Pascal Wehrlein
 Pascal Wehrlein in 2014 | |
| Born |
18 October 1994 Sigmaringen, Germany |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 German |
| 2016 team | Manor-Mercedes[1] |
| Car number | 94 |
| Entries | 0 (0 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013–15 2012–13 2012 2010–11 |
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 racing 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
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.
DTM
Pascal made his DTM debut in 2014 at the youthful age of 18. He went on the achieve 3 points finishing 22nd in the championship. He also achieved his first fastest lap in his debut season.
In 2014 he Pascal switch 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.
In 2015 DTM returned to running to races per race weekend resulting in 18 rounds in the 2015 championship. Due to the inconsistency of most teams and drivers Pascal was a run away for the title having scored in all round except for three. Pascal achieved 5 podiums,, one fastest lap and two wins. He is the first driver to win the championship having not claimed a pole position throughoout his championship season.
Formula One
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In September 2014, it was announced that Wehrlein would act as a reserve driver for the Mercedes F1 Team.[9] 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 | |||||||
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.
References
- 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.
- 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.
- ↑ "Background: Who is Pascal Wehrlein?". GP Today. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/10/manor-pascal-wehrlein-formula-one
- ↑ "Results". pascal-wehrlein.de. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "ADAC Kart Masters — KF2 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ Tischer, Alexander H.H. (3 October 2010). "Fahrer — Meisterschaftsstand" (PDF). Wige Performance (in German). ADAC. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ Tischer, Alexander H.H. (9 September 2010). "ADAC Masters Weekend Sachsenring" (PDF). Wige Performance (in German). ADAC. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "Mercedes: Teenager Pascal Wehrlein named reserve driver". 15 September 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pascal Wehrlein. |
- Official website (German) (English)
- Pascal Wehrlein career summary at DriverDB.com
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| 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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