Charles Leclerc

Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc (; born 16 October 1997) is a Monégasque racing driver, currently competing in Formula One for Ferrari.

After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the junior direct-drive Karting World Cup in 2011—Leclerc graduated to junior formulae. He won his first championship at the 2016 GP3 Series with ART Grand Prix. Leclerc then won the inaugural FIA Formula 2 Championship in with Prema Racing, becoming the fourth driver to win the GP2/Formula 2 championship in their rookie season.

Leclerc made his Formula One debut in with Sauber as part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, leading their Constructors' Championship charge from last the year prior to eighth, scoring 81% of their tally from 10 points finishes. He joined Ferrari for the season to partner Sebastian Vettel, and became the second-youngest driver to qualify on pole position in Formula One at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Leclerc took his maiden career win in Belgium, and ended Ferrari's record nine-year drought at the Italian Grand Prix. After winless seasons for Ferrari in and , Leclerc finished runner-up to Max Verstappen in the 2022 World Drivers' Championship. In , Leclerc won the Monaco Grand Prix, becoming the first Monégasque driver to win the race in 93 years.

As of the , Leclerc has achieved }} race wins, pole positions, }} fastest laps and podiums in Formula One. He scored the first grand slam of his career at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. Leclerc is set to remain at Ferrari until at least the end of the 2026 season. Provided by Wikipedia