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Meet Pascale and Herve Leclerc, Where Are Charles Leclerc Parents From?

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Natalie Ross

Published Feb 25, 2026

On October 16, 1997, Charles Leclerc was born to Pascale and Herve Leclerc. Today, the 24-year-old is a well-known racing driver.

Leclerc competes in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. In 2016, he has won the GP3 Series and a year later, the FIA Formula 2 Championship.

The racing car driver will be seen on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix pole on Sunday, June 12, 2022. Here are things we know about his family members.

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Meet Charles Leclerc Parents Pascale and Herve Leclerc

Charles Leclerc is the second eldest child of Pascale and Herve Leclerc. He was raised in a family of cars and racers.

Leclerc’s father Pascale has raced in his days, driving in Formula 3 in the 1980s and 1990s. He died of a prolonged illness at the age of 54 in 2017.

The time when his dad died Leclerc had recently signed for the Sauber team. Leclerc would go on to win the feature race at the 2017 Formula 2 Baku event just four days later.  Nevertheless, his dad was an inspiration in the karting circles.

Not much is known about Charles’s mother, but we can widely assume that she is very proud of his racing career.

Where Are Charles Leclerc Parents From? Nationality

Charles Leclerc’s parents are Monacan or Monégasque. They are originally from Monte Carlo, Monaco.

This is the reason Charles is known as the Monégasque Racing car driver. He is among the likes of Louis Chiron, Robert Doornbos, and Olivier Beretta, who were also from Monaco.

At present, the racing star is contracted with Scuderia Ferrari until the 2024 season. He is the first Monégasque driver to win a Formula One race.

In 2016 and 2017, Leclerc won the GP3 Series and the FIA Formula 2 Championships, respectively.

More On The Family of Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc has two other siblings in his family. His younger brother Arthur also competes in racing, and his older brother is Lorenzo.

As per the sources, Leclerc is the grandson of Charles Manni, the founder of Mecaplas(currently known as the Novares Group). The firm is a renowned French manufacturer of car parts. The company had collected a revenue o €734 million in 2015. It is reportedly run by his uncle Thierry Manni.

Talking about Leclerc’s dating life, he is currently in a relationship with his girlfriend Charlotte Sine. She is a Monegasque resident and current architecture student.