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Charles Leclerc (born 16 October 1997
in Monaco) is a Monegasque racing driver for
Charles Leclerc began karting at the age of five on the Brignoles circuit managed by Jules Bianchi's father, a friend of his father, and discovered a passion for Formula 1 that became his number 1 goal.
Winner of the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the Formula 2 championship in 2017
he made his Formula 1 debut the following year, at the Australian Grand Prix, with the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team. He scored his first points by taking sixth place in the
Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. In his first season, he entered the points ten times, finishing the championship with three consecutive seventh-place finishes, before joining Scuderia Ferrari.
Winner of the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the Formula 2 championship in 2017, he made his Formula 1 debut the following year, at the Australian Grand Prix, with the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team. He scored his first points by taking sixth place in the
Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. In his first season, he entered the points ten times, finishing the championship with three consecutive seventh-place finishes, before joining
For the 2020 season, the Ferrari SF1000 did not allow its drivers to win or lead a single lap, Charles Leclerc only got two podiums and finished in eighth place in the drivers' championship. In 2021,