Riccardo Pera
| Riccardo Pera | |
|---|---|
Pera in 2023 | |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 4 July 1999 Lucca, Italy |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018–19 |
| Current team | Manthey 1st Phorm |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver |
| Car number | 92 |
| Former teams | Project 1 Motorsport GR Racing |
| Starts | 33 (34 entries) |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 12 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2021 |
Riccardo Pera (born 4 July 1999) is an Italian racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Manthey 1st Phorm in the LMGT3 class.[1] He previously finished as runner-up of the 2019 European Le Mans Series in the GTE class, was the 2021 champion of the Italian GT Sprint Championship in the GT4 Pro-Am category and runner-up in the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series in the GT class.[2][3][4] He won the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMGT3 class.[5]
Racing record
Career summary
† As Pera was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
| 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:[10] | ||||||||||||
‡ 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)
| 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 | |
| 2025 | Manthey 1st Phorm | LMGT3 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | QAT 12 |
IMO 1 |
SPA 7 |
LMS 1 |
SÃO |
COA |
FUJ |
BHR |
1st* | 81* |
| Sources:[10][11] | ||||||||||||||
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| 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 |
| 2025 | Manthey 1st Phorm | Ryan Hardwick Richard Lietz |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | LMGT3 | 341 | 33rd | 1st |
| Sources:[10][12] | |||||||
References
- ^ "Manthey to contest the 2025 FIA WEC with the Iron Dames and 1st Phorm". Endurance Info. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "Race Results | Asian Le Mans Series". www.asianlemansseries.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ Little, Martin (2025-06-15). "Le Mans 24H, Hour 24: Ferrari Remains Undefeated With 499P At Le Mans". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "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. 13 April 2021. 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.