Ruiqi Liu
Ruiqi "Ricky" Liu 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.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 seventh 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 2022 [ADAC Formula 4 Championship|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 2022 [Italian F4 Championship|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.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 2024 [Formula Regional European Championship|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 2025 Formula Regional [Middle East Championship|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.
Racing record
Racing career summary
Season still in progress.Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
| 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
| 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
| 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 Euro 4 Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
| 2023 [Euro 4 Championship|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
| 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
| 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 14 | MIS 2 12 | SPA 1 18 | SPA 2 14 | ZAN 1 19 | ZAN 2 15 | HUN 1 20 | HUN 2 21 | LEC 1 13 | LEC 2 21 | IMO 1 14 | IMO 2 9 | RBR 1 17 | RBR 2 19 | CAT 1 16 | CAT 2 12 | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 Ret | MNZ 1 10 | MNZ 2 14 | 18th | 4 |