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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 |
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| Awards | Full list |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Monégasque |
| 2025 team | Ferrari[1] |
| Car number | 16 |
| Entries | 149 (147 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Podiums | 43 |
| Career points | 1430 |
| 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 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| 2024 position | 3rd (356 pts) |
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| Website | www |
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Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl ləklɛʁ]; born 16 October 1997) is a Monégasque racing driver, who competes 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. Progressing directly to Formula Renault 2.0, he finished runner-up to Nyck de Vries in the Alps Series and achieved several podium finishes in the Eurocup. Leclerc graduated to FIA European Formula 3 in 2015, winning several races as he finished fourth in his rookie season. 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 and breaking several records.[a]
Leclerc made his Formula One debut in 2018 with Sauber as part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, scoring several points finishes in the C37. He joined Ferrari for 2019 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.[b] 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. Following five pole positions and six podiums in his 2023 campaign, Leclerc won the Monaco Grand Prix in 2024, becoming the first Monégasque driver to win the race in 93 years; he achieved further victories in Italy and the United States as he finished third in the championship.
As of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Leclerc has achieved eight race wins, 26 pole positions, 10 fastest laps and 43 podiums in Formula One. Leclerc is set to remain at Ferrari until at least the end of the 2026 season.[2] 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.
- ^ "F1: Ferrari anuncia extensão de contrato de Leclerc" [Ferrari announces Leclerc contract extension, but makes mystery about the length of new deal]. motorsport.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 25 January 2024. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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