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Charles Leclerc in red Ferrari race overalls and cap, speaking into a microphone at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort
Photo: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and resized).
Ferrari Monaco No. 16

Charles Leclerc

Driver profile, career milestones and the Leclerc models featured at DIECASTMODELS.MT.

Charles Leclerc in numbers

Grand Prix wins
9
Pole positions
27
F1 debut
2018
Car number
16

Career wins and poles as of the 2026 United States Grand Prix. Sources: Formula1.com and Wikipedia.

Profile

The driver

Nationality
Monégasque
Born
16 October 1997, Monte Carlo, Monaco
F1 debut
2018 (Sauber)
Team
Ferrari
Car number
16
Grand Prix wins
9
Pole positions
27

Charles Leclerc was born in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on 16 October 1997.

He won the GP3 Series in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017, then made his Formula One debut with Sauber in 2018.

He moved to Ferrari in 2019 and took his first Grand Prix win that year in Belgium, followed by victory at Monza a week later.

He races for Ferrari with car number 16.

Career

Milestones

  1. 1997

    Born in Monte Carlo

    Born on 16 October 1997 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

  2. 2016

    GP3 Series champion

    Wins the GP3 Series title.

  3. 2017

    FIA Formula 2 champion

    Wins the FIA Formula 2 Championship.

  4. 2018

    Formula One debut

    Makes his Formula One debut with Sauber.

  5. 2019

    Joins Ferrari

    Takes his first Grand Prix win in Belgium, then wins at Monza a week later.

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