- Career
- Racing record Complete European Formula Two Championship results Complete Formula One results 24 Hours of Le Mans results
- References
{{Infobox F1 driver| name = Michel Leclère | nationality = {{flagicon|FRA}} French | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|3|18|df=y}} | Years = {{F1|1975}}–{{F1|1976}} | Team(s) = Tyrrell, Wolf–Williams | Races = 8 (7 starts)| Championships = 0 | Wins = 0 | Podiums = 0 | Poles = 0 | Fastest laps = 0 | Points = 0 | First race = 1975 United States Grand Prix | First win = | Last win = | Last race = 1976 French Grand Prix | module = {{Infobox Le Mans driver|embed=yes |Years = {{24hLM|1972}}, {{24hLM|1977}} – {{24hLM|1979}} |Teams = Ligier Grand Touring Cars Inc. JMS Racing |Best Finish = DNF |Class Wins = 0 }} }}Michel Leclère (born 18 March 1946 in Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines) is a former motor racing driver from France. He participated in eight Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 5 October 1975, and scored no championship points. CareerAfter winning the French Formula 3 championship, driving for Alpine, in 1972, Leclère performed well in Formula 2. This earned him his chance in Formula One. After making his debut for Tyrrell at the last race of the {{F1|1975}} season he landed a full-time drive with Wolf–Williams Racing in {{F1|1976}}. The relationship was not a success, however, and he returned to Formula 2. After a bad season with Kauhsen in 1978, he retired. He has recently been involved with the Renault H&C Classic Team and has demonstrated and raced some of the historic Formula One cars and other machinery in their keeping, at various events around Europe. {{-}}Racing recordComplete European Formula Two Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos.|Championship position | Pts |
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1973 | Elf John Coombs | Alpine A367 | Ford | MAL | HOC | THR | NÜR | PAU | KIN | NIV | HOC | ROU | MNZ | MAN | KAR | PER | SAL | NOR | ALB {{small|Ret}} | VAL | NC | 0 |
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1974 | Ecurie Elf | Alpine A367 | BMW | BAR {{small|6}} | HOC {{small|3}} | PAU {{small|5}} | SAL | MUG {{small|16}} | KAR {{small|Ret}} | PER {{small|4}} | HOC {{small|10}} | VAL {{small|DNS}} | 6th | 12 |
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March Racing Team | March 742 | HOC {{small|5}} |
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1975 | March Engineering | March 752 | BMW | EST {{small|Ret}} | THR {{small|7}} | HOC {{small|10}} | NÜR {{small|Ret}} | PAU {{tooltip|5|Received 3 championship points as Patrick Depailler who finished ahead was ineligible for points}} | HOC {{small|Ret}} | SAL {{small|Ret}} | ROU {{small|1}} | MUG {{small|Ret}} | PER {{small|Ret}} | SIL {{small|1}} | ZOL {{small|1}} | NOG {{small|2}} | VAL {{small|Ret}} | 2nd | 36 |
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1976 | Ecurie Elf | Elf 2J | Renault | HOC {{small|Ret}} | THR {{small|Ret}} | VAL {{small|4}} | SAL {{small|1}} | PAU {{small|Ret}} | HOC {{tooltip|2|Received 9 championship points as Hans-Joachim Stuck who finished ahead was ineligible for points}} | ROU {{small|Ret}} | MUG {{small|Ret}} | PER {{small|Ret}} | EST {{small|8}} | NOG {{tooltip|3|Received 6 championship points as Jacques Laffite who finished ahead was ineligible for points}} | HOC {{small|2}} | 4th | 33 |
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1977 | Willi Kauhsen Racing Team | Elf 2J | Renault | SIL {{small|Ret}} | THR {{small|Ret}} | HOC {{small|Ret}} | NÜR {{small|DNS}} | VAL {{small|Ret}} | PAU {{small|Ret}} | MUG {{small|DNS}} | ROU {{small|DNQ}} | NOG {{small|15}} | PER | MIS {{small|DNQ}} | EST {{small|10}} | DON | NC | 0 |
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1978 | Fred Opert Racing | Chevron B42 | Hart | THR | HOC | NÜR | PAU | MUG | VAL | ROU {{small|DNQ}} | DON | NOG | PER | MIS | HOC | NC | 0 |
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1979 | Polifac BMW Junior Team | March 792 | BMW | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | VAL | MUG | PAU {{small|Ret}} | HOC | ZAN | PER | MIS | DON | NC | 0 |
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Complete Formula One results(key) Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC|World Drivers' Championship | Pts |
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1975 | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 007 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | USA {{small|Ret}} | NC | 0 |
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1976 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Wolf–Williams FW05 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | BRA | RSA {{small|13}} | USW {{small|DNQ}} | NC | 0 |
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Walter Wolf Racing | ESP {{small|10}} | BEL {{small|11}} | MON {{small|11}} | SWE {{small|Ret}} | FRA {{small|13}} | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN |
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24 Hours of Le Mans results Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos.|Overall Position | Class Pos.|Class Position |
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1974 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Automobiles Ligier | {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Chasseuil | Ligier JS2 | S 3.0 | DNF | DNF |
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1977 | {{flagicon|USA}} Grand Touring Cars Inc. {{Flagicon|FRA}} Mirage Renault | {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Posey | Mirage GR8 | S 3.0 | 58 | DNF | DNF |
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1978 | {{flagicon|USA}} Grand Touring Cars Inc. | {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Posey | Mirage M9 | S+2.0 | 33 | DNF | DNF |
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1979 | {{Flagicon|FRA}} JMS Racing {{Flagicon|FRA}} Charles Pozzi | {{Flagicon|FRA}} Claude Ballot-Léna {{Flagicon|USA}} Peter Gregg | Ferrari 512BB/LM | IMSA +2.5 | 219 | DNF | DNF |
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References- Footnotes
1. ^{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|date=1994|publisher=Guinness|page=225|isbn=0851127029}}
- Sources
- {{cite web |title= DRIVER: Leclère, Michel |url= http://www.autocoursegpa.com/driver~driver_id~11866.htm |work= Autocourse Grand Prix Archive |accessdate= 2007-09-11 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071221031453/http://www.autocoursegpa.com/driver~driver_id~11866.htm |archivedate= 2007-12-21 |df= }}
- {{cite web|title= Michel Leclere |url= http://www.gpracing.net192.com/drivers/careers/340.cfm |work= Grand Prix Racing |accessdate= 2007-09-11 }}
{{s-start}}{{S-sports}}{{succession box|before=Inaugural|title=Critérium de Formule Renault Champion|years=1971|after=Jacques Laffite}}{{succession box|before=Patrick Depailler|title=French Formula Three Champion|years=1972|after=Jacques Laffite}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Leclere, Michel}} 13 : 1946 births|Living people|People from Mantes-la-Jolie|French racing drivers|French Formula Renault 2.0 drivers|French Formula One drivers|Tyrrell Formula One drivers|Williams Formula One drivers|Wolf Formula One drivers|European Formula Two Championship drivers|French Formula Three Championship drivers|24 Hours of Le Mans drivers|Sportspeople from Yvelines |