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Alexander Wurz is a 38 year old German former Formula One driver who last drove for Williams-Toyota in 2007.
He was born on February 15th 1974 in Waidhofen an der Thaya. He drove his first race for Benetton-Renault during the 1997 Grand Prix of Canada. Wurz was active for 7 seasons between 1997 and 2007. He scored 45 points in 69 races. During his career Wurz wasn't able to win a race but finished 3 times on the podium. His last race was the the 2007 Grand Prix of China.
He was born on February 15th 1974 in Waidhofen an der Thaya. He drove his first race for Benetton-Renault during the 1997 Grand Prix of Canada. Wurz was active for 7 seasons between 1997 and 2007. He scored 45 points in 69 races. During his career Wurz wasn't able to win a race but finished 3 times on the podium. His last race was the the 2007 Grand Prix of China.
| Name: | Alexander Wurz |
| Nationality: |  German |
| Birthday: | February 15th 1974 (38) |
| Birthplace: | Waidhofen an der Thaya | Races: | 69 races |
| Total points: | 45 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 3 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 22 retirements |
| First race: |  1997 Canada |
| Last race: |  2007 China |
Alexander Wurz by year
| All years | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2000 | 1999 |
| 1998 | 1997 |
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Overall stats: Alexander Wurz
| #1 | Best Finish | Alexander Wurz |  | 3 (3x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Alexander Wurz | | 5 (4x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Alexander Wurz | | 1 (9x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Alexander Wurz | | 1 (8x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Alexander Wurz | | 1 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Alexander Wurz | | 1 (17x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Alexander Wurz | | 1 (1x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2007 | 6 | Montreal | Alexander Wurz | Williams-Toyota | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | Imola | Alexander Wurz | McLaren-Mercedes | 3 |
| 1997 | 9 | Silverstone | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Renault | 3 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2007 | 15 | Fuji | Alexander Wurz | Williams-Toyota | 1 |
Best friday
Best saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2007 | 15 | Fuji | Alexander Wurz | Williams-Toyota | Saturday practice | 1 |
| #1 | Worst Finish | Alexander Wurz | | 14 (3x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Alexander Wurz | | 20 (3x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Alexander Wurz | | 18 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Alexander Wurz | | 22 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Alexander Wurz | | 20 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Alexander Wurz | | 22 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Alexander Wurz | | 20 (4x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2007 | 8 | Magny-Cours | Alexander Wurz | Williams-Toyota | 14 |
| 2007 | 11 | Hungaroring | Alexander Wurz | Williams-Toyota | 14 |
| 1999 | 12 | Spa-Francorchamps | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 14 |
Worst qualifying
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Qualified |
| 2007 | 2 | Sepang | Alexander Wurz | Williams-Toyota | 20 |
| 2007 | 6 | Montreal | Alexander Wurz | Williams-Toyota | 20 |
| 2000 | 4 | Silverstone | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 20 |
Worst practice 1
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2007 | 12 | Istanbul | Alexander Wurz | Williams-Toyota | 18 |
Worst practice 2
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2005 | 16 | Spa-Francorchamps | Alexander Wurz | McLaren-Mercedes | 22 |
Worst practice 3
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2007 | 6 | Montreal | Alexander Wurz | Williams-Toyota | 20 |
Worst friday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2005 | 16 | Spa-Francorchamps | Alexander Wurz | McLaren-Mercedes | Friday practice 2 | 22 |
Worst saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2007 | 2 | Sepang | Alexander Wurz | Williams-Toyota | Qualifying | 20 |
| 2007 | 6 | Montreal | Alexander Wurz | Williams-Toyota | Saturday practice | 20 |
| 2007 | 6 | Montreal | Alexander Wurz | Williams-Toyota | Qualifying | 20 |
| 2000 | 4 | Silverstone | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | Qualifying | 20 |
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 2007 AT&T Williams 2005 West McLaren Mercedes 2000 Italy Mild Seven Benetton Playlife 1999 Mild Seven Benetton Playlife 1998 Mild Seven Benetton Playlife 1997 Mild Seven Benetton Renault | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2:9 Didn't Q2:7 | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3:0 Didn't Q3:16 |
Ranking: Alexander Wurz
| #36 | Average qualifying result | Alexander Wurz |  | 12.29 place | |
| #7 | Average practice result | Alexander Wurz | | 8.38 place | |
| #185 | Average race points | Alexander Wurz | | 0.96 points | |
| #378 | Average race result | Alexander Wurz | | 8.32 place | |
| #81 | Most points finishes | Alexander Wurz | | 14 finishes | |
| #56 | Most avoidable retirements | Alexander Wurz | | 12 retirements | |
| #16 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Alexander Wurz | | 0.55 retirements | |
| #75 | Most race laps | Alexander Wurz | | 3471 laps | |
| #92 | Most races | Alexander Wurz | | 69 races | |
| #83 | Youngest driver | Alexander Wurz | | 23 years, 4 months | |
| #343 | Oldest driver | Alexander Wurz | | 33 years, 7 months, 22 days | |
| #104 | Biggest gain in race | Alexander Wurz | | 16 places gained | |
| #113 | Start from P1 | Alexander Wurz | | 0 starts | |
| #117 | Most retirements | Alexander Wurz | | 22 retirements | |
| #94 | Most points | Alexander Wurz | | 45 points | |
| #99 | Most podiums | Alexander Wurz | | 3 podiums | |
| #124 | Most wins | Alexander Wurz | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 34 | Cristiano da Matta | 11.88 |
| 35 | Olivier Panis | 11.97 |
| 36 | Alexander Wurz | 12.29 |
| 37 | Heikki Kovalainen | 12.39 |
| 38 | Johnny Herbert | 12.97 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| 6 | Marc Gene | 7.9 |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | 8.38 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | 8.54 |
| 9 | Ricardo Zonta | 8.54 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 172 | Ron Flockhart | 1 |
| 172 | Consalvo Sanesi | 1 |
| 185 | Alexander Wurz | 0.96 |
| 186 | Richard Attwood | 0.92 |
| 187 | Pedro de la Rosa | 0.88 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 376 | Ignazio Giunti | 8.33 |
| 376 | Jacques Swaters | 8.33 |
| 378 | Alexander Wurz | 8.32 |
| 379 | Jack McGrath | 8.25 |
| 380 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 8.22 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 79 | Timo Glock | 14 |
| 79 | Takuma Sato | 14 |
| 79 | Alexander Wurz | 14 |
| 79 | Jean Pierre Jarier | 14 |
| 79 | Peter Revson | 14 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 53 | Jody Scheckter | 13 |
| 55 | Kimi Raikkonen | 12 |
| 55 | Alexander Wurz | 12 |
| 55 | Carlos Reutemann | 12 |
| 55 | Patrick Depailler | 12 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 14 | Cristiano da Matta | 0.57 |
| 14 | Eliseo Salazar | 0.57 |
| 16 | Alexander Wurz | 0.55 |
| 16 | Scott Speed | 0.55 |
| 18 | Mark Blundell | 0.53 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 73 | Pedro de la Rosa | 3519 |
| 74 | Ukyo Katayama | 3508 |
| 75 | Alexander Wurz | 3471 |
| 76 | Maurice Trintignant | 3468 |
| 77 | Stefan Johansson | 3460 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 88 | Carlos Pace | 72 |
| 88 | Jim Clark | 72 |
| 92 | Alexander Wurz | 69 |
| 92 | Bruno Giacomelli | 69 |
| 94 | Gianni Morbidelli | 68 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 81 | Mike Hawthorn | 23 years, 2 months, 12 days |
| 82 | Mike Hailwood | 23 years, 3 months, 18 days |
| 83 | Alexander Wurz | 23 years, 4 months |
| 84 | Anthony Davidson | 23 years, 4 months |
| 85 | Stefan Johansson | 23 years, 4 months, 5 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 341 | Johnny Boyd | 33 years, 9 months, 11 days |
| 342 | Lloyd Ruby | 33 years, 8 months, 26 days |
| 343 | Alexander Wurz | 33 years, 7 months, 22 days |
| 344 | Giorgio Francia | 33 years, 7 months, 13 days |
| 345 | Danny Sullivan | 33 years, 7 months, 6 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 73 | Ernst Klodwig | 17 |
| 103 | Sergio Perez | -17 |
| 104 | Alexander Wurz | 16 |
| 104 | Nicola Larini | 16 |
| 104 | Ukyo Katayama | 16 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Takuma Sato | 0 |
| 92 | Anthony Davidson | 0 |
| 92 | Alexander Wurz | 0 |
| 92 | Christijan Albers | 0 |
| 92 | Scott Speed | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 111 | Pedro Rodriguez | 23 |
| 111 | Innes Ireland | 23 |
| 117 | Alexander Wurz | 22 |
| 117 | Nicola Larini | 22 |
| 117 | Derek Daly | 22 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 92 | Luigi Villoresi | 48 |
| 93 | Innes Ireland | 47 |
| 94 | Alexander Wurz | 45 |
| 95 | Vitaly Petrov | 44 |
| 95 | Takuma Sato | 44 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 93 | Jim Rathmann | 4 |
| 98 | Timo Glock | 3 |
| 98 | Alexander Wurz | 3 |
| 98 | Mark Blundell | 3 |
| 98 | Ivan Capelli | 3 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Takuma Sato | 0 |
| 101 | Anthony Davidson | 0 |
| 101 | Alexander Wurz | 0 |
| 101 | Christijan Albers | 0 |
| 101 | Scott Speed | 0 |
| #8 | Average practice result | Alexander Wurz | | 9.28 place | |
| #25 | Average race points | Alexander Wurz | | 1.08 points | |
| #34 | Average qualifying result | Alexander Wurz | | 15.69 place | |
| #21 | Average race result | Alexander Wurz | | 10.08 place | |
| #32 | Most points finishes | Alexander Wurz | | 3 finishes | |
| #3 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Alexander Wurz | | 0.75 retirements | |
| #35 | Most race laps | Alexander Wurz | | 854 laps | |
| #31 | Most avoidable retirements | Alexander Wurz | | 3 retirements | |
| #39 | Most races | Alexander Wurz | | 16 races | |
| #12 | Oldest driver | Alexander Wurz | | 33 years, 7 months, 22 days | |
| #10 | Biggest gain in race | Alexander Wurz | | 16 places gained | |
| #45 | Youngest driver | Alexander Wurz | | 33 years, 1 month, 3 days | |
| #36 | Start from P1 | Alexander Wurz | | 0 starts | |
| #1 | Oldest win | Michael Schumacher | | 37 years, 8 months, 28 days | |
| #1 | Youngest win | Sebastian Vettel | | 21 years, 2 months, 11 days | |
| #28 | Most points | Alexander Wurz | | 13 points | |
| #40 | Most retirements | Alexander Wurz | | 4 retirements | |
| #22 | Most podiums | Alexander Wurz | | 1 podiums | |
| #36 | Most wins | Alexander Wurz | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | 8.36 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | 8.91 |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | 9.28 |
| 9 | Michael Ammermuller | 9.5 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | 9.61 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 23 | Ralf Schumacher | 1.14 |
| 24 | Nelsinho Piquet | 1.12 |
| 25 | Alexander Wurz | 1.08 |
| 26 | David Coulthard | 1 |
| 27 | Jacques Villeneuve | 0.88 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 32 | Christian Klien | 14.89 |
| 33 | Jaime Alguersuari | 15.47 |
| 34 | Alexander Wurz | 15.69 |
| 35 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 16.08 |
| 36 | Adrian Sutil | 16.18 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 19 | Jacques Villeneuve | 9.75 |
| 20 | David Coulthard | 9.94 |
| 21 | Alexander Wurz | 10.08 |
| 22 | Paul di Resta | 10.33 |
| 23 | Nelsinho Piquet | 10.47 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 29 | Jacques Villeneuve | 4 |
| 31 | Jaime Alguersuari | 3 |
| 31 | Alexander Wurz | 3 |
| 33 | Paul di Resta | 2 |
| 33 | Takuma Sato | 2 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 1 | Sebastien Bourdais | 0.86 |
| 2 | Nelsinho Piquet | 0.82 |
| 3 | Alexander Wurz | 0.75 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 0.71 |
| 5 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 0.68 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 33 | Nico Hulkenberg | 923 |
| 34 | Tiago Monteiro | 883 |
| 35 | Alexander Wurz | 854 |
| 36 | Sakon Yamamoto | 820 |
| 37 | Christian Klien | 804 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 26 | Takuma Sato | 3 |
| 26 | Anthony Davidson | 3 |
| 26 | Alexander Wurz | 3 |
| 26 | Christian Klien | 3 |
| 26 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 3 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 36 | Christian Klien | 18 |
| 36 | Tiago Monteiro | 18 |
| 39 | Alexander Wurz | 16 |
| 40 | Jacques Villeneuve | 12 |
| 41 | Karun Chandhok | 10 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 10 | Narain Karthikeyan | 34 years, 3 months, 3 days |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | 33 years, 11 months, 7 days |
| 12 | Alexander Wurz | 33 years, 7 months, 22 days |
| 13 | Ralf Schumacher | 32 years, 3 months, 21 days |
| 14 | Yuji Ide | 31 years, 3 months, 2 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | 17 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | -17 |
| 10 | Alexander Wurz | 16 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | 15 |
| 11 | Timo Glock | 15 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 43 | Yuji Ide | 31 years, 1 month, 19 days |
| 44 | Jarno Trulli | 31 years, 7 months, 27 days |
| 45 | Alexander Wurz | 33 years, 1 month, 3 days |
| 46 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 33 years, 1 month, 26 days |
| 47 | Rubens Barrichello | 33 years, 9 months, 17 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 15 | Takuma Sato | 0 |
| 15 | Anthony Davidson | 0 |
| 15 | Alexander Wurz | 0 |
| 15 | Christijan Albers | 0 |
| 15 | Ralf Schumacher | 0 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 37 years, 8 months, 28 days |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 37 years, 3 months, 21 days |
| 3 | Mark Webber | 33 years, 11 months, 5 days |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 33 years, 2 months, 5 days |
| 5 | David Coulthard |
| Driver | Age | |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 21 years, 2 months, 11 days |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 22 years, 5 months, 3 days |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | 23 years, 6 months, 1 day |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | 24 years, 7 months, 11 days |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | 25 years, 4 months, 2 days |
| Driver | Points | |
| 26 | Nelsinho Piquet | 19 |
| 27 | Sebastien Buemi | 18 |
| 28 | Alexander Wurz | 13 |
| 29 | Kazuki Nakajima | 9 |
| 30 | Jacques Villeneuve | 7 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 36 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 5 |
| 39 | Nico Hulkenberg | 4 |
| 39 | Alexander Wurz | 4 |
| 39 | Jacques Villeneuve | 4 |
| 39 | Franck Montagny | 4 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 19 | Pedro de la Rosa | 1 |
| 19 | Nelsinho Piquet | 1 |
| 19 | Alexander Wurz | 1 |
| 19 | Ralf Schumacher | 1 |
| 24 | Adrian Sutil | 0 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 13 | Takuma Sato | 0 |
| 13 | Anthony Davidson | 0 |
| 13 | Alexander Wurz | 0 |
| 13 | Christijan Albers | 0 |
| 13 | Ralf Schumacher | 0 |
Alexander Wurz versus teammates
Qualifying duel
| Year | Driver | Teammate | ||
| 2007 | Alexander Wurz | 1 | 15 | Nico Rosberg |
| 2005 | Alexander Wurz | 0 | 1 | Kimi Raikkonen |
| 2000 | Alexander Wurz | 4 | 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 1999 | Alexander Wurz | 3 | 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 1998 | Alexander Wurz | 6 | 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 1997 | Alexander Wurz | 2 | 1 | Jean Alesi |
| Overall | Alexander Wurz | 16 | 53 | All Teammates |
Points duel
| Year | Driver | Teammate | ||
| 2007 | Alexander Wurz | 13 | 15 | Nico Rosberg |
| 2005 | Alexander Wurz | 6 | 0 | Kimi Raikkonen |
| 2000 | Alexander Wurz | 2 | 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 1999 | Alexander Wurz | 3 | 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 1998 | Alexander Wurz | 17 | 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 1997 | Alexander Wurz | 4 | 14 | Jean Alesi |
| Overall | Alexander Wurz | 45 | 76 | All Teammates |
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