LEC

Charles Leclerc

2018–present
184
Starts
9
Wins
54
Podiums
27
Poles
0
Titles
1827
Points

Season by season

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Season Team ENT R Win Pod Pole Pts WDC
2018 Sauber 21 21 0 0 0 39 P13
2019 Ferrari 21 21 2 10 7 264 P4
2020 Ferrari 17 17 0 2 0 98 P8
2021 Ferrari 22 21 0 1 2 159 P7
2022 Ferrari 22 22 3 11 9 308 P2
2023 Ferrari 22 21 0 6 5 206 P5
2024 Ferrari 24 24 3 13 3 356 P3
2025 Ferrari 24 24 0 7 1 242 P5
2026 Ferrari 13 13 1 4 0 155 P5

Race engineer

Bryan Bozzi Ferrari · since 2024 Promoted from performance engineer after Xavier Marcos Padros departed (mid-2024).
Jock Clear Ferrari · 2019–2022

Teammates, head to head

most races first · default: both classified
Teammate Qualifying Race Points
Carlos Sainz Jr. '21–'24 57–32 44–26 946 831.5
Lewis Hamilton '25–'26 26–11 23–9 352 306
Sebastian Vettel '19–'20 24–13 17–13 362 273
Marcus Ericsson '18 17–4 9–4 39 9
Oliver Bearman '24 1–0 1–0 16 6

Compare with any driver

career records side by side · any era

Teammate Head-to-Head (above) covers same-car seasons only. Compare reaches across any era — pick any driver.

Road to Formula 1

Karting

French and Monégasque karting titles; 2011 CIK-FIA KF3 World Cup, Academy Trophy and ERDF Junior Kart Masters; 2013 runner-up to Max Verstappen in the CIK-FIA World KZ Championship. Managed from 2011 by Nicolas Todt.

Junior single-seaters

2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps runner-up (and Junior champion) with Fortec; 2015 FIA F3 European Championship 4th (rookie) with Van Amersfoort; 2016 GP3 Series champion with ART (rookie); 2017 FIA F2 champion with Prema (rookie).

Academy

Ferrari Driver Academy from 2016; Ferrari development and Haas test driver in 2016–17.

Highlights

Won GP3 and F2 titles in consecutive rookie seasons; youngest GP3 champion at the time.

F1 debut

2018 with Sauber (Alfa Romeo Sauber).

2014
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Fortec · Runner-up
2015
FIA F3 European Championship
Van Amersfoort · 4th
2016
GP3 Series
ART · Champion
2017
FIA F2
Prema · Champion
2018
Formula 1 Debut
Sauber

Reliability & consistency

era-dependent · see explanation
12.5% DNF rate 23 in 184 starts
77.2% points-finish rate 142 in 184 starts
P1 best finish
P1 best grid
DNF rate & points-finish rate

DNF rate — "how often did they not finish?"

The share of race starts that ended without a classified finish. Formula: races not finished ÷ race starts × 100. Races the driver did not start are excluded from both sides. A disqualification counts as a finish that scored nothing, not a DNF. Why it sits apart from the era-fair rates: unlike a win or a podium, finishing meant something very different in different eras. Cars in the 1950s–70s broke constantly; modern cars almost always reach the flag. A high DNF rate in 1955 says far more about the machinery than the driver. Comparing two drivers within the same season is meaningful — they faced the same conditions. Across eras it's context, not a verdict.

Points-finish rate — "how often did they score?"

The share of race starts that ended in a points-paying position. Formula: races finished in a scoring position ÷ race starts × 100, using that season's real points system. Why it's era-dependent: the number of positions that pay points has changed repeatedly — the top five scored in 1950, the top ten score today. A modern driver has roughly twice as many scoring positions available for the same relative performance, so a higher percentage doesn't necessarily mean a better driver. Like DNF rate, it's shown as context.

2026 Salary

estimated — not officially disclosed
Est. annual $34M
Contract through 2030+
Base / bonus $34M base / UNKNOWN

Source: PaddockIntel / The Race (Apr–Jun 2026).