Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc is Ferrari's standard-bearer, the most pole-sitting driver in F1 history never to have won a World Championship, and the man who finally ended Monaco's 93-year wait for a home winner in 2024.

By Alexandre Le Hégarat · datastats · Updated June 15, 2026

Charles Leclerc: Ferrari’s Nearly Man Who Keeps Coming Back

Born on 16 October 1997 in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Charles Leclerc is one of the most gifted and compelling figures in modern Formula 1. He rose through the Ferrari Driver Academy, made his F1 debut in 2018 with Sauber, and joined Scuderia Ferrari in 2019, where he has remained ever since, racing under the iconic number 16.

His 2022 season was a genuine title charge: he pushed hard early, led the championship, and ultimately finished runner-up to a dominant Max Verstappen. It remains his best championship result to date. In 2025 he finished 3rd in the standings with 356 points and 3 wins, a solid season but not the one Ferrari needed. As of mid-2026, he has accumulated 8 Grand Prix wins, 27 pole positions, and 52 podiums, and holds the record for the most pole positions in F1 history without a World Drivers’ Championship.

The moment that defined his public profile beyond pure statistics came at the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix, when he became the first Monégasque driver to win his home race in 93 years. It was the kind of story F1 rarely gets to tell, a local kid, born on those same streets, winning the most glamorous race on the calendar.

For 2025 and 2026, Ferrari paired Leclerc with seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton, creating one of the most-discussed driver line-ups in the sport’s history. The dynamic between the two, a young pretender and an all-time great, both chasing the Scuderia’s first constructors’ and drivers’ title in years, is exactly why the world keeps searching for Charles Leclerc.

Beyond the track, Leclerc’s personal life, his Monégasque roots, and his high-profile relationships have made him a mainstream celebrity well outside the traditional F1 fanbase. He is one of the sport’s most-searched names, consistently.

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Leclerc lives in Monaco, specifically, he was born in Monte Carlo and has continued to be based there. Living in Monaco is both a personal choice rooted in his upbringing and, like many F1 drivers, a practical one given the principality's tax environment.

Leclerc is Monégasque, a citizen of Monaco. That makes him one of the very few F1 drivers to actually race under the flag of the tiny principality, and the first Monégasque to win the Monaco Grand Prix in the modern era.

Born on 16 October 1997, Leclerc is 27 years old as of mid-2026, turning 28 in October 2026. He is still well within what should be a driver's prime years.

Leclerc is widely reported to stand around 180 cm (5 ft 11 in). This is not confirmed in the verified facts provided here, so treat it as the widely cited figure rather than an official measurement, but it is consistent across public sources.

No verified figure for Leclerc's net worth is available in confirmed public records, so any specific number would be speculation. What is known is that he has been a Ferrari factory driver since 2019 on what are reported to be very competitive long-term contracts, with significant sponsorship income on top, placing him firmly among F1's highest earners, but the exact total is unconfirmed.

Neither driver's verified net worth is on the public record, so a definitive answer is impossible without making things up. What can be said: both are among the sport's top earners with major factory-team contracts and big personal sponsorship portfolios. Norris's family background is frequently cited in media as adding to his wealth, but figures for both remain unconfirmed, treat any ranking as informed speculation.

No confirmed public information establishes that Charles Leclerc has married Alexandra (assumed to refer to Alexandra Saint Mleux, his publicly known partner). No marriage has been widely reported or confirmed by either party as of the information available here. Their relationship status beyond being a couple is unconfirmed.

Leclerc has no confirmed or publicly reported wife, he is not known to be married. His publicly known partner is Alexandra Saint Mleux; the exact circumstances of how they met have not been confirmed in reliable public sources, so stating details would be speculation.

Leclerc was previously and publicly linked to Charlotte Siné, a French model and influencer, a relationship that was widely covered in the press before it ended. That is the most prominent publicly documented past relationship; anything beyond that is unconfirmed.

Hamilton almost certainly has the higher accumulated wealth, he has been one of F1's highest-paid drivers for roughly 15 years, has extensive business interests, and his earnings from multiple championship-winning seasons at Mercedes are well-documented as exceptional. Leclerc is highly paid, but he is at an earlier stage of his career. No precise verified figures exist for either, but the gap in career earnings is significant.

Leclerc has been publicly linked to Alexandra Saint Mleux, who has appeared alongside him at public events and has been consistently reported as his partner in credible media outlets. No further private details are confirmed.

Alexandra Saint Mleux is the name widely associated with Leclerc as his current girlfriend, based on consistent reporting across credible entertainment and sports media. Beyond that publicly documented fact, the details of their relationship remain their private business.

Leclerc does not have a publicly confirmed or reported wife. He is not known to have married as of the information available. Questions about a wife likely stem from his well-known relationship with Alexandra Saint Mleux, but marriage has not been confirmed.

The most publicly documented ex-partner is Charlotte Siné, a French model. Their relationship was widely reported in the media during his early Ferrari years before the two parted ways. No other past relationships have been confirmed in reliable sources.

Leclerc is widely cited at approximately 180 cm (5 ft 11 in). This is the figure consistently reported across sports and lifestyle media, though it does not appear in an official verified source, flag it as the widely accepted number rather than a confirmed measurement.

There is no confirmed report of Charles Leclerc having gotten married. No date, location, or wedding has been widely reported or confirmed by Leclerc or those close to him. Until there is credible public confirmation, the answer is: he hasn't, as far as anyone publicly knows.

No confirmed public record exists of Charles Leclerc marrying anywhere. The premise of this question is unconfirmed, there is no reliable reporting of a wedding having taken place.

The exact story of how Leclerc and Alexandra Saint Mleux met has not been confirmed in any widely reported, reliable source. Speculating on the details would mean inventing a narrative, and that's not something worth doing about real people's private lives.

Same answer as above: no confirmed public account of how they met exists in reliable reporting. They have been seen together publicly and the relationship has been widely reported as real, but the origin story hasn't been confirmed by either party in the public record.

The circumstances of how Leclerc and Alexandra Saint Mleux first met remain unconfirmed in reliable public sources. What is documented is that they have been a publicly acknowledged couple, seen together at events including F1 races, but the private details of how the relationship began have not been shared in any verified account.