Antoine Leclerc
French racing driver (born 1981)
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Antoine Leclerc (born 10 December 1981) is a French racing driver who last competed for Code Racing Development in the GT4 European Series.
French
FIA Gold (until 2023)
FIA Silver (2024–)| Antoine Leclerc | |
|---|---|
Leclerc in 2022 | |
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 10 December 1981 Épinal, France |
| Categorisation | FIA Gold (until 2023) FIA Silver (2024–) |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 | French GT Championship – GT3 |
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]
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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]
Following a year on the sidelines, Leclerc returned to Code Racing Development to race in the GT3 class of the 2026 Le Mans Cup, but was replaced prior to the season.[37]
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 | 24H Series – 992 | Orchid Racing Team | |||||||
| Sources:[38][39] | |||||||||
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)
Complete FIA GT1 World Championship results
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 |