From an SF90 to a 1972 Fiat: what Leclerc drives and what you can actually buy

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Avito Auto used Charles Leclerc's garage as a pretext to show that an automotive dream comes in very different price tags. The Ferrari driver parks British saloons and a tiny old FIAT 500 next to his supercars — and similar machines can already be found in Russian classifieds.

The obvious headliner is Ferrari. Leclerc is known for his 488 Pista Spider, a stripped-down supercar with a 3.9-liter twin-turbo V8 making 710 hp. In Russia, the closest match is a 2017 Ferrari 488 GTB priced at 18.8 million rubles. It's not a Pista and it's not a convertible, but it's the same recognizable Ferrari era — rear-wheel drive, dual-clutch gearbox, V8 sitting behind the driver.

Further up the ladder sits the hybrid SF90 Stradale. The Avito listing is priced at 32 million rubles: all-wheel drive, a 4.0-liter ICE making 780 hp plus three electric motors with a combined 220 hp. Zero to 100 km/h takes 2.5 seconds. Leclerc, meanwhile, runs the more extreme SF90 XX Stradale finished in matte black with a red stripe and the number 16.

Another rare bird is the Ferrari 812. The driver has been spotted in the 812 Competizione Aperta, built in just 599 examples. The closest car for sale is a 2022 812 GTS at 29.9 million rubles — a roadster with a naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 making 800 hp. There's also a 2022 Ferrari Portofino at 26.9 million rubles — a calmer grand tourer with a folding hardtop, a 3.9-liter engine and 620 hp.

The most interesting part of the lineup isn't even the Ferraris. A 2016 Jaguar XF goes for 1.7 million rubles: a 2.0-liter engine, 180 hp, rear-wheel drive and an altogether different approach to speed — no racing posturing. A classic 1972 FIAT 500 at 2.2 million rubles looks almost like a joke next to the SF90, yet it's exactly this kind of pick that reveals a collector's real taste. Leclerc himself owns a 1969 FIAT 500 in matte black with the red-and-white stripes of Monaco and the number 16.

There's no universal «best» car in this set. People buy a Ferrari for speed and status, a Jaguar for the rare luxury saloon at crossover money, a FIAT 500 for the history. Sometimes a racing driver's garage is interesting not because it contains the most expensive car, but because even an 18-hp hatchback can sit next to a Ferrari without an inferiority complex.