Pascal Wehrlein

Pascal Wehrlein

Pascal Wehrlein in 2014
Born (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994
Sigmaringen, Germany
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Germany German
2016 team MRT-Mercedes[1]
Car number 94
Entries 4 (4 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 2016 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry 2016 Russian Grand Prix
Previous series
201315
201213
2012
201011
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
FIA European F3 Championship
Formula 3 Euro Series
ADAC Formel Masters
Championship titles
2015
2011
DTM
ADAC Formel Masters

Pascal Wehrlein (born 18 October 1994) is a German Formula One driver for Manor.[2] Holding dual nationality of Germany and Mauritius, he races under the German flag in Formula One.[3] He previously raced in the DTM, winning the title with the Mercedes-Benz team HWA AG in 2015. In 2014 Wehrlein became the youngest driver to win a DTM race at the age of 19 and the youngest to win the title in 2015 at the age of 21.

Career

Wehrlein competing in the 2014 DTM season.

Karting

Born in Sigmaringen to a German father and Mauritian mother,[4] Wehrlein began karting in 2003 and raced only in his native Germany for the majority of his career, working 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.[5][6]

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 win at Sachsenring and another three podiums.[7][8] He remained in series with the team for the next year. Wehrlein scored seven wins at Oschersleben, Sachsenring, Zolder, Nürburgring and Lausitz on his way to championship title.

Formula 3 Euro Series

In 2012, Wehrlein stepped up to the Formula 3 Euro Series, continuing with Mücke Motorsport.[9] He finished 2nd in the championship to Daniel Juncadella.

DTM (2013–2015)

Wehrlein made his debut in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) in 2013 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.

In his debut season he achieved 3 points finishing 22nd in the championship. He also achieved his first of two fastest laps in his career.

In 2014 he switched teams to HWA where 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 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 round 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.

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.[10] He took part in preseason testing in Barcelona, driving for both Force India and Mercedes.

Manor (2016–present)

In February 2016, it was announced that Wehrlein would make his F1 debut with Manor Racing.[2] It is understood that Manor will receive access to Mercedes' wind tunnel in exchange for hiring Wehrlein.[1]

Racing record

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 European Formula 3 Championship 20 1 1 1 6 179 4th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
Macau Grand Prix Formula Three 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2013 FIA European Formula 3 Championship Mücke Motorsport 3 1 2 2 3 49 14th
DTM Mücke Motorsport 10 0 0 1 0 3 22nd
2014 DTM HWA Team 10 1 1 0 1 46 8th
Formula One Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Test driver
2015 DTM HWA AG 18 2 0 1 5 169 1st
Formula One Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Test driver
Sahara Force India F1 Team
2016 Formula One Manor Racing MRT 4 0 0 0 0 0* 20th*

* Season still in progress.

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 European Formula 3 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 kfzteile24 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 DTM 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 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

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 MON CAN EUR AUT GBR HUN GER BEL ITA SIN MAL JPN USA MEX BRA ABU 20th* 0*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. 1 2 Parkes, Ian (10 February 2016). "Manor strengthens Mercedes link with Pascal Wehrlein 2016 F1 deal". autosport.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Parkes, Ian (10 February 2016). "F1 news: Mercedes protege Pascal Wehrlein secures 2016 Manor Formula 1 seat". autosport.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. "Background: Who is Pascal Wehrlein?". GP Today. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/10/manor-pascal-wehrlein-formula-one
  5. "Results". pascal-wehrlein.de. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. "ADAC Kart Masters — KF2 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. Tischer, Alexander H.H. (3 October 2010). "Fahrer — Meisterschaftsstand" (PDF). Wige Performance (in German). ADAC. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. Tischer, Alexander H.H. (9 September 2010). "ADAC Masters Weekend Sachsenring" (PDF). Wige Performance (in German). ADAC. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  9. "Mücke mit Wehrlein 2012 in der Euroserie" [Mücke with Wehrlein in the 2012 Euro Series]. Motorsport-Total.com (in German) (Motorsport-Total.com GmbH). 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  10. "Mercedes: Teenager Pascal Wehrlein named reserve driver". 15 September 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Richie Stanaway
ADAC Formel Masters
Champion

2011
Succeeded by
Marvin Kirchhöfer
Preceded by
Marco Wittmann
DTM Champion
2015
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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