Ruiqi "Ricky" Liu (; born 4 September 2006) is a Chinese racing driver who last competed in the Formula Regional European Championship for 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. Macao International Kart Grand Prix 2017 Liu set his debut in the Macao International Kart Grand Prix in 2017 with Mars Racing Team.2017 Macao International Kart Grand Prix — Asian Karting Open Championship Entry List In the Mini Rok class of the Asian Karting Open Championship, Liu finished 19th in the final race.2017 Macao International Kart Grand Prix — Asian Karting Open Championship — Mini Rok results
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.2018 Macao International Kart Grand Prix — Asian Karting Open Championship Entry List Liu would conclude the weekend by finishing seventh in the final.2018 Macao International Kart Grand Prix — Asian Karting Open Championship — Mini Rok results
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.2019 Macao International Kart Grand Prix — Asian Karting Open Championship Entry List He would finish the pre-final in 23rd and 18th in the final.2019 Macao International Kart Grand Prix — Asian Karting Open Championship — Formula 125 Junior / X30 results
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 ninth from the second of the three races.
Liu 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 fourth in the championship with three podiums and a fastest lap.
Liu's 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. Following the season, Liu enrolled as a undergraduate student at New York University, potentially putting his racing career on hold.
Karting record
Karting career summary
Complete Macao International Kart Grand Prix results Year SeriesTeam Class Pre-Final Final2017Asian Karting Open ChampionshipMars Racing TeamMini Rok 20th 19th2018Asian Karting Open ChampionshipMars Racing TeamMini Rok?7th2019Asian Karting Open ChampionshipMars Racing TeamFormula 125 Junior23rd18th
Complete Macau Asia Karting Festival results YearSeriesTeam Class Final2018Asian Karting Open ChampionshipProdigy Racing TeamMini Rok? 2019Asian Karting Open ChampionshipMars Racing Team Formula 125 Open Junior 7thChina Karting ChampionshipJunior3rdSources: Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2022ADAC Formula 4 ChampionshipUS Racing 3 0 0 0 0 4 19th Italian F4 Championship AKM Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 0 55th 2023Formula Winter SeriesUS 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 ChampionshipPHM AIX Racing 15 0 0 0 0 0 26thFormula Regional European ChampionshipTrident 20 0 0 0 0 2 23rd 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 Middle East Championship Origine Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 4 20th Formula Regional European Championship Trident 20 0 0 0 0 4 18th2026Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaPhantom Global Racing Season still in progress.
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 RacingSPA1SPA2SPA3HOC1HOC2HOC3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3NÜR11NÜR12NÜR13 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3NÜR21NÜR22NÜR23 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 RacingIMO1IMO2IMO3MIS1MIS2MIS3SPA1SPA2SPA3VLL1VLL2VLL3RBR1RBR2RBR3RBR4MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3MUG1MUG2MUG3 55th 0 2023 US RacingIMO1IMO2 IMO3 IMO4 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 SPA1SPA2SPA3MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 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 JER1 JER2 CRT1 CRT2 NAV1 NAV2 CAT2 CAT2 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 TeamZIC11ZIC12ZIC13ZIC14NIC11NIC12NIC13NIC14PIC1PIC2PIC3PIC4ZIC21ZIC22ZIC23ZIC24NIC21NIC22NIC23NIC244th141 2024 Black Blade GP SIC11 SIC12 CTC1 CTC2 CTC3 CTC4 NIC1 NIC2 NIC3 NIC4 SIC21 SIC22 SIC23 SIC24 ZIC1ZIC2 ZIC3ZIC415th25 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 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 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 YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 26th 0 2025 Origine Motorsport YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 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 HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 MUG1 MUG2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 23rd 2 2025 Trident MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 18th 4
Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Qualifying Race Main Race 2024 PHM Racing Tatuus F3 T-318 22nd 22nd DNF
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