Charles Leclerc (racing driver)
| Charles Leclerc | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Monégasque |
| Born |
16 October 1997 Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Car no. | TBA |
| Best finish | TBA in 2017 |
| Previous series | |
|
2016 2015 2014 2014 |
GP3 Series FIA European Formula 3 Championship Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016 | GP3 Series |
Charles Leclerc (born 16 October 1997) is a Monégasque racing driver and reigning GP3 champion. He is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy since 2016.
Leclerc was a childhood friend of Jules Bianchi and began karting at the track managed by Bianchi's father in Brignoles. Like Bianchi, Leclerc joined the ARM management company headed by Nicolas Todt.
Born in Monaco, Leclerc began his karting career in 2005, winning the French PACA Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2008. In 2009 he became French Cadet champion before moving up to the KF3 class in 2010, where he won the Junior Monaco Kart Cup. He continued in the KF3 class for 2011, winning the CIK-FIA KF3 World Cup, the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy and the ERDF Junior Kart Masters. During the year, Leclerc also became a member of Nicolas Todt's All Road Management company.
Leclerc graduated to the KF2 category in 2012 with the factory-backed ART Grand Prix team, winning the WSK Euro Series title, as well as finishing runner-up in the CIK-FIA European KF2 Championship and the CIK-FIA Under 18 World Karting Championship.
In his final year of karting in 2013, Leclerc claimed sixth position in the CIK-FIA European KZ Championship and finished second in the CIK-FIA World KZ Championship, behind current Red Bull Formula One driver Max Verstappen.
In 2014, Leclerc graduated to single-seaters, racing in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship for British team Fortec Motorsports. During the season, he took seven podium positions, including a double victory at Monza, to finish runner-up in the championship behind Koiranen GP's Nyck de Vries. Leclerc also won the Junior Championship title at the final race of the season in Jerez, finishing ahead of Russian teenager Matevos Isaakyan.
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