Antoine Leclerc

Antoine Leclerc (born 10 December 1981) is a French racing driver who last competed for Code Racing Development in the GT4 European Series.

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. After making his sportscar debut in the 2004 Bahrain GT Festival, Leclerc joined Force One to race in the following year's French GT Championship, in which he scored a lone podium at Nogaro as he finished the year 17th in points.

Following his sophomore year in the series in 2007 for First Racing, Leclerc remained with the team for 2008, taking two wins and six more podiums en route to the GT3 title. Leclerc then continued with the team for his title defence the following year, before making one-off appearances in the FIA GT3 European Championship and 2010 ADAC GT Masters for Mühlner Motorsport in 2010. Transitioning to the FIA GT1 World Championship with Belgian Racing for 2011, Leclerc took a best result of sixth at San Luis to end the year 24th in points. After racing in the 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series for Pro GT by Alméras, Leclerc joined McLaren-fielding ART Grand Prix to race in the Blancpain Endurance Series and the French GT Championship the following year. In his sophomore season in the series, Leclerc finished second in the season-opening race at Monza, before ending the year with a third-place finish at the Nürburgring en route to a fifth-place points finish in the Pro standings.

In 2014, Leclerc joined M-Sport to continue in the Blancpain Endurance Series ad a new addition to the Bentley factory roster. 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. During 2014, Leclerc also finished third in the Electric Pau Grand Prix, and sampled Formula E machinery. Leclerc then raced in the 2015 VLN Series and competed in the 2016 RallyCircuit Paul Ricard, before taking a year out of racing as he founded Performance Racing Motorsport.

One-off appearances in the French GT4 Cup and the GT4 International Cup then followed in 2018, 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. 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. Switching to Code Racing Development for 2022, Leclerc won overall in race one at Spa, as well as winning in class at Misano to round out the season seventh in Pro-Am. Remaining with Code Racing Development for 2023, Leclerc opened up the season with class wins at Monza and Le Castellet, before taking his third class win of the year at Barcelona to secure runner-up honors in Pro-Am. Continuing with the team as he stepped up to the Silver Cup for 2024, Leclerc took a lone overall win in race two at the Hockenheimring en route to a ninth-place points finish.

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.

Racing record Racing career summary

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 SIL1 SIL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 OSC1 OSC2 BRN1 BRN2 NOG1 NOG2 DUB1 DUB2 NC 0 2010 Mühlner Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL1 SIL2 BRN1 BRN2 JAR1 JAR2 LEC1 LEC2 ALG1 ALG2 ZOL1 ZOL2 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 Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts 2011 Belgian Racing Ford ABUQR ABUCR ZOLQR ZOLCR ALGQR ALGCR SACQR SACCR SILQR SILCR NAVQR NAVCR LECQR LECCR ORDQR ORDCR BEIQR BEICR SANQR SANCR 24th 13

Complete GT World Challenge results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT4 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2021 Arkadia Racing Alpine A110 GT4 Pro-Am MNZ1 MNZ2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 CAT1 CAT2 6th 76 2022 Code Racing Development Alpine A110 GT4 Pro-Am IMO1 IMO2 LEC1 LEC2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 HOC1 HOC2 CAT1 CAT2 7th 85 2023 Code Racing Development Alpine A110 GT4 Pro-Am MNZ1 MNZ2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 CAT1 CAT22nd169 2024 Code Racing Development Alpine A110 GT4 Silver LEC1 LEC2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 JED1 JED2 9th 56