Michel Leclère (born 18 March 1946 in Mantes-la-Jolie,

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driver from

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. He participated in eight

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Grands Prix, debuting on 5 October 1975, and scored no championship points.

Career

After winning the French

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championship, driving for

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, in 1972, Leclère performed well in

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. 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)

Complete Formula One results

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24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

;Footnotes ;Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leclere, Michel 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