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\nCharles Leclerc was born to Herv\u00e9 and Pascale Leclerc in 1997 in MonacoHerv\u00e9 was a Formula 3 driver himself before he had to quit due to financial reasonsLeclerc’s dad helped support his son’s career until his death in 2017<\/p>\n
From the karting circuit to Formula 1<\/a> races, Charles Leclerc<\/a> has always had the support of his parents, Herv\u00e9 and Pascale Leclerc.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Herv\u00e9 and Pascale welcomed Charles on Oct. 16, 1997, and raised him in Monaco alongside his two brothers, Lorenzo and Arthur. Herv\u00e9, a former Formula 3 driver, passed down his love of motorsport to his sons, while Pascale worked as a hairdresser, per Lorenzo\u2019s April 2025 essay for The Monegasque<\/a>. In 2017, Herv\u00e9 tragically died before Charles won a Formula 2 race in Baku, Azerbaijan, per ESPN<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n After winning the Monaco Grand Prix in May 2024, Charles spoke about the role his parents played in helping him reach that moment.\n<\/p>\n \u201cI did not only accomplish my own dream, but also the one of my father, the one of my mother as well, that has sustained me in everything I have done,\u201d he told Formula 1<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Charles added, \u201cShe has been an incredibly strong woman when we all lost my dad.\u201d He remains close with his mother, who still cuts his hair, per his YouTube vlogs.\n<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything to know about Charles Leclerc\u2019s parents, Herv\u00e9 and Pascale Leclerc.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n They shared three kids <\/p>\n Race winner Arthur Leclerc of Monaco and Prema Racing (4) celebrates with brothers Lorenzo Leclerc and Charles Leclerc on July 03, 2022 in Northampton, England.<\/p>\n Joe Portlock – Formula 1\/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty<\/p>\n Herv\u00e9 and Pascale raised their three sons \u2014 Lorenzo, Charles and Arthur \u2014 in Monaco. Pascale welcomed Lorenzo in her first marriage. The eldest Leclerc brother wrote in an essay for The Monegasque that he lived with his mom in Hy\u00e8res and Marseille before she divorced her first husband and met Herv\u00e9.\n<\/p>\n They moved to Monaco, where the couple welcomed two more boys: Charles and Arthur.\n<\/p>\n Arthur is a racing driver like Charles, while Lorenzo pursued a master\u2019s degree in management with a specialization in finance and joined a Swiss wealth management firm. \u201cMy brothers and I continue to support one another in the pursuit of our dreams,\u201d Lorenzo wrote.\n<\/p>\n During a July 2021 interview with CNN<\/a>, Charles shared that his upbringing in Monaco taught him about hard work and respecting others.\n<\/p>\n \u201cMonaco has given me most of the values that I try to share in Formula 1,\u201d he reflected. “I\u2019m just very, very proud and very happy to be born there.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Herv\u00e9 was also a racing driver <\/p>\n Charles Leclerc and his father.<\/p>\n Charles Leclerc\/Instagram<\/p>\n Herv\u00e9 competed in Formula 3 in the 1980s and 1990s, but never made it to Formula 1 like his son. \u201cMotorsport was his greatest passion,\u201d Lorenzo reflected in his April 2025 The Monegasque article. \u201cAt 18, he entered a racing contest in France, and his impressive performances earned him the chance to compete in the F3 Championship.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Lorenzo noted that when Herv\u00e9 wasn\u2019t able to make it to F1 \u201cdue to a lack of funding,\u201d he ended his racing career. After retiring from the sport, Herv\u00e9 worked for Mecaplast, the plastic injection molding company founded by his stepfather, Charles \u201cCharly\u201d Manni.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cI often wonder if Charly could have supported Herv\u00e9 to reach F1,\u201d Lorenzo wrote, adding, \u201cProbably, yes.\u201d He noted that although this may have \u201cfrustrated\u201d Herv\u00e9, he did well working for the business for many years.\n<\/p>\n Pascale is a hairdresser <\/p>\n Charles Leclerc and his mom Pascale Leclerc.<\/p>\n Charles Leclerc\/Instagram<\/p>\n Pascale is a hairdresser in Monaco. In a September 2024 clip on X<\/a>, former F1 driver David Coulthard said he had gotten his hair cut by her for years before realizing she was Charles\u2019 mother.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cShe never mentioned that her son was in racing,\u201d Coulthard said, recalling that he recognized her at a race. \u201cWhen I bumped into her when he was with Sauber, at the French Grand Prix, I went, \u2018What are you doing here?\u2019 She said, \u2018My son\u2019s [racing]!\u2019 \u201d When Coulthard asked why she never told him, Pascale replied, \u201cYou never stop talking.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Pascale also continues to cut her son\u2019s hair, which he\u2019s documented in YouTube vlogs and on Facebook<\/a>. In a June 2024 YouTube video<\/a> titled \u201cA Weekend I\u2019ll Remember Forever,\u201d Charles said, \u201cThe GP week is starting. This is the sign \u2014 I\u2019m getting my hair cut by mom.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Herv\u00e9 died in 2017 <\/p>\n Charles Leclerc and his family.<\/p>\n Charles Leclerc\/Instagram<\/p>\n In 2017, Herv\u00e9 died at the age of 54 after spending several months in the hospital, per Lorenzo\u2019s The Monegasque essay. He died just days before Charles, then still a teenager, won the feature race at the Formula 2 round in Baku.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cObviously everything was still very fresh for me, so it was difficult to manage mentally,\u201d Charles recalled to ESPN about the Baku race during a May 2024 interview. \u201cYou’ve got these flashbacks of all these moments that we have spent together, all the sacrifices that he has done for me to get to where I am.\u201d\n<\/p>\n The racing driver added, \u201cIt’s not only my dream, but it was both of our dreams to get there.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Two days before Herv\u00e9 died, Charles told him a lie \u2014 that he\u2019d made it to Formula 1 and signed the contract. \u201cMy mom was pretty angry with me, telling me, \u2018You shouldn\u2019t lie to your father,\u2019 \u201d Charles shared on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty<\/a> podcast in May 2024. \u201cThat stayed in me for months. Luckily, I signed my contract a month later.\u201d\n<\/p>\n After that, he was able to find inner \u201cpeace,\u201d knowing he hadn\u2019t lied after all.\n<\/p>\n Pascale gets nervous about Charles racing <\/p>\n Charles Leclerc celebrates with his mother Pascale Leclerc after winning the Italian Formula One Grand Prix race at Autodromo Nazionale Monza circuit, in Monza on September 1, 2024.<\/p>\n GABRIEL BOUYS\/AFP via Getty<\/p>\n During an August 2022 interview with GQ<\/a>, Charles revealed that his mother often calls him, concerned about the dangers of his sport. He shared that his godfather and mentor, Jules Bianchi, died in a crash in 2015 at the age of 25.\n<\/p>\n \u201cSo it\u2019s tough on my mother,\u201d Charles explained to the outlet. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t know what to tell her. Other than: I love what I do. There\u2019s nothing in particular I can say to make her feel better.\u201d He admitted that he doesn\u2019t promise to be careful because that \u201cwouldn\u2019t be true.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cShe knows: It\u2019s a dangerous sport,\u201d he said. \u201cIt got massively safer through the years. But it will remain forever a dangerous sport.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Charles added that his mother understands he\u2019s \u201chappiest\u201d behind the wheel.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n They were always supportive of Charles\u00a0 <\/p>\n Charles Leclerc and his father.<\/p>\n Charles Leclerc\/Instagram<\/p>\n Both Herv\u00e9 and Pascale consistently supported Charles throughout his career. On his official website<\/a>, a section titled \u201cThe Important People\u201d is dedicated to his family. According to the site, his parents \u201calways supported and encouraged him, making personal sacrifices so that he could follow his dream.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Charles has echoed this in interviews and on social media. \u201cMy whole family was supporting and obviously dreaming of that moment, which makes it even more special,\u201d he told ESPN in May 2024, after his Monaco Grand Prix victory.\n<\/p>\n In a heartfelt June 2022 Instagram tribute in honor of the 5th anniversary of his father’s death, Charles shared photos of the two<\/a>, writing, \u201cMy father has done absolutely everything for me to get to where I am today. I am so grateful to have had him in my life.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Charles further opened up about his mother\u2019s support during a July 2023 interview with The Guardian<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \u201cMy mum, of course, is always there for me for personal advice,\u201d he shared. \u201cI always know I can call my mum, she is always there for me, but she lacks the technical side.\u201d Charles explained that Pascale is \u201cnot too much into motorsport.\u201d\n<\/p>\n