Rickard Javanainen
Podium ceremony — Rickard Javanainen in the middle of the podium
R. JavanainenSWE

Career

From karting in Dalarna in 2002 to the rental kart Worlds in Vandel 2026. The whole road, with the numbers to back it up — told in six chapters.

Chapter 01 2002–2006

Dalarna

Ten years old. The first go-kart.

The first step into motorsport came in 2002, in a go-kart in Dalarna. Ten years old, and instantly hooked.

The years that followed, 2002–2006, brought several seasons of development through different karting classes — with a number of wins and podiums along the way.

Where it startedDalarna 2002

Chapter 02 2007–2011

Circuit racing

Out of the kart, into the cars.

  1. 2007

    Renault Junior Cup

    2nd overall.

  2. 2008–2010

    JTCC

    Junior Touring Car Championship. Multiple podiums.

Ginetta G20 Cup 2011

A mid-season call-up, as a stand-in with no pre-season.

2
wins
6
races
8th
of 22 overall

8th of 22 drivers overall — having raced only half the season.

Chapter 03 2015

The breakthrough

Back in the kart — and everything fell into place.

Winner of the inaugural SRKC in Linköping. The same year: a Worlds debut in Italy, 11th of 127 individually.

But it was in the Nations Cup that one stint came to define the year.

Nations Cup Italy 2015

P1

One stint. From last to first.

The team crossed the line fifth overall.

Chapter 04 2016

The bronze

The Worlds in Italy. The year it went all the way to the podium.

The final Worlds, Italy 2016

Won the final

With the same karts for everyone, the final comes down to what you do behind the wheel. This time it went all the way.

The 2016 Worlds podium — Rickard Javanainen on top with the Swedish flag
Italy, 2016

The full field 102 drivers

3rdof 102

Worlds bronze

The same championship: 5th with Sweden in the Nations Cup, where a pit-stop mistake cost the team a shot at the win.

With the same equipment for everyone, there is nothing to hide behind.

Chapter 05 2017–2021

The chase

Spain, Gothenburg, Poland. The consistency was built race by race.

172drivers — the largest field to date.

The Worlds in Spain 2017: 12th of 172. 5th with Sweden in the Nations Cup.

2018 brought the second SRKC title: a win in SRKC Gothenburg. And at the Worlds in Poland that year, a final race to remember:

The final race Worlds, Poland 2018

P9From 16th to 9th in the final race.

14th of 131 in the championship overall. 6th with Sweden in the Nations Cup.

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  • On-track action at the 2017 Worlds
    Spain, 2017
  • Focus before the start at the 2018 Worlds
    Poland, 2018
  • SRKC · 2021

    6th

    overall in the final — second-best Swede.

Chapter 06 2026

Vandel

The story doesn't end in the archive. It continues in Vandel.

3rd-best Swede in the 2026 SRKC. Set for the rental kart Worlds at Vandel Kart, 22 July–1 August 2026: KWC Individual and the Nations Cup for Sweden.

The same year also brought a place in the SRKC Hall of Fame — so far as the only driver inducted.

Rickard Javanainen's helmet in close-up
Sweden, 2026

Nations Cup Vandel, Denmark

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To be continued. Nations Cup 25–26 July.

Epilogue 2015–2026

The tally

The numbers behind the story — the 2002–2026 timeline as statistics, and every result.

Javanainen in numbers

4World Championship starts · qualified for 2026
4World Championship finals
3rdBest Worlds finish (2016)
2SRKC titles
172Largest field raced

Inducted into the SRKC Hall of Fame, so far as the only driver.

Results

Race results for R. Javanainen (SWE), 2015–2026
EventLocationYearResult
SRKC LinköpingLinköping20151stWin, inaugural edition
KWC — VMItaly201511th of 127
KWC — VMItaly20163rd of 102Won the final, bronze overall
KWC — VMSpain201712th of 172
SRKC GöteborgGothenburg20181st
KWC — VMPoland201814th of 131From 16th to 9th in the final race
SRKCSweden20216th overallSecond-best Swede
SRKCSweden20263rd-best Swede

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