Charles Leclerc

Also known as Charles Marc Hervé Percival Leclerc, El príncipe de Mónaco, El predestinato

Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc 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 nine seasons.

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Charles Leclerc is a professional racing driver from Monaco who competes in Formula One, the world's premier motorsport competition, driving for the Ferrari team. He finished as runner-up in the 2022 world championship and has won eight Grand Prix races throughout his nine seasons in the sport.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Monaco
Place of birth: Monte Carlo
Educated at: Albert I Lycée
Languages spoken: Italian
Native language: French
Instrument: piano
Sport: auto racing
Member of team: Scuderia Ferrari
Official website: www.charles-leclerc.com
Image: 2024-08-25 Motorsport, Formel 1, Großer Preis der Niederlande 2024 STP 3978 by Stepro (cropped2).jpg
Height: 179

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date of birth: 1997-10-16
nickname: Next year is our year
social media followers: 1330000
Commons category: Charles Leclerc
points for: 868
number of wins: 7
pole positions: 27
podium finishes: 24
number of matches played/races/starts: 111
name in native language: Charles Leclerc
birth name: Charles Marc Hervé Percival Leclerc

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Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc ( French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl(ə) 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 nine 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 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/F2 championship in their rookie season and breaking several records.

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