Michel Leclère Explained

Michel Leclère

Nationality:

French

Birth Date:

18 March 1946

Birth Place:

Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines, France

Years:

–

Races:

8 (7 starts)

Championships:

Wins:

Podiums:

Poles:

Fastest Laps:

Points:

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Years:	, –
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 participated in eight Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 5 October 1975, and scored no championship points.

Career

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 season he landed a full-time drive with Wolf–Williams Racing in . 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 record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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

Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17		Pts
Elf John Coombs	Alpine A367		MAL	HOC	THR	NÜR	PAU	KIN	NIV	HOC	ROU	MNZ	MAN	KAR	PER	SAL	NOR	ALB	VAL	NC	0
Ecurie Elf	Alpine A367	BMW	BAR	HOC	PAU	SAL		MUG	KAR	PER	HOC	VAL								6th	12
		BMW					HOC													6th	12
		BMW	EST	THR	HOC	NÜR	PAU	HOC	SAL	ROU	MUG	PER	SIL	ZOL	NOG	VAL				2nd	36
Ecurie Elf		Renault	HOC	THR	VAL	SAL	PAU	HOC	ROU	MUG	PER	EST	NOG	HOC						4th	33
Willi Kauhsen Racing Team		Renault	SIL	THR	HOC	NÜR	VAL	PAU	MUG	ROU	NOG	PER	MIS	EST	DON					NC	0
Fred Opert Racing	Chevron B42		THR	HOC	NÜR	PAU	MUG	VAL	ROU	DON	NOG	PER	MIS	HOC						NC	0
Polifac BMW Junior Team		BMW	SIL	HOC	THR	NÜR	VAL	MUG	PAU	HOC	ZAN	PER	MIS	DON						NC	0

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		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	USA			NC	0
1976	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf–Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	BRA	RSA	USW														NC	0
1976	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf–Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8				ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN	NC	0

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps
1974	Automobiles Ligier	Guy Chasseuil	Ligier JS2	S 3.0		DNF	DNF
1977	Grand Touring Cars Inc. Mirage Renault	Sam Posey	Mirage GR8	S 3.0	58	DNF	DNF
1978	Grand Touring Cars Inc.	Sam Posey	Mirage M9	S+2.0	33	DNF	DNF
1979		Claude Ballot-Léna Peter Gregg	Ferrari 512BB/LM	IMSA +2.5	219	DNF	DNF

References

Footnotes

Sources

Web site: DRIVER: Leclère, Michel . Autocourse Grand Prix Archive . 2007-09-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071221031453/http://www.autocoursegpa.com/driver~driver_id~11866.htm . 2007-12-21 .
Web site: Michel Leclere . Grand Prix Racing . 2007-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116163032/http://www.gpracing.net192.com/drivers/careers/340.cfm . 2017-01-16 . dead .