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Charles Leclerc's 2026 season, measured: a first Silverstone win, and three races that ended off the track
Charles Leclerc won the British Grand Prix for his ninth career victory, was second in Singapore and Austin, and is fifth in the 2026 championship on 245 points. Three races ended off the track: no brakes at Monaco, a hydraulic failure in Barcelona, and a heavy crash at Monza. Every race, and what he said on the radio.
On the restart after a late safety car at Monaco, running third at his home race, Charles Leclerc went straight on at the final corner and into the barrier. His radio said why before anyone else did: "Please f***ing brake!"
He said afterwards that three of his four brakes had not worked after the restart. It was the first of three races in 2026 that ended with his Ferrari off the track. Four weeks later he won at Silverstone for the first time, his ninth career win. Nineteen rounds in, he is fifth in the championship on 245 points, 16 behind Max Verstappen in second.
Every message he exchanged with his engineer on air this season, from the Canadian Grand Prix onward, is on Charles Leclerc's team radio page, with the audio and a transcript coloured by who is speaking.
Every race of his 2026 season
The first seven rounds:
Round
Grand Prix
Started
Finished
1
Australian
4th
3rd
2
Chinese
4th
4th
3
Japanese
4th
3rd
4
Miami
3rd
8th
5
Canadian
8th
4th
6
Monaco
4th
Retired, brakes
7
Barcelona
10th
Retired, hydraulics
Grand Prix results only. Sprint results are below.
Rounds 8 to 19:
Round
Grand Prix
Started
Finished
8
Austrian
2nd
8th
9
British
2nd
Won
10
Belgian
4th
2nd
11
Hungarian
2nd
4th
12
Dutch
6th
5th
13
Italian
3rd
Retired, lap 2
14
Spanish (Madrid)
5th
4th
15
Azerbaijan
2nd
4th
16
Bahrain (at Sepang)
4th
4th
17
Singapore
2nd
2nd
18
United States
4th
2nd
19
Mexico City
3rd
4th
Starting positions are the grid after penalties.
The season in numbers
1 win, the British Grand Prix, his ninth career victory and his first at Silverstone.
6 Grand Prix podiums: third in Melbourne and Suzuka, the win at Silverstone, second at Spa, second in Singapore and second in Austin.
4 sprint podiums: second in China, third in Miami, second at Zandvoort, third in Singapore.
3 retirements, at Monaco, Barcelona and Monza.
245 points, 211 from Grands Prix and 34 from sprints, fifth in the championship.
His sprints: second in China, third in Miami, fifth in Canada, fifth at Silverstone, second at Zandvoort, third in Singapore.
Silverstone
Leclerc started second, beside Kimi Antonelli on pole, and made a flying start into the lead, with Lewis Hamilton following him through to make it a Ferrari one and two into the first corner. He led until his pit stop. Antonelli's race then came apart with a broken wheel shield, and when Max Verstappen went off at Stowe on lap 48, both Ferraris pitted under the safety car. The race finished behind it. George Russell, who stayed out, was second and Hamilton third.
Three races off the track
Monaco, the brakes. Running third at home, where he won in 2024 (every Monaco Grand Prix since 2000), he went straight on at the final corner after the safety car restart. His radio as it happened:
Charles LeclercFerrari · Monaco Grand Prix 2026 · Race · 16:31:59 local
DriverHonestly, I'm not even going to take the f***ing plane. Please f***ing brake!
"Please f***ing brake!" Ferrari changed his brake configuration to match Hamilton's for the next race.
Barcelona, the hydraulics. He had crashed in Q3 and started tenth, gained three places on the opening lap, and then, with a handful of laps left, his Ferrari went into the gravel at turn 2. He reported no brakes, no power steering and no gearshifts, and crawled back to the pits to retire.
Monza, the barrier. On lap 2, fighting Oscar Piastri, he lost the rear of the car on throttle out of the Parabolica, put two wheels on the green-painted area on the outside, caught the slide, and was then fired across into the tyre wall. The race was red-flagged. He said the car had felt "a little bit weird" on throttle through the same corner a lap earlier.
Singapore: closest to the winner, by 0.054 seconds
Leclerc qualified second at Marina Bay, 0.054 seconds off Verstappen's pole, and was third in the Saturday sprint. On Sunday he launched better than Verstappen but could not get past into turn one, and then ran a different race: an early first stop on lap 24, and a second, cheaper one under the virtual safety car on lap 39. On fresh tyres he set the fastest lap of the race, a 1:35.202, passed his team mate on lap 46, and finished second, 7.335 seconds behind.
Charles LeclercFerrari · Singapore Grand Prix 2026 · Race · 21:47:47 local
EngineerWell done Charles, nicely driven race, it was a good race but we were just not fast enough, I think good job for the strategy, it was a good call, at least you tried something different
"Well done Charles, nicely driven race, it was a good race but we were just not fast enough," his engineer told him, "at least you tried something different". The week before, at Sepang, he had finished fourth. The full race is in our Singapore GP 2026 race report.
Austin and Mexico City: second, then a row with his team mate
In Austin he started fourth, jumped Verstappen at the start and finished second, 13.078 seconds behind Kimi Antonelli, with the fastest lap of the race, a 1:37.976.
Charles LeclercFerrari · United States Grand Prix 2026 · Race · 16:40:55 local
Engineerand feature, well done, well done, good
Driverjob, good job, it's a, I think the race was, was positive and the pace was there, so, that's good.
"I think the race was, was positive and the pace was there". The race is in our US GP 2026 race report.
Mexico City was messier. From third on the grid he went around the outside of Lewis Hamilton at turn 4 on the first lap, both Ferraris ran off the track, and Leclerc came back across with the lead. The stewards gave him five seconds, which Hamilton said on the radio was not enough. He served it at his stop, lost the lead to Verstappen, and late in the race had little left on mediums:
Charles LeclercFerrari · Mexico City Grand Prix 2026 · Race · 15:01:50 local
Drivercar is very difficult to drive
Engineeryeah the weight and also the medium is a worse tyre keep your head down
"car is very difficult to drive". Antonelli passed him at the restart after the red flag, and he finished fourth, 1.071 seconds ahead of Lando Norris. The race is in our Mexico City GP 2026 race report.
On the radio
Up to the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, Leclerc had 38 broadcast messages this season from Canada onward, and they are some of the most direct on the grid. In Canada, early in a race of changing conditions, he wanted to know what Ferrari were doing:
Charles LeclercFerrari · Canadian Grand Prix 2026 · Race · 13:00:22 local
DriverCan you at least tell me what the plan is? Like, what are we trying to do?
EngineerWe're trying to wait for rain, mate. So to keep the track positioned and so if it rains, everyone has to stop, so we keep this position, you know?
"Can you at least tell me what the plan is? Like, what are we trying to do?" The answer: "We're trying to wait for rain, mate." He finished fourth from eighth on the grid.
In Madrid he asked the same kind of question, and got a straight answer:
Charles LeclercFerrari · Spanish Grand Prix 2026 · Race · 16:07:33 local
DriverGive me a bit of updates on the race situation. What are we fighting for, etc. So
Engineerin a normal race to the end, we'd be P4. We've stopped now, 13 seconds behind Norris. We're now keeping the safety car gap to the Norris.
Four rounds remain: Sao Paulo, Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Kimi Antonelli won the title in Mexico City, so Leclerc's fight is for second, and he is 16 behind Verstappen, 14 behind Hamilton and five behind George Russell. The Sao Paulo times are in our Sao Paulo GP 2026 preview. His team mate's season is measured in Lewis Hamilton's 2026, and the champion's in Kimi Antonelli's 2026.
What this measures, and what it does not
Results, grid positions and points come from formula1.com's official results and starting grids, and match the championship standings after the Mexico City Grand Prix.
The radio count is what Formula 1 broadcast, not everything said. Our 2026 radio begins at the Canadian Grand Prix, and our archive holds no radio of his from the Silverstone race.
Quotes are taken only from lines where the speaker label and the words agree. Automatic transcripts garble some of what he says, so we have quoted only the parts that are clear.
Frequently asked questions
Has Charles Leclerc won a race in 2026?
Yes, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, his ninth career win and his first at that circuit. He took the lead at the start and won behind a late safety car.
Why did Charles Leclerc crash at Monaco in 2026?
He said three of his four brakes did not work after the late safety car restart, and he went straight on at the final corner into the barrier while running third.
Why did Charles Leclerc retire at Monza in 2026?
He crashed heavily on lap 2 after losing the rear of his Ferrari on throttle out of the Parabolica while fighting Oscar Piastri. The race was red-flagged.
Where is Charles Leclerc in the 2026 championship?
Fifth, on 245 points after the Mexico City Grand Prix, 16 behind Max Verstappen in second. Kimi Antonelli has already won the title.
Sources
Race and sprint results, grid positions and points: Formula 1 timing data via FastF1 and formula1.com results, matching the championship standings published after the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix
Every radio message quoted: our own team radio archive
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