Anders Fjordbach

Anders Fjordbach
Anders Fjordbach
	Fjordbach in 2017
Nationality	Danish
Born	4 November 1990 (age 33); Aalborg, Denmark
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season	2019
Current team	High Class Racing
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	20
Starts	14
Wins	0
Podiums	3
Previous series
2017–2020 ; 2015–2017 ; 2014–2015, '18 ; 2012–2014	European Le Mans Series ; 24H Series ; Blancpain Endurance Series ; Danish Thundersport Championship
Championship titles
2021	GT2 European Series – Pro-Am

Last updated May 12, 2024

Anders Bjerg Fjordbach^[1] (born 4 November 1990) is a Danish racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship.^[2]

Career

Fjordbach began his senior racing career in 2007, competing in the Yokohama 1600 Challenge Denmark and the Volkswagen Polo Cup Denmark, finishing 11th and 10th in the championships respectively. The following year, Fjordbach returned to the Polo Cup, finishing 5th. In 2009, an accident at Oschersleben during ADAC Procar competition led him to postpone his racing career, making his return in 2012.^[3] After several years competing in national championships, Fjordbach signed a contract with High Class Racing in 2013 to compete in the Danish Thundersport Championship; a partnership that would later lead to appearances at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.^[3]

In 2015, Fjordbach won the Dubai 24 Hour in the 997 class, competing for Team Black Falcon.^[4] Two years later, Fjorbach claimed his second class victory at the event, also driving for Team Black Falcon in the equivalent Porsche Cup class. Later in 2015, Fjordbach began competing in the then-Blancpain Sprint Series, winning the Silver Cup class in his first event at Nogaro.^[5]

2017 marked the beginning of Fjordbach's career in prototypes, as he finished 9th in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series. This experience led to a ride with Algarve Pro Racing during the 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series season, with aims to win the P2 Am Trophy.^[6] One of Fjordbach's co-drivers on that team was Chris McMurry, father of American driver Matt McMurry, who competed for PR1 Mathiasen Motorsport in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. With the team short a driver, Fjordbach was called in for the 2019 12 Hours of Sebring.^[7]^[8] The team would finish second in class, 13 laps behind the leader.

2019 also presented Fjordbach with his first chance to compete at Le Mans, as High Class Racing were called in off the reserve list to compete in the LMP2 class.^[9] The team finished 16th overall, taking 11th place in class.^[10] In May of that year, Fjordbach tested the Ginetta G60-LT-P1 at Spa ahead of its re-introduction for the 2019–20 season.^[11]

For the 2021 season, Fjordbach had a double racing program with High Class Racing, competing in the World Endurance Championship and joining the team in their return to GT competition, as the team fielded an entry for himself and Mark Patterson in the new GT2 European Series.^[12] The duo claimed victory in the series' inaugural race at Monza in April.^[13] The following season, Fjordbach piloted the new Brabham BT63 GT2 for the High Class-backed Brabham Automotive Factory Racing team.^[14] Driving alongside Kevin Weeda, the team scored their first and only victory of the season at Misano.^[15]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2007	Volkswagen Polo Cup Denmark		7	0	0	0	0	30	10th
2007	Yokohama 1600 Challenge Denmark		?	?	?	?	?	111	11th
2008	Volkswagen Polo Cup Denmark		6	0	0	1	0	46	5th
2009	Renault Clio Cup Denmark		12	0	0	0	2	121	6th
2009	ADAC Procar - Division III	High Class Racing	4	0	0	0	0	11	9th
2012	Auto-G Danish Thundersport Challenge		8	0	0	0	0	81	6th
2013	Auto-G Danish Thundersport Championship	Team Polar Seafood Racing	11	0	0	0	2	108	6th
2013	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series	Gonneau Racing by OverDrive	2	0	0	0	0	67	35th
2014	Auto-G Danish Thundersport Championship		13	0	0	0	0	108	11th
	Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am	Black Falcon	1	0	0	0	1	24	13th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP10	Team Securtal Sorg Rennsport	1	0	?	?	0	N/A	DNF
2015	Blancpain GT Sprint Series	ISR	10	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24H Series - 997	Black Falcon	1	?	?	?	?	?	?
	24H Series - 997	MSG Motorsport	1	?	?	?	?	?	?
	24H Series - CUP1	Securtal Sorg Rennsport	1	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9	Phoenix Racing	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain Endurance Series	ISR Insight Racing Denmark	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup 5	Team Securtal Sorg Rennsport	1	0	?	?	0	N/A	DNF
2016	Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9	Phoenix Racing	6	2	0	0	3	19.64	1st
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Phoenix Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	Renault Sport Trophy - Pro	High Class Racing	6	0	0	0	0	13	16th
	Renault Sport Trophy - Endurance	High Class Racing	6	0	0	0	0	11	23rd
	24H Series - 991	Black Falcon Team TMD Friction	1	0	0	0	1	0	NC
2017	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	High Class Racing	6	0	0	0	2	46	9th
	24H Series - 991	Black Falcon Team TMD Friction	1	1	0	0	1	30	?
	Touring Car Endurance Series - TCR	Bas Koeten Racing	1	0	0	0	1	0	NC
2018	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	High Class Racing	6	0	0	0	0	5.5	24th
2018	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Attempto Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2018-19	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	High Class Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2018-19	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing	4	0	0	0	0	26	9th
2019	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	High Class Racing	6	0	0	0	0	4	23rd
2019	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	1	0	0	0	1	32	11th
2019-20	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	High Class Racing	7	0	0	0	0	11	21st
2020	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	High Class Racing	5	0	0	0	1	24	9th
2021	GT2 European Series - Pro-Am	High Class Racing	10	5	3	8	8	201	1st
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2		5	0	0	0	0	17	18th
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Pro-Am		5	0	0	0	3	85	7th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2		2	0	0	0	1	0	NC
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	Team Thor	2	0	0	0	0	1	38th
2022	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	High Class Racing	4	0	0	1	2	60	3rd
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	High Class Racing	6	0	0	0	1	1500	8th
	GT2 European Series - Pro-Am	Brabham Automotive Factory Racing	6	1	4	5	3	140	4th
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Duqueine Team	1	0	0	0	0	8	19th
	Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3	Team Thor Racing	1	0	0	1	1	18	12th
2022-23	Middle East Trophy - 992	QMMF Racing by HRT Thuraya Qatar
2023	Le Mans Cup - GT3	HCR with Caffeinesix	7	0	1	1	2	73	3rd
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	High Class Racing	4	0	0	0	0	781	16th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Inter Europol Competition	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2023-24	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3	High Class Racing	5	0	2	1	2	56	5th
2024	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	MDK Motorsports

* Season still in progress

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Points	Pos
2018–19	High Class Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	SPA	LMS	SIL	FUJ	SHA	SEB	SPA	LMS 11	0	NC
2019–20	High Class Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	SIL 7	FUJ 4	SHA 6	BHR 7	COA 7	SPA 7	LMS Ret	BHR	47	13th
2021	High Class Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	SPA 9	POR 12	MNZ 9	LMS 17	BHR 8	BHR 8			17	18th
2021	High Class Racing	LMP2 ProAm	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	SPA 4	POR 3	MNZ 4	LMS	BHR 3	BHR 3			85	7th

GT2 European Series results - ProAm Class

Year	Entrant	Car	Co-Driver	1		2		3		4		5		Points	Pos
2021	High Class Racing	Audi R8LMS GT2	Mark Patterson	MNZ 1 1	MNZ 2 4	HOC 1 1	HOC 2 1	MIS 1 1	MIS 2 2	SPA 1 5	SPA 2 2	RIC 1 2	RIC 2 1	201	1st

Le Mans Cup results

Year	Entrant	No.	Car	Co-Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	Points	Pos
2021	Team Thor	77	Ligier JS P320	Auðunn Guðmundsson	BAR	RIC	MNZ 14	LMS	SPA 19	POR	1	32nd

European Le Mans Series results

Year	Entrant	No.	Car	Co-Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	Points	Pos
2017	High Class Racing	49	Dallara P217	Dennis Andersen	SIL 3	MNZ 3	RBR 8	LEC 9	SPA 8	POR 8	46	6th
2018	High Class Racing	49	Dallara P217	Dennis Andersen	LEC 13	MNZ 14	RBR 12	SIL 9	SPA Ret	POR 9	5.5	16th
2019	High Class Racing	20	Oreca 07 – Gibson	Dennis Andersen	LEC 9	MNZ 17	BAR Ret	SIL 11	SPA 15	POR 12	4	14th
2020	High Class Racing	20	Oreca 07 – Gibson	Dennis Andersen	RIC Ret	SPA 13	LEC 13	MNZ 3	POR 6		24	8th

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	Pos
2019	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY	SEB 2	MOH	WGL	MOS	ELK	LGA	ATL			32	11th
2021	High Class Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY Ret†	SEB	WGL	WGL	ELK	LGA	PET				0†	NC†
2022	High Class Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 V8	DAY 10†	SEB 6	LGA 6	MDO 3	WGL 4	ELK	PET 4				1500	8th
2023	High Class Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 8†	SEB 6	LGS	WGL 8	ELK	IMS	PET 6				781	16th
2024	MDK Motorsports	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	DAY 12	SEB 12	LBH 13	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET	623*	11th*

^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Entrant	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2019	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen Mathias Beche	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	356	16th	11th
2020	High Class Racing	Mark Patterson Kenta Yamashita	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	88	DNF	DNF
2021	High Class Racing	Jan Magnussen Kevin Magnussen	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	336	29th	17th
2023	Inter Europol Competition	Mark Kvamme Jan Magnussen	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	117	DNF	DNF

Related Research Articles

Riley Technologies LLC is an American auto racing constructor and team specializing in the design and manufacture of complete race cars, as well as prototype development for racing and manufacturing applications.

United Autosports is a sports car racing team based in Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, founded by businessman Zak Brown and former driver Richard Dean.

Louis Delétraz is a Swiss racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series for Prema Orlen Team and in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Tower Motorsport. He also competes in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup with Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport.

Mikkel Jensen is a Danish racing driver. He is a Peugeot Sport factory driver currently competing in the World Endurance Championship, having previously been a factory driver for BMW.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jota Sport</span> British sports car racing team

Jota Sport is a British sports car racing team. Founded as Team Jota by Sam Hignett and John Stack, Jota Sport is part of the Jota Group which is owned by Sam Hignett and David Clark. The team is based in Tunbridge Wells in England. Jota Sport has finished on the overall podium of 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans with two Oreca in an alliance with Jackie Chan DC Racing. In 2018/2019 Jota competed, in partnership with Arden International, RP Motorsport, Jackie Chan DC Racing and Aston Martin in the FIA World Endurance Championship with two ORECA 07 LMP2 and in the GT World Challenge Europe with Mclaren 720S GT3 cars.

Viktor Viktorovich Shaytar is a Russian racing driver. He is a current member of the SMP Racing driver programme.

The 2019 24 Hours of Daytona was an International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)-sanctioned endurance sports car race held at the Daytona International Speedway combined road course in Daytona Beach, Florida, on January 26–27, 2019. It was the 57th running of the race, and the first of 12 races in the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the first of four rounds of the 2019 Michelin Endurance Cup.

Racing Team Nederland is a Dutch endurance racing team founded by F1 driver and Le Mans winner Jan Lammers and businessman Frits van Eerd.

The 67th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts was an endurance sports car racing event held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida, from 14–16 March 2019. The race was the second round of the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, as well as the second round of the Michelin Endurance Cup. Action Express Racing and Wayne Taylor Racing brought home a Cadillac 1-2-3 finish for the overall honours, with the win going to the No. 31 crew of Eric Curran, Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani, who won the 12 Hour race for a third time in the previous four editions. the #911 Porsche GT Team won in the GTLM class over the No. 66 Ford GT of Chip Ganassi Racing, LMP2 was won by Performance Tech Motorsports, and the Grasser Racing Team took a second straight victory in the GTD class, winning over fellow Lamborghini GTD team Magnus Racing, who came 2nd in only their second start as a Lamborghini team.

The 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship was the ninth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series is open to prototype and grand tourer-style racing cars divided into four categories. World Championship titles were awarded to the leading manufacturers and drivers in both the prototype and grand tourer divisions.

The 2020 24 Hours of Daytona was an endurance sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The event was held at the Daytona International Speedway combined road course in Daytona Beach, Florida, on January 25–26, 2020. This event was the 58th running of the 24 Hours of Daytona, and the first of 12 races across multiple classes in the 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, as well as the first of four rounds in the 2020 Michelin Endurance Cup.

High Class Racing is a Danish auto racing team founded in the early 1990s and currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series.

PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports is an American sports car racing team that currently competes in the LMP2 class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

The 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship was the 52nd racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), which traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. This was also the ninth season of the IMSA SportsCar Championship since the merger between the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2014, and the seventh under the sponsorship of WeatherTech. The series began on January 27 for the 24 Hours of Daytona, and ended on October 1 with the Petit Le Mans after 12 races.

Joshua Pierson is an American racing driver. He competes in Indy NXT for HMD Motorsports, the FIA World Endurance Championship for United Autosport, and in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for TDS Racing. He previously competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Pabst Racing.

The 2021 Petit Le Mans was the 24th running of the Petit Le Mans, and was held on November 13, 2021. It was the 12th and final race in the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the 4th race of the 2021 Michelin Endurance Cup. The race was held at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. This race was the last ever race for the GTLM Class.

Steven Thomas is an American racing driver and attorney at the TAFS law firm. As a gentleman driver, Thomas has competed in endurance events such as the FIA World Endurance Championship, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IMSA Prototype Challenge and Michelin Le Mans Cup.

Jakub "Kuba" Śmiechowski is a racing driver from Poland and the LMP2 class winner of the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. He is currently competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports.

Scott Huffaker II is an American racing driver who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series, and FIA World Endurance Championship.

The 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship is a motor racing championship, which is the 54th racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association and traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. It is also the eleventh season of the IMSA SportsCar Championship since the merger between the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2014, and the ninth under the sponsorship of WeatherTech. Following a change in class structure for the 2024 season, the IMSA SportsCar Championship saw a major expansion of its full-time grid across all of its classes.

References

↑ "Andres Bjerg Fjordback" (in Danish). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
↑ "Anders Fjordbach - FIA World Endurance Championship". fiawec.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
1 2 "Team Polar Seafood Racing confirms Anders Fjordbach drives Auto-G DTC". dtc-motorsport.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
↑ "Team Black Falcon dominates the 2015 edition of the 24 Hours of Dubai". motorsport.com. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
↑ "Blancpain debut for Fjordbach in Nogaro". motorsport.com. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
↑ "Algarve Pro Racing trusts Anders Fjordbach to win the Am Trophy". endurance-info.com (in French). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
↑ "Anders Fjorbach Joins PR1/Mathiasen Motorsport for 12 Hours of Sebring". pr1motorsports.com. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
↑ "Fjordbach joined at the 11th hour". racing24-7.net. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
↑ "Anders Fjordbach: Great to debut at Le Mans in a Danish team". boxengasse.dk (in Danish). 16 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
↑ "The 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans for High Class Racing (LMP2)". 24h-lemans.com. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
↑ "Anders Fjordbach at the wheel of the Ginetta LMP1". endurance-info.com (in French). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
↑ "Patterson & Fjordbach For High Class GT2 Audi". dailysportscar.com. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
↑ "High Class Racing Take GT2 European Series Season Opener". dailysportscar.com. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
↑ Goodwin, Graham (21 March 2022). "High Class Racing And Brabham Automotive Confirm 2022 GT2 Partnership". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
↑ Goodwin, Graham (3 July 2022). "Fjordbach & Weeda Take First Ever GT2 Win For Brabham In Misano". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

External links

Anders Fjordbach driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by Series Founded	GT2 European Series Pro-Am Class Champion 2021 With: Mark Patterson	Succeeded by Stienes Longin Nicolas Saelens

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Andres Bjerg Fjordback" (in Danish). Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[WEC-2] "Anders Fjordbach - FIA World Endurance Championship". fiawec.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[Contract-3] 1 2 "Team Polar Seafood Racing confirms Anders Fjordbach drives Auto-G DTC". dtc-motorsport.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[4] "Team Black Falcon dominates the 2015 edition of the 24 Hours of Dubai". motorsport.com. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[5] "Blancpain debut for Fjordbach in Nogaro". motorsport.com. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[6] "Algarve Pro Racing trusts Anders Fjordbach to win the Am Trophy". endurance-info.com (in French). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[7] "Anders Fjorbach Joins PR1/Mathiasen Motorsport for 12 Hours of Sebring". pr1motorsports.com. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[8] "Fjordbach joined at the 11th hour". racing24-7.net. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[9] "Anders Fjordbach: Great to debut at Le Mans in a Danish team". boxengasse.dk (in Danish). 16 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[10] "The 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans for High Class Racing (LMP2)". 24h-lemans.com. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[11] "Anders Fjordbach at the wheel of the Ginetta LMP1". endurance-info.com (in French). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[12] "Patterson & Fjordbach For High Class GT2 Audi". dailysportscar.com. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[13] "High Class Racing Take GT2 European Series Season Opener". dailysportscar.com. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[14] Goodwin, Graham (21 March 2022). "High Class Racing And Brabham Automotive Confirm 2022 GT2 Partnership". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[15] Goodwin, Graham (3 July 2022). "Fjordbach & Weeda Take First Ever GT2 Win For Brabham In Misano". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]