An impressive performance for Arthur Leclerc who has won the the 2022 Formula Regional Asian Champion at the Yas Marina Circuit after a dominant victory in the opening race of the final round, taking the first title of his career with two races to spare.
Arthur Leclerc is part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, and like his older brother Charles successfully accomplished, wants to improve and work his way up through the ranks into Formula 1 and hopefully secure a future drive with the Maranello team.
The Ferrari junior mathematically won the title with two races until the end, scoring pole position for the opening race of the final round in Abu Dhabi and then taking the race one win and the Championship in his Mumbai Falcons India Racing car.
Arthur Leclerc later finished third in the second of three races in that final round at Yas Marina Circuit.
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During the championship, Arthur Leclerc scored four victories, as well as five other podium finishes, taking the title by 60 points over runner-up Pepe Martí.
Arthur Leclerc was joined in the field by a host of other youngsters backed by Formula 1 teams, with Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar the next-best performer, taking third place in the final standings after two race wins and three additional podium finishes.
The Ferrari junior will now turn his focus to the upcoming Formula 3 season, which he will contest with Prema for a second year, after scoring two race victories last season, which was his first Formula 3 campaign.
Charles Leclerc was recently interviewed by the Ferrari Official Magazine and admitted that he prefers to let Arthur find his own path when it comes to racing: “Arthur knows I’m there for any personal things he needs. But when it comes to racing, I prefer to let him find his own way and to make progress on his own, which I think is very important in this sport.” – Charles explained.
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