Charles Leclerc | |
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.jpg) Leclerc at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix | |
| Born | Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc 16 October 1997 Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Relatives | Arthur Leclerc (brother) Jules Bianchi (godfather) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Monégasque |
| 2024 team | Ferrari[1] |
| Car number | 16 |
| Entries | 146 (144 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Podiums | 41 |
| Career points | 1381 |
| Pole positions | 26 |
| Fastest laps | 10 |
| First entry | 2018 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2019 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2024 United States Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix |
| 2023 position | 5th (206 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2017 2016 2015 2014 2014 | FIA Formula 2 GP3 Series FIA F3 European Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Alps |
| Championship titles | |
| 2017 2016 | FIA Formula 2 GP3 Series |
| Awards | |
| 2023 2019, 2022 2020 2017–2018 2017–2018 | Overtake of the Year FIA Pole Trophy Lorenzo Bandini Trophy FIA Rookie of the Year Autosport Rookie of the Year |
| Website | www |
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Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl ləklɛʁ]; born 16 October 1997) is a Monégasque racing driver, currently competing in Formula One for Ferrari. Leclerc was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2022 with Ferrari, and has won eight Grands Prix across seven seasons.
Born and raised in Monte Carlo, Leclerc began competitive kart racing aged seven. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the junior direct-drive Karting World Cup in 2011—Leclerc graduated to junior formulae. He won his first championship at the 2016 GP3 Series with ART. Leclerc then won the inaugural FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017 with Prema, becoming the fourth driver to win the GP2/Formula 2 championship in their rookie season.
Leclerc made his Formula One debut in 2018 with Sauber as part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, scoring 10 points finishes in the C37. He joined Ferrari for the 2019 season to partner Sebastian Vettel, and became the second-youngest driver to qualify on pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Leclerc took his maiden career win in Belgium, before ending Ferrari's record nine-year drought at the Italian Grand Prix, which saw him nicknamed "il Predestinato" in Italian media.[a] After winless seasons for Ferrari in 2020 and 2021, Leclerc took several victories and finished runner-up to Max Verstappen in the 2022 World Drivers' Championship. In 2024, Leclerc won the Monaco Grand Prix, becoming the first Monégasque driver to win the race in 93 years.
As of the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix, Leclerc has achieved eight race wins, 26 pole positions, 10 fastest laps and 41 podiums in Formula One. Leclerc is set to remain at Ferrari until at least the end of the 2026 season.[1] Outside of motor racing, Leclerc collaborated with pianist Sofiane Pamart on the extended play Dreamers (2024), which peaked at number two on the Billboard Classical Albums chart.
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