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]
| Riccardo Pera | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Pera in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 4 July 1999 Lucca, Italy |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018–19 |
| Current team | GR Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 86 |
| Starts | 33 (34 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 10 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2021 |
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit† As Pera was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | EbiMotors | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | LEC 3 |
MNZ 3 |
RBR 3 |
SIL Ret |
SPA 1‡ |
ALG Ret |
8th | 58.5 |
| 2019 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | LEC 3 |
MNZ 1 |
CAT 6 |
SIL 7 |
SPA 2 |
ALG Ret |
2nd | 76 |
| 2024 | GR Racing | LMGT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | CAT 2 |
LEC 5 |
IMO 7 |
SPA 2 |
MUG 8 |
ALG 6 |
5th | 64 |
| Source:[8] | ||||||||||||
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SPA | LMS | SIL | FUJ | SHA 3 |
SEB | SPA 1 |
LMS | 14th | 40 |
| 2019–20 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 5 |
FUJ 5 |
SHA 11 |
BHR 6 |
COA 5 |
SPA 2 |
LMS 2 |
BHR 7 |
5th | 107.5 |
| 2021 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SPA DNS |
ALG 2 |
MNZ 4 |
LMS Ret |
BHR 3 |
BHR 3 |
4th | 78 | ||
| 2022 | GR Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEB | SPA 6 |
LMS 3 |
MNZ 12 |
FUJ 12 |
BHR 6 |
10th | 50 | ||
| 2023 | GR Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEB 7 |
PRT 11 |
SPA 12 |
LMS 3 |
MNZ 3 |
FUJ 8 |
BHR 8 |
6th | 64 | |
| Sources:[8][9] | ||||||||||||||
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |  Dempsey-Proton Racing
|
 Matt Campbell Christian Ried
|
Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Am |
339 | 25th | 2nd |
| 2021 | Team Project 1
|
Matteo Cairoli Egidio Perfetti
|
Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am |
84 | DNF | DNF |
| 2022 |  GR Racing
|
Ben Barker Michael Wainwright
|
Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am |
340 | 37th | 4th |
| 2023 | GR Racing
|
Ben Barker Michael Wainwright
|
Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am |
312 | 29th | 3rd |
| 2024 | GR Racing
|
 Daniel Serra Michael Wainwright
|
Ferrari 296 GT3 | LMGT3 | 278 | 39th | 12th |
| Sources:[8][10] | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Goodwin, Graham (11 January 2023). "FIA WEC Reveal 38 Car Full Season Entry – 13 Hypercars For Breakthrough Season". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Rodriguez, Christian (2021-10-13). "Italian GT Mugello: Ferrari and Agostini claim Sprint championship". GT REPORT. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "ELMS". www.europeanlemansseries.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "2019 European Le Mans Series — 4 Hours of Le Castellet Provisional Entry List" (PDF). European Le Mans Series. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Pera Joins Perfetti And Cairoli In #56 Project 1 Porsche". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (9 February 2022). "FIA WEC: GR Racing präsentiert 2022er Aufgebot". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Looped crew at GR Racing". endurance-info.com (in French). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ a b c "Riccardo Pera Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Riccardo Pera". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Riccardo Pera". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 26 June 2024.