Charles LeClerc, the 27-year-old Ferrari driver and veteran of 161 Formula One races, stunned the field at the Hungarian Grand Prix Saturday, taking pole position for Sunday’s race with a Q3 time of 1:15.372 — nipping 2025 championship points leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren by less that three one-hundredths of a second.
The shocking qualifier victory gives LeClerc the 27th pole position of his career, and perhaps his best shot at his ninth F1 Grand Prix victory. The Monaco-born driver has never won the Hungarian Grand Prix, though his eight wins have come on eight different courses.
Cheering him on Sunday as he races for his maiden victory at Hungaroring will be his girlfriend and partner of the past two years, 23-year-old Alexandra Saint Mleux, a Mexican-born, Italian social media influencer.
Here’s what you need to know about LeClerc’s girlfriend and their relationship.
Alexandra Saint Mleux is a Social Media Powerhouse
Outside of her presence by LeClerc’s side at F1 races and various other public events, Saint Mleux appears to devote most of her time and professional effort to her social media presence. Her following on Instagram has reportedly swelled since she was first seen dating LeClerc and now stands at 2.4 million followers.
She has also collected 1.7 million followers on TikTok. She also maintains a YouTube channel, but appears to put minimal effort into that platform, posting only 19 videos since inaugurating the channel in April of 2024.
Her Passions Include Fashion and Art
Much of the content on her social media outlets is devoted to a “blend of art, fashion, and cultural commentary,” according to the promotional site Beacons. In fact, she maintains a separate Instagram account with “only” 305,000 followers on which she exclusively posts images of artwork that catches her eye.
She lists herself as a graduate of Ecole du Louvre, a prestigious institute of higher education in Paris where students study art history, archaeology and related disciplines. According to her Instagram page, Saint Mleux “specialized in art of the 20th Century.”
GettyFerrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc and girlfriend Alexandra Saint Mleux arrive in the paddock at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix.
She Was First Seen With LeClerc at Wimbledon
“Saint Mleux and Leclerc sat alongside F1 driver Pierre Gasly and his girlfriend, Francisca “Kika” Cerqueira Gomes, at Wimbledon in July 2023,” according to a report by US Magazine, detailing their first public outing together.
With his annual Ferrari salary of an estimated $34 million per year through the 2028 season, good seats to attend the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament are well within the F1 star’s budget.
With a woman like that, we’d all be on pole position!
Saint Mleux Launched Her Fashion Line in 2025
In June, the high-powered influencer entered the business of fashion herself, launching a resort-wear line through the Australian label MESHKI.
According to the influential fashion publication Elle, “the ‘Viva’ collection, released online on Tuesday, May 27, marks a significant milestone in Mleux’s evolution from style muse to designer. Designed to celebrate resort season and timeless style, the collection reflects her distinctive, minimalist aesthetic — one grounded in quiet confidence and elevated femininity.”
She is Friends With Justin Bieber’s Wife
Saint Mleux co-hosted a party in Miami ahead of the May 4 F1 Grand Prix there, along with Hailey Bieber — the wife of pop star Justin Bieber who is a model, influencer and fashion entrepreneur in her own right.
In 2024, Saint Milieux appeared in three Instagram posts promoting Hailey Bieber’s fashion label Rhode.
In the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, won by Piastri, LeClerc placed seventh.
Alexandra Saint Mleux, Charles LeClerc Girlfriend: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know