MonegasqueWhere the season stands
Charles Leclerc drove for Ferrari in the 2026 season so far, with results up to round 18, the United States Grand Prix. Leclerc started 18 of the 18 Grands Prix held and was classified as a finisher in 15. After round 18, Leclerc is 5th in the Drivers' Championship with 233 points. The points came as 199 in races and 34 in sprint races. After round 18, Ferrari is 2nd in the Constructors' Championship with 474 points.
How the results fell
The British Grand Prix at round 9 brought the best finish of the season: Leclerc started 2nd, finished 1st and scored 25 points. Leclerc won 1 Grand Prix in the 2026 season so far, the British Grand Prix. Leclerc had 6 podium finishes. Podium results came at the Australian Grand Prix, where Leclerc started 4th and finished 3rd, and at the Belgian Grand Prix, where a 4th place on the grid became 2nd at the finish and 18 points. Leclerc also finished 2nd at the Singapore Grand Prix from 2nd on the grid and at the United States Grand Prix from 4th.
Leclerc scored points in 15 of the 18 races started. The average starting position was 4.1 and the average finishing position was 3.9 across 15 classified finishes. The biggest gain came at the Canadian Grand Prix, from 8th on the grid to 4th, a gain of 4 places.
Leclerc retired from 3 races: the Monaco Grand Prix, Barcelona Grand Prix and Italian Grand Prix. At the Monaco Grand Prix in round 6, Leclerc started 4th and retired. At the Italian Grand Prix in round 13, Leclerc started 3rd and retired. At the Miami Grand Prix in round 4, Leclerc started 3rd and finished 8th for 4 points. At the Austrian Grand Prix in round 8, Leclerc started 2nd, finished 8th and scored 4 points.
In sprint races, Leclerc started 6 and scored 34 points. The best sprint finish was 2nd, at the Chinese Grand Prix sprint and Dutch Grand Prix sprint.
Against the team-mate
Leclerc finished ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton in 8 of the 14 races in which both were classified. On the grid, Leclerc started ahead of Hamilton in 11 of the 18 races in which both had a grid position. After round 18, Hamilton is 3rd in the Drivers' Championship with 241 points.
The career record
Leclerc's career began in 2018 and has taken in 191 Grands Prix starts, with 9 wins and 56 podium finishes. The career record also includes 24 pole positions and 15 fastest laps, and Leclerc has not won a World Championship title.
Written by Pitbrain's AI from the official timing data and checked automatically against it. Key numbers are taken directly from the timing data.