Autographs of Rickard Rydell
John Rickard Rydell (born 22 September 1967) is a retired Swedish racing driver. He won the 1998 British Touring Car Championship, the 2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, and has also been a frontrunner in the European/World Touring Car Championship. More about Rickard Rydell
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Rydell was born in Vallentuna, Stockholm. Initially he trained to be an accountant at AB Rydell, his family's flower boutique business, but was bitten by the racing bug. In the early 1990s, he raced in various Formula Three series. He also won pole position in the 1991 Macau Grand Prix, and won the 1992 race. He competed in Japanese F3 in 1992 and 1993, British F3 in 1989 and 1991, and the Swedish F3 series in 1987 and 1988. In 1990, he raced in F3000. In 1984–1985, he won the Swedish 100cc go kart championship.
His first year in the BTCC was 1994, when his car was quite distinctive, driving a Volvo 850 Estate, when it was normal to race saloons. The TWR team switched to a saloon in 1995 and Rydell took pole for 13 of the 24 races, but due to several slow starts he won only 4 times and he finished on podium 7 times. At the end of the year he was third in the championship, a result repeated in 1996 although Audi dominated with Frank Biela he was able to score 4 victories and 6 podium. In 1997 Volvo switch from 850 saloon to new model Volvo S40, at the end of year he was fourth with 1 victory and 5 podium. In 1998, he finally won the BTCC title in a Volvo with 5 victories and 12 podium, beating Anthony Reid at the final meeting. He also won the 1998 Super Touring Bathurst 1000, sharing a Volvo S40 with Jim Richards. In 1999 he was again third behind the two Nissan Primera with 4 victories and 7 podium. Read even more about Rickard Rydell at Wikipedia
His first year in the BTCC was 1994, when his car was quite distinctive, driving a Volvo 850 Estate, when it was normal to race saloons. The TWR team switched to a saloon in 1995 and Rydell took pole for 13 of the 24 races, but due to several slow starts he won only 4 times and he finished on podium 7 times. At the end of the year he was third in the championship, a result repeated in 1996 although Audi dominated with Frank Biela he was able to score 4 victories and 6 podium. In 1997 Volvo switch from 850 saloon to new model Volvo S40, at the end of year he was fourth with 1 victory and 5 podium. In 1998, he finally won the BTCC title in a Volvo with 5 victories and 12 podium, beating Anthony Reid at the final meeting. He also won the 1998 Super Touring Bathurst 1000, sharing a Volvo S40 with Jim Richards. In 1999 he was again third behind the two Nissan Primera with 4 victories and 7 podium. Read even more about Rickard Rydell at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Rickard Rydell
The most expensive item with a signature of Rickard Rydell (Volvo S40 Wheel Hub Cap Signed By 1998 BTCC Touring Car Champion Rickard Rydell) was sold in December 2023 for £70.00 while the cheapest item (Signed 1997 RAC Tourist Trophy Raceday Programme - Rickard Rydell, Jonny Kane) found a new owner for £1.49 in October 2018. The month with the most items sold (4) was September 2018 with an average selling price of £7.03 for an autographed item of Rickard Rydell. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2023 with £70.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.49 was October 2018. In average, an autographed item from Rickard Rydell is worth £10.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Rickard Rydell were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | **RARE & UNIQUE 1999/2000 RICKARD RYDELL BTCC A4 PHOTOS AUTOGRAPHED GENUINE** | £10.00 | |
| 1998 BTCC British Touring Car Super Tourer Volvo Rickard Rydell Signed poster | £12.50 | |
| BTCC RICKARD RYDELL hand signed promo Volvo photo card Donington Park 1998 | £8.00 | |
| BTCC signed photos - Ford 2000 Alain Menu Reid Rickard Rydell -Super Touring Car | £12.00 | |
| BTCC Signed Posters, Will Hoy, Steve Soper and Rickard Rydell | £8.00 | |
| HAND SIGNED RICKARD RYDELL VOLVO S40 RACING TEAM 1998 BTCC FACTORY POSTER | £50.00 | |
| Rickard Rydell 2000 Ford Mondeo BTCC 12 x 8 Colour Photo Hand Signed | £14.00 | |
| RICKARD RYDELL BTCC legend hand signed 6x4 index card Donington Park 1998 | £8.00 | |
| Rickard Rydell Genuine Signed A4 Mount Display Volvo 850 BTCC WSR | £25.00 | |
| Rickard Rydell Genuine Signed Fine Art Print, Volvo 850 BTCC Sissons Touring Car | £41.00 | |
| Rickard RYDELL Signed Official Card - TWR VOLVO S40 BTCC Touring Car Legend | £7.00 | |
| TWR Volvo 850 BTCC Postcard signed Tim Harvey Rickard Rydell promo Touring Photo | £19.99 | |
| VOLVO 850 RICKARD RYDELL TOCA AUTOGRAPH SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH 1995 | £19.99 | |
| VOLVO 850 RICKARD RYDELL TOCA AUTOGRAPH SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH 1995 BTCC | £14.99 | |
| Volvo S40 Wheel Hub Cap Signed By 1998 BTCC Touring Car Champion Rickard Rydell | £70.00 | |