Ruiqi "Ricky" Liu (, born 4 September 2006), is a Chinese

racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...

who is currently competing in the

Formula Regional European Championship The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is a FIA-certified Formula Regional, regional European Formula Three, Formula 3 racing series. On 12 October 2018, it was announced that the Italian autosport regulator Automobile Club ...

with

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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

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. The following year, he would go on to win the Asian Karting Open Championship in the X30 Junior class, competing against the likes of

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and

Bianca Bustamante Bianca Denise Bustamante (born January 19, 2005) is a Filipino racing driver who competes in the GB3 Championship for Elite Motorsport. She is also the development driver for Kiro Race Co, Cupra Kiro. Junior career W Series From January 31 ...

Macao International Kart Grand Prix

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

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round of the ADAC Formula 4 Championship, racing for

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. 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 Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the F ...

for AKM Motorsport with limited success, achieving a best result of 28th in

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and finishing 55th and last in the drivers' championship.

2023

Liu started the year off in the newly-founded Formula Winter Series, competing for

. He would end up 4th in the championship with three podiums and a fastest lap. His main campaign was a full season of the

, also with

. 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

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with PHM AIX Racing.In December 2023, Liu was announced to be competing in the

with

for the 2024 season, partnering

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and

Alpine Academy The Alpine Academy, formerly known as the RF1 Driver Programme, Renault Driver Development and Renault Sport Academy, is a driver development programme to support young racing drivers through their careers. The programme was created by Renault F ...

member Nicola Lacorte. He also participated in

Macau Grand Prix The Macau Grand Prix (; ) is an annual motorsport road racing event for automobiles and motorcycles held on the Guia Circuit in Macau. The event includes the Formula Regional and Motorcycle Grand Prix title races, with other races for Touri ...

with

PHM Racing PHM Racing is a German auto racing team established by Paul Müller. It mainly competes in junior open-wheel racing series. History Born from the ashes of Mücke Motorsport's single-seater programme, which was disbanded at the end of 2021, PH ...

2025

Liu raced in the

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with Origine Motorsport. Liu remained with

for the 2025 FRECA season, partnering

Matteo De Palo Matteo De Palo (born 8 November 2007) is an Italian racing driver currently competing in the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship with Trident, having recently raced in the series last year with Saintéloc Racing. He previously competed i ...

and

Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi Nandhavud "Jem" Bhirombhakdi (; born 7 June 2006) is a Thai racing driver who most recently competed in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with KIC Motorsport. He is set to compete in the 2025 edition of the Formula Regional Europea ...

Karting record

Karting career summary

Complete Macao International Kart Grand Prix results

Complete Macau Asia Karting Festival results

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Did not finish, but classified

Complete Formula Winter Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 Chinese Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Ruiqi Living people 2006 births Chinese racing drivers Sportspeople from Shanghai ADAC Formula 4 drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers Chinese F4 Championship drivers Formula Winter Series drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers Formula Regional Middle East Championship drivers US Racing drivers PHM Racing drivers Trident Racing drivers 21st-century Chinese sportsmen