Ruiqi Liu
NationalityChina Chinese
Born (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 (age 17)
Shanghai, China
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamTrident
Car numberTBA
Starts2 (2 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Previous series
2023
2023
2023
202223
2022
Euro 4 Championship
F4 Chinese Championship
Formula Winter Series
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4

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]

Career

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Karting

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Liu 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

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2022

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Liu 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

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2024

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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]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Racing record

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Racing career summary

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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 US Racing 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 2 0 0 0 0 0* 22nd*
F4 Chinese Championship Black Blade GP

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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(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

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(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

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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

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(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

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(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

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(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
SPA
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
MUG
1
MUG
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
22nd* 0*

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Trident completes 2024 lineup with Ruiqi Liu". Trident. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.