LEC

Charles Leclerc

2018–present
182
Starts
9
Wins
54
Podiums
27
Poles
0
Titles
1810
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 11 11 1 4 0 138 P4

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
Teammate Qualifying Race Points
Carlos Sainz Jr. '21–'24 · 68r compared , 21 excl. → Full breakdown 57–32 42–26 946 831.5
Lewis Hamilton '25–'26 · 30r compared , 5 excl. → Full breakdown 25–10 23–7 342 286
Sebastian Vettel '19–'20 · 29r compared , 9 excl. → Full breakdown 24–13 17–12 362 273
Marcus Ericsson '18 · 12r compared , 9 excl. → Full breakdown 17–4 9–3 39 9
Oliver Bearman '24 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 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
12.1% DNF rate 22 in 182 starts
77.5% points-finish rate 141 in 182 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).