Riccardo Pera
Italian racing driver (born 1999)
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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]
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| 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 |
| Categorisation |  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 |
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 4.0 L Flat-6 | LEC 3 |
MNZ 1 |
CAT 6 |
SIL 7 |
SPA 2 |
ALG Ret |
2nd | 76 |
| 2024 | GR Racing | LMGT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | CAT 2 |
LEC 5 |
IMO 7 |
SPA 2 |
MUG 8 |
ALG 6 |
5th | 64 |
| 2025 | GR Racing | LMGT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | CAT 8 |
LEC 3 |
IMO Ret |
SPA 7 |
SIL 2 |
ALG 10 |
8th | 44 |
| 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 6 |
COA 7 |
FUJ 5 |
BHR 4 |
1st | 123 |
| 2026 | The Bend Manthey | LMGT3 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | IMO 3 |
SPA 3 |
LMS 9 |
SÃO |
COA |
FUJ |
QAT |
BHR |
7th* | 34* |
| 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 |
| 2026 | The Bend Manthey |
Richard Lietz Yasser Shahin |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) | LMGT3 | 330 | 45th | 13th |
| Sources:[10][12] | |||||||
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | GR Racing | GT | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | SEP 1 9 |
SEP 2 11 |
DUB 8 |
ABU 1 Ret |
ABU 2 WD |
25th | 6 | |
| 2024–25 | Manthey EMA | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEP 1 3 |
SEP 2 13 |
DUB 1 2 |
DUB 2 5 |
ABU 1 1 |
ABU 2 7 |
2nd | 76 |
| 2025–26 | Manthey Racing | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEP 1 4 |
SEP 2 8 |
DUB 1 9 |
DUB 2 4 |
ABU 1 7 |
ABU 2 12 |
10th | 38 |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lionspeed GP | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Bronze | LEC | MNZ | SPA 6H 42 |
SPA 12H 12 |
SPA 24H 21 |
NÜR | CAT | 13th | 28 |
| 2026 | Rutronik Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) | Bronze | LEC 13 |
MNZ 38† |
SPA 6H |
SPA 12H |
SPA 24H |
NÜR |
ALG |
8th* | 33* |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Manthey 1st Phorm | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 12 |
SEB 19 |
LBH |
LGA |
WGL 1 |
MOS |
ELK |
VIR |
IMS |
PET |
31st* | 688* |