Christian Bakkerud
| Christian Bakkerud | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Born |
3 November 1984 Copenhagen |
| Died | 11 September 2011 (aged 26) Tooting, London |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Years active | 2002–2010 |
| Previous series | |
|
2009 2008 2007–08 2005–06 2004 2002–03 |
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters GP2 Asia Series GP2 Series British F3 Championship Formula BMW UK Formula BMW ADAC |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 2009 – 2010 |
| Teams | Kolles |
| Best finish | 9th (2009) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Christian Bakkerud (3 November 1984 – 11 September 2011) was a Danish racing driver, who competed in the 2007 and 2008 GP2 Series seasons, albeit hindered by a recurrent back injury. Prior to GP2 he competed in British Formula 3 and Formula BMW.
Bakkerud competed in Formula BMW from 2002 to 2004, joining the British version of the series in the latter year after two seasons in Germany.
Bakkerud competed in British Formula 3 in 2005 and 2006. Having finished seventh in the championship in 2005, he improved to sixth place in 2006, and also scored his first series win for Carlin at Mugello in 2006 - arguably his career highlight. During this time he also competed in the Macau Grand Prix and the Ultimate Masters of Formula Three race.
Bakkerud took part in the 2007 GP2 Series season for the DPR team, paired with Spaniard Andy Soucek. The season was disappointing, as Bakkerud failed to score any points. He also suffered back injuries, trapping nerves whilst racing on two separate occasions.
He moved to the Super Nova team for the 2008 GP2 Asia Series, reinforcing his unlucky reputation by retiring from all but three of the races. He remained for the 2008 GP2 Series proper, he suffered a recurrence of his back injury after a collision with Ben Hanley in the first race. He was replaced by Soucek whilst he recovered, and made his return to the cockpit at Monaco, after missing the championship round at Istanbul. He crashed at the start of the sprint race at Monaco, briefly going airborne after hitting Kamui Kobayashi. He did not suffer a recurrence of his back injury despite a heavy landing. However, the injury flared up once more following a testing session, and he withdrew from the rest of the season on medical grounds. He was replaced by Soucek.
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