Arthur Leclerc
| Arthur Leclerc | |
|---|---|
 Leclerc in 2018 | |
| Born | 14 October 2000 Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Related to | Charles Leclerc (brother) |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | Prema Powerteam |
| Car number | 14 |
| Starts | 23 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Podiums | 15 |
| Poles | 6 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019 2018 | ADAC Formula 4 French F4 Championship |
Arthur Leclerc (born 14 October 2000) is a Monegasque racing driver. He is the younger brother of Scuderia Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc, and a member of Ferrari Driver Academy.
Career
Karting
Leclerc won the Kart Racing Academy championship in 2014.[1]
French F4
In 2018, Leclerc raced in the French F4 Championship.[1] He finished fifth in the championship with two race wins.[2]
Formula E
Leclerc was a development driver in FIA Formula E championship during the 2017–18 Formula E season for Venturi Racing.[3] By doing so, he was given access to Venturi's simulators and personal development systems.[4] Leclerc was retained for the 2018–19 Formula E season. Leclerc did his first public test for Venturi at the 2019 Formula E Rookie Test at the Marrakech Street Circuit.[5] For the 2019–20 Formula E season Venturi announced Leclerc as their test driver for the season.[6]
ADAC Formula 4
Leclerc competed in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship in 2019 for US Racing-CHRS part of the Sauber Junior Team.[7][8] Leclerc finished third overall with one race win and eight podiums.[2]
Formula Regional European Championship
Leclerc was signed by Scuderia Ferrari for its junior programme in 2020[9] and raced in the Formula Regional European Championship for Prema Powerteam alongside Oliver Rasmussen, Gianluca Petecof and W Series champion Jamie Chadwick.[10] Leclerc ended the season in 2nd with 343 points and 6 wins, finishing behind teammate Petecof.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
In 2021 Leclerc is set to partner Olli Caldwell and Red Bull academy member Dennis Hauger at Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. He has also competed in 2021 Virtual Grand Prix Championship for Ferrari, his brother's real-world team.[11]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | French F4 Championship | Auto Sport Academy | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 199 | 5th |
| 2019 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | US Racing-CHRS | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 202 | 3rd |
| 2020 | Formula Regional European Championship | Prema Powerteam | 23 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 343 | 2nd |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Prema Racing |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Prema Powerteam | MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 1 |
MIS 3 2 |
LEC 1 1 |
LEC 2 2 |
LEC 3 1 |
RBR 1 2 |
RBR 2 3 |
RBR 3 2 |
MUG 1 1 |
MUG 2 1 |
MUG 3 1 |
MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 9 |
MNZ 3 6 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 5 |
CAT 3 4 |
IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 Ret |
IMO 3 2 |
VAL 1 6 |
VAL 2 C |
VAL 3 Ret |
2nd | 343 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Prema Racing | CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
COA 1 |
COA 2 |
COA 3 |
Personal life
Leclerc has two older brothers, Lorenzo and Charles.[12]
References
- ^ a b Wood, Elliot (18 January 2018). "Leclerc's brother Arthur and Todt protege Collet to race in French F4". formulascout.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Arthur Leclerc". driverdb.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (29 May 2018). "F1 driver Charles Leclerc's brother part of new Venturi junior FE scheme". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Venturi establish the first academy for electric motorsport drivers". Formula E. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (5 January 2019). "F1 driver Charles Leclerc's brother secures Venturi FE rookie test". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Norman Nato and Arthur Leclerc confirmed for Marrakesh". Venturi Racing. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Talented youngsters on the way up: Fifth season of ADAC Formula 4 about to get underway". AutoMobilSport.com. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (9 April 2019). "Arthur Leclerc joins Sauber junior team". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Arthur Leclerc and Dino Beganovic for the Scuderia's young driver programme". Scuderia Ferrari. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Benyon, Jack (17 April 2020). "Ferrari signs Leclerc's brother to its F1 junior programme". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "2021 Virtual Austrian Grand Prix: Race Highlights - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ George, Dhruv (14 April 2020). "Arthur Leclerc: All that we know about Charles Leclerc's brother". formulascout.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
External links
- Arthur Leclerc career summary at DriverDB.com
