Pascal Wehrlein

Pascal Wehrlein
Wehrlein in 2014
NationalityGermany German
Born (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 29)
Sigmaringen, Germany
Formula E career
Debut season2018–19
Current teamTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
Car number94
Former teamsMahindra Racing
Starts64
Championships0
Wins4
Podiums7
Poles3
Fastest laps3
Best finish4th in 2022–23
Finished last season4th (149 pts)
Formula One World Championship career
Active years20162017
TeamsManor, Sauber
Car number94
Entries40 (39 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points6
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2016 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
DTM
Years active20132015, 2018
Former teamsHWA Team
Mücke Motorsport
Starts62
Championships1 (2015)
Wins3
Podiums7
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Previous series
201213
2012
201011
F3 European Championship
Formula 3 Euro Series
ADAC Formel Masters
Championship titles
2015
2011
DTM
ADAC Formel Masters
Awards
2016Autosport Rookie of the Year

Pascal Wehrlein (German pronunciation: [pasˈkal ˈveːɐ̯.laɪ̯n]; born 18 October 1994) is a German and Mauritian racing driver currently competing in Formula E for Porsche. He previously raced in Formula One for the Sauber and Manor teams. Holding dual nationality of Germany and Mauritius, he raced under the German flag in Formula One. He had previously raced in DTM, winning the title with the Mercedes-Benz team HWA AG in 2015. In 2013, Wehrlein became the youngest driver to start a DTM race at the age of 18, in 2014, he became the youngest driver to take pole position and a race win at the age of 19, and the following year, he was the youngest to win the title, at the age of 20.

In February 2016 he began driving full-time in Formula One for Manor, scoring his first and the team's only championship point at the Austrian Grand Prix. During the season, he regularly outperformed his lesser rated team mate Rio Haryanto, until Haryanto was replaced mid-season by Esteban Ocon.

Manor folded in early 2017 and Wehrlein moved to Sauber. Before the season began, he broke three thoracic vertebrae in an accident at the Race of Champions, which left him unable to compete in the first two races of the season. Despite scoring all of Sauber's points that year, he was not retained for the 2018 season, his seat going to Ferrari Driver Academy member Charles Leclerc instead.

In 2018, Wehrlein returned to DTM with Mercedes while also acting as their reserve driver in Formula One, but parted ways with the German manufacturer at the end of the year. He then worked as a development driver for Ferrari in 2019 and 2020.

Wehrlein made the switch to Formula E ahead of the 2018-19 season, joining Mahindra Racing. He left the team midway through the 2019-20 season, having signed a long-term deal to race for Porsche from the 2020-21 season onwards.

Early life

Wehrlein was born in Sigmaringen to a German father and Mauritian mother. His father Richard Wehrlein, who entered German boxing championships, owns a CNC machining company in Ostrach.

Early career

Karting

Wehrlein began karting in 2003 and raced only in his native Germany in his early career. He worked his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category by 2009, when he finished on fifth position in ADAC Kart Masters.

ADAC Formel Masters

2010 saw his debut in the ADAC Formel Masters championship with ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. (also known as Mücke Motorsport). Wehrlein finished sixth in the championship with a win at Sachsenring and three other podiums. He remained in the series with the team for the next year. Wehrlein scored seven wins at Oschersleben, Sachsenring, Zolder, Nürburgring and Lausitz on his way to the championship title.

Formula 3 Euro Series

In 2012, Wehrlein stepped up to the Formula 3 Euro Series, continuing with Mücke Motorsport. He finished 2nd in the championship to Daniel Juncadella.

DTM

Wehrlein competing in the 2014 DTM season.

Original DTM stint (2013-2015)

Wehrlein made his Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) debut with the Mercedes-Benz team Mücke Motorsport in 2013, becoming the youngest driver in DTM history at the age of 18. In a career spanning three seasons Wehrlein managed to be one of the leading drivers in the field despite his youthful age.

He qualified eighth for his debut race at the season opener in Hockenheim and led the race for 16 laps after an early safety car period, but dropped back to the midfield after his mandatory pit stop, finishing his first DTM race just outside the points in 11th. He scored his first points with two 10th place finishes at the second and third round in Brands Hatch and Spielberg respectively. Wehrlein qualified a season best fifth at Norisring but had to retire from the race with rear axle problems after making contact with the wall. Round seven at Nürburgring saw him achieve his first fastest lap and another 10th place finish in a race heavily affected by a sudden downpour of rain on the formation lap. Wehrlein finished his rookie season 22nd in the championship.

In 2014, he switched teams to HWA where he became the youngest driver in the series history to claim pole position and win a race on route to 8th in the championship with 46 points collected. Besides his stand out victory at Lausitz, Wehrlein's second best result of the season was a fifth-place finish at Norisring.

In 2015, DTM returned to running two races per race weekend, resulting in 18 rounds in the 2015 championship. Due to the inconsistency of most teams and drivers, Wehrlein won the title easily, having scored in all rounds except for three. He achieved 5 podiums, one fastest lap and two wins. He is the first driver to win the championship having not claimed a pole position throughout his championship season while also being the youngest ever DTM champion.

Return to DTM (2018)

On 7 February 2018, it was announced that Wehrlein would return to DTM with Mercedes-AMG's HWA Team after Mercedes were unable to find him a seat in Formula One. During the 2018 DTM season, Wehrlein achieved one podium and finished the championship in 8th.

On 14 September 2018, it was announced that after six seasons together, Wehrlein and Mercedes would part ways by the end of the 2018 season.

Formula One

Wehrlein testing for Force India during the 2015 pre-season

In September 2014, it was announced that Wehrlein would act as a reserve driver for the Mercedes F1 Team and was signed up to be their first junior driver. He took part in preseason testing in Barcelona, driving for both Force India and Mercedes.

Manor (2016)

Wehrlein driving for Manor at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix

On 10 February 2016, it was announced that Wehrlein would make his F1 debut with Manor Racing. It is understood that Manor would receive access to Mercedes's wind tunnel in exchange for hiring Wehrlein. He picked number 94, in reference to his birth year. Wehrlein scored his and Manor's only point of the season at the Austrian Grand Prix with a tenth-place finish.

Sauber (2017)

Wehrlein driving for Sauber at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix

On 16 January 2017, Wehrlein signed with Sauber. He was forced to miss the first test in Barcelona due to an injury he sustained while competing in the Race of Champions. He was replaced by Antonio Giovinazzi before returning for the second test at the same circuit. Despite being fit to take part in the Australian Grand Prix, he later withdrew after participating in the first two practice sessions, with Giovinazzi replacing him for the rest of the race weekend. On 3 April 2017, Sauber F1 announced Wehrlein would again be replaced by Giovinazzi for the 2017 Chinese Grand Prix. He proceeded with entry into the following Bahrain Grand Prix, qualifying 13th and finishing the race in 11th. He finished eighth in the Spanish Grand Prix after running a one-stop strategy. He did not lose a single one of the places he gained, although a five-second penalty for a pit entry violation cost him seventh to Carlos Sainz Jr. His race at the Monaco Grand Prix ended when, on the 57th lap, Jenson Button tried to lunge down the inside at Portier but succeeded in flipping the Sauber onto its side against the barriers, necessitating another scan of his back. He scored his second points finish of the season in the chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix after fighting hard with his teammate Marcus Ericsson for 10th position. This took his points tally to 5 points. Despite having beaten Ericsson in both qualifying and the majority of races, plus being the only driver who scored points for Sauber that season, on 2 December 2017, Sauber announced that Wehrlein would not be renewed for the 2018 season and that he would be replaced by Charles Leclerc.

Ferrari development driver (2019–2020)

Wehrlein joined Ferrari as a simulator driver for the 2019 season. He was retained for 2020 but did not continue the following year, citing his commitments as Porsche factory driver.

Formula E

Mahindra Racing (2019–2020)

2018–19 season

Wehrlein moved to Formula E for the 2018–19 season, driving for Mahindra Racing alongside Jérôme D'Ambrosio. He did not contest the opening round of the season in Diriyah, with Felix Rosenqvist replacing him, instead making his debut at the Marrakesh ePrix. Wehrlein earned his first pole position in just his third race in the series at the Mexico City ePrix. In the race he crossed the finish line in second, 0.210s behind Lucas di Grassi after being overtaken in the last corner, but was given a 5-second time penalty for cutting a corner earlier in the race which relegated him to sixth position. He set the fastest qualifying time in the qualifying session for the Paris ePrix, but he and teammate d'Ambrosio had their times disallowed for underweight cars, promoting Oliver Rowland to pole position.

2019–20 season

On 8 June 2020, Wehrlein announced his departure from the Mahindra team in a post on Instagram.

TAG Heuer Porsche (2021–present)

2020–21 season

Wehrlein leading teammate André Lotterer to a dominant victory at the 2022 Mexico City ePrix.

Wehrlein was signed up to drive for the Porsche Formula E team for the 2020-21 Formula E World Championship. Wehrlein replaced Neel Jani and partnered with fellow countryman André Lotterer. Wehrlein took pole at the Puebla ePrix and crossed the finish line first, before being disqualified after his team failed to declare his tyre set.

2021–22 season

Both drivers were retained for the 2021-22 season. Wehrlein took pole in the championship's third round at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City and went on to win the race, claiming his and Porsche's maiden Formula E victory as well as Porsche's first 1-2 finish, with Lotterer crossing the line in second place, making him the first black person and first person of colour to win a Formula E race.

2022–23 season

Wehrlein at the 2023 Berlin ePrix.

For the 2023 season, Wehrlein remained with the German manufacturer, entering the Gen3 era alongside António Félix da Costa. His season began in style as, having finished second in the season opener in Mexico City, Wehrlein managed to charge through to victory during Race 1 in Diriyah after starting from ninth place. Wehrlein continued his successful weekend in Saudi Arabia, winning the second race and taking the championship lead. A fourth place in Hyderabad extended his advantage to Jake Dennis in the standings, however the German crashed out of the Cape Town ePrix on the opening lap, missing his braking point and colliding with the back of Sébastien Buemi's car.

Racing record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2005 DMV Bundesmeisterschaft — Bambini A TR Racing 3rd
DMV Landesmeisterschaft Nord — Bambini A 7th
DMV Landesmeisterschaft Süd — Bambini A 1st
2006 DMV Bundesmeisterschaft — Bambini TR Racing 1st
DMV Landesmeisterschaft Nord — Bambini 1st
DMV Landesmeisterschaft Süd — Bambini 1st
DMV Landesmeisterschaft Ost — Bambini 2nd
DMV Goldpokal Wittgenborn 1st
2007 DMV Bundesmeisterschaft — Junior TR Racing 1st
DMV Landesmeisterschaft Nord — Junior 1st
DMV Landesmeisterschaft Süd — Junior 1st
DMV Landesmeisterschaft Ost — Junior 1st
DMV Goldpokal 1st
Badenpokal 1st
2008 German Karting Championship — Junior TR Racing 6th
DMV Bundesmeisterschaft — KF3 1st
DMV Landesmeisterschaft Nord — KF3 1st
DMV Landesmeisterschaft Süd — KF3 1st
DMV Landesmeisterschaft Ost — KF3 2nd
Stefan-Bellof Pokal 1st
DMV Goldpokal 4th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF3 21st
2009 ADAC Kart Masters — KF2 Worndorf 5th
DMV Kart Championship — KF2 KSM Racing Team 1st
DMV Goldpokal 3rd
Graf Berghe von Trips Memorial 2nd
Sources:


Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2010 ADAC Formel Masters ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. 20 1 1 1 4 147 6th
2011 ADAC Formel Masters ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. 24 8 7 4 13 331 1st
2012 Formula 3 Euro Series Mücke Motorsport 24 1 1 1 11 226 2nd
FIA Formula 3 European Championship 20 1 1 1 6 179 4th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mücke Motorsport 10 0 0 1 0 3 22nd
FIA Formula 3 European Championship 3 1 2 2 3 49 14th
2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 10 1 1 0 1 46 8th
Formula One Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Reserve driver
2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA AG 18 2 0 1 5 169 1st
2016 Formula One Manor Racing MRT 21 0 0 0 0 1 19th
2017 Formula One Sauber F1 Team 19 0 0 0 0 5 18th
2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Petronas 20 0 0 0 1 108 8th
2018–19 Formula E Mahindra Racing 12 0 1 2 1 58 12th
2019 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Development driver
2019–20 Formula E Mahindra Racing 5 0 0 1 0 14 18th
2020 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Development driver
2020–21 Formula E TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 15 0 1 0 1 79 11th
2021–22 Formula E TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 16 1 1 0 1 71 10th
2022–23 Formula E TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 16 3 0 0 4 149 4th
2023–24 Formula E TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team

* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formel Masters results

(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2010 ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. OSC1
1

3
OSC1
2

8
OSC1
3

4
SAC
1

3
SAC
2

2
SAC
3

1
HOC
1

10
HOC
2

7
HOC
3

13
ASS
1

4
ASS
2

4
ASS
3

5
LAU
1

5
LAU
2

10
LAU
3

9
NÜR
1

8
NÜR
2

5
NÜR
3

7
OSC2
1

DNS
OSC2
2

6
OSC2
3

4
6th 147
2011 ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. OSC
1

1
OSC
2

2
OSC
3

2
SAC
1

1
SAC
2

Ret
SAC
3

5
ZOL
1

1
ZOL
2

1
ZOL
3

1
NÜR
1

1
NÜR
2

1
NÜR
3

DSQ
RBR
1

13
RBR
2

3
RBR
3

DSQ
LAU
1

1
LAU
2

4
LAU
3

3
ASS
1

6
ASS
2

DSQ
ASS
3

5
HOC
1

3
HOC
2

5
HOC
3

Ret
1st 331

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2012 Mücke Motorsport Dallara F312/023 Mercedes HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

9
HOC
3

8
BRH
1

5
BRH
2

3
BRH
3

5
RBR
1

2
RBR
2

6
RBR
3

4
NOR
1

7
NOR
2

3
NOR
3

Ret
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

4
NÜR
3

1
ZAN
1

7
ZAN
2

3
ZAN
3

3
VAL
1

5
VAL
2

3
VAL
3

4
HOC
1

2
HOC
2

8
HOC
3

2
2nd 226

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2012 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

8
PAU
1

Ret
PAU
2

9
BRH
1

5
BRH
2

5
RBR
1

2
RBR
2

4
NOR
1

7
NOR
2

Ret
SPA
1

14
SPA
2

12
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

1
ZAN
1

7
ZAN
2

3
VAL
1

5
VAL
2

4
HOC
1

2
HOC
2

2
4th 179
2013 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes MNZ
1

3
MNZ
2

1
MNZ
3

2
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
HOC
1
HOC
2
HOC
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
NOR
1
NOR
2
NOR
3
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NÜR
3
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
ZAN
3
VAL
1
VAL
2
VAL
3
HOC
1
HOC
2
HOC
3
14th 49

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2013 Mücke Motorsport DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
11
BRH
10
SPL
10
LAU
17
NOR
20†
MSC
11
NÜR
10
OSC
11
ZAN
12
HOC
17
22nd 3
2014 HWA Team DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
11
OSC
Ret
HUN
14
NOR
5
MSC
8
SPL
Ret
NÜR
10
LAU
1
ZAN
7
HOC
20†
8th 46
2015 HWA AG DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
1

2
HOC
2

8
LAU
1

5
LAU
2

13
NOR
1

1
NOR
2

5
ZAN
1

10
ZAN
2

6
SPL
1

2
SPL
2

21†
MSC
1

1
MSC
2

10
OSC
1

5
OSC
2

5
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

5
HOC
1

8
HOC
2

20
1st 169
2018 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Petronas Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC
1

5
HOC
2

6
LAU
1

8
LAU
2

3
HUN
1

13
HUN
2

12
NOR
1

13
NOR
2

9
ZAN
1

4
ZAN
2

6
BRH
1

7
BRH
2

4
MIS
1

6
MIS
2

12
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

9
SPL
1

13
SPL
2

6
HOC
1

11
HOC
2

DSQ
8th 108

Driver did not finish, but completed 75% of the race distance.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 WDC Points
2016 Manor Racing MRT Manor MRT05 Mercedes PU106C Hybrid 1.6 V6 t AUS
16
BHR
13
CHN
18
RUS
18
ESP
16
MON
14
CAN
17
EUR
Ret
AUT
10
GBR
Ret
HUN
19
GER
17
BEL
Ret
ITA
Ret
SIN
16
MAL
15
JPN
22
USA
17
MEX
Ret
BRA
15
ABU
14
19th 1
2017 Sauber F1 Team Sauber C36 Ferrari 061 1.6 V6 t AUS
WD
CHN BHR
11
RUS
16
ESP
8
MON
Ret
CAN
15
AZE
10
AUT
14
GBR
17
HUN
15
BEL
Ret
ITA
16
SIN
12
MAL
17
JPN
15
USA
Ret
MEX
14
BRA
14
ABU
14
18th 5

Complete Formula E results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2018–19 Mahindra Racing Spark SRT05e Mahindra M5Electro ADR MRK
Ret
SCL
2
MEX
6
HKG
Ret
SYX
7
RME
10
PAR
10
MCO
4
BER
10
BRN
Ret
NYC
7
NYC
12
12th 58
2019–20 Mahindra Racing Spark SRT05e Mahindra M6Electro DIR
11
DIR
15
SCL
4
MEX
9
MRK
22
BER BER BER BER BER BER 18th 14
2020–21 TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Spark SRT05e Porsche 99X Electric DIR
5
DIR
10
RME
7
RME
3
VLC
Ret
VLC
18
MCO
Ret
PUE
DSQ
PUE
4
NYC
Ret
NYC
4
LDN
10
LDN
5
BER
21
BER
6
11th 79
2021–22 TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Spark SRT05e Porsche 99X Electric DRH
11
DRH
9
MEX
1
RME
8
RME
6
MCO
Ret
BER
6
BER
12
JAK
8
MRK
12
NYC
6
NYC
11
LDN
10
LDN
10
SEO
7
SEO
Ret
10th 71
2022–23 TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Formula E Gen3 Porsche 99X Electric MEX
2
DRH
1
DRH
1
HYD
4
CAP
Ret
SAP
7
BER
6
BER
7
MCO
10
JAK
1
JAK
6
POR
8
RME
9
RME
7
LDN
9
LDN
10
4th 149

* Season still in progress.


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