| Arthur Leclerc | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Arthur Leclerc.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  Monegasque
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| Date of Birth | 14 October 2000 | |
| Experience | ADAC Formula 4 | |
| Formula E Career | ||
| Tests | 2 | |
| Début |  2019 Rookie Test
| |
| Current Season | ||
| Team | ROKiT Venturi Racing
| |
| Role | Test/Reserve driver | |
Arthur Leclerc (born 14 October 2000 in Monte Carlo, Monaco) is a Monegasque racing driver, who serves as a test and reserve driver for the ROKiT Venturi Racing team in the 2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship.[1] The younger brother of Formula One star Charles Leclerc, Leclerc initially signed up to be a founding member of the Venturi Next Gen Programme in March 2018, and was given a testing/development role in 2019.[2][1]
Background[]
Leclerc began his career in karting, following the path of elder brother Charles Leclerc, albeit with less initial success.[3] Regardless, the Monegasque youngster would graduate to the Championnat de France F4 in 2018, winning on his debut weekend.[3] Leclerc would go on to finish fifth with 199 points, and earn himself a promotion to the Formula 4 ADAC in 2019.[3][4]
A Brother's Protege[]
Leclerc was signed by the Sauber Junior Team in April 2019, who funded his move into the F4 ADAC series for that season.[4] A strong maiden campaign saw Leclerc claim one win and third in the Championship, and hence attract the attention of Scuderia Ferrari, the employers of his brother Charles.[3][5] Leclerc was duly inducted into the Ferrari driver academy in January 2020, and handed a seat in the 2020 Formula Regional European Championship.[5]
Formula E History[]
Leclerc's first involvement in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship came during the 2017/18 season, when the Monegasque driver became a founding member of the Venturi Next Gen Programme, designed to develop young drivers in electric racing.[2] As such Leclerc was given access to all of Venturi's simulators and personal development systems, and would attend several E-Prix to gain experience of how the team operated.[2] He retain his Next Gen status for the 2018/19 season with Venturi, and would get his first public test in a FE car at the 2019 Rookie Test.[6]
After out-pacing fellow Venturi development driver Norman Nato during the Rookie Test, Leclerc was retained by Venturi for the 2019/20 season.[1] The Monegasque racer would subsequently partner Nato at the 2020 Rookie Test, and receive a promotion to the team's reserve driver, a role he would share with the Frenchman.[1]
Full Formula E Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Arthur Leclerc's career in Formula E in statistical form:
| Arthur Leclerc's Formula E Test Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Role |
| 2017/18 | Venturi Formula E Team[2]
|
0 | Venturi VM200-FE-03 | Development driver |
| 2018/19 | Venturi Formula E Team[6]
|
19 | Venturi VFE 05 | Test/Development driver |
| 2019/20 | ROKiT Venturi Racing[1]
|
0 | Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 | Test/Reserve driver |
References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 'NORMAN NATO AND ARTHUR LECLERC CONFIRMED FOR MARRAKESH', venturi.com, (Venturi Automobiles, 20/02/2020), https://www.venturi.com/norman-nato-arthur-leclerc-marrakesh-rookie-test-lineup-2020/, (Accessed 20/02/2020)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 'Venturi establish the first academy for electric motorsport drivers', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 29/03/2018), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2018/march/venturi-establish-the-first-academy-for-electric-motorsport-drivers/, (Accessed 03/08/2018)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 'Arthur Leclerc', driverdb.com, (Driver Database, 2020), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/arthur-leclerc/, (Accessed 21/02/2020)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alex Kalinauckas, 'Arthur Leclerc joins Sauber junior team', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 09/04/2019), https://www.motorsport.com/formula4/news/arthur-leclerc-sauber-junior-team/4367143/?filters%5Bdriver%5D%5B0%5D%5Btitle%5D=Arthur+Leclerc&filters%5Bdriver%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=458935, (Accessed 21/02/2020)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 'Arthur Leclerc and Dino Beganovic for the Scuderia’s young driver programme', fda.ferrari.com, (Ferrari S.p.A., 17/01/2020), https://fda.ferrari.com/en/arthur-leclerc-and-dino-beganovic-for-the-scuderias-young-driver-programme/, (Accessed 21/02/2020)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sam Smith, 'Leclerc Joins Nato at Venturi for Rookie Test', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 05/01/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/leclerc-joins-nato-at-venturi-for-rookie-test/, (Accessed 06/01/2019)