Antoine Leclerc

Antoine Leclerc
Leclerc in 2022
Nationality French
Born (1981-12-10) 10 December 1981
Épinal, France
Racing licence FIA Gold (until 2023)
FIA Silver (2024–)
Championship titles
2008French GT Championship – GT3

Antoine Leclerc (born 10 December 1981) is a French racing driver set to compete in the GT3 class of the Le Mans Cup for Code Racing Development.

Career

Leclerc made his single-seater debut in 2001, racing in the French Formula Renault Campus series, before moving to its Formula Renault 2.0 counterpart for the following two years.[1] After making his sportscar debut in the 2004 Bahrain GT Festival,[2] Leclerc joined Force One to race in the following year's French GT Championship,[3] in which he scored a lone podium at Nogaro as he finished the year 17th in points.[4]

Following his sophomore year in the series in 2007 for First Racing,[5] Leclerc remained with the team for 2008,[6] taking two wins and six more podiums en route to the GT3 title.[7] Leclerc then continued with the team for his title defence the following year,[8] before making one-off appearances in the FIA GT3 European Championship and 2010 ADAC GT Masters for Mühlner Motorsport in 2010.[9][10] Transitioning to the FIA GT1 World Championship with Belgian Racing for 2011,[11] Leclerc took a best result of sixth at San Luis to end the year 24th in points.[12] After racing in the 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series for Pro GT by Alméras,[13] Leclerc joined McLaren-fielding ART Grand Prix to race in the Blancpain Endurance Series and the French GT Championship the following year.[14] In his sophomore season in the series, Leclerc finished second in the season-opening race at Monza,[15] before ending the year with a third-place finish at the Nürburgring en route to a fifth-place points finish in the Pro standings.[16]

In 2014, Leclerc joined M-Sport to continue in the Blancpain Endurance Series ad a new addition to the Bentley factory roster.[17] In his only season in the roster, Leclerc scored a best result of seventh at Monza and two other points finishes to round out the year 17th in the Pro standings.[18] During 2014, Leclerc also finished third in the Electric Pau Grand Prix,[19] and sampled Formula E machinery.[20] Leclerc then raced in the 2015 VLN Series and competed in the 2016 RallyCircuit Paul Ricard,[21] before taking a year out of racing as he founded Performance Racing Motorsport.[22]

One-off appearances in the French GT4 Cup and the GT4 International Cup then followed in 2018,[23][24] as well as a one-off appearance in the Alpine Elf Europa Cup in 2020, before returning to full-time racing the following year by joining Arkadia Racing to compete in the GT4 European Series.[25] Racing in the Pro-Am class, Leclerc scored a best class finish of third in race one at Barcelona as he ended the year sixth in class.[26] Switching to Code Racing Development for 2022,[27][28] Leclerc won overall in race one at Spa,[29] as well as winning in class at Misano to round out the season seventh in Pro-Am.[30] Remaining with Code Racing Development for 2023,[31] Leclerc opened up the season with class wins at Monza and Le Castellet,[32][33] before taking his third class win of the year at Barcelona to secure runner-up honors in Pro-Am.[34] Continuing with the team as he stepped up to the Silver Cup for 2024,[35] Leclerc took a lone overall win in race two at the Hockenheimring en route to a ninth-place points finish.[36]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2001 Championnat de France de Formule Renault Elf Campus 55 14th
2002 Formule Renault 2.0 Cup France TCS Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Formula Renault 2.0 Fran-Am 1 0 0 0 0 16 16th
2003 Formule Renault 2.0 Cup France Tech 1 Racing 8 0 0 0 0 18 19th
2005 French GT Championship Force One 11 0 0 0 1 65 17th
2006 Peugeot RC Cup 5 0 0 0 0 27 14th
2007 French GT Championship – GT3 First Racing 12 0 0 1 3 115 9th
Spa 24 Hours S-Berg Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
2008 French GT Championship – GT3 First Racing 14 2 0 2 8 220 1st
FIA GT3 European Championship S-Berg Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2009 French GT Championship – GT3 First Racing 14 0 0 0 3 160 5th
2010 FIA GT3 European Championship Mühlner Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 21 21st
ADAC GT Masters 2 0 0 0 0 2 31st
2011 FIA GT1 World Championship Belgian Racing 18 0 0 0 0 13 24th
Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro Marc VDS Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 11 26th
2012 Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am Pro GT by Alméras 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Speed EuroSeries JMP Racing 1 0 0 0 0 7 44th
2013 Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro ART Grand Prix 5 0 0 0 2 41 5th
French GT Championship – GT3 13 0 0 0 1 81 10th
2014 Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro M-Sport Bentley 5 0 0 0 0 15 17th
2015 VLN Series – SP10 STADAvita Racing Team 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC
2018 French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am Riviera Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT4 International Cup – Pro-Am Classic and Modern Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
2020 Alpine Elf Europa Cup Racing Technology 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 GT4 European Series – Pro-Am Arkadia Racing 12 0 0 0 1 76 6th
2022 24H GT Series – GT4 Orchid Racing Team 1 0 0 0 1 15 NC
GT4 European Series – Pro-Am Code Racing Development 11 2 3 0 3 85 7th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2023 GT4 European Series – Pro-Am Code Racing Development 12 1 3 1 8 145 2nd
2024 GT4 European Series – Silver Code Racing Development 12 1 0 0 1 56 9th
2026 Le Mans Cup – GT3 Code Racing Development
Sources:[37][38]

Complete FIA GT3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2008 S-Berg Racing Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Lamborghini 07L1 5.0 L V10 SIL
1
 SIL
2
 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 OSC
1
 OSC
2
 BRN
1
 BRN
2
 NOG
1
 NOG
2
 DUB
1
Ret 		DUB
2
DNS 		NC 0
2010 Mühlner Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL
1
 SIL
2
 BRN
1
 BRN
2
 JAR
1
 JAR
2
 LEC
1
3 		LEC
2
7 		ALG
1
 ALG
2
 ZOL
1
 ZOL
2
 21st 21

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2010 Mühlner Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-R OSC1
1 		OSC1
2 		SAC
1 		SAC
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		ASS
1
7 		ASS
2
11 		LAU
1 		LAU
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		OSC2
1 		OSC2
2 		31st 2

Complete FIA GT1 World Championship results

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos. Pts
2011 Belgian Racing Ford ABU
QR
14 		ABU
CR
Ret 		ZOL
QR 		ZOL
CR 		ALG
QR
16 		ALG
CR
Ret 		SAC
QR
13 		SAC
CR
10 		SIL
QR
8 		SIL
CR
8 		NAV
QR
Ret 		NAV
CR
Ret 		LEC
QR
Ret 		LEC
CR
Ret 		ORD
QR
13 		ORD
CR
11 		BEI
QR
Ret 		BEI
CR
Ret 		SAN
QR
10 		SAN
CR
6 		24th 13

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
2011 Marc VDS Racing Team Ford GT GT3 GT3 Pro MNZ
 NAV
 SPA
6H
? 		SPA
12H
? 		SPA
24H
11 		MAG
 SIL
 26th 11
2012 Pro GT by Alméras Porsche 997 GT3-R Pro-Am MNZ
26 		SIL
25 		LEC
DNS 		SPA
6H
? 		SPA
12H
? 		SPA
24H
Ret 		NÜR
23 		NAV
Ret 		NC 0
2013 ART Grand Prix McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Pro MNZ
2 		SIL
46† 		LEC
8 		SPA
6H
Ret 		SPA
12H
Ret 		SPA
24H
Ret 		NÜR
3 		5th 41
2014 M-Sport Bentley Bentley Continental GT3 Pro MNZ
7 		SIL
15 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
6H
43 		SPA
12H
25 		SPA
24H
17 		NÜR
12 		17th 15
2022 Boutsen Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold IMO LEC SPA
6H
56 		SPA
12H
Ret 		SPA
24H
Ret 		HOC CAT NC 0

Complete GT4 European Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points
2021 Arkadia Racing Alpine A110 GT4 Pro-Am MNZ
1
19 		MNZ
2
12 		LEC
1
19 		LEC
2
Ret 		ZAN
1
24 		ZAN
2
30 		SPA
1
15 		SPA
2
15 		NÜR
1
20 		NÜR
2
Ret 		CAT
1
7 		CAT
2
16 		6th 76
2022 Code Racing Development Alpine A110 GT4 Pro-Am IMO
1
DNS 		IMO
2
40† 		LEC
1
7 		LEC
2
42† 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
5 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
6 		HOC
1
21 		HOC
2
22 		CAT
1
Ret 		CAT
2
Ret 		7th 85
2023 Code Racing Development Alpine A110 GT4 Pro-Am MNZ
1
38 		MNZ
2
10 		LEC
1
13 		LEC
2
10 		SPA
1
11 		SPA
2
38 		MIS
1
21 		MIS
2
36 		HOC
1
14 		HOC
2
9 		CAT
1
3 		CAT
2
10 		2nd 169
2024 Code Racing Development Alpine A110 GT4 Silver LEC
1
4 		LEC
2
8 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
27 		SPA
1
6 		SPA
2
15 		HOC
1
11 		HOC
2
1 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
WD 		JED
1
10 		JED
2
8 		9th 56

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