Monégasque Formula 1 driver for Scuderia Ferrari, first Monégasque to win Monaco Grand Prix, multiple race winner with 24 pole positions in career.
Charles Marc Hervé Percival Leclerc was born in Monte Carlo, Monaco in 1997. His father Hervé Leclerc was a racing driver who died from an illness in 2017 — Charles dedicated his first F1 victory to him. Jules Bianchi — the French F1 driver who died following his 2014 Japanese Grand Prix accident — was his godfather, adding personal tragedy to an already difficult emotional landscape. Ferrari promoted him from Alfa Romeo Sauber after one season in 2019. He won two consecutive races in his debut Ferrari season — Belgium and Italy — generating enormous excitement about his potential. He scored 24 pole positions in his first six Ferrari seasons — the most by any driver in that period. He finally won his home Monaco Grand Prix in 2024 — ending a painful sequence of near-misses at the race in front of his home crowd that had generated one of F1's most discussed individual narratives. His combination of one-lap pace — his qualifying performances are rated among the finest in the current grid — with racecraft that has developed significantly makes him the most technically gifted Ferrari driver since Michael Schumacher.
Ferrari F1 driver, Monaco GP winner, multiple race winner
How They Played
Aggressive racecraft, exceptional in wet conditions, strong qualifier
Lasting Impact
Leading Ferrari driver of his generation, first Monégasque F1 winner
Career Honours
- F1 race wins 8
- Pole positions 26
- Monaco Grand Prix Winner 2024
- F1 debut 2018 (Sauber)
| Constructor | Season(s) | Races |
|---|---|---|
| Fortec Motorsports (Formula Renault 2.0 Alps) | 2014 | — |
| Van Amersfoort Racing (FIA Formula 3 European Championship) | 2015 | — |
| ART Grand Prix (GP3 Series) | 2016 | — |
| Prema Racing (FIA Formula 2 Championship) | 2017 | — |
| Sauber F1 Team | 2018 | 21 |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 2019 | 157 |
| Career Total | — | 178 |