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ISABEL LECLERC
race car driver

BIRTHDAY
june 13, 1999

BIRTHPLACE
monaco

BIRTH SIGN
gemini

AGE
22 years old

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ABOUT
isabel leclerc is a monegasque racing driver signed to lamborghini racing. In 2021, she narrowly missed the world drivers' championship title. she is regularly seen with older brother charles leclerc and best friend carlos sainz.

BEFORE FAME
she started karting at a young age under guidance from jules bianchi and her older brothers.

TRIVIA
she competed in formula 3 and 4 under the name 'isa victoria' to avoid being overshadowed by her brother charles. she later raced under 'isabel leclerc' once she entered formula 2.

FAMILY LIFE
she was raised in monte carlo. her older brothers are charles and lorenzo and her younger brother is arthur. she previously dated a motorcycle racer in her teen years.

ASSOCIATED WITH
she has a close relationship with kimi raikkonen and sebastian vettel. she is best friends with carlos sainz and lando norris. her teammate is noah nichols. she has an intense rivalry with red bull driver max verstappen, which has lasted most of her life.

WIKIPEDIA !

LECLERC IN 2021

BORN: isabel jules victoria leclerc, 13 june 1999 (age 22)

PARENT(s): hervé leclerc (father), pascale leclerc (mother)

RELATIVES: arthur leclerc (brother), charles leclerc (brother), lorenzo leclerc (brother)

FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CAREER

NATIONALITY: monegasque

2022 TEAM: lamborghini

CAR NUMBER: 52

ENTRIES: 94

CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

WINS: 27

PODIUMS: 33

FIRST ENTRY: 2019 australian grand prix

LAST ENTRY: 2021 abu dhabi grand prix

2021 POSITION: 2nd

> OVERVIEW

ISABEL JULES VICTORIA LECLERC ( born 13 june 1999 ) is a monegasque racing driver currently competing in formula one for lamborghini.

leclerc made her formula one debut in 2019 for lamborghini, where she still resides today. with lamborghini having finished close to last in years prior, leclerc worked to build the team back up to its former glory, and the team made the switch to naming her as their first driver after ranking tenth out of twenty-two drivers during her rookie year. in 2021, she set the fastest lap ever recorded at autodromo hermanos rodriguez in mexico city.

she finished as runner-up to max verstappen in the 2021 world drivers' championship with their title-fight coming to an end after an incident at the abu dhabi grand prix.

> PERSONAL LIFE

isabel grew up as the second youngest child between younger brother arthur and older brothers charles and lorenzo. throughout her childhood, leclerc maintained a close relationship with jules bianchi, who taught her how to kart. she originally wanted to be an olympic gymnast and was set to go down that path until bianchi and her brothers changed her mind. she raced under prema racing for her formula 2 and formula 3 careers, where she holds multiple records. leclerc is trilingual, being fluent in french, italian and english.

> FORMULA ONE CAREER

in 2018, leclerc was a reserve driver for scuderia ferrari, where she developed a friendship kimi raikkonen and sebastian vettel with them acting as mentors. this continued into her 2019 rookie season with lamborghini.

from 2019 , lamborghini signed leclerc for a one-year deal at the team. after a surprisingly well rookie season, her contract was extended to 2023, and there have been mentions of her being signed longer due to her 2021 season finish, where she finished 2nd overall to max verstappen despite her significant loss of points in the abu dhabi grand prix.

the signing of american driver noah nichols in 2021 marked a significant change of attitude in lamborghini. leclerc has said on numerous occasions that her and nichols have a sibling relationship, but there had been visible tensions within the team as a whole on how alicia taylors, team principal of lamborghini, had handled him as a rookie. this included the clear favourtism of nichols over their first-driver leclerc. reports have surfaced that internal conflict within the team may lead to severe consequences, such as leclerc getting replaced before her contract ends.