{"id":29696,"date":"2020-12-05T21:22:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T21:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/charles-leclerc\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:52:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:52:49","slug":"charles-leclerc","status":"publish","type":"driver","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/charles-leclerc\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Leclerc"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <picture>\n            <source 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400w\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Charles Leclerc on the Monza podium in front of massed ferrari fans at the 2024 F1 Italian Grand Prix\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Charles-Leclerc-on-the-Monza-podium-in-front-of-massed-ferrari-fans-at-the-2024-F1-Italian-Grand-Prix-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Charles-Leclerc-on-the-Monza-podium-in-front-of-massed-ferrari-fans-at-the-2024-F1-Italian-Grand-Prix-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Charles-Leclerc-on-the-Monza-podium-in-front-of-massed-ferrari-fans-at-the-2024-F1-Italian-Grand-Prix-660x371.jpg 660w, 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class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Charles-LEclerc-celebrates-2022-Bahrain-Grand-prix-win-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Charles-LEclerc-celebrates-2022-Bahrain-Grand-prix-win-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Charles-LEclerc-celebrates-2022-Bahrain-Grand-prix-win-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Charles-LEclerc-celebrates-2022-Bahrain-Grand-prix-win-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Charles Leclerc celebrates 2022 Bahrain Grand prix win\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Charles-LEclerc-celebrates-2022-Bahrain-Grand-prix-win-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Charles-LEclerc-celebrates-2022-Bahrain-Grand-prix-win-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Charles-LEclerc-celebrates-2022-Bahrain-Grand-prix-win-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Charles-LEclerc-celebrates-2022-Bahrain-Grand-prix-win-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Charles-LEclerc-celebrates-2022-Bahrain-Grand-prix-win-400x225.jpg 400w\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Leclerc wins the opening race of 2022 in Bahrain<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Peter J Fox\/Getty Images\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/leaderatferrari20-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/leaderatferrari20-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/leaderatferrari20-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/leaderatferrari20-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Charles Leclerc, 2020\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/leaderatferrari20-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/leaderatferrari20-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/leaderatferrari20-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/leaderatferrari20-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/leaderatferrari20-400x225.jpg 400w\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">In 2020, he moved into the team leader role at Ferrari over Vettel<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/winnerwithferrari19-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/winnerwithferrari19-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/winnerwithferrari19-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/winnerwithferrari19-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Charles Leclerc, 2019 Belgian GP\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/winnerwithferrari19-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/winnerwithferrari19-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/winnerwithferrari19-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/winnerwithferrari19-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/winnerwithferrari19-400x225.jpg 400w\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Winner in F1 for the first time, winning the Belgian GP in 2019<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/f1debutleclerc17-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/f1debutleclerc17-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/f1debutleclerc17-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/f1debutleclerc17-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Charles Leclerc, 2018, Sauber\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/f1debutleclerc17-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/f1debutleclerc17-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/f1debutleclerc17-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/f1debutleclerc17-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/f1debutleclerc17-400x225.jpg 400w\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">He made his F1 debut with Sauber in 2018<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/George-Russell-Charles-Leclerc-and-Alex-Albon-on-F3-podium-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/George-Russell-Charles-Leclerc-and-Alex-Albon-on-F3-podium-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/George-Russell-Charles-Leclerc-and-Alex-Albon-on-F3-podium-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/George-Russell-Charles-Leclerc-and-Alex-Albon-on-F3-podium-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"George Russell Charles Leclerc and Alex Albon on F3 podium\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/George-Russell-Charles-Leclerc-and-Alex-Albon-on-F3-podium-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/George-Russell-Charles-Leclerc-and-Alex-Albon-on-F3-podium-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/George-Russell-Charles-Leclerc-and-Alex-Albon-on-F3-podium-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/George-Russell-Charles-Leclerc-and-Alex-Albon-on-F3-podium-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/George-Russell-Charles-Leclerc-and-Alex-Albon-on-F3-podium-400x225.jpg 400w\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Winning at Silverstone in 2015 F3 European championship with George Russell (left) and Alex Albon<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Hoch Zwei\/Corbis via Getty Images\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n        \n        <section class=\"c-expanding-content expanding-content expanding-content--expandable content-section content-section--no-padding-top toggle\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charles Leclerc has quickly established himself as one of Formula 1\u2019s premier talents, and is now in possession of a Ferrari capable of winning world titles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The F1 front-runner arrived at the Scuderia in 2019 alongside Sebastian Vettel and quickly matched &#8211; then outpaced the four-time champion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fast forward to 2022, the Monegasque once again showed tremendous potential, despite a year of frustration and disappointment behind the wheel of an inconstant car handled by a mistake-ridden strategy team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But with a new team principal at the helm and a new car supposedly freed of its unreliability, there\u2019s every reason to believe Leclerc will be back for title winning vengeance in 2023. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Charles Leclerc&#8217;s dad Herv\u00e9, family background and early career<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Leclerc started his karting career by racing at the track owned by Jules Bianchi\u2019s father. A title winner in that discipline, he finished as runner-up up in the 2013 CIK-FIA World KZ Championship when beaten by\u00a0future F1 rival\u00a0Max Verstappen.<\/p>\n<p>He joined\u00a0Fortec\u00a0Motorsports for the following year\u2019s Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS season \u2013 scoring a double victory at Monza as he finished second in the final standings.\u00a0Six outings in that year\u2019s\u00a0Eurocup\u00a0included second-place finishes at the N\u00fcrburgring and\u00a0Hungaroring\u00a0(twice).<\/p>\n<p>Leclerc led the 2015 European F3 Championship thanks to four victories with Van Amersfoort\u2019s Dallara F314-Volkswagen before Lance Stroll\u00a0crashed into him\u00a0at Zandvoort.\u00a0That precipitated a loss of form and Leclerc slumped to fourth overall after not scoring another podium finish. He completed the year by finishing second on his first visit to Macau.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Champion in GP3 and Formula 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Now a member of the Ferrari Academy,\u00a0Leclerc tested GP3 for both ART Grand Prix and Arden International during the winter before choosing\u00a0the former for his switch to the GP support series in 2016. He won the first race of the opening two weekends (Barcelona and Spielberg) before scoring a third victory at Spa-Francorchamps. He\u00a0crashed during the\u00a0three-way title\u00a0decider in Abu Dhabi but had done enough\u00a0to beat ART team-mate Alexander Albon and Trident\u2019s Antonio Fuoco to the GP3 crown.<\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"expanding-content__buttons\">\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-down expanding-content__more\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read full bio<\/a>\n                        <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-up expanding-content__less\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read Less<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n\n                                \n   <\/div>\n\n<section class=\"c-content-article content-article content-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"content-article__grid\">\n            <div class=\"content-article__article\">\n                <h2 class=\"title sanomat\">From the archive<\/h2>\n                                    <div\n                        data-behaviour=\"tag-automation\"\n                        data-automation-type=\"related-issue-content\"\n                        data-tags=\"[&quot;Charles Leclerc&quot;]\"\n                        data-current-post=\"29696\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content-article__content user-content\">\n                <p>He moved to Prema Racing for his Formula 2 (formerly GP2) graduation in 2017 and was the class-of-the-field as he became just the fourth rookie to win the title. Leclerc qualified on pole position for all-bar three race weekends and eased to the title thanks to seven victories. A convincing championship win could have been even more dominant for he lost another pole position in Hungary and the feature race win at Spa-Francorchamps\u00a0to technicalities.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Formula 1 with Sauber\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In addition to his successful F2 campaign, Leclerc was Sauber-Ferrari\u2019s Friday test driver at four GP weekends during 2017 and he\u00a0graduated with\u00a0the Swiss team\u00a0for an impressive rookie campaign in\u00a02018.\u00a0Sauber\u2019s alliance with Ferrari resulted in an improved chassis and Leclerc showed remarkable race craft in the tight midfield. Sixth in Baku, he was a regular points\u00a0scorer\u00a0by the end of the campaign. He was thankful for the new \u201cHalo\u201d head protection system when Fernando Alonso\u2019s McLaren crashed over the Sauber.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Grand Prix winner for Ferrari\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>That form earned promotion to Ferrari as Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen\u2019s replacement in 2019.\u00a0The Italian team suffered another inconsistent season, but the chaos could not hide Leclerc\u2019s promise. He regularly outpaced Vettel and qualified on pole position on seven occasions, more than any other driver. A dominant victory second time out in Bahrain was lost when his Ferrari lost\u00a0power\u00a0and he was eased off the road and out of the lead by Verstappen during the closing laps in Austria. But Leclerc showed increasing maturity and scored back-to-back victories in Belgium and in front of the\u00a0Tifosi\u00a0at Monza\u00a0where he robustly\u00a0held off\u00a0Lewis Hamilton. There were rookie errors such as his\u00a0qualifying\u00a0crash in Baku\u00a0but Leclerc outscored Vettel to finish fourth overall.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-content-product content-product content-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"content-product__grid\">\n            <div class=\"content-product__product\">\n                                    <div\n                        data-behaviour=\"tag-automation\" data-automation-type=\"related-product\"\n                        data-tags=\"[&quot;Charles Leclerc&quot;]\" data-current-post=\"29696\">\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content-product__content user-content\">\n                <p>His 2019 performance earned him the team leader role and Ferrari placed all of its faith in the Mon\u00e9gasque driver as the Scuderia replaced Vettel for 2021 before a wheel could even be turned in the delayed 2020 season. Leclerc couldn&#8217;t build on an impressive opening offering at Ferrari after the team was forced to rebuild its power unit after a private settlement was reached with the FIA over the legality of its old engine.<\/p>\n<p>The result was Ferrari&#8217;s worst season for 40 years as it slumped to sixth in the championship. Despite this, Leclerc had some highlights including a podium at the season-opening race in Austria. He did attract criticism though from rivals for his opening-lap antics, often involved in too many incidents. Vettel and Max Verstappen highlighted Leclerc&#8217;s role in their Styrian and Sakhir crashes respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari was able to rebound from its dismal 2020 season and the team was fighting for regular points against McLaren as best of the rest on the grid. Leclerc may have taken a win in Monaco but for his car developing a driveshaft fault after a crash in qualifying put him out before the race. He&#8217;d qualifying on pole the day before. A podium eventually arrived as he finished second in the British Grand Prix, but he couldn&#8217;t match new team-mate Carlos Sainz&#8217;s consistency. The Spaniard finished the season fifth in the drivers&#8217; championship with Leclerc seventh. It marked the first time in his career that he&#8217;d been beaten by a team-mate in the championship.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2022 championship contender<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ferrari appeared to have the strongest car during preseason testing in 2022, as new regulations required entirely different cars and a fresh approach.<\/p>\n<p>That suggestion was confirmed at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, where Leclerc stormed to victory from pole, claiming a Ferrari 1-2 after Max Verstappen retired. Success followed him to Australia, where another dominant victory secured an early 46-point advantage over Verstappen.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But sadly for the Scuderia, unreliability and driver error plagued the majority of their season, causing to fall out of contention for both the drivers\u2019 and constructors\u2019 world titles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After Leclerc\u2019s engine failure in Baku, Ferrari chose to detune its power unit, which turned out to be its most major advantage over the rest of the field. The lack of performance ultimately meant Leclerc fell further and further behind in the title race, and his efforts to catch up caused errors &#8211; his most costly occurring at the French Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As Verstappen continued to dominate, Leclerc was forced into a race for second place against Sergio Perez, from which he emerged the victor after brilliant drives in Brazil and Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Leclerc and Ferrari&#8217;s efforts were vastly overshadowed by the dominance of Red Bull. But even as the Milton Keynes outfit won all but one race across the season, Leclerc still, at times, proved to be a thorn in Verstappen&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p>The Monegasque driver scored six podium finishes across the season, captured five pole positions and finished fifth in the drivers&#8217; standings.<\/p>\n<p>2024 was a bucket list year for Leclerc. Although, once again, he failed to secure the drivers&#8217; title and Ferrari fell just short in the constructors&#8217;, he continued to demonstrate that with the right machinery, he was amongst the very best that grid had to offer.<\/p>\n<p>Through the first seven races of the season, he finished no lower than fourth and captured four podium finishes. Then, on home turf in Monte Carlo, Leclerc put on a stunning display: securing pole before leading the entire race distance to the chequered flag to claim a historic victory.<\/p>\n<p>After a brief spell of mid-season misfortune, Leclerc soon re-found his red hot form. 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