Charles Leclerc F1 pole positions: Record so far and win percentage after Monaco GLORY

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Charles Leclerc F1 pole positions: Record so far and win percentage after Monaco GLORY

Charles is Mr Saturday afternoon...but very rarely Mr Sunday

Graham Shaw Consultant Editor

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Sunday 26 May 2024 17:30 Updated: 18:44

Charles Leclerc has claimed a ton of pole positions in his F1 career - but he has often struggled to translate that into Grand Prix victories.

The Monégasque has no trouble finding searing pace out of his Ferrari on Saturday afternoons (and Fridays in Las Vegas), but converting that into victories on Sundays is proving to be an issue.

Leclerc got another chance to improve his strike rate in the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix on home soil, and at last he was able to deliver as he roared to a glorious victory for the Prancing Horse.

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Here is a rundown on how Leclerc has fared in Quali across his F1 career so far, and how that translates to wins on Sundays.

How many pole positions does Charles Leclerc have?

In total, Leclerc has racked up 24 so far during his F1 career.

His first was in Bahrain in 2019, kicking off a stellar haul of seven during his first season with the team from Maranello.

Leclerc then endured a miserable 2020 along with then team-mate Sebastian Vettel as the mighty Italian team struggled to compete.

The 24-year-old scored two more in 2021, followed by his haul of nine in 2022. He claimed five in 2023 and Monaco provided his first of 2024.

Leclerc’s pole positions so far are:

Season	Grand Prix	Race Result
2024	Monaco	1st
2023	Las Vegas	2nd
2023	Mexico	3rd
2023	United States	DSQ
2023	Belgium	3rd
2023	Azerbaijan	3rd
2022	Singapore	2nd
2022	Italy	2nd
2022	France	DNF
2022	Azerbaijan	DNF
2022	Monaco	4th
2022	Spain	DNF
2022	Miami	2nd
2022	Australia	1st
2022	Bahrain	1st
2021	Azerbaijan	4th
2021	Monaco	DNS
2019	Mexico	4th
2019	Russia	3rd
2019	Singapore	2nd
2019	Italy	1st
2019	Belgium	1st
2019	Austria	2nd
2019	Bahrain	3rd

Where will Charles Leclerc start?

Leclerc started from pole position for the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix.

How often does Leclerc convert poles into wins?

Okay, here is the really grim part, when Leclerc starts P1 he has a woeful record of going on to win the race on Sundays. Even with that Monaco success in 2024.

Of his 24 races completed from pole so far, only five have resulted in wins - a miserable strike rate of just 20.83%.

Who has the most F1 pole positions?

Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton leads the way with an astonishing 104 throughout his career.

The British star is followed by legends Michael Schumacher [68] and Ayrton Senna [65] and then four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel [57].

Reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen has 39 pole positions to his name so far.

Who is the youngest ever F1 pole sitter?

A very young Sebastian Vettel [at 21 years and 72 days] holds that record after qualifying on pole for the 2008 Italian Grand Prix.

Verstappen remains the youngest driver to win a grand prix [aged 18 in Spain in 2016]. Perhaps bizarrely though, he did not claim a pole until Hungary in August 2019.

By then he was ancient - almost 22 years of age!