Porsche has signed ex-Formula 1 driver Pascal Weﷺhrlein to replace Neel Jani in its line-up for the 2020-21 FIA Formula E season.

The expected move was confirm🅘ed by the German manufacturer 🌳following the 2019-20 season finale in Berlin, which Wehrlein was absent from after parting ways from Mahindra earlier in the campaign.

Wehrlein joined Formula ꧟E for the 2018-19 season with Mahindra following a spell in F1 with Manor and Sauber and finished 12th in the championship, having taken a pole position and podium in his rookie season.

The German driver remained with Ma📖hindra for a second season but stepped down from his seat prior to the final six races of the season in Ber♎lin.

Following his departure from Mahindra, Wehrlein was tipped to join Porsche as Andre Lotterer’s teammate for the outfit’s second season in Formula E and the news was made official on Fr⛎iday.

"It is a great honour for me to repr🍸esent Porsche in the 2020/2021 ABB FIA Formula E 🗹World Championship," Wehrlein said.

"I have always followed the brand's unique motorsport history. I have huge respect 🍬for the legendary Porsche succe🐬ss story.

"N🥃ow, to line up as a works driver for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team is a fantasti🌟c opportunity. I would like to thank everyone at Porsche for this amazing opportunity and for trusting in my skills.

"Now I am looking forward to getting to kꦉnow the team and starting work in Weissach as quickly as possi𒈔ble.”

Wehrlein joins Porsche after it finished its first season in Formula E eighth in the standings, managing 🍬a pair of second-places thanks to Lotterer.

"We are delighted to welcome Pasca⛦l to the Porsche family," Fri✅tz Enzinger, head of Porsche motorsport said.

"He has gained a lot of experience in different race series at hi🌼s young age, where he has always sparkled.

"We would also like to thank Neel Jani for his outstanding♒ commitment. He played a significant part in the development of our Formula E project and thereby contributed greatly to the successes♍ of the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team this past season.

"Neel will stay with Porsche. We will see him in action in🦩 future motorsport projects again very 🦂soon which I'm very pleased about.

"With Pascal and André we will have two experienced, top-cla📖ss Formula E drivers in the 2020/20𓃲21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, who have everything it takes to celebrate further success."