Liu Ruiqi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Ruiqi Liu
Liu in 2024
NationalityChina Chinese
Born (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 (age 18)
Shanghai, China
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamTrident
Car number66
Starts20 (20 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish22nd 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

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

Karting

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]

Macao International Kart Grand Prix

2017

Liu set his debut in the Macao International Kart Grand Prix in 2017 with Mars Racing Team.[3] In the Mini Rok class of the Asian Karting Open Championship, Liu finished 19th in the final race.[4]

2018

Liu returned to the International Kart Grand Prix in Macao, again in the Mini Rok class of the Asian Karting Open Championship with Mars Racing Team.[5] Liu would conclude the weekend by finishing 7th in the final.[6]

2019

Liu made his last appearance in the International Kart Grand Prix in 2019 with Mars Racing Team, joining the Formula 125 Junior class of the Asian Karting Championship.[7] He would finish the pre-final in 23rd and 18th in the final.[8]

Formula 4

2022

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

Liu driving at the Mugello Circuit during the 2023 Italian F4 Championship

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

2024

Liu driving at the Hungaroring during the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship

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.[9] He also participated in Macau Grand Prix with PHM Racing.[10]

2025

Liu remained with Trident for the 2025 season, partnering Matteo De Palo and Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi.[11]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Complete Macao International Kart Grand Prix results

Year Series Team Class Pre-Final Final
2017 Asian Karting Open Championship China Mars Racing Team Mini Rok 20th 19th
2018 Asian Karting Open Championship China Mars Racing Team Mini Rok ? 7th
2019 Asian Karting Open Championship China Mars Racing Team Formula 125 Junior 23rd 18th


Racing record

Racing career summary

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 ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

(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 Pos Points
2022 US Racing SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		ZAN
3 		NÜR1
1 		NÜR1
2 		NÜR1
3 		LAU
1
10 		LAU
2
9 		LAU
3
10 		NÜR2
1 		NÜR2
2 		NÜR2
3 		19th 4

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(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

(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

(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
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
2024 Black Blade GP SIC1
1
5 		SIC1
2
3 		CTC
1
 CTC
2
 CTC
3
 CTC
4
 NIC
1
 NIC
2
 NIC
3
 NIC
4
 SIC2
1
 SIC2
2
 SIC2
3
 SIC2
4
 ZIC
1
 ZIC
2
 ZIC
3
 ZIC
4
 15th 25

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

(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

(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

(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

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year Team Car Qualifying Qualifying Race Main Race
2024 Germany PHM Racing Tatuus F3 T-318 22nd 22nd DNF

References

  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. ^ 2017 Macao International Kart Grand Prix — Asian Karting Open Championship Entry List
  4. ^ 2017 Macao International Kart Grand Prix — Asian Karting Open Championship — Mini Rok results
  5. ^ 2018 Macao International Kart Grand Prix — Asian Karting Open Championship Entry List
  6. ^ 2018 Macao International Kart Grand Prix — Asian Karting Open Championship — Mini Rok results
  7. ^ 2019 Macao International Kart Grand Prix — Asian Karting Open Championship Entry List
  8. ^ 2019 Macao International Kart Grand Prix — Asian Karting Open Championship — Formula 125 Junior / X30 results
  9. ^ "Trident completes 2024 lineup with Ruiqi Liu". Trident. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Macau Grand Prix - FIA FR World Cup Provisional Entry List" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Trident confirms Ruiqi Liu for the 2025 FRECA". 16 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

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