1. Arthur Leclerc is the younger brother of Scuderia Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc, and a former member of Ferrari Driver Academy.
54 Facts About Arthur Leclerc
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Arthur Leclerc was the runner-up during the 2020 Formula Regional European Championship and the 2022 Formula Regional Asian champion.
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Arthur Leclerc is the champion of the 2024 Italian GT Endurance Championship together with Giancarlo Fisichella and Tommaso Mosca.
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Arthur Leclerc currently serves as the development driver for Scuderia Ferrari.
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Arthur Leclerc finished fifth in the championship with two race wins.
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Arthur Leclerc started his racing career at the relative late age of 17, as his family focused on getting his brother Charles to Formula One.
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Arthur Leclerc was immediately on form, as he claimed his first single-seater win in just his second race.
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Nevertheless, Arthur Leclerc claimed an additional six podiums, ending fifth in the championship.
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Arthur Leclerc did his first public test for Venturi at the 2019 Formula E Rookie Test at the Marrakech Street Circuit.
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Arthur Leclerc competed in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship in 2019 for US Racing-CHRS outfit.
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In 2020, Arthur Leclerc joined the Formula Regional European Championship for Prema Powerteam alongside Oliver Rasmussen, Gianluca Petecof and 2019 W Series champion Jamie Chadwick, in his first year as a Ferrari junior.
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Arthur Leclerc started the season with a pole position hat-trick at the Misano round, taking victory in the second race.
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Arthur Leclerc won again in the first and third races at Paul Ricard, and he took the lead of the championship in Mugello by winning all three races of the round.
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On his mental mistake that costed him the title, Arthur Leclerc felt "disappointed" and had "no words".
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Arthur Leclerc ended the season in second with 343 points and six victories.
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In 2021 Arthur Leclerc was partnered with Olli Caldwell and Red Bull academy member Dennis Hauger at Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.
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Arthur Leclerc competed in the 2021 Virtual Grand Prix Championship for Ferrari, his brother's real-world team.
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Arthur Leclerc had a challenging debut in Barcelona, where he failed to score any points, due to his poor qualifying and a puncture in the first race.
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Arthur Leclerc charged all the way to 12th in Race 1 for reverse pole in Race 2.
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Disappointment would follow in Race 3, as Arthur Leclerc lost control while overtaking Victor Martins and slammed into Clement Novalak, bringing an early end to his and Arthur Leclerc's race.
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Arthur Leclerc was taken to hospital but was discharged later that Sunday, receiving a three-place grid penalty for the next race due to that incident.
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The first two races would come without points and during Race 3, Arthur Leclerc maintained his lead until lap 9, where he battled with teammate Hauger and lost out but still finished in second place.
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Arthur Leclerc had an unremarkable round at Spa-Francorchamps, taking two tenth places from Race 2 and Race 3 due to qualifying in 13th.
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Arthur Leclerc then scored his second win of the season during Race 1, having stormed from third to first at the start and defending hard from Logan Sargeant.
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Arthur Leclerc followed it up with seventh and tenth places in Race 2 and Race 3 respectively.
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Arthur Leclerc ended up tenth in the standings, with one pole, two wins and 79 points, behind Caldwell and title-winning teammate Hauger, but could not prevent Prema from defending the teams' title.
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Arthur Leclerc won his first race of the championship during the second round, taking the lead of the standings.
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Arthur Leclerc ended the third round with a hat-trick of podiums, including winning the final race.
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Arthur Leclerc was retained by Prema Racing for the 2022 season, partnering fellow Ferrari Driver Academy member Oliver Bearman and Red Bull academy's Jak Crawford.
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Arthur Leclerc had a successful sprint race, climbing to fifth and nearly pipping fourth place off Zane Maloney.
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Arthur Leclerc made another charge in the feature race, finishing second place for his first podium finish of the year.
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Arthur Leclerc had a difficult sprint race, but another recovery drive saw Leclerc claim fourth place at the end.
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Arthur Leclerc would start fifth for the Barcelona round, and would finish one place higher in the sprint race.
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Arthur Leclerc would overtake polesitter Zak O'Sullivan in the early stages of the race for victory.
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Arthur Leclerc took victory in the main race at Silverstone, having overtaken Zak O'Sullivan in the early stages of the race.
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Arthur Leclerc would carry a five-place grid penalty for the feature race, and after making early progress to sixth place, he fell to eighth as O'Sullivan and Correa passed him on slick tyres at a dry track.
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Arthur Leclerc ended the championship in a disappointing sixth place, with one win and one more podium, claiming 114 points in a season that could have been much better.
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Arthur Leclerc had an eventful feature race, being one of the first to pit and concede track position in the top 5.
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Arthur Leclerc would go on to make a few mistakes and eventually wounded up sixth.
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Arthur Leclerc ended in eighth place, and a better result was inevitable had a slow pit stop not happen.
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Arthur Leclerc would go one better in the feature race, achieving his maiden podium after Victor Martins and Dennis Hauger collided during the late stages of the race.
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Arthur Leclerc ended the feature race in 11th, but was promoted to tenth after Victor Martins was disqualified, continuing his feature race point-scoring streak.
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In Monaco, Arthur Leclerc crashed on his lap during qualifying, which left him down in 20th.
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Arthur Leclerc's form faded starting from Austria, and despite qualifying eighth, as during the sprint race he started on the wrong tyres on a drying track, and a loose wheel curtailed his feature race.
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In Monza, Arthur Leclerc had another round of mixed fortunes, climbing from 12th to seventh in the sprint race to score points in three rounds.
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At the Yas Marina season finale, a successful alternate strategy for Arthur Leclerc saw him climb to sixth at the chequered flag, although an early five-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage prevented him from a higher result.
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Arthur Leclerc finished the season a lowly 15th in the standings with 49 points and one podium, paling in comparison to teammate Iwasa's 165.
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In 2019, Arthur Leclerc was signed to the Sauber Junior Team as part of his move to the ADAC Formula 4 Championship.
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Arthur Leclerc made his free practice debut in place of Carlos Sainz Jr.
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Arthur Leclerc drove the SF-24 again during the young drivers' test for the afternoon session, completing 68 laps and ending the session in 14th.
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In 2024, Arthur Leclerc joined the European Le Mans Series with Panis Racing, alongside Manuel Maldonado and Charles Milesi.
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Arthur Leclerc competed in the Italian GT Championship in the GT3 category.
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At the start of 2025, Arthur Leclerc made his 24 Hours of Daytona debut, driving for AF Corse alongside Riccardo Agostini, Conrad Laursen and Custodio Toledo in the GTD category.
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Arthur Leclerc has two older brothers, Lorenzo and Charles, the latter of whom currently races in Formula One for Ferrari.