Together with the magazine ”Bilsport”, Rickard Rydell is each year handing out the ”Rydell Special Award” at Bilsportgalan. The ambition is to help a young Swedish talent in motor racing to an international career in single seater racing.
Rydell Special Award (all the winners):
| 2021 Elias Adestam | https://www.adestam.se |
| 2020 Joel Granfors |
| 2019 Dino Beganovic | http://dinoracing.se |
| 2018 Simon Ohlin |
| 2017 Hampus Ericsson |
| 2016 Linus Lundqvist | www.llmotorsport.se |
| 2015 Oliver Söderström |
| 2014 Joel Eriksson | www.joelerikssonracing.com/ |
| 2013 Erik Johansson | www.erikjohansson.org |
| 2012 Gustav Malja | www.gustavmalja.com |
| 2011 Gustav Malja | www.gustavmalja.com |
| 2010 Daniel Roos |
| 2009 Felix Rosenqvist | www.felixracing.se |
| 2008 Felix Rosenqvist | www.felixracing.se |
| 2007 Marcus Ericsson | www.marcusericssonracing.com |
| 2006 Alexander Haegermark |
| 2005 Daniel Roos |
| 2004 Sebastian Hohenthal |
| 2003 Sebastian Hohenthal |
| 2002 Niklas Petersson |
| 2001 Alexander Storckenfeldt |
| 2000 Alx Danielsson |
| 1999 Robin Rudholm | www.robinrudholm.com |