Pascal Verlaine - a promising young racing driver

Pascal Verlein is a famous German racing driver. The winner of the "Deutsche Turenvagen Masters" (DTM) 2015. One of the most promising young athletes. This article will present his brief biography.

A family

Pascal Verlaine was born in Sigmaringen (Germany) in 1994. The boy's mother, Chantal, comes from Mauritius. And his father - Richard - is a German. It was in his firm that Pascal learned from an expert in precision instruments. It is worth noting that the young man does not have sponsors. It supports only the company "Mercedes".

Carier start

Pascal Verlaine has performed in auto racing since 2003. From 2005 to 2009, he took part in numerous karting tournaments, winning 44 wins. In 2009, Pascal reached the category of KF2. There he took the fifth place in the series "Card Masters". We go further.

"Formula Masters"

In 2010 Verlaine joined the team "Mücke Motorsport" debuted in this famous German series. In the first competition on Oschersleben he managed to take the third place and put the best lap. At the second stage, Pascal was in prizes in two races and won in one. At the end of the season, the athlete took the sixth place, gaining 147 points.

In 2011, Pascal Verlein (statistics of the rider was constantly improving) achieved even more significant success. The first victory was the stage on Oschersleben. Two subsequent competitions Pascal lost to Emil Bernstrofe. Also, Verleyn won and took prizes in the races at Sachsenring, Zolder, Nurburging, Lausitzring and Hockenheimring. With 4 best laps, 7 poles and 14 podiums (of which 8 wins), the driver scored 331 points per season and became the series champion.

"Formula-3"

In 2012, Pascal decided to try himself in the European series. As part of the team "Mukke Motosport", the driver made his debut at the European Championships. During the competition Verlaine visited the podium six times: the second place at Hockenheimring, the third place at Zandvoort, the first and third place at the Nurburgring and the second place at the Red Bull Ring. In the individual competition Pascal took the fourth place, gaining 181 points.

Also in 2012, Verlaine went to Euroseries "Formula-3". There, the athlete won two competitions - the third race at Nurburbing and the second at Norisring. He also finished second at Hockenheimring, Red Bull Ring and third at Zandvoort, Nurburgring and Brands Hatch. Eight appearances on the podium and two wins allowed the young man to take the second place of the rating, gaining 229 points.

DTM

In 2013, as part of the team "Mücke Motosport" Pascal Verlaine (Formula-Fan often publishes articles and news about the athlete) made his debut on "Deutsche Turenvagen Masters." He spent 10 races, but only three times entered the zone and then to the 10th place: the Nurburgring, Red Bull Ring and Brands Hatch. During the season, Verlaine scored just three points and was on the 22nd place.

In 2014, Pascal continued to perform in the DTM, but for another team - "Guix Mercedes AMG." This season, the athlete showed more significant results: 8th place in the personal standings, 46 points scored and a victory at Lausitzring. In 2015, Verlaine was transferred to the main team "Mercedes" - "DTM Tim". In the new line-up, Pascal became the series champion. Verlaine won the title thanks to 169 points scored. 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, the third place at the Nurburgring and the hit in the score zone at many other tournaments.

"Formula 1"

In 2014, Pascal Verlein became a test driver for the Mercedes. Since 2015, he has been doing the same work for Force India.

In February 2016, the Manor team announced that Verlein had become their combat pilot. Under the contract, "Mercedes" paid them for Pascal about 5-6 million euros, and also granted access to its own wind tunnel. July 3, 2016 Verlaine earned in Austria the first point.