Pascal Konrad Wehrlein (German pronunciation: [pasˈkal ˈveːɐ̯.laɪ̯n]; born 18 October 1994) is a German racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Porsche. Wehrlein competed in Formula One from 2016 to 2017, 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 2016, scoring its only ever championship point in Austria before moving to Sauber for 2017. After missing the opening two rounds due to injury, Wehrlein scored Sauber's only points of the year, but was not retained for 2018. After another season in DTM with Mercedes, Wehrlein moved to Formula E with Mahindra in 2018–19 while testing for Ferrari in F1.
Wehrlein joined Porsche in 2021, winning the 2022 Mexico City ePrix before becoming a title protagonist throughout the Gen3 era. Wehrlein was crowned Formula E World Champion in 2023–24 and 2025–26, and made his Hypercar debut in 2025.
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.
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.
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.
In 2012, Wehrlein stepped up to the Formula 3 Euro Series, continuing with Mücke Motorsport. He finished second in the championship to Daniel Juncadella.
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.
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.
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.
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 Austrian Grand Prix with a tenth-place finish.
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 Australian Grand Prix, 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.