Who Is Arthur Leclerc?

Arthur Leclerc is a Monegasque racing driver, the youngest of the Leclerc brothers, and Ferrari’s junior sports car driver rather than a current Formula 1 driver. He has driven two Formula 1 practice sessions for Ferrari alongside his brother Charles but has never held a race seat.

• Arthur Leclerc, born 14 October 2000, races GT3 for AF Corse under Ferrari’s banner in the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe season, having left single-seater racing behind after 2023.
• His only Formula 1 appearances are two Friday practice sessions for Ferrari at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in December 2024 and December 2025, both alongside Charles.
• Before switching to sports cars, Arthur spent a season in Formula 2 with DAMS in 2023, finishing 15th, then won the 2024 Italian GT3 title and a Le Mans Series class podium in the same year.

Who Is Arthur Leclerc?

Born in Monaco on 14 October 2000, Arthur Leclerc is 25 at the time of writing. He is the youngest of the Leclerc brothers, three years behind Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc, and grew up karting in the same Monegasque scene that produced his brother’s own career. Arthur won a karting title in 2014, then moved into single-seaters through French F4 in 2018 and ADAC Formula 4 in 2019, joining the Ferrari Driver Academy along the way. He raced Formula 3 with Prema from 2020 to 2022 alongside British driver Oliver Bearman, then won the Formula Regional Asian Championship in 2022 before graduating to Formula 2.

Is Arthur Leclerc An F1 Driver?

No. Arthur has never held a Formula 1 race seat, and his single-seater career stalled at Formula 2 rather than continuing upward. His closest brush with a grand prix weekend has come twice, in successive Decembers, driving first practice for Ferrari at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in both 2024 and 2025, each time on track alongside Charles. The 2024 outing was the first time the brothers had driven an official Formula 1 session together as teammates, and Charles called it “very, very, very special” at the time, adding that Arthur “deserves it.” The 2025 outing came a year later in the same slot, where Arthur finished 16th fastest in a session Charles spent partly sliding through Turn 5. Neither appearance came with any suggestion of a future race seat, and both were one-off Friday sessions rather than a step toward a full-time drive.

What Is Arthur Leclerc Doing In 2026?

Arthur is racing GT3 for AF Corse under Ferrari’s factory GT programme in the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe season, sharing car number 50. He drives the Sprint Cup rounds with Thomas Neubauer and the Endurance Cup rounds with Sean Gelael and Lilou Wadoux, in a Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo. His season has already produced a win at the Sprint Cup opener at Brands Hatch in May, a podium at Magny-Cours in August, and a fifth place finish at the Spa 24 Hours. Racing GT3 for a Ferrari customer squad, rather than single-seaters, is now the core of Arthur’s programme, alongside whatever practice outings Ferrari continues to give him in Formula 1.

Arthur Leclerc’s Racing Career

Arthur’s single-seater career ran through French F4, ADAC F4 and Formula 3 with Prema before he graduated to Formula 2, the tier directly below Formula 1, with DAMS for 2023, his final season in the category before Ferrari’s academy released him. That season included a maiden podium in Melbourne, third in the Feature Race and fourth in the Sprint Race, but a difficult run elsewhere left him 15th in the final standings, behind Ferrari academy-mate Oliver Bearman’s sixth-placed season in the same year. Ferrari confirmed Arthur’s exit from its Driver Academy at the end of 2023, alongside fellow junior James Wharton, as the academy’s roster changed shape. Rather than leaving Ferrari altogether, Arthur moved into two roles for 2024: a Ferrari development driver position working on simulator and car development work, and a season racing GT3 in the Italian GT Championship for Scuderia Baldini 27, where he won the title alongside former Formula 1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella. He also raced LMP2 that year for Panis Racing in the European Le Mans Series, finishing fourth in the standings with a win, a podium and two pole positions. That combination, sports cars for results and a Ferrari development role on the side, has continued through 2025 and into his 2026 GT World Challenge Europe season with AF Corse.

Arthur And Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc, born 16 October 1997, is not quite three years older than Arthur, and the two grew up racing karts together in Monaco before their paths split, Charles into Formula 1 with Ferrari and Arthur through Formula 3 and Formula 2 before landing in sports cars. The one point their careers have actually overlapped on a Formula 1 weekend came in December 2024, when Arthur drove first practice for Ferrari at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix alongside Charles, the first time the brothers had shared an official Formula 1 session as teammates. Charles described the moment as “very, very, very special,” saying his brother “deserves it and I’m really happy for him.” A year later, in December 2025, Arthur was back in the same seat for the same Friday session at the same race, this time finishing 16th fastest while Charles spun at Turn 5 during the same practice hour. Outside those two sessions, the brothers’ careers now run on separate tracks, Charles fighting for grands prix, Arthur fighting for GT3 wins in the same Ferrari colours.

Quick Facts About Arthur Leclerc

• Born 14 October 2000 in Monaco, making him 25 at the time of writing.
• Youngest of the Leclerc brothers; Charles Leclerc, three years older, races in Formula 1 for Ferrari.
• Two Formula 1 practice outings, both first practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in December 2024 and December 2025.
• 2023 Formula 2 season with DAMS, finishing 15th with a Melbourne podium.
• 2024 Italian GT3 champion with Scuderia Baldini 27, alongside a Ferrari development driver role.
• Races GT3 for AF Corse in the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe season, with a Sprint Cup win at Brands Hatch.

Sources

• Arthur Leclerc, driver profile, 2026 – GT World Challenge Europe
• F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025: FP1 Results And Report – Sports Illustrated

Article reviewed and updated by Jack Renn, August 2026.

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