Age, Biography, and Wiki
As of May 2025, Charles Leclerc is 27 years old. He began his racing career in karting, inspired and supported by his childhood friend Jules Bianchi. Leclerc quickly showed remarkable skill, becoming the youngest winner of France’s cadet karting championship in 2009. His rise through the ranks was marked by winning the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017. He made his Formula One debut in 2018 with Sauber before moving to Ferrari in 2019. Leclerc has since won multiple Grands Prix (eight wins across eight seasons) and has been runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2022.
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| Date of Birth | 16 October 1997 |
| Age | 27 Years |
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| Horoscope | Libra |
| Country | Monaco |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Charles Leclerc stands approximately 5 feet 10¾ inches (1.80 meters) tall. Specific details about his weight and other measurements are not widely publicized.
After his back-to-back poles at the Monaco and Azerbaijan Grands Prix in, then-teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. proclaimed Leclerc as the best qualifier in Formula One. Edd Straw of The Race commented that "if you’re talking about a driver who can consistently wring the neck of a car regardless of its limitations and successfully live on the edge in a livewire qualifying lap then you need to look no further than [Leclerc]", and that "his willingness to be on or even slightly over the limit, mitigated by his outstanding car control when things do get untidy, allows him to drag stunning lap times even out of cars that aren’t handling well." He described his "relentless pursuit of perfect laps" as a characteristic that could make Leclerc "one of [the] all-time greatest qualifiers". Laurence Edmondson of ESPN described his pole lap at the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix as his "latest example of his pinpoint precision and masterful speed", adding that he was "undoubtedly making a claim for the title of [Formula One]'s fastest driver over a single lap"; he praised "his ability to extract the fastest laps consistently while dealing with the pressure of a title fight". Karun Chandhok has acclaimed Leclerc as the fastest qualifier of all time, and Martin Brundle opined he was the fastest amongst the drivers.
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Dating & Relationship Status
There is no detailed or widely confirmed public information about Charles Leclerc's current dating or relationship status in the provided sources.
His father, Hervé Leclerc, was a racing driver who competed in Formula Three in the 1980s and 1990s, whilst his mother, Pascale Leclerc, is a former hairdresser who operated a hair salon in Fontvieille. His paternal grandfather founded the Novares Group, a French manufacturing company; he helped cover miscellaneous costs throughout his karting career, but not the racing itself. Leclerc studied at Lycée Albert Premier in Monaco-Ville.
Hervé died after a long illness, aged 54, four days before Leclerc won the feature race at the 2017 Baku Formula 2 round. Prior to his death, Leclerc lied to his father that he had signed a Formula One contract for the season; he signed with Sauber later that year. His older maternal half-brother, Lorenzo Tolotta-Leclerc, was best friends with Jules Bianchi, who was Leclerc's godfather until his death in 2015 and his mechanic in kart racing. His younger brother, Arthur, is also a racing driver who has competed in open-wheel and sportscar racing, winning the Formula Regional Asian Championship in 2022.
Leclerc first began karting aged five and started racing at Brignoles—a kart circuit owned by Jules Bianchi's father. He began his competitive career in 2005, winning the regional PACA championship in the Mini class with 15 wins from 18 races, which he successfully defended in 2006. He advanced to Minime in 2007, winning the Trophée Claude Secq and finishing runner-up at the PACA championship. The following year, he finished fifth in the Bridgestone Cup and runner-up in the French Championship, as well as winning the PACA title. Progressing to the Cadet class in 2009, Leclerc won the French Championship and Bridgestone Cup, as well as the regional Rhône-Alpes title. He partnered with Richard Mille that year, who supported him through the remainder of his karting career.
Following his GP3 title victory, Leclerc progressed to FIA Formula 2 with Prema for its inaugural season, alongside fellow Ferrari Driver Academy member Antonio Fuoco. Debuting at Sakhir, Leclerc took pole position for the feature race, where he finished third. In the reverse-grid sprint race, he opted for a mid-race pit stop—an uncommon practise in sprints—after creating a nine-second lead; Leclerc proceeded to overtake 13 drivers in nine laps to secure his maiden F2 victory. He took pole again in Barcelona, holding off Luca Ghiotto to win his first feature amidst a radio issue, before finishing fourth in the sprint. Leclerc retired from both races at his home round in Monte Carlo after qualifying on pole, suffering suspension failure in the feature and collision damage with Norman Nato in the sprint. Whilst retaining his championship lead, he described the weekend as "hugely disappointing". Leclerc dedicated his pole in Baku to his recently-deceased father Hervé, before converting it to victory in the feature and second-place in the sprint, losing the win to Nato at the latter following a 10-second time penalty for ignoring yellow flags. He won the Spielberg feature from pole, holding off teammate Fuoco and the DAMS of Nicholas Latifi. Leclerc collided with the former in the sprint, reducing his championship lead over Oliver Rowland to 49 points midway through the season.
Leclerc's helmet design features a base colour of rosso corsa with a Monégasque flag stripe along the lid. The words "Papa" and "Jules" are inscribed on the side, in remembrance of his father, Hervé Leclerc, and his godfather, Jules Bianchi. He wore a tribute helmet to Bianchi at the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix, the tenth anniversary of his fatal accident. He had previously worn a tribute for Sebastian Vettel at the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix—their final race as teammates. Controversy arose over his Gilles Villeneuve design for the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix, after the Villeneuve family claimed he did not ask for permission; Jacques Villeneuve permitted it after talking to Leclerc. He wore a tribute for departing teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Leclerc is trilingual: he is fluent in French, Italian, and English. Outside of motor racing, he is interested in architecture, music and fashion. He chose 16 as his personal driver number in Formula One because the digits sum to his lucky number, seven, in addition to it also being his birth date—16 October; his first options, seven and 10, were taken by Kimi Räikkönen and Pierre Gasly, respectively. From 2019 to 2022, Leclerc was in a relationship with Monégasque architect and influencer Charlotte Siné, daughter of the then-director general of the Société des Bains de Mer de Monaco. Since 2023, he has been in a relationship with Italian model and art historian Alexandra Saint Mleux. Leclerc served as a torchbearer for the Monégasque leg ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, alongside Alexandra Coletti, Xiaoxin Yang, Rudy Rinaldi, Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene. That year, he purchased a US$3.1 million condominium in Miami. He owns several Ferrari cars, including custom versions of the SF90 XX, Daytona SP3, and Purosangue.
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Charles Leclerc is active on social media and has a significant following given his high profile in Formula One and international motorsports. However, exact social media accounts and follower counts are not detailed in the provided information.
Education
In summary, Charles Leclerc is a distinguished young Formula One driver from Monaco with a rapid rise through junior racing championships to a leading role at Ferrari. He is known for his speed, multiple poles and wins, and a promising career trajectory in the sport.
In 2013, Leclerc progressed to the KZ senior gearbox class, aged 15. He opened the season with victory at the South Garda Winter Cup in KZ2. He finished twelfth in the WSK Euro Series, and fourth in the WSK Master Series. Leclerc finished sixth in the European Championship after claiming a podium in the final round at Genk. He duelled with rival Verstappen to become the youngest-ever KZ World Champion at Varennes-sur-Allier, with Leclerc finishing runner-up to him. Upon his graduation to junior formulae, Leclerc credited their "numerous clashes" with boosting his experience and character. Kartcom opined that "his rise [was] meteoric for a driver who [did not] spend much time training on the track".
In, Leclerc joined the Ferrari Driver Academy and was signed as a development driver for Haas and Ferrari. He made his testing debut at Fiorano two months later, driving the Ferrari F14 T. As part of his role at Haas, Leclerc participated in the first free practice sessions of the British, Hungarian, German and Brazilian Grands Prix. After impressing Ferrari at the former, he completed his first official test for the team at Silverstone in the SF16-H. He was initially rumoured to graduate direct to Formula One with Haas after winning the 2016 GP3 Series; team principal Guenther Steiner denied the rumours and stated that Leclerc would instead progress to FIA Formula 2.
Leclerc took part in the mid-season test at the Hungaroring with Ferrari—driving the SF70H—completing 98 laps and setting the fastest lap of the first day. Kimi Räikkönen praised his performance, stating "it's not easy to do well in a different car from what you normally drive", adding that "for sure he will do great things in the future". Leclerc completed further free practice sessions with Sauber at the Malaysian, United States, Mexican and Brazilian Grands Prix, after signing with the team for.
Leclerc has a strong qualifying history in Formula One, where he holds the record for most pole positions without a World Championship. He also holds the record in either FIA Formula 2 or its predecessor GP2 for the most pole positions in a season (8). His driving style tends to favour a car with oversteer, allowing for precise micro-corrections and high cornering speeds, which has aided his qualifying pace. He became the youngest recipient of the FIA Pole Trophy in for achieving the most pole positions, a feat he repeated in. Critics have noted his ability to outperform his machinery in qualifying conditions, which has frequently led to his one-lap pace relatively surpassing his race pace. Andrew Benson of BBC Sport described his pole lap at the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix as "one of the qualifying performances of the season". A study by Amazon Web Services in 2020 listed Leclerc as the seventh-fastest Formula One driver of all time.
