Leclerc is due to drive for Ferrari until the end of . Leclerc has a new team mate at Ferrari for 2021 with Carlos Sainz Jr. joining the team as replacement for Sebastian Vettel. Leclerc started the Bahrain Grand Prix in 4th behind Valtteri Bottas and finished 6th. He then started 4th and also finished 4th at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix behind Lando Norris after struggling to keep his pace after the red flag at the middle of the race. He spent half of the race without radio. Leclerc then finished 6th at the Portuguese Grand Prix which placed him 5th in the points standings, above his teammate Sainz, who finished 11th in the race. He qualified on pole for his home event- the Monaco Grand Prix despite crashing in the final part of qualifying but was unable to start the race due to suffering a driveshaft issue on his way to the grid. He qualified for back-to-back poles during Qualifying for the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix., later finishing 4th. At the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Leclerc qualified fourth but inherited the lead of the race on lap 1, passing Valtteri Bottas at the start and taking advantage of a collision between title rivals Verstappen and Hamilton. Leclerc held on to the lead of the race until 2 laps to go, when he was ultimately caught and overtaken by Hamilton, finishing the race in 2nd place and claiming his first podium of 2021. At the Hungarian Grand Prix, Leclerc was hit from the side by Lance Stroll on turn 1 and did not finish.