The Most Famous
RACING DRIVERS from Monaco
This page contains a list of the greatest Monegasque Racing Drivers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,080 Racing Drivers, 3 of which were born in Monaco. This makes Monaco the birth place of the 30th most number of Racing Drivers behind Norway, and Estonia.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Monegasque Racing Drivers of all time. This list of famous Monegasque Racing Drivers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Louis Chiron (1899 - 1979)
With an HPI of 59.26, Louis Chiron is the most famous Monegasque Racing Driver. His biography has been translated into 31 different languages on wikipedia.
Louis Alexandre Chiron (French pronunciation: [lwi ʃi.ʁɔ̃]; 3 August 1899 – 22 June 1979) was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in rallies, sports car races, and Grands Prix. Among the greatest drivers between the two World Wars, his career embraced over thirty years, starting in 1923, and ending at the end of the 1950s. He is still the oldest driver ever to have started a race in the Formula One World Championship, having taken 6th place in the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix when he was 55. Three years later he became the oldest driver to enter a Formula One race, at 58. The Bugatti Chiron takes its name from him. Until 2024, when Charles Leclerc matched his achievement, he was the only Monegasque driver to have won the Monaco Grand Prix.
2. Charles Leclerc (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 51.37, Charles Leclerc is the 2nd most famous Monegasque Racing Driver. His biography has been translated into 56 different languages.
Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl ləklɛʁ]; born 16 October 1997) is a Monégasque racing driver, currently competing in Formula One for Ferrari. Leclerc was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2022 with Ferrari, and has won eight Grands Prix across seven seasons. Born and raised in Monte Carlo, Leclerc began competitive kart racing aged seven. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the junior direct-drive Karting World Cup in 2011—Leclerc graduated to junior formulae. He won his first championship at the 2016 GP3 Series with ART. Leclerc then won the inaugural FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017 with Prema, becoming the fourth driver to win the GP2/Formula 2 championship in their rookie season. Leclerc made his Formula One debut in 2018 with Sauber as part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, scoring 10 points finishes in the C37. He joined Ferrari for the 2019 season to partner Sebastian Vettel, and became the second-youngest driver to qualify on pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Leclerc took his maiden career win in Belgium, before ending Ferrari's record nine-year drought at the Italian Grand Prix, which saw him nicknamed "il Predestinato" in Italian media. After winless seasons for Ferrari in 2020 and 2021, Leclerc took several victories and finished runner-up to Max Verstappen in the 2022 World Drivers' Championship. In 2024, Leclerc won the Monaco Grand Prix, becoming the first Monégasque driver to win the race in 93 years. As of the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix, Leclerc has achieved eight race wins, 26 pole positions, 10 fastest laps and 41 podiums in Formula One. Leclerc is set to remain at Ferrari until at least the end of the 2026 season. Outside of motor racing, Leclerc collaborated with pianist Sofiane Pamart on the extended play Dreamers (2024), which peaked at number two on the Billboard Classical Albums chart.
3. Olivier Beretta (b. 1969)
With an HPI of 43.45, Olivier Beretta is the 3rd most famous Monegasque Racing Driver. His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.
Olivier Henri Aldo Léopold Beretta (born 23 November 1969) is a professional racing driver from Monaco who raced in Formula One in 1994 for the Larrousse team, partnering Érik Comas. He participated in 10 Grands Prix, debuting on 27 March 1994. He scored no championship points, and was replaced when his sponsorship money ran out. During 2003 and 2004, he tested for the Williams team.
4. Arthur Leclerc (b. 2000)
With an HPI of 28.84, Arthur Leclerc is the 4th most famous Monegasque Racing Driver. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Arthur Leclerc (French pronunciation: [aʁtyʁ ləklɛʁ]; born 14 October 2000) is a Monégasque racing driver who most recently competed in the 2024 European Le Mans Series for Panis Racing and the 2024 Italian GT Endurance Championship for Scuderia Baldini. He is the younger brother of Scuderia Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc, and a former member of Ferrari Driver Academy. Leclerc finished sixth in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing, before stepping up to the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2023 with DAMS. He was the runner-up during the 2020 Formula Regional European Championship and the 2022 Formula Regional Asian champion. He is also the champion of the 2024 Italian GT Endurance Championship together with Giancarlo Fisichella and Tommaso Mosca. Leclerc currently serves as the development driver for Scuderia Ferrari.
5. Stefano Coletti (b. 1989)
With an HPI of 23.60, Stefano Coletti is the 5th most famous Monegasque Racing Driver. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Stefano Coletti (born 6 April 1989) is a former Monégasque professional racing driver who raced for SMP Racing in the European Le Mans Series. His sister Alexandra Coletti is an alpine skier. He is the first Monégasque driver since Louis Chiron (1931) to have won a race in Monaco.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Monegasque racing drivers born between 1899 and 2000. Of these 5, 4 (80.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Monegasque racing drivers include Charles Leclerc, Olivier Beretta, and Arthur Leclerc. The most famous deceased Monegasque racing drivers include Louis Chiron. As of April 2024, 2 new Monegasque racing drivers have been added to Pantheon including Arthur Leclerc, and Stefano Coletti.
Living Monegasque Racing Drivers
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Charles Leclerc
1997 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Olivier Beretta
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Arthur Leclerc
2000 - Present
HPI: 28.84
Stefano Coletti
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.60
