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In 2002 and 2003 , he raced in the European Touring Car Championship in a Volvo . In 2001 , he raced a Ferrari 550 Maranello in the FIA World GT Championship . In 1998 , he won the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in a Volvo , and also won the 1998 Super Touring Bathurst 1000 , sharing a Volvo S40 with Jim Richards . 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 team switched to a saloon in 1995 and Rydell took pole for 13 of the 24 races, but several slow starts contributed to him winning only 4 times and finishing 3rd in the championship, a result repeated in 1996, 1999 and 2000. In the early 1990s , Rydell 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. In 2006 he will continue drive in WTCC for SEAT Sport. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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