Charles Leclerc. Charles Leclerc began racing karts at the age of five.

Born in the Principality of Monaco on 16thOctober 1997, Charles Leclerc began racing karts at the age of five. In 2011, he won the CIK-FIA KF3 World Cup and the CIK-FIA Academy Trophy. In 2012, he was WSK Champion and in 2013, he finished runner-up in the European and Under 18 class with Fortec Motorsport. One year later, still with Fortec, he took the runner-up spot in the ALPS Championship. He was best rookie in his debut season in Formula 3 in 2015, when he raced for Van Amersfoot Racing, finishing fourth in the championship. In 2016, Charles became a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and won the GP3 series with ART Grand Prix. The following year he won the Formula 2 Championship at his first attempt. In 2018, he made his Formula 1 debut with the Alfa Romeo Sauber team, scoring 39 points. In 2019, he will partner Sebastian Vettel in the Scuderia Ferrari driver line-up.