Given his passion for sports cars, it is natural for Charles Leclerc to own multiple Ferraris. He, reportedly, has an enviable eight beauties in his garage. The Monegasque often drives the cars around the Principality in his leisure time away from the track. However, Leclerc still covets a classic Ferrari car — the F40.
In a recent interview with Gazzetta, the #16 driver revealed that he would like to own a Ferrari F40 from the late 1980s. Apparently, his McLaren counterpart, Lando Norris, possesses one.
The car has a current average market value of $1.5 million as per Hemmings Motor News. While many of the F40 models are priced under a million (at around $700k to $900k to be exact), Nigel Mansell’s Ferrari F40 went for a record-breaking $1.5 million in 1990. That had set the benchmark price for the old-school classic automobile.
The F40 houses a 2.9L twin-turbo V8 engine, which generates around 478 hp, pushing the car to a top speed of 324 kph. The interiors of the car have a very race car-like setup with no focus on aesthetics. The car’s flawless performance and speed more than make up for it.
Lando Norris driving a Ferrari F40 after winning the WCC against them. #F1 #Formula1 #Sportsinfoxtreme #Ferrari #LandoNorris pic.twitter.com/XCIqo32uaz
— SportsInfo Xtreme (@Sportsinfo22073) December 12, 2024
Norris was recently spotted driving his F40 in Monaco, during F1’s winter break. However, he reportedly crashed the car, with the tail lights and rear wheels sustaining some damage going by the images that circulated on social media.
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However, these minor incidents aren’t new for F1 drivers, who love to push their fast cars every now and then. Even Leclerc has had some touch-and-go incidents, including one while driving his Ferrari Purosangue in Monaco.
The Ferraris in Leclerc’s car collection
While he doesn’t yet have the Ferrari F40, Leclerc possesses a wide array of cars including the ones from the stable of the Prancing Horse. One of them is the Ferrari Purosangue — the first SUV from the Italian brand. The 27-year-old also owns two variants of the SF90 Stradale, including the XX version which has a higher power output.
One car that Leclerc often drives is the 488 Pista Spider. The custom paint job of this car has red and white stripes down the middle as a tribute to the flag of Monaco, along with his racing number 16. Another favorite Ferrari model that he owns is the Daytona SP3, which is a limited edition car with the classic V12 engine.
CHARLES LECLERC x his Ferrari Daytona SP3.
— leclerc data (@leclercdata) August 28, 2024
The 812 Superfast, an 812 Competizione Aperta, and the Ferrari Roma round off Leclerc’s Ferrari sports car collection.
Besides the Prancing Horse sports cars, Leclerc also has one of the Ferrari F1 cars he drove during his time with the Italian team. It is the 2019 SF90, the car in which the #16 driver won his maiden race for the Scuderia in Belgium.
Some of the non-Ferrari automobiles that Leclerc reportedly owns include a McLaren GT, a Bugatti Chiron, and a Rolls Royce Wraith.
