Michel Leclère

Michel Leclère
Born	(1946-03-18) March 18, 1946 France
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1972–1977
Known for	Formula One driver, French Formula 3 champion (1972)

Michel Leclère (born 18 March 1946) is a retired French racing driver. He participated in eight Formula One Grand Prix events, making his first appearance on 5 October 1975, though he did not earn any championship points during his F1 career.

Career

Leclère claimed the French Formula 3 title with Alpine in 1972, and his impressive displays in Formula 2 paved the way for his entry into Formula One with Tyrrell at the last race of the 1975 season. In 1976, he obtained a full-time drive with Wolf–Williams Racing; however, the collaboration did not yield success, leading him back to Formula 2. After experiencing a challenging year with Kauhsen in 1977, he decided to retire from professional motorsport.

In recent years, Leclère has been active with the Renault H&C Classic Team, where he participates in demonstrations and historic racing events across Europe, piloting vintage Formula One cars and other classic vehicles.

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races shown in bold represent pole positions; races in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos.	Pts
Template:F2	Elf John Coombs	Alpine A367	Ford	MAL	HOC	THR	NÜR	PAU	KIN	NIV	HOC	ROU	MNZ	MAN	KAR	PER	SAL	NOR	ALB Ret	VAL	NC	0
Template:F2	Ecurie Elf	Alpine A367	BMW	BAR 6	HOC 3	PAU 5												6th	12
	March Racing Team	March 742					style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC 5										6th	12

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	Pts
1975	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	getGER	getAUT	getITA	getUSA Ret			NC	0
get1976	getFrank Williams Racing Cars	getWolf–Williams FW05	getFord Cosworth DFV V8	getBRA	getRSA 13	getUSW DNQ													NC	0
	Walter Wolf Racing						getESP 10	getBEL 11	getMON 11	getSWE Ret	getFRA 13	getGBR	getGER	getAUT	getNED	getITA	getCAN	getUSA			getJPN

24 Hours of Le Mans Results

|- ! Year ! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Vehicle ! Category ! Completed Laps ! ! |- ! 1974

|align="left"|  Automobiles Ligier 
|align="left"|  Guy Chasseuil 
|align="left"| Ligier JS2 
| S 3.0 
|  
| Did Not Finish 
| Did Not Finish 

|-

! 1977  
|align="left"|  Grand Touring Cars Inc.
 Mirage Renault 
|align="left"|  Sam Posey 
|align="left"| Mirage GR8 
| S 3.0 
| 58 
| Did Not Finish 
| Did Not Finish 

|-

! 1978   
|align="left"|  Grand Touring Cars Inc.  
|align="left"|  Sam Posey  
|align="left"| Mirage M9  
| S+2.0  
| 33  
| Did Not Finish  
| Did Not Finish  

|-

! 1979   
|align="left"|  JMS Racing
 Charles Pozzi  
|align="left"|  Claude Ballot-Léna
 Peter Gregg  
|align="left"| Ferrari 512BB/LM  
| IMSA +2.5  
| 219  
| Did Not Finish  
| Did Not Finish  

|}