He entered the FIA European Rallycross Supercar class in 2013 with a private Citroën DS3, finishing fourth with two wins.

In 2014 he joined the FIA World Rallycross Championship Supercar class, driving a Ford-supported Olsbergs MSE Fiesta.

In 2016 Bakkerud moved to American outfit Hoonigan Racing Division, partnering team boss Ken Block.

[3] With the announcement that Hoonigan Racing would be withdrawing from the sport at the end of the 2017 season,[4] Bakkerud was left to find a drive for the new season, an on 31 January 2018 announced that he would be joining the EKS Audi Sport team,[5] driving an Audi S1 EKS RX quattro.

He finished third in the 2018 season behind the dominant Volkswagens of Johan Kristoffersson and Petter Solberg, scoring six podiums, before EKS too pulled out of the championship.