Anders Fjordbach

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Anders Fjordbach
Anders Fjordbach @ 4 Heures de Siverstone 2017 - Podium (cropped).jpg
Fjordbach in 2017
Nationality Flag of Denmark.svg Danish
Born (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 (age 33)
Aalborg, Denmark
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2019
Current team High Class Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number20
Starts14
Wins0
Podiums3
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

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

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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.

Fjordbach's #33 Oreca at Silverstone in 2019 2019 4 Hours of Silverstone 33 (48664826592).jpg
Fjordbach's #33 Oreca at Silverstone in 2019

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

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2007Volkswagen Polo Cup Denmark700003010th
Yokohama 1600 Challenge Denmark ? ? ? ? ?11111th
2008Volkswagen Polo Cup Denmark60010465th
2009 Renault Clio Cup Denmark1200021216th
ADAC Procar - Division III High Class Racing 40000119th
2012Auto-G Danish Thundersport Challenge80000816th
2013Auto-G Danish Thundersport Championship Team Polar Seafood Racing 1100021086th
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Gonneau Racing by OverDrive200006735th
2014Auto-G Danish Thundersport Championship13000010811th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Black Falcon100012413th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP10 Team Securtal Sorg Rennsport10??0N/ADNF
2015 Blancpain GT Sprint Series ISR 1000000NC
24H Series - 997 Black Falcon1 ? ?????
MSG Motorsport1????
24H Series - CUP1 Securtal Sorg Rennsport1??????
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Phoenix Racing 300000NC
Blancpain Endurance Series ISR
Insight Racing Denmark
300000NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup 5 Team Securtal Sorg Rennsport10??0N/ADNF
2016 Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Phoenix Racing 6200319.641st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 10000N/ADNF
Renault Sport Trophy - Pro High Class Racing 600001316th
Renault Sport Trophy - Endurance 600001123rd
24H Series - 991 Black Falcon Team TMD Friction100010NC
2017 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 High Class Racing 60002469th
24H Series - 991 Black Falcon Team TMD Friction1100130 ?
Touring Car Endurance Series - TCR Bas Koeten Racing 100010NC
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 High Class Racing 600005.524th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Attempto Racing100000NC
2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 High Class Racing 100000NC
Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 40000269th
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 High Class Racing 60000423rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 100013211th
2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 High Class Racing 700001121st
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 High Class Racing 50001249th
2021 GT2 European Series - Pro-Am High Class Racing 1053882011st
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 500001718th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Pro-Am 50003857th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 200010NC
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Team Thor20000138th
2022 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 High Class Racing 40012603rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 6000115008th
GT2 European Series - Pro-Am Brabham Automotive Factory Racing 614531404th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Team 10000819th
Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 Team Thor Racing 100111812th
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - 992 QMMF Racing by HRT Thuraya Qatar
2023 Le Mans Cup - GT3 HCR with Caffeinesix 70112733rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 High Class Racing 4000078116th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 10000N/ADNF
2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 High Class Racing 50212565th
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)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678PointsPos
2018–19 High Class Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS
11
0NC
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 4713th
2021 High Class Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 SPA
9
POR
12
MNZ
9
LMS
17
BHR
8
BHR
8
1718th
LMP2 ProAm Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 SPA
4
POR
3
MNZ
4
LMS BHR
3
BHR
3
857th

GT2 European Series results - ProAm Class

YearEntrantCarCo-Driver12345PointsPos
2021 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing Audi R8LMS GT2 Flag of the United States.svg 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

2011st

Le Mans Cup results

YearEntrantNo.CarCo-Driver123456PointsPos
2021 Flag of Iceland.svg Team Thor77 Ligier JS P320 Flag of Iceland.svg Auðunn Guðmundsson BAR RIC MNZ

14

LMS SPA

19

POR 132nd

European Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantNo.CarCo-Driver123456PointsPos
2017 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing 49 Dallara P217 Flag of Denmark.svg Dennis Andersen

SIL

3

MNZ

3

RBR

8

LEC

9

SPA

8

POR

8

466th
2018 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing 49 Dallara P217 Flag of Denmark.svg Dennis Andersen

LEC

13

MNZ

14

RBR

12

SIL

9

SPA

Ret

POR

9

5.516th
2019 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing 20 Oreca 07 – Gibson Flag of Denmark.svg Dennis Andersen

LEC

9

MNZ

17

BAR

Ret

SIL

11

SPA

15

POR

12

414th
2020 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing 20 Oreca 07 – Gibson Flag of Denmark.svg Dennis Andersen

RIC

Ret

SPA

13

LEC

13

MNZ

3

POR

6

248th

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678910PointsPos
2019 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB
2
MOH WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL 3211th
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
15008th
2023 High Class Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
8
SEB
6
LGS WGL
8
ELK IMS PET
6
78116th
2024 MDK MotorsportsGTD 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

YearEntrantCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2019 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing Flag of Denmark.svg Dennis Andersen
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Beche
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP235616th11th
2020 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing Flag of the United States.svg Mark Patterson
Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP288DNFDNF
2021 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP233629th17th
2023 Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition Flag of the United States.svg Mark Kvamme
Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2117DNFDNF

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Series Founded
GT2 European Series
Pro-Am Class Champion

2021
With: Mark Patterson
Succeeded by
Stienes Longin
Nicolas Saelens