Ruiqi "Ricky" Liu (Chinese: 刘瑞祺; pinyin: Liú Ruìqí, born 4 September 2006), is a Chinese racing driver who is set to race in the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident.[1]
| Ruiqi Liu | |
|---|---|
 Liu in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Chinese |
| Born | 4 September 2006 Shanghai, China |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Trident |
| Car number | 66 |
| Starts | 20 (20 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 22nd in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2023 2023 2022–23 2022 | Euro 4 Championship F4 Chinese Championship Formula Winter Series Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 |
Career
editKarting
editLiu began his karting career at the age of ten and achieved his first successes in 2018, winning rounds of the China Karting Championship in Shanghai and Jinhua. The following year, he would go on to win the Asian Karting Open Championship in the X30 Junior class, competing against the likes of Gerrard Xie and Bianca Bustamante.[2]
Formula 4
edit2022
editLiu made his single-seater debut at the end of 2022, where he competed in the Lausitzring round of the ADAC Formula 4 Championship, racing for US Racing. He achieved a best result of 9th from the second of the three races.
He also participated in the final two rounds of the Italian F4 Championship for AKM Motorsport with limited success, achieving a best result of 28th in Mugello and finishing 55th and last in the drivers' championship.
2023
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Liu started the year off in the newly-founded Formula Winter Series, competing for US Racing. He would end up 4th in the championship with three podiums and a fastest lap.
His main campaign was a full season of the Italian F4 Championship, also with US Racing. Liu struggled to be competitive throughout the season, scoring no points and having a best result of 13th on multiple occasions. He would end up 30th in the drivers' championship, the last of his full-time teammates.
Formula Regional
edit2024
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Liu competed in 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with PHM AIX Racing.In December 2023, Liu was announced to be competing in the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident for the 2024 season, partnering Roman Bilinski and Alpine Academy member Nicola Lacorte.[3] He also participated in Macau Grand Prix with PHM Racing.[4]
2025
editLiu remained with Trident for the 2025 season, partnering Matteo De Palo and Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi.[5]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
editRacing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | US Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19th |
| Italian F4 Championship | AKM Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55th | |
| 2023 | Formula Winter Series | US Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 4th |
| Italian F4 Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | ||
| Euro 4 Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14th | ||
| F4 Chinese Championship | Smart Life Racing Team | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 141 | 4th | |
| 2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | PHM AIX Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | Trident | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22nd | |
| F4 Chinese Championship | Black Blade GP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15th | |
| Macau Grand Prix | PHM Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2025 | Formula Regional European Championship | Trident | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US Racing | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
RBR 4 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 32 |
MNZ 3 C |
MUG 1 28 |
MUG 2 34† |
MUG 3 29 |
55th | 0 |
| 2023 | US Racing | IMO 1 18 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 Ret |
IMO 4 Ret |
MIS 1 28† |
MIS 2 15 |
MIS 3 13 |
SPA 1 15 |
SPA 2 23 |
SPA 3 13 |
MNZ 1 28† |
MNZ 2 18 |
MNZ 3 14 |
LEC 1 19 |
LEC 2 Ret |
LEC 3 26 |
MUG 1 18 |
MUG 2 21 |
MUG 3 13 |
VLL 1 32 |
VLL 2 14 |
VLL 3 20 |
30th | 0 |
† Did not finish, but classified
Complete Formula Winter Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US Racing | JER 1 6 |
JER 2 2 |
CRT 1 5 |
CRT 2 6 |
NAV 1 6 |
NAV 2 2 |
CAT 2 3 |
CAT 2 5 |
4th | 96 |
Complete F4 Chinese Championship results
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Smart Life Racing Team | ZIC1 1 1 |
ZIC1 2 2 |
ZIC1 3 1 |
ZIC1 4 3 |
NIC1 1 |
NIC1 2 |
NIC1 3 |
NIC1 4 |
PIC 1 3 |
PIC 2 Ret |
PIC 3 2 |
PIC 4 1 |
ZIC2 1 |
ZIC2 2 |
ZIC2 3 |
ZIC2 4 |
NIC2 1 |
NIC2 2 |
NIC2 3 |
NIC2 4 |
4th | 141 |
Complete Euro 4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US Racing | MUG 1 Ret |
MUG 2 15 |
MUG 3 9 |
MNZ 1 21 |
MNZ 2 22 |
MNZ 3 12 |
CAT 1 11 |
CAT 2 7 |
CAT 3 12 |
14th | 14 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PHM Racing | YMC1 1 22 |
YMC1 2 15 |
YMC1 3 21 |
YMC2 1 24 |
YMC2 2 20 |
YMC2 3 18 |
DUB1 1 19 |
DUB1 2 Ret |
DUB1 3 17 |
YMC3 1 13 |
YMC3 2 21 |
YMC3 3 13 |
DUB2 1 17 |
DUB2 2 Ret |
DUB2 3 24 |
26th | 0 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Trident | HOC 1 17 |
HOC 2 18 |
SPA 1 18 |
SPA 2 18 |
ZAN 1 25 |
ZAN 2 23 |
HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 18 |
MUG 1 13 |
MUG 2 10 |
LEC 1 14 |
LEC 2 17 |
IMO 1 17 |
IMO 2 18 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 18 |
CAT 1 18 |
CAT 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 24† |
MNZ 2 20 |
22nd | 3 |
| 2025 | Trident | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
TBD | TBD |
References
edit- ^ "鼓掌！深圳市厚德书院国际部学子刘瑞祺再获国际大奖！" [Bravo! Liu Ruiqi, a student from Shenzhen Houde's International Department, wins another international award!]. 国际教育前线 International Education Forefront (in Chinese). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "刘瑞祺：亚洲冠军赛车手的飞驰人生" [Liu Ruiqi: the flying life of Asia's champion racing driver]. 新浪教育 Sina Education. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Trident completes 2024 lineup with Ruiqi Liu". Trident. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Macau Grand Prix - FIA FR World Cup Provisional Entry List" (PDF).
- ^ "Trident confirms Ruiqi Liu for the 2025 FRECA". 16 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.