# Riccardo Pera

Riccardo Pera (born 4 July 1999) is an Italian racing driver who most recently competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship with GR Racing. He previously finished as runner-up of the 2019 European Le Mans Series in the GTE class and the 2021 champion of the Italian GT Sprint Championship in the GT4 Pro-Am category.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2017 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italia | EbiMotors | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 174 | 2nd |
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | EbiMotors | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 58.5 | 7th |
| 2018–19 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 14th |
| 2019 | European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2nd |
| 2019 | Le Mans Cup - GT3 | EbiMotors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11th |
| 2019 | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT4 | EbiMotors | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 9th |
| 2019 | Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT4 | EbiMotors | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 5th |
| 2019–20 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 107.5 | 5th |
| 2020 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd |
| 2020 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italia | EbiMotors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12th |
| 2020 | Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 | EbiMotors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18th |
| 2021 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Team Project 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 4th |
| 2021 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Team Project 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2021 | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT4 Pro-Am | EbiMotors | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 120 | 1st |
| 2021 | GT4 European Series - Pro-Am | EbiMotors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23rd |
| 2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | GR Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10th |
| 2022 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | GR Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
| 2022 | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT Cup | EbiMotors | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | GR Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 6th |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | GR Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd |
| 2023 | Porsche Supercup | Ombra Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21st |
| 2023 | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT Cup Pro-Am | Ombra Racing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023–24 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | GR Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 25th |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMGT3 | GR Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 5th |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT3 | GR Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th |
| 2024-25 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Manthey EMA | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 | Manthey 1st Phorm | | | | | | | |
$^†$ As Pera was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. $^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2018 | EbiMotors | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | LEC 3 | MNZ 3 | RBR 3 | SIL Ret | SPA 1‡ | ALG Ret | 8th | 58.5 |
| 2019 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | LEC 3 | MNZ 1 | CAT 6 | SIL 7 | SPA 2 | ALG Ret | 2nd | 76 |
| 2024 | GR Racing | LMGT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | CAT 2 | LEC 5 | IMO 7 | SPA 2 | MUG 8 | ALG 6 | 5th | 64 |
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$^‡$ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
| 2018–19 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SPA | LMS | SIL | FUJ | SHA 3 | SEB | SPA 1 | LMS | 14th | 40 |
| 2019–20 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 5 | FUJ 5 | SHA 11 | BHR 6 | COA 5 | SPA 2 | LMS 2 | BHR 7 | 5th | 107.5 |
| 2021 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SPA DNS | ALG 2 | MNZ 4 | LMS Ret | BHR 3 | BHR 3 | | | 4th | 78 |
| 2022 | GR Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEB | SPA 6 | LMS 3 | MNZ 12 | FUJ 12 | BHR 6 | | | 10th | 50 |
| 2023 | GR Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEB 7 | PRT 11 | SPA 12 | LMS 3 | MNZ 3 | FUJ 8 | BHR 8 | | 6th | 64 |
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### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2020 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Matt Campbell Christian Ried | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Am | 339 | 25th | 2nd |
| 2021 | Team Project 1 | Matteo Cairoli Egidio Perfetti | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am | 84 | DNF | DNF |
| 2022 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Michael Wainwright | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am | 340 | 37th | 4th |
| 2023 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Michael Wainwright | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am | 312 | 29th | 3rd |
| 2024 | GR Racing | Daniel Serra Michael Wainwright | Ferrari 296 GT3 | LMGT3 | 278 | 39th | 12th |
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