Charles Leclerc
Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl ləklɛʁ]; born 16 October 1997) is a Monégasque racing driver, currently racing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. He won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017.
Charles Leclerc | |
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Leclerc in 2020 | |
| Born | Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc 16 October 1997 Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Relatives | Arthur Leclerc (brother) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | Monégasque |
| 2024 team | Ferrari |
| Car number | 16 |
| Entries | 130 (127 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 32 |
| Career points | 1138 |
| Pole positions | 23 |
| Fastest laps | 9 |
| First entry | 2018 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2019 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2022 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2024 Chinese Grand Prix |
| 2023 position | 5th (206 pts) |
| Website | Official website |
| Previous series | |
| 2017 2016 2015 2014 2014 | FIA Formula 2 Championship GP3 Series European Formula 3 Championship Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps |
| Championship titles | |
| 2017 2016 | FIA Formula 2 Championship GP3 Series |
| Awards | |
| 2023 2019, 2022 2017–2018 2017–2018 | Overtake of the Year FIA Pole Trophy FIA Rookie of the Year Autosport Rookie of the Year |
| Signature | |
Leclerc made his Formula One debut in 2018 for Sauber, a team affiliated with Ferrari, for which he was part of the Ferrari Driver Academy. With Sauber having finished last the year before, Leclerc led the charge to improve its finishing position in the Constructors' Championship to eighth, and was the higher ranked of the two Sauber drivers. He joined Ferrari the next season and became the second-youngest driver to qualify on pole position in Formula One at the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix. The 2019 season also saw Leclerc take his first career win in Belgium. He won the FIA Pole Trophy for most pole positions in the 2019 season, becoming the youngest driver to win it, before winning it again in 2022. Leclerc finished runner-up to Max Verstappen in the 2022 World Drivers' Championship.
Leclerc has won 5 races and attained 23 pole positions in Formula One. He scored the first grand slam of his career at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. Leclerc is set to remain at Ferrari until at least the end of the 2026 season.