Inside Charles Leclerc’s Car Collection
Charles Leclerc has been a Formula 1 driver since 2018 and, for the every season but one, has been a Formula 1 driver for Ferrari, one of the most prestigious seats in all of motor racing. His personal collection of cars includes several Ferraris, not surprisingly, from supercars like the SF90 XX and the 488 Pista Spider to the Purosangue, Ferrari’s SUV.
That Leclerc’s personal cars are exclusively Ferrari—as far as we know, at least—isn’t a big surprise, considering that he’s the modern personification of a polished F1 man. His track results are consistent and often punching above his weight in a decade when Ferrari hasn’t been at their championship-winning best. Leclerc has won nine grands prix, all for Scuderia Ferrari, and came in second in the 2022 F1 Drivers’ Championship.
Off the track, Leclerc is equally smooth, and his long list of sponsorship partners includes Richard Mille, the Swiss luxury watch maker; Bell Helmets; Giorgia Armani, for which he models; Bang & Olufsen, the Danish electronics company; and the Scotch brand Chivas Regal. Leclerc also plays piano and speaks three languages, Italian, French, and English. Compared to F1 drivers like Valtteri Bottas, who gives friends calendars with images of his nude body, Leclerc might seem vanilla, except, like Bottas, Leclerc’s driving has always commanded respect.
Leclerc’s personal car collection also doesn’t take too many risks, with over a half-dozen Ferraris picked up in the years that he has been a loyal driver for the team. Earlier in his career, Leclerc drove a Land Rover Discovery and Jaguar XF as well, but those days are well behind him, along with those cars.
Here’s a look at Leclerc’s current garage.
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Ferrari SF90 (2019 F1 Chassis 229)
Image Credit: Emmanuele Ciancaglini/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ferrari gave Leclerc an engine-less version of the Formula 1 car he drove to victory at the grands prix in Belgium and Italy in 2019, Leclerc’s first year with the Ferrari team. He won those races back-to-back and proved that he belonged at the highest level of motorsports. The win in Italy at Monza was special for the team too, since it was the first time Ferrari had won at its home race since 2010. The car is now on display at the Prince of Monaco’s car museum.
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Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale
Image Credit: Ferrari S.p.A. Leclerc’s SF90 Stradale is the track-focused XX version, one of just 799 made. Three electric motors combine with a twin-turbocharged V-8 engine to make an absurd 1,016 horsepower to power a special edition of a car that was Ferrari’s top-of-the-line model. The SF90 XX came with a huge rear spoiler that generates over 1,160 pounds of downforce; the spoiler was inspired by GT racing. The F1 driver’s version came in his signature livery, matte black with red accents; the car above shows off pops of orange against a neutral hue for a different look. Leclerc took delivery of his auto in 2024.
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Ferrari Daytona SP3
Image Credit: Ferrari S.p.A. Leclerc’s Daytona SP3 is also painted in his Monégasque-inspired colors of black with red accents (the above shows off the model in a pure red hue) and is powered by a naturally-aspirated V-12 engine making 829 horsepower. The car’s name is an homage to the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona, where Ferrari finished first, second, and third. Only 599 Daytona SP3s were made, and the seats are secured directly to the monocoque, meaning that it isn’t the most comfortable ride in the world but is built like a proper endurance race car.
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Ferrari 812 Competizione Aperta
Image Credit: Ferrari S.p.A. The 812 Competizione was Ferrari’s assumed goodbye to front-engine V-12 cars, though the marque is still making them in the form of the 12Cilindri. The model is also the car the Daytona SP3 is based on, with almost the same engine, a naturally-aspirated V-12 making 819 horsepower and revving to nearly 10,000 RPM. The 812 Competizione Aperta is the open-top version, with just 599 produced. Leclerc’s own model is painted in a striking white; he took delivery of the car in 2023.
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Ferrari Purosangue
Image Credit: Ferrari S.p.A. Leclerc acquired his Purosangue in 2024 at Ferrari’s dealer in Monaco, almost two years after the model made its debut, in what can possibly be read as a nod to practicality, or at least the F1 driver’s version of practicality. The Purosangue is the marque’s first—and so far—only SUV, powered by a 6.5-liter V-12 that makes 715 horsepower, which is sent to all four wheels. It drives almost like a sports car, but not quite like a Ferrari sports car, though it does fit luggage and other humans better than any model from the brand before it.
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Ferrari 488 Pista Spider
Image Credit: Ferrari S.p.A. Leclerc took delivery of his own 488 Pista Spider in September 2021, and it would set the pattern for Ferraris of his to come: namely, open-top, black livery with red accents, and stupendous power. In the 488 Pista Spider’s case, that is 710 horsepower produced by a 3.9-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine. The car races to 60 mph from a stop in less than three seconds.
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1964 Ferrari 275 GTB/2 (Classic V12)
Image Credit: Ferrari S.p.A. Designed by Pininfarina, Leclerc’s 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB/2 is powered by a 3.3-liter V-12 that is said to make 280 horsepower, which is a change of pace from his newer Ferraris that make more than triple that. But the 275 GTB/2 makes up for the power with sheer classic beauty, as one would expect from a Pininfarina-designed Ferrari. The F1 star has been spotted leisurely driving the streets of his home country Monaco in this beauty, which one assumes he’ll be doing for many years.
