	Hockenheimring II 2009
Teams (manufacturers)
2009 Futurecom TME ( Audi )
statistics
Starts Victories Poles SR 9 - - -
Podiums:	-
Overall wins:	-
Points:	-

Christian Bakkerud (born November 3, 1984 in Copenhagen ; † September 11, 2011 in Wimbledon ) was a Danish racing car driver . He was active in the GP2 series in 2007 and 2008 and competed in the DTM in 2009 .

Career

Beginnings in motorsport

Bakkerud began his motorsport career in karting in 1995 , where he was active until 2001. In 2002 he moved into the single-seater racing and was 15th in the German Formula BMW . In 2003 he stayed in this championship and finished the season on the 24th. 2004 Bakkerud moved to the British Formula BMW to Carlin . With three podium finishes, he finished the season in eleventh place.

In 2005 Bakkerud received a Carlin cockpit in the British Formula 3 Championship . While his teammate Álvaro Parente won the championship and his teammate Charlie Kimball was runner-up, Bakkerud achieved seventh place in the championship with four podium finishes. In 2006 he stayed for another season with Carlin in the British Formula 3 Championship. He won a race and improved to sixth place in the drivers' standings. He was again beaten by two of his teammates, Oliver Jarvis and Maro Engel .

GP2 series

Bakkerud in the Super Nova in the GP2 Asia Series

In 2007 Bakkerud switched to the GP2 series , where he competed for David Price Racing together with Andy Souček . The season was disappointing as Bakkerud failed to score and twice suffered a back injury with a pinched nerve. In the championship he was 34 without points, while Souček achieved podium finishes.

In 2008 Bakkerud started both in the regular GP2 series and in the GP2 Asia series for the Super Nova team . In the GP2 Asia series he was again unable to score points, while his teammate Fairuz Fauzy won a race, among other things. In the GP2 series in 2008 , he suffered another back injury in the first race after a collision with Ben Hanley . At the second race weekend in Istanbul he was therefore replaced by Souček. Bakkerud took part again in the third round of the series in Monaco , but then had to end the season early. His cockpit was taken over by Souček. In the overall standings he was 27. Bakkerud's best GP2 result was ninth.

DTM and Le Mans

Christian Bakkerud, Giorgio Mondini and Christijan Albers (from left) in Le Mans 2009

In the 2009 season, Bakkerud switched to touring car racing in the DTM . For the team Futurecom TME by Colin Kolles he entered a Audi A4 DTM in 2007. With twelfth place as the best result, Bakkerud remained without points in the DTM. However, he was also active in the sports car sector for the team that season and made his debut in the Le Mans 24-hour race , which he finished in ninth place. Bakkerud also finished fourth in the LMP1 class of the Asian Le Mans Series and 15th in the LMP1 class of the Le Mans Series that year . In 2010 he was only active in the 24-hour race at Le Mans. With this car race he ended his career.

Personal

According to media reports, Bakkerud worked as an import manager in a shipping company after the end of his racing career until summer 2011.

On September 11, 2011, Bakkerud died at the age of 26 as a result of a car accident in Wimbledon , London , which he had suffered the day before. According to the police, no other road user was involved in the accident. Bakkerud lived in Notting Hill before his death .

statistics

Career stations

1995-2001: karting 2002: German Formula BMW (15th place) 2003: German Formula BMW (24th place) 2004: British Formula BMW (11th place)

2005: British Formula 3 (7th place) 2006: British Formula 3 (6th place) 2007 : GP2 series (34th place) 2008 : GP2 Asia Series (27th place)

2008 : GP2 series (27th place) 2009 : DTM 2009 : Le Mans Series , LMP1 (15th place) 2009: Asian Le Mans Series , LMP1 (4th place)

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
2009	Team Kolles	Audi R10 TDI	Christijan Albers	Giorgio Mondini	Rank 9
2010	Kolles	Audi R10 TDI	Christijan Albers	Oliver Jarvis	failure	malfunction

Individual results in the DTM

season	team	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points	rank
2009	Futurecom TME	Audi	HO1	LAU	NOR	ZAN	OSC	ONLY	BRH	BAR	DIJ	HO2	-	-
			14th	14th	15th	DSQ		13	16	17th	DNF	12

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Web links

Commons : Christian Bakkerud  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Career Stats Christian Bakkerud (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} "Bakkerud died as a result of a traffic accident" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 12, 2011)
2. ↑ "DPR brings Bakkerud to the team" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 19, 2007)
3. ↑ "Back problems: Bakkerud has to take a break" (Motorsport-Total.com on August 25, 2007)
4. ↑ "Super Nova: Bakkerud and Parente get their chance" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 6, 2008)
5. ↑ "Bakkerud is already on the way home" (Motorsport-Total.com on April 26, 2008)
6. ^ "Bakkerud: Back problems end the season" (Motorsport-Total.com on June 18, 2008)
7. ↑ "Soucek switches to Super Nova" (Motorsport-Total.com on June 17, 2008)
8. ↑ ^{a b c d} “Christian Bakkerud killed in road car accident” (crash.net on September 12, 2011)