Pascal Wehrlein aims for victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Will Pascal Wehrlein participate in races?Endurance with Porsche in 2025? The German, champion of DTM in 2015 and Formula E This year, in any case, tested the prototype of the German manufacturer during the pre-season tests of theIMSA in Daytona in November. Not a first for the former driver of Formula 1 (39 races) since he had already taken the wheel of the German Hypercar at Sebring in 2022.

« The car reminds me a lot of the DTM, Wehrlein testifies to Formula E Notebook. That's what I said a few years ago when I tested at Sebring. It really reminds me of the feeling of the good old DTM. Not the one today, but when I was driving in the championship. »

In Florida, Wehrlein was driving a private Porsche, that of the JDC-Miller MotorSports team. "JI immediately felt at ease at Daytona, says the former Manor and Sauber employee. The first few rounds on banking were a pretty cool experience. I didn't have time to go into the simulator or prepare, because I got the call two days before I was supposed to go. »

Does this test prefigure participation in one or more Endurance races in 2025 in parallel with the Formula E season which began last weekend in Brazil? My main priority remains Formula E, replies the person concerned. Let's see in the coming days and weeks what could work in addition to my main program. »

In any case, Pascal Wehrlein is appealing to his employer to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, on June 15 and 16. This is one of the major goals of my career, he admits. I just turned 30 and I feel like this is the next thing I should win, or want to win. I've won DTM, Formula E, there's not much more I could win in my position. That's why it's such a big goal for me. »

If Porsche had recently decided to ban its drivers from FE-Endurance double programs, the German manufacturer seems to be giving its drivers some freedom in this area again. António Félix da Costa, Wehrlein's teammate in the championship car electric, will thus race in the 24 Hours of Daytona in LM P2 with Inter Europol Competition.

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