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How many wins does Charles Leclerc have in his Formula 1 career?
2024 has added some great wins to Charles Leclerc's tally. The Monegasque has won twice in 2024, meaning he now has seven Grand Prix victories in his Formula 1 career, which places joint-40th on the all-time list with René Arnoux and Juan Pablo Montoya. The Monegasque driver took his latest victory at the Italian Grand Prix in 2024, his second win in front of the Tifosi.
Most recent victory
His most recent Grand Prix victory was an emotional one for Charles Leclerc, as was the case with his other 2024 win at his home race, the Monaco Grand Prix. He took the seventh race win of his F1 career at the 2024 Italian Grand Prix, earning his second victory at Monza for Ferrari in front of the wild Tifosi fans. The Monegasque driver made a superb one-stop strategy work to delight home fans at the 'Temple of Speed'.
McLaren were the team to beat at Monza, but the 26-year-old, who started fourth, made the most of the one-stop strategy while others opted for two stops, and although McLaren were catching Leclerc and Ferrari, they ran out of laps, and a heavily updated SF-24 finally came alive.
Leclerc's other race wins
The Monegasque earned his other Grand Prix victories in 2019 and 2022. His first victory came at the iconic Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. He then backed up that by winning in front of the Tifosi at the Italian Grand Prix.
Leclerc would have to wait another two seasons until his next victory, which came as the 2022 opening race of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix, potentially highlighting a title chance for both him and Ferrari. He backed that up with victory at the Australian Grand Prix, but Max Verstappen then dominated the rest of the 2022 season, meaning the chance of a title diminished, with Leclerc winning one more race in the 2022 season at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Converting wins from pole
However, Leclerc's Grand Prix victory tally would be much higher if he could convert his pole positions into race wins. The Monegasque has scored 24 F1 pole positions in his career, but out of all of those P1s in qualifying, he has only converted five of them, meaning he has a 21% win rate from pole position, compared to Verstappen's pole-to-win percentage of 82%. However, the race pace of the Ferrari compared to its one-lap pace has been poor over the last few seasons, along with reliability issues and crashes causing Leclerc to miss out on victories.