Charles Leclerc
Monegasco · 2018–presente
Charles Leclerc carries an enormous weight: being Ferrari's great hope in a title chase that has eluded them since 2007. The Monegasque grew up in Monaco, close to family friend Jules Bianchi, whose tragic death shaped his career. He swept the junior categories and reached F1 in 2018 with Sauber.
In 2019 he was promoted to Ferrari and immediately showed his single-lap class, with emotional wins at Spa and his beloved Monza. His qualifying speed is simply otherworldly: he has amassed more than twenty poles, many of them wringing everything from a car that was not the fastest. In 2022 he led the championship early on, but Ferrari's strategic and mechanical failures squandered the advantage.
Winning on the streets of Monaco in 2024, in front of his home crowd, was one of the most emotional images of recent years. With Hamilton as his new Ferrari team-mate from 2025, Leclerc keeps chasing the championship his talent demands.
What if Leclerc had another car?
We took his real attributes and put him in the best car of each era: in a real driver's seat, against the team-mate that car actually had. 20 full seasons in each.
| Car | Team-mate | Finish | Wins | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren1988 | Alain Prost-59 pts | P1.9 | 4.1 | 10% |
| Williams1992 | Riccardo Patrese+54 pts | P1.3 | 7.5 | 80% |
| Ferrari2002 | Rubens Barrichello+67 pts | P1 | 12.1 | 100% |
| Red Bull2013 | Mark Webber+77 pts | P1.1 | 12.9 | 95% |
| Mercedes2016 | Lewis Hamilton-66 pts | P2 | 6.2 | 0% |
| Red Bull2023 | Sergio Perez+62 pts | P1.2 | 15.2 | 85% |
| Cadillac2026 · 11th on the grid | Valtteri Bottas+27 pts | P9.4 | 0 | 0% |
The only one who beats him is Lewis Hamilton in the 2016 Mercedes: 66 points clear over a full season.
Ver en españolRating by season
- First season
- 78 2018
- Peak
- 89 2026
- 2026
- 89 Ferrari
9 seasons in the database, from 2018 to 2026. Our own rating, from 50 to 99.
Teams
Tags
Wins
9
Poles
27
Titles
0
Best year
2022
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