Monegasque- Championship
- 2nd146 pts to the leader
- Points
- 308pts22 rounds started
Charles Leclerc, a Monégasque driver, raced for Ferrari in the 2022 Formula 1 season with car number 16. Leclerc was born on 16 October 1997. Leclerc finished 2nd in the 2022 drivers' championship with 308 points, 3 wins and 11 podiums – 146 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
Leclerc won the Bahrain Grand Prix, Australian Grand Prix and Austrian Grand Prix. Leclerc's teammate was Carlos Sainz; Leclerc led their qualifying head-to-head 15–7 and led the race head-to-head 13–9.
Leclerc scored points in 19 of 22 Grands Prix, with a best run of 10 points finishes in a row; 17 points came from 3 sprints. Leclerc's average qualifying position was 3.0, with 9 pole positions and 3 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Leclerc gained a net 20 places across 19 classified finishes. Leclerc scored 56% of Ferrari's 2022 total of 554 points.
Final 2022 results after 22 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
3
win rate
14%
Podiums
11
podium rate
50%
Poles
9
pole rate
Charles Leclerc: quick facts
Short answers about Leclerc's 2022 season.
What team did Charles Leclerc drive for in 2022?
Charles Leclerc drove for Ferrari in the 2022 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Charles Leclerc use in 2022?
Charles Leclerc raced with car number 16 in 2022.
How many points did Charles Leclerc score in 2022?
Charles Leclerc scored 308 points in 2022 and finished 2nd in the drivers' championship, 146 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
How many races did Charles Leclerc win in 2022?
Charles Leclerc won 3 Grands Prix in 2022: the Bahrain Grand Prix, Australian Grand Prix and Austrian Grand Prix. Leclerc scored 11 podium finishes in 22 races.
Who was Charles Leclerc's teammate in 2022?
Carlos Sainz was Charles Leclerc's teammate at Ferrari in 2022. Leclerc led the qualifying head-to-head 15–7 and led the race head-to-head 13–9.
Charles Leclerc biography
Charles Leclerc was born in Monte Carlo, Monaco, in 1997. He won the GP3 title in 2016 and the Formula 2 championship in 2017 as a rookie in both series, then made his F1 debut with Sauber in 2018.
Ferrari promoted him for 2019, and he won at Spa and Monza that year. He finished runner-up to Max Verstappen in 2022, the season he won three races, and in 2024 he finally won his home Grand Prix in Monaco. A Ferrari driver since 2019, he partners Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari in 2026.
