# Ruiqi Liu

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.

## 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.

#### 2017

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

#### 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. Liu would conclude the weekend by finishing 7th in the final.

#### 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. He would finish the pre-final in 23rd and 18th in the final.

### 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 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 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. He also participated in Macau Grand Prix with PHM Racing.

#### 2025

Liu raced in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Origine Motorsport.
Liu remained with Trident for the 2025 FRECA season, partnering Matteo De Palo and Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi.

## Karting record
### Complete Macao International Kart Grand Prix results

| Year | Series | Team | Class | Pre-Final | Final |
| 2017 | Asian Karting Open Championship | Mars Racing Team | Mini Rok | 20th | 19th |
| 2018 | Asian Karting Open Championship | Mars Racing Team | Mini Rok | ? | 7th |
| 2019 | Asian Karting Open Championship | 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 |
| 2022 | 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 |
| 2023 | Italian F4 Championship | US Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| 2023 | Euro 4 Championship | US Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14th |
| 2023 | 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 |
| 2024 | Formula Regional European Championship | Trident | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23rdd |
| 2024 | F4 Chinese Championship | Black Blade GP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15th |
| 2024 | Macau Grand Prix | PHM Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Origine Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th |
| 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 |
| 2025 | Origine Motorsport | YMC1 1 14 | YMC1 2 22† | YMC1 3 19 | YMC2 1 13 | YMC2 2 17 | YMC2 3 11 | DUB 1 13 | DUB 2 13 | DUB 3 11 | YMC3 1 19 | YMC3 2 13 | YMC3 3 20 | LUS 1 | LUS 2 | LUS 3 | 20th | 4 |

### 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 10 | 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 | 23rd | 2 |
| 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 | PHM Racing | Tatuus F3 T-318 | 22nd | 22nd | DNF |