Pascal Wehrlein

Pascal Konrad Wehrlein (; born 18 October 1994) is a German racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Porsche. Wehrlein competed in Formula One from to , won the DTM for Mercedes, and is a double Formula E world champion with Porsche.

Born and raised in Sigmaringen to a German father and a Mauritian mother, Wehrlein began karting aged eight and progressed to junior formulae in 2010. He won the ADAC Formel Masters in 2011 and finished runner-up in the Formula 3 Euro Series in his debut season. Wehrlein graduated to the DTM with Mercedes and Mücke in 2013. He then moved to HWA, breaking several records before becoming the youngest-ever DTM champion in 2015, aged 20.

A Mercedes junior since 2014, Wehrlein made his Formula One debut for Manor in , scoring its only ever championship point in Austria before moving to Sauber for . After missing the opening two rounds due to injury, Wehrlein scored Sauber's only points of the year, but was not retained for . After another season in DTM with Mercedes, Wehrlein moved to Formula E with Mahindra in while testing for Ferrari in F1.

Wehrlein joined Porsche in , winning the 2022 Mexico City ePrix before becoming a title protagonist throughout the Gen3 era. Wehrlein was crowned Formula E World Champion in and , and made his Hypercar debut in 2025.

Early and personal life Wehrlein was born in Sigmaringen to a German father and Mauritian mother. His father Richard, a former boxer, owns a CNC machining company in Ostrach.

Junior racing 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 Wehrlein make his debut in the ADAC Formel Masters championship with ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. (also known as Mücke Motorsport). He finished sixth in the championship with a win at Sachsenring and three other podiums. Wehrlein 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 second in the championship to Daniel Juncadella.

DTM career

Mücke (2013) 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 eighteen. In a career spanning three seasons, Wehrlein managed to be one of the leading drivers in the field despite his youthful age.

Wehrlein 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 tenth-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 tenth-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.

HWA (2014–2015, 2018) In 2014, Wehrlein 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 eighth 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 five 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.

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 eighth.

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 career

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)

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 with a tenth-place finish.

Sauber (2017)

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 , 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 tenth position. This took his points tally to five 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 career

Mahindra (2019–2020) 2018–19 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 five-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 On 8 June 2020, Wehrlein announced his departure from the Mahindra team in a post on Instagram.

Porsche (2021–present) 2020–21 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 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

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. Wehrlein went on to finish in the points in all remaining races, though he would fall back in the title battle with just one further podium coming in the form of a victory in Jakarta. He and Porsche ended up fourth in the respective championships, as a perceived qualifying weakness was held responsible for the team losing to its customer Andretti.

2023–24: World Champion

Wehrlein, Porsche, and da Costa returned for the 2024 season. The German began strongly once again, scoring pole for the season-opener and securing the first win of the season at the Mexico City ePrix. He then scored points in the subsequent four races, even taking pole at São Paulo. The maiden Misano ePrix proved to be a double-edged sword for Wehrlein, who after crashing into Jean-Éric Vergne in race 1 profited from an energy miscalculation by Oliver Rowland and the Nissan team to inherit victory on the last lap. Wehrlein took his third pole of the campaign at Monaco, though he dropped back to fifth in a dominant race for Jaguar. Following a scrappy Berlin weekend, one in which Wehrlein came to blows multiple times with reigning champion Jake Dennis, the German finished second in the first race at Shanghai, losing the lead on the final lap to Mitch Evans but keeping second against Nick Cassidy with an aggressive defence that led to contact between the two cars. On Sunday, a clash with Sam Bird forced Wehrlein to pit for a new front wing, leaving him to finish outside of the points.

Wehrlein gained points against championship leader Cassidy with two top ten finishes at Portland, going into the final round at London with a twelve-point deficit to the Kiwi. During a frantic Saturday race, Wehrlein battled past polesitter Evans to win the race, thus gaining the championship lead. The following day, Wehrlein drove a conservative race, keeping himself between the two Jaguars of Evans and Cassidy for the majority of the contest. When Cassidy retired following a puncture and Evans missed his second attack mode activation, Wehrlein, who by that stage had been passed by Rowland for the race lead, was able to finish second, therefore clinching the title by being six points ahead of Evans.

2024–25 Wehrlein and da Costa continued with Porsche into the 2024–25 season. Wehrlein took one win and five podiums with two poles finishing third in the standings, 39 points behind champion Oliver Rowland. Despite failing to retain his drivers title, Wehrlein's performances across the season helped Porsche win the teams' and manufacturers' championship titles for the first time in their history.

2025–26

Wehrlein is partnered by Nico Müller at Porsche for the 2025—26 season, as da Costa departed the team for Jaguar Racing.

Endurance racing career

2025: Daytona and Le Mans debut At the end of 2024, Wehrlein was chosen by JDC–Miller MotorSports to partake in the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona with them alongside Bryce Aron, Gianmaria Bruni and Tijmen van der Helm, therefore making his endurance racing debut. The team brought the car home in sixth place.

Wehrlein made his WEC debut with Porsche Penske Motorsport at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. He made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut later in June, competing with the same team alongside Felipe Nasr and Nick Tandy.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record 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 3311st 2012 Formula 3 Euro Series Mücke Motorsport 24 1 1 1 11 2262nd 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 TeamReserve 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 FerrariDevelopment driver 2019–20 Formula E Mahindra Racing 5 0 0 1 0 14 18th 2020 Formula One Scuderia FerrariDevelopment 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 16 3 3 0 5 198 1st 2024–25 Formula E TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 16 1 3 3 6 145 3rd 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP JDC–Miller MotorSports 1 0 0 0 0 276 35th FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Porsche Penske Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 2 25th 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th 2025–26 Formula E Porsche Formula E Team 17 3 4 1 6 1691st 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. OSC11 OSC12 OSC13 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 ASS1 ASS2 ASS3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 6th 147 2011 ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 ZOL1 ZOL2 ZOL3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 ASS1 ASS2 ASS3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 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 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 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 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes HOC1 HOC2 PAU1 PAU2 BRH1 BRH2 RBR1 RBR2 NOR1 NOR2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 VAL1 VAL2 HOC1 HOC2 4th 179 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 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 BRH SPL LAU NOR MSC NÜR OSC ZAN HOC 22nd 3 2014 HWA Team DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC OSC HUN NOR MSC SPL NÜR LAU ZAN HOC 8th 46 2015 HWA AG DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC1 HOC2 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPL1 SPL2 MSC1 MSC2 OSC1 OSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 1st 169 2018 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Petronas Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC1 HOC2 LAU1 LAU2 HUN1 HUN2 NOR1 NOR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SPL1 SPL2 HOC1 HOC2 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)

Complete Formula E results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points 2025 JDC–Miller MotorSports GTP Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL ELK IMS PET 35th 276

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2025 Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar Porsche 963 Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 25th 2

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2025 Porsche Penske Motorsport Felipe Nasr Nick Tandy Porsche 963 Hypercar 386 8th 8th