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Michel Leclère

{{short description|French racing driver (born 1946)}}

{{Infobox F1 driver|

name = Michel Leclère |

nationality = {{flagicon|FRA}} French |

birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|3|18|df=y}} |

birth_place = Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines, France

| 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) is a former motor racing driver from France. He competed in eight Formula One Grands Prix, making his debut on October 5, 1975. However, he did not score any championship points during his career in Formula One.

Career

File:Michel Leclère 1975 Watkins Glen.jpg at the 1975 United States Grand Prix.]]

After 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.

Image:Renault RE40 Donington 2007.jpg F1 car at Donington Park in 2007.]]

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Racing record

=Complete European Formula Two Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

{{F2|1973}}

! Elf John Coombs

! Alpine A367

! Ford

| MAL

| HOC

| THR

| NÜR

| PAU

| KIN

| NIV

| HOC

| ROU

| MNZ

| MAN

| KAR

| PER

| SAL

| NOR

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ALB
{{small|Ret}}

| VAL

! NC

! 0

rowspan=2| {{F2|1974}}

! Ecurie Elf

! Alpine A367

!rowspan=2| BMW

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BAR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HOC
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PAU
{{small|5}}

| SAL

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MUG
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PER
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| VAL
{{small|DNS}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2| 6th

!rowspan=2| 12

March Racing Team

! March 742

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
{{small|5}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{F2|1975}}

! March Engineering

! March 752

! BMW

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EST
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PAU
{{tooltip|5|Received 3 championship points as Patrick Depailler who finished ahead was ineligible for points}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SAL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| ROU
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MUG
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PER
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| SIL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| ZOL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NOG
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VAL
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 36

{{F2|1976}}

! Ecurie Elf

! Elf 2J

! Renault

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| SAL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAU
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HOC
{{tooltip|2|Received 9 championship points as Hans-Joachim Stuck who finished ahead was ineligible for points}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROU
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MUG
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PER
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EST
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NOG
{{tooltip|3|Received 6 championship points as Jacques Laffite who finished ahead was ineligible for points}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HOC
{{small|2}}

|

|

|

|

|

! 4th

! 33

{{F2|1977}}

! Willi Kauhsen Racing Team

! Elf 2J

! Renault

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| NÜR
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VAL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAU
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MUG
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ROU
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOG
{{small|15}}

| PER

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MIS
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EST
{{small|10}}

| DON

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

{{F2|1978}}

! Fred Opert Racing

! Chevron B42

! Hart

| THR

| HOC

| NÜR

| PAU

| MUG

| VAL

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ROU
{{small|DNQ}}

| DON

| NOG

| PER

| MIS

| HOC

|

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

{{F2|1979}}

! Polifac BMW Junior Team

! March 792

! BMW

| SIL

| HOC

| THR

| NÜR

| VAL

| MUG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAU
{{small|Ret}}

| HOC

| ZAN

| PER

| MIS

| DON

|

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

=Complete Formula One results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! {{Tooltip|WDC|World Drivers' Championship}}

! Pts

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

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| USA
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

! NC

! 0

rowspan=2| 1976

! Frank Williams Racing Cars

!rowspan=2| Wolf–Williams FW05

!rowspan=2| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| BRA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RSA
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| USW
{{small|DNQ}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2| NC

!rowspan=2| 0

Walter Wolf Racing

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SWE
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
{{small|13}}

| GBR

| GER

| AUT

| NED

| ITA

| CAN

| USA

| JPN

colspan="22"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|date=1994|publisher=Guinness|page=225|isbn=0851127029}}}}}}

=24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

1974

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Automobiles Ligier

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Chasseuil

|align="left"| Ligier JS2

| S 3.0

|

| DNF

| DNF

1977

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Grand Touring Cars Inc.
{{Flagicon|FRA}} Mirage Renault

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Posey

|align="left"| Mirage GR8

| S 3.0

| 58

| DNF

| DNF

1978

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Grand Touring Cars Inc.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Posey

|align="left"| Mirage M9

| S+2.0

| 33

| DNF

| DNF

1979

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|FRA}} JMS Racing
{{Flagicon|FRA}} Charles Pozzi

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Claude Ballot-Léna
{{Flagicon|USA}} Peter Gregg

|align="left"| Ferrari 512BB/LM

| IMSA +2.5

| 219

| DNF

| DNF

References

;Footnotes

{{reflist}}

;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 |url-status= usurped |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071221031453/http://www.autocoursegpa.com/driver~driver_id~11866.htm |archivedate= 2007-12-21 }}
  • {{cite web |title= Michel Leclere |url= http://www.gpracing.net192.com/drivers/careers/340.cfm |work= Grand Prix Racing |accessdate= 2007-09-11 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170116163032/http://www.gpracing.net192.com/drivers/careers/340.cfm |archive-date= 2017-01-16 |url-status= dead }}

{{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}}

Category:1946 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Mantes-la-Jolie

Category:French racing drivers

Category:French Formula Renault 2.0 drivers

Category:French Formula One drivers

Category:Tyrrell Formula One drivers

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Category:Wolf Formula One drivers

Category:European Formula Two Championship drivers

Category:French Formula Three Championship drivers

Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers