Arthur Leclerc joins the Sauber Junior Team

Charles Leclerc's brother Arthur Leclerc has signed with the Sauber Junior Team and will race in the German Formula 4 championship this year.

The Monegasque racer competed in the French F4 series last year, picking up two race wins in what was his first year in car racing. He now pairs up with the US Racing-CHRS squad alongside Alessandro Ghiretti, Roman Stanek and Theo Pourchaire.

"I’m super excited to be part of the Sauber Junior Team,” Leclerc said. “It’s a serious programme that is affiliated to an F1 team and my brother was part of Sauber as well during 2018. This is an opportunity that means a lot to me.

“My car will be completely different and much faster than the F4 car I drove in France, but my target is to win and move on to the next racing category.

“It’s been great to work with the guys at US Racing and Charouz. It’s a proper team and I already feel really confident with them and the car.”

Sauber has joined up with Charouz Racing this year and has placed its junior drivers across a number of junior series. 

“It is a pleasure to see the Sauber Junior Team’s driver line-up for the 2019 FIA Formula 4 Championship be completed by Arthur Leclerc joining the team," stated Sauber Motorsport CEO and Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur.

“Arthur has demonstrated his dedication and skills over the course of the past year while competing in the French F4 Championship and will now take his next step by competing on an international level.

“The Sauber Junior Team will set out to challenge teams in F2, F3 and F4 with a strong selection of drivers this season. We look forward to following their progress closely.”