Riccardo Pera Explained

Riccardo Pera
Nationality: Italian
Birth Date:4 July 1999
Birth Place:Lucca, Italy
Racing Licence: FIA Silver
Current Series:FIA World Endurance Championship
First Year:2018–19
Current Team:GR Racing
Car Number:86
Starts:33 (34 entries)
Wins:1
Podiums:10
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:4th
Year:2021

Riccardo Pera (born 4 July 1999) is an Italian racing driver who most recently competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship with GR Racing.[1] 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.[2] [3]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2017Porsche Carrera Cup ItaliaEbiMotors14523101742nd
2018European Le Mans Series - LMGTEEbiMotors6112458.57th
2018–19FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmDempsey-Proton Racing210024014th
2019European Le Mans Series - LMGTEDempsey-Proton Racing[4] 61003762nd
Le Mans Cup - GT3EbiMotors100011811th
Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT421002329th
Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT421112325th
2019–20FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmDempsey-Proton Racing80002107.55th
202024 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE AmDempsey-Proton Racing10001N/A2nd
Porsche Carrera Cup ItaliaEbiMotors200011312th
Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT330000518th
2021FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmTeam Project 1[5] 50003784th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am10000N/ADNF
Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT4 Pro-AmEbiMotors663361201st
GT4 European Series - Pro-Am10100123rd
2022FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmGR Racing[6] [7] 500005010th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am10000N/A4th
Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT CupEbiMotors621130NC†
2023FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmGR Racing70002646th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am10001N/A3rd
Porsche SupercupOmbra Racing20000821st
Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT Cup Pro-Am301120NC†
2023–24Asian Le Mans Series - GTGR Racing40010625th
2024European Le Mans Series - LMGT3GR Racing
As Pera was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2018EbiMotorsLMGTEPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6LEC
MNZ
RBR
SIL
SPA
ALG
8th 58.5
2019Dempsey-Proton RacingLMGTEPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0L Flat-6LEC
MNZ
CAT
SIL
SPA
ALG
2nd76
Source:[8]
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)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
2018–19Dempsey-Proton RacingLMGTE AmPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6SPALMSSILFUJSHA
SEBSPA
LMS14th40
2019–20Dempsey-Proton RacingLMGTE AmPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6SIL
FUJ
SHA
BHR
COA
SPA
LMS
BHR
5th107.5
2021Team Project 1LMGTE AmPorsche 911 RSR-19Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6SPA
ALG
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
4th78
2022GR RacingLMGTE AmPorsche 911 RSR-19Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6SEBSPA
LMS
MNZ
FUJ
BHR
10th50
2023GR RacingLMGTE AmPorsche 911 RSR-19Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6SEB
PRT
SPA
LMS
MNZ
FUJ
BHR
6th64
Sources:[9]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps
2020 Dempsey-Proton Racing Matt Campbell
Christian Ried
Porsche 911 RSRGTE
Am
33925th2nd
2021 Team Project 1 Matteo Cairoli
Egidio Perfetti
Porsche 911 RSR-19GTE
Am
84DNFDNF
2022 GR Racing Ben Barker
Michael Wainwright
Porsche 911 RSR-19GTE
Am
34037th4th
2023 GR Racing Ben Barker
Michael Wainwright
Porsche 911 RSR-19GTE
Am
31229th3rd
2024 GR Racing Daniel Serra
Michael Wainwright
Ferrari 296 GT3LMGT327839th12th
Sources:[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goodwin . Graham . 11 January 2023 . FIA WEC Reveal 38 Car Full Season Entry – 13 Hypercars For Breakthrough Season . 11 January 2023 . Dailysportscar.
  2. Web site: Rodriguez . Christian . 2021-10-13 . Italian GT Mugello: Ferrari and Agostini claim Sprint championship . 2023-12-15 . GT REPORT . en-US.
  3. Web site: ELMS . 2023-12-15 . www.europeanlemansseries.com . en.
  4. News: 2 April 2019 . 2019 European Le Mans Series — 4 Hours of Le Castellet Provisional Entry List . . 3 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Pera Joins Perfetti And Cairoli In #56 Project 1 Porsche . 2023-12-15 . www.dailysportscar.com.
  6. Web site: Plümer . Jonas . 9 February 2022 . FIA WEC: GR Racing präsentiert 2022er Aufgebot . 2023-01-10 . GT-Place.com . de.
  7. Web site: 8 February 2022 . Looped crew at GR Racing . 2023-01-10 . endurance-info.com . fr.
  8. Web site: Riccardo Pera Results . 26 June 2024 . Motorsport Stats.
  9. Web site: Riccardo Pera . 26 June 2024 . FIA World Endurance Championship.
  10. Web site: Riccardo Pera . 26 June 2024 . Automobile Club de l'Ouest.