Pascal Wehrlein is a famous German race car driver. Winner of Deutsche Turenagen Masters (DTM) 2015. One of the most promising young athletes. This article will present his brief biography.
A family
Pascal Wehrlein was born in Sigmaringen (Germany) in 1994. The boy's mother, Chantal, is originally from Mauritius. And his father - Richard - is a German. It was at his firm that Pascal learned to be an expert on precision instruments. It is worth noting that the young man has no sponsors. It is supported only by Mercedes.
Carier start
Pascal Wehrlein has been racing since 2003. From 2005 to 2009, he participated in many karting tournaments, winning 44 victories. In 2009, Pascal made it to the KF2 category. There, in the series of "Cards Masters" he took fifth place. We go further.
"Formula Masters"
In 2010, Verlain made his debut in this famous German series as part of the Myukke Motorsport team. In the first competition in Oschersleben, he managed to take third place and put the best circle. In the second stage, Pascal was in prizes in two races and won in one. At the end of the season, the athlete took sixth place, gaining 147 points.
In 2011, Pascal Verlain (statistics of the rider was constantly improving) achieved even more significant success. The first victory was the stage at Oschersleben. Two subsequent competitions, Pascal lost to Emil Bernstrof. Wehrlein also won and won prizes in races at Sachsenring, Zolder, Nurburging, Lausitzring and Hockenheimring. With 4 best circles, 7 poles and 14 podiums (including 8 wins), the driver scored 331 points per season and became the champion of the series.
Formula 3
In 2012, Pascal decided to try himself in the European series. As part of the Myukke Motorsport team, the rider made his debut at the European Championships. During the competition, Wehrlein visited the podium 6 times: second place at the Hockenheimring, third place at Zandvoort, first and third place at the Nurburgring and second place at the Red Bull Ring. In the individual competition, Pascal took fourth place, gaining 181 points.
Also in 2012, Verlain went to the Formula 3 Euroseries. There, the athlete won two competitions - the third race at the Nurburbing and the second at Norisring. He also finished second at the Hockenheimring, Red Bull Ring and third at Zandvoort, Nurburgring and Brands Hatch. Eight appearances on the podium and two victories allowed the young man to take second place in the ranking, gaining 229 points.
DTM
In 2013, as part of the Myukke Motorsport team, Pascal Wehrlein (Formula-Fan often publishes articles and news about the athlete) made his debut on Deutsche Turenagen Masters. He spent 10 races, but only three times entered the points zone and then to 10th place: the Nurburgring, Red Bull Ring and Brands Hatch. During the season, Wehrlein scored just three points and ended up in 22nd place.
In 2014, Pascal continued to play in the DTM, but for another team - Guix Mercedes AMG. This season, the athlete showed more significant results: 8th place in the individual standings, 46 points scored and a victory at the Lauzitsring. In 2015, Verlaine was transferred to the main Mercedes team - DTM Tim. In the new composition, Pascal became the champion of the series. Wehrlein got the title thanks to 169 points. The athlete earned them two victories in the first races in Moscow and Norisring, two second places in the competitions at the Red Bull Ring and Hockenheimring, third place at the Nurburgring and getting into the points zone at many other tournaments.
"Formula 1"
In 2014, Pascal Wehrlein became a test pilot of the Mercedes. Since 2015, he has been doing the same job for Force India.
In February 2016, the Manor team announced that Wehrlein became their combat pilot. Under the contract, Mercedes paid them about 5-6 million euros for Pascal, and also provided access to its own wind tunnel. On July 3, 2016, Verlain earned his first point in Austria.