About Rickard

Chapter 01 — Dalarna

The ten-year-old and the go-kart

I grew up in Dalarna. In 2002, ten years old, I took my first step into motorsport: karting. The years that followed went through several karting classes, with a number of wins and podiums along the way.

Chapter 02 — Mjölby

Racing school

The racing school in Mjölby came next. In 2007 I finished 2nd overall in the Renault Junior Cup, and from 2008 to 2010 I raced in the JTCC (Junior Touring Car Championship) with several podiums.

It was also during these years that rental karting took over for real. What started as practice between race weekends turned out to be racing in its purest form.

Chapter 03 — Circuit racing

Ginetta — the stand-in who won

In 2011 I got a mid-season drive in the Ginetta G20 Cup. The result: wins in 2 of 6 races and 8th overall of 22 drivers, having raced only half the season.

Chapter 04 — Rental karting

The purest form of racing

In rental karting the equipment is equalised and the karts are drawn by lot. No budget in the world makes you faster — only the driver counts. In 2015 I won the inaugural SRKC in Linköping, and the same year came my Worlds debut in Italy: 11th of 127 individually, a semifinal podium, and a place in the final. In the Nations Cup I drove a stint from last to first before the team finished fifth overall.

2016 in Italy: a win in the final and 3rd place overall — a Worlds bronze. 2017 in Spain: 12th of 172, the biggest field to date. In 2018 I won the SRKC in Gothenburg after a close final against Max Sjölander, and at the Worlds in Poland that year I went from 16th to 9th in the final race, 14th of 131 overall.

Chapter 05 — The comeback

Back for real

After the Worlds in Poland 2018, life took over in the best possible way: our first son was born in 2020, and his little brother arrived in 2024. In between, the pandemic put a stop to most of the racing, so it took a few years before I was properly back. But the itch never went away.

In 2021 I finished 6th overall in the SRKC final, second-best Swede, and in 2026 I was the 3rd-best Swede. The SRKC, the qualifier for the rental kart Worlds, has inducted me into its Hall of Fame, so far as the only driver. A fine receipt for the years gone by. Now I feel ready to pick up the dream of the world title again, and what counts is the form in Denmark.

Chapter 06 — Vandel

Worlds 2026

Next up is the rental kart World Championship at Vandel Kart in Denmark, 22 July–1 August 2026. I race both the KWC Individual championship and the Nations Cup for Sweden, and I report here on the site every evening.