Michel Leclère (born 18 March 1946) is a former

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driver from

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. He competed in eight

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Grands Prix, making his debut on October 5, 1975. However, he did not score any championship points during his career in Formula One.

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

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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

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