| Date of birth: | 22nd september 1967 |
| Place of birth: | Valentuna, near Stockholm, Sweden |
| Marital status: | Married to Ulrika with three children |
| Lives: | Taby near stockholm |
Here is Rydell's career over the last 10 years.
| 1990 | British F3000 fourth overall, Group C1 Porsche in japan and the japan F3 races. |
| 1991 | British F3 championship sixth overall one pole. |
| 1992 | Japaneese F3 third overall, three race wins. |
| 1993 | Japaneese F3 second overall, three race wins. |
| 1994 | British toring car championship. |
| 1995 | British toring car championship third overall, four race wins. |
| 1996 | British toring car championship third overall, four race wins. |
| 1997 | British toring car championship fourth overall, one race win. |
| 1998 | British toring car champion five race wins. Winner AMP Bathurst 1000km race. |
| 1999 | British toring car championship third overall, four race wins. |
Rydell took third in the 2000 BTCC to make it a Ford 1-2-3.