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🇸🇪 Rickard Rydell

Racing driver from Sweden. World Touring Car Championship, Nika International.
Driver facts
Full name
Rickard Rydell
Born
22 September 1967(b. 1967)
Nationality
Sweden
Current team
Nika International
Series
World Touring Car Championship
Status
Retired
Career wins
9
Career podiums
32
Career starts
118
Career DNFs
12
Racer Rating
5,229
Rickard Rydell
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,229
Rank 883 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Rickard Rydell is a racing driver from Sweden who last raced in World Touring Car Championship for Nika International. Rydell has recorded 9 wins and 32 podiums from 118 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,229 ranks Rydell 883th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2015 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
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2015-06-26Race of FranceWorld Touring Car ChampionshipP11−42
2015-06-26Race of FranceWorld Touring Car ChampionshipP10−30
2015-06-05Race of RussiaWorld Touring Car ChampionshipP13−84
2015-06-05Race of RussiaWorld Touring Car ChampionshipP11−44
2015-03-06Race of ArgentinaWorld Touring Car ChampionshipP10−39
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+158Macau 1988Formula 3 MacauP3
+119Race of Sweden 2007World Touring Car ChampionshipP1
+112Macau 1992Formula 3 MacauP1
+100Race of Brazil 2008World Touring Car ChampionshipP2
+100Race of Turkey 2006World Touring Car ChampionshipP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Race of Mexico8 starts+45
Race of Turkey4 starts+33
Race of UK8 starts+32
Race of Portugal4 starts+24
Struggles
Race of Spain8 starts-43
Race of Italy10 starts-31
Race of Czech Republic5 starts-22
Race of Macau10 starts-12
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2015▸World Touring Car ChampionshipNika International600000P19−2635,229
2013▸World Touring Car ChampionshipNika Racing200000P22−2375,492
2012▸World Touring Car ChampionshipChevrolet Motorsport Sweden200000P19+135,729
2009▸World Touring Car ChampionshipSEAT Sport Sverige2316300P7−1285,716
2008▸World Touring Car ChampionshipSEAT Sport2427110P4+3155,844
2007▸World Touring Car ChampionshipSEAT Sport411000P15+2125,529
2006▸World Touring Car ChampionshipSEAT Sport Sverige1905330P7−3845,318
2005▸World Touring Car ChampionshipSEAT Sport2015310P6+325,702
2001▸FIA GT ChampionshipProdrive All-Stars523120P7−1105,670
1993▸Formula 3 MacauNavi Connection Racing100000—+165,780
1992▸Formula 3 MacauToyota Team TOM''S323020—+2945,764
1991▸Formula 3 MacauToyota Team TOM''S301020—+1045,471
1990▸Formula 3 MacauVolkswagen Motorsport300000—+785,367
1989▸International Formula 3000Jordan100100P23↑870−1115,289
1988▸Formula 3 MacauPicko Troberg Racing101000—+1584,530
1987▸Formula 3 MacauPicko Troberg Racing100000—+3,0224,372
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Rydell finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇮🇹 Gabriele TarquiniFIA Silver4,85799415841%
🇳🇱 Tom CoronelFIA Gold3,52499633664%
🇬🇧 Robert Huff4,09097574059%
🇮🇹 Stefano D'AsteFIA Silver3,23895761980%
🇪🇸 Jordi Gené4,18193553859%
🇩🇪 Jörg MüllerFIA Gold4,17693524156%
🇮🇹 Alessandro ZanardiFIA Silver5,12391583364%
🇨🇭 Alain Menu5,61990563462%
🇵🇹 Andy PriaulxFIA Gold4,70390424847%
🇯🇵 Augusto FarfusFIA Gold4,77889444549%
🇧🇷 Christian FittipaldiFIA Platinum, 2× champion6,29031233%
🇧🇷 Gil de FerranHigher-rated6,099330100%
🇬🇧 David CoulthardHigher-rated6,07841325%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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879🇫🇷 Charles PicFormula E5,231
880🇫🇷 Didier ArtzetInternational Formula 30005,231
881🇺🇸 Steve KnappIndyCar5,231
882🇫🇷 Alessandro GiustiFormula 35,230
883🇸🇪 Rickard RydellWorld Touring Car Championship5,229
884🇦🇺 Craig LowndesSupercars Championship5,228
885🇩🇪 Jens KlingmannNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie5,228
886🇧🇪 Frédéric VervischIMSA WeatherTech5,226
887🇦🇹 Richard LietzAsian Le Mans Series5,225
888🇸🇪 Steven AndskärInternational Formula 30005,225
889🇺🇸 Trevor BayneNASCAR Xfinity5,224
890🇺🇸 David RaganNASCAR Cup Series5,222
891🇮🇹 Guido KnyczInternational Formula 30005,222
892🇬🇧 Paul Di RestaAsian Le Mans Series5,220
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Rickard Rydell is a racing driver from Sweden who last raced in World Touring Car Championship for Nika International. Rydell has recorded 9 wins and 32 podiums from 118 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,229 ranks Rydell 883th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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Rickard Rydell on his career and all things BTCC[3]
thecheckeredflag.co.uk
12 May 2020
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