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Pascal Wehrlein (born 18 October 1994 in Sigmarigen, Tubingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is a German racing driver who formerly drove for the Sauber F1 Team.[1]

Wehrlein has previously served as reserve driver of the Mercedes team, having been rewarded by the German manufacturer for becoming the youngest DTM race winner, when he won at the Lausitzring.[2] He was also announced to be a test driver for Force India, completing several tests for the team.[3] He had his first season of Formula One in 2016 at the Manor Racing F1 Team.[4][5] Wehrlein had backing from Mercedes, and came to F1 as the reigning DTM Champion. After one year with Sauber in 2017, he came back to DTM while being assigned as Mercedes' reserve driver for 2018.[6][7][8]

In addition to his DTM achievements, Wehrlein was 2011 ADAC Formel Masters champion.

Formula One Career[]

Wehrlein started his racing career in karting, progressing through several Championships to the ADAC Formel Masters Championship in 2010, before claiming that title in 2011. His career then moved into the Formula 3 Euro Series for 2012, with Wehrlein just beaten to the title by Daniel Juncadella. The German then moved to the DTM with Mercedes, becoming the youngest race winner in 2014, before winning the 2015 Championship on the eve of his 21st birthday.

Mercedes Motivation: 2014 - 2015[]

Wehrlein's success with Mercedes in DTM saw him rewarded with a series of tests for the Mercedes Grand Prix team in 2014, before stepping up to a full reserve driver role in 2015. During 2015, Wehrlein would also complete several tests for Force India alongside rival Juncadella, having joined the revived Mercedes Young Driver Programme with Christian Vietoris and Robert Wickens.

Moving Manors: 2016[]

His DTM Championship victory saw Wehrlein immediately rumoured to be joining Manor Racing, particularly after it was revealed that the British team would be using Mercedes engines in 2016. Yet, neither team nor driver commented until the 10th of February 2016, when Wehrlein was confirmed as the lead driver for Manor for 2016, with #94 as his race number, the same as the German had used in the DTM.[9] The deal itself was arranged by Mercedes Boss Toto Wolff, which also allowed Manor access to use Mercedes' wind tunnel.[10] He scored his first point in the Austrian Grand Prix, having finished tenth.

Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year Entrant Team Pts WDC Pos. Report
Youth Career
2014 - 2018 Mercedes Young Driver Programme
Senior Career
2014 Germany Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes Test Driver
2015 India Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India-Mercedes
Germany Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes
2016 United Kingdom Manor Racing MRT Manor-Mercedes 1 19th Report
2017 Switzerland Sauber F1 Team Sauber-Ferrari 5 18th Report
2018 Germany Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes Reserve Driver
2019 Italy Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Ferrari

Career Statistics[]

Entries 40
Starts 39
Pole Positions 0
Sprint Poles 0
Front Row Starts 0
Race Wins 0
Sprint Wins 0
Podiums 0
Sprint Podiums 0
Fastest Laps 0
Sprint Fastest Laps 0
Points 6
Laps Raced 1996
Distance Raced 9,895 km (6,148 mi)

Race Wins[]

Win Number Grand Prix

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pts Pos
2016 Flag of Australia Flag of Bahrain Flag of China Flag of Russia Flag of Spain Flag of Monaco Flag of Canada Flag of Europe Flag of Austria Flag of Great Britain Flag of Hungary Flag of Germany Flag of Belgium Flag of Italy Flag of Singapore Flag of Malaysia Flag of Japan Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico Flag of Brazil Flag of the United Arab Emirates 1 19th
16th 13th 18th 18th 16th 14th 17th Ret 10th Ret 19th 17th Ret Ret 16th 15th 22nd 17th Ret 15th 14th
2017 Flag of Australia Flag of China Flag of Bahrain Flag of Russia Flag of Spain Flag of Monaco Flag of Canada Flag of Azerbaijan Flag of Austria Flag of Great Britain Flag of Hungary Flag of Belgium Flag of Italy Flag of Singapore Flag of Malaysia Flag of Japan Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico Flag of Brazil Flag of the United Arab Emirates 5 18th
WD 11th 16th 8th Ret 15th 10th 14th 17th 15th Ret 16th 12th 17th 15th Ret 14th 14th 14th
Key
Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
1st Winner Ret Retired
2nd Podium finish DSQ Disqualified
3rd DNQ Did not qualify
5th Points finish DNPQ Did not pre-qualify
14th Non-points finish TD Test driver
Italics Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap DNS Did not start
18th Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) NC Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP Qualified for pole position [+] More Symbols

Notes[]

  1. Barretto, Lawrence (16 January 2017). "Sauber F1 team signs Pascal Wehrlein for 2017 season". http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127755/sauber-signs-wehrlein-for-2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. "Mercedes: Teenager Pascal Wehrlein named reserve driver". 15 September 2014. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29206945. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  3. "Force India to run Mercedes' Wehrlein at Barcelona test". formula1.com. 18 February 2015. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2015/2/16817.html. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  4. 'Pascal Wehrlein to drive for Manor in 2016 Formula 1 season', bbc.co.uk, (BBC Sport, 10/02/2016), http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35538851, (Accessed 10/02/2016)
  5. "Manor sign rookie Wehrlein to lead 2016 F1 attack". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 10 February 2016. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2016/2/manor-sign-rookie-wehrlein-to-lead-2016-attack.html. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  6. Mitchell, Scott (22 February 2018). "Wehrlein, Russell to share Mercedes F1 reserve driver role in 2018". Autosport (Motorsport Network). https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/134490/wehrlein-russell-to-share-mercedes-reserve-role. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  7. "Wehrlein to stay in Mercedes fold". Speedcafe. 10 January 2018. https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/01/10/wehrlein-stay-mercedes-fold/. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  8. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (7 February 2018). "Pascal Wehrlein back to Mercedes DTM team after losing F1 seat". autosport.com. https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/134256/wehrlein-returns-to-dtm-after-losing-f1-seat. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  9. "Wehrlein to use number 94 in Formula 1". 10 February 2016. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/335362/wehrlein-to-use-number-94-in-formula-1/. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  10. Parkes, Ian (10 February 2016). "Manor strengthens Mercedes link with Pascal Wehrlein 2016 F1 deal". http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122757. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

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