Anders Fjordbach
Fjordbach in 2017
NationalityDenmark Danish
Born (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990
Aalborg, Denmark
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2019
Current teamHigh Class Racing
Racing licence 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
2021GT2 European Series – Pro-Am

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

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.[2] 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.[2]

In 2015, Fjordbach won the Dubai 24 Hour in the 997 class, competing for Team Black Falcon.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6][7] The team would finish second in class, 13 laps behind the leader.

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.[8] The team finished 16th overall, taking 11th place in class.[9] In May of that year, Fjordbach tested the Ginetta G60-LT-P1 at Spa ahead of its re-introduction for the 2019–20 season.[10]

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.[11] The duo claimed victory in the series' inaugural race at Monza in April.[12] The following season, Fjordbach piloted the new Brabham BT63 GT2 for the High Class-backed Brabham Automotive Factory Racing team.[13] Driving alongside Kevin Weeda, the team scored their first and only victory of the season at Misano.[14]

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
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
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
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 Black Falcon
Securtal Sorg Rennsport
MSG Motorsport		 3 1 0 0 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 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 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
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
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
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 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
2023 Le Mans Cup - GT3 HCR with Caffeinesix
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 High Class Racing
2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 High Class Racing

* 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
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 Denmark High Class Racing Audi R8LMS GT2 South Africa 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 Iceland Team Thor 77 Ligier JS P320 Iceland 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 Denmark High Class Racing 49 Dallara P217 Denmark Dennis Andersen

SIL

3

MNZ

3

RBR

8

LEC

9

SPA

8

POR

8

 46 6th
2018 Denmark High Class Racing 49 Dallara P217 Denmark Dennis Andersen

LEC

13

MNZ

14

RBR

12

SIL

9

SPA

Ret

POR

9

 5.5 16th
2019 Denmark High Class Racing 20 Oreca 07 – Gibson Denmark Dennis Andersen

LEC

9

MNZ

17

BAR

Ret

SIL

11

SPA

15

POR

12

 4 14th
2020 Denmark High Class Racing 20 Oreca 07 – Gibson Denmark 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 SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET

† 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 Denmark High Class Racing Denmark Dennis Andersen
Switzerland Mathias Beche		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 356 16th 11th
2020 Denmark High Class Racing South Africa Mark Patterson
Japan Kenta Yamashita		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 88 DNF DNF
2021 Denmark High Class Racing Denmark Jan Magnussen
Denmark Kevin Magnussen		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 336 29th 17th
2023 Poland Inter Europol Competition United States Mark Kvamme
Denmark Jan Magnussen		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 117 DNF DNF

References

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