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{{short description|Austrian racing driver}} |
{{short description|Austrian racing driver (born 1974)}} |
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[[File:Hall of fame Le Mans-winners 1996.JPG|thumb|Walk of Fame – [[Le Mans]], Handprints and signatures from the winners of the 1996 edition of the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]]]] |
[[File:Hall of fame Le Mans-winners 1996.JPG|thumb|Walk of Fame – [[Le Mans]], Handprints and signatures from the winners of the 1996 edition of the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]]]] |
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'''Alexander Georg Wurz''' (born 15 February 1974) is an [[Austrians|Austrian]] former professional racing driver, driver training expert and businessman. He competed in Formula One from {{F1|1997}} until {{F1|2007}}, and is also a two-time winner of the [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans 24 Hours]]. |
'''Alexander Georg "Alex" Wurz''' ({{IPA-de|ˌalɛˈksandɐ ˈɡeː.ɐ̯k vʊʁt͡s}}; born 15 February 1974) is an [[Austrians|Austrian]] former professional racing driver, driver training expert and businessman. He competed in Formula One from {{F1|1997}} until {{F1|2007}}, and is also a two-time winner of the [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans 24 Hours]]. |
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He is currently under contract to race for the Toyota factory racing team in the WEC ([[FIA World Endurance Championship|World Endurance Championship]]). |
He is currently under contract to race for the Toyota factory racing team in the WEC ([[FIA World Endurance Championship|World Endurance Championship]]). |
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In Formula |
In Formula One, he is a commentator for TV and media, as well as being [[Williams F1 Team]]'s driver coach,{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} chairman of the [[Grand Prix Drivers' Association]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fia.com/news/accident-panel|title=Accident Panel|date=3 December 2014|website=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile}}</ref> and occasionally a driver steward. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Wurz is the second son of former [[rallycross]] driver Franz Wurz, who won the [[European Rallycross Championship]] in 1974, 1976 and 1982. |
Wurz is the second son of former [[rallycross]] driver Franz Wurz, who won the [[European Rallycross Championship]] in 1974, 1976 and 1982. |
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Wurz is married to Julia Horden and has three sons: [[Charlie Wurz|Charlie]] (also a racing driver), Felix and Oscar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://flagworld.auto123.com/en/racing/news/index,view.spy?artid=90131 |title=Wurz is father for third time – Racing news and opinions – Auto123.com – Canadian automotive network<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=1 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025034045/http://flagworld.auto123.com/en/racing/news/index,view.spy?artid=90131 |archive-date=25 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/ferrari-assessing-six-drivers-at-maranello-in-academy-scouting-final/69799|title=Ferrari assessing six drivers at Maranello in academy scouting final|last=Allen|first=Peter|work=FormulaScout|date=October 21, 2020|access-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref> He used to race with different coloured boots on each foot,{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} but since his return to racing in 2007, he wears matching pairs. On 10 November 2015 Wurz announced via his Twitter that after 20 years he would retire from racing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/alex_wurz/status/664012479572373504|title=After 20yrs as Pro Racer its time to hang up the helmet. Thx Racing, you've been good to me!|first=alex|last=wurz|date=10 November 2015}}</ref> |
Wurz resides in Monaco, is married to Julia Horden and has three sons: [[Charlie Wurz|Charlie]] (also a racing driver), Felix and Oscar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://flagworld.auto123.com/en/racing/news/index,view.spy?artid=90131 |title=Wurz is father for third time – Racing news and opinions – Auto123.com – Canadian automotive network<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=1 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025034045/http://flagworld.auto123.com/en/racing/news/index,view.spy?artid=90131 |archive-date=25 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/ferrari-assessing-six-drivers-at-maranello-in-academy-scouting-final/69799|title=Ferrari assessing six drivers at Maranello in academy scouting final|last=Allen|first=Peter|work=FormulaScout|date=October 21, 2020|access-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref> He used to race with different coloured boots on each foot,{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} but since his return to racing in 2007, he wears matching pairs. On 10 November 2015 Wurz announced via his Twitter that after 20 years he would retire from racing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/alex_wurz/status/664012479572373504|title=After 20yrs as Pro Racer its time to hang up the helmet. Thx Racing, you've been good to me!|first=alex|last=wurz|date=10 November 2015}}</ref> |
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==Racing record== |
==Racing record== |
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!rowspan="2"| 1997 |
!rowspan="2"| 1997 |
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|align="left"| [[1997 Formula One |
|align="left"| [[1997 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]] |
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|align="left"| [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |
|align="left"| [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |
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|align="left"| [[1997 FIA GT Championship |
|align="left"| [[1997 FIA GT Championship|FIA GT Championship]] |
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|align="left"| [[Mercedes-AMG|AMG Mercedes]] |
|align="left"| [[Mercedes-AMG|AMG Mercedes]] |
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! 1998 |
! 1998 |
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|align="left"| [[1998 Formula One |
|align="left"| [[1998 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]] |
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|align="left"| [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Playlife]] |
|align="left"| [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Playlife]] |
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! 1999 |
! 1999 |
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|align="left"| [[1999 Formula One |
|align="left"| [[1999 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]] |
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|align="left"| [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Playlife]] |
|align="left"| [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Playlife]] |
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! 2000 |
! 2000 |
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|align="left"| [[2000 Formula One |
|align="left"| [[2000 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]] |
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|align="left"| [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Playlife]] |
|align="left"| [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Playlife]] |
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! 2001 |
! 2001 |
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|align="left"| [[2001 Formula One |
|align="left"| [[2001 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]] |
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|align="left"| [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |
|align="left"| [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |
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|colspan="7"| Test driver |
|colspan="7"| Test driver |
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! 2002 |
! 2002 |
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|align="left"| [[2002 Formula One |
|align="left"| [[2002 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]] |
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|align="left"| [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |
|align="left"| [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |
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|colspan="7"| Test driver |
|colspan="7"| Test driver |
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! 2003 |
! 2003 |
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|align="left"| [[2003 Formula One |
|align="left"| [[2003 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]] |
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|align="left"| [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |
|align="left"| [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |
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|colspan="7"| Test driver |
|colspan="7"| Test driver |
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! 2004 |
! 2004 |
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|align="left"| [[2004 Formula One |
|align="left"| [[2004 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]] |
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|align="left"| [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |
|align="left"| [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |
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|colspan="7"| Test driver |
|colspan="7"| Test driver |
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! 2005 |
! 2005 |
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|align="left"| [[2005 Formula One |
|align="left"| [[2005 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]] |
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|align="left"| [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]<br />[[McLaren|Team McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |
|align="left"| [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]<br />[[McLaren|Team McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |
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! 2006 |
! 2006 |
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|align="left"| [[2006 Formula One |
|align="left"| [[2006 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]] |
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|align="left"| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams F1 Team]] |
|align="left"| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams F1 Team]] |
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|colspan="7"| Test driver |
|colspan="7"| Test driver |
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! 2007 |
! 2007 |
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|align="left"| [[2007 Formula One |
|align="left"| [[2007 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]] |
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|align="left"| [[AT&T]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] |
|align="left"| [[AT&T]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] |
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!rowspan="2"| 2008 |
!rowspan="2"| 2008 |
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|align="left"| [[2008 Formula One |
|align="left"| [[2008 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]] |
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|align="left"| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda Racing F1 Team]] |
|align="left"| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda Racing F1 Team]] |
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|colspan="7"| Test driver |
|colspan="7"| Test driver |
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!rowspan="2"| 2009 |
!rowspan="2"| 2009 |
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|align="left"| [[2009 Formula One |
|align="left"| [[2009 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]] |
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|align="left"| [[Brawn GP|Brawn GP F1 Team]] |
|align="left"| [[Brawn GP|Brawn GP F1 Team]] |
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|colspan="7"| Test driver |
|colspan="7"| Test driver |
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!rowspan="2"| 2010 |
!rowspan="2"| 2010 |
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|align="left"| [[2010 Le Mans Series |
|align="left"| [[2010 Le Mans Series|Le Mans Series]] |
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|align="left" rowspan=2| [[Peugeot Sport|Team Peugeot Total]] |
|align="left" rowspan=2| [[Peugeot Sport|Team Peugeot Total]] |
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!rowspan="4"| 2011 |
!rowspan="4"| 2011 |
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|align="left"| [[2011 American Le Mans Series |
|align="left"| [[2011 American Le Mans Series|American Le Mans Series]] |
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|align="left" rowspan=4| [[Peugeot Sport|Peugeot Sport Total]] |
|align="left" rowspan=4| [[Peugeot Sport|Peugeot Sport Total]] |
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| NC |
| NC |
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|align="left"| [[2011 Le Mans Series |
|align="left"| [[2011 Le Mans Series|Le Mans Series]] |
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!rowspan="2"| 2012 |
!rowspan="2"| 2012 |
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|align="left"| [[2012 FIA World Endurance Championship |
|align="left"| [[2012 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship]] |
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|align="left" rowspan=2| [[Toyota Motorsport GmbH|Toyota Racing]] |
|align="left" rowspan=2| [[Toyota Motorsport GmbH|Toyota Racing]] |
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!rowspan="2"| 2013 |
!rowspan="2"| 2013 |
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|align="left"| [[2013 FIA World Endurance Championship |
|align="left"| [[2013 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship]] |
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|align="left" rowspan=2| [[Toyota Motorsport GmbH|Toyota Racing]] |
|align="left" rowspan=2| [[Toyota Motorsport GmbH|Toyota Racing]] |
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| 6 |
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!rowspan="2"| 2014 |
!rowspan="2"| 2014 |
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|align="left"| [[2014 FIA World Endurance Championship |
|align="left"| [[2014 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship]] |
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|align="left" rowspan=2| [[Toyota Motorsport GmbH|Toyota Racing]] |
|align="left" rowspan=2| [[Toyota Motorsport GmbH|Toyota Racing]] |
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!rowspan="2"| 2015 |
!rowspan="2"| 2015 |
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|align="left"| [[2015 FIA World Endurance Championship |
|align="left"| [[2015 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship]] |
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|align="left" rowspan=2| [[Toyota Motorsport GmbH|Toyota Racing]] |
|align="left" rowspan=2| [[Toyota Motorsport GmbH|Toyota Racing]] |
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! 2016 |
! 2016 |
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|align=left| [[2016 |
|align=left| [[2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship|IMSA SportsCar Championship]] |
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|align=left| [[Ford Chip Ganassi Racing]] |
|align=left| [[Ford Chip Ganassi Racing]] |
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!colspan="10"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportMagResults>{{cite web|title=Alexander Wurz|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/alexander-wurz/|work=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=MSportStats>{{cite web|title=Alexander Wurz Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/alexander-wurz/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alexander Wurz: Racedriver biography – career and success|url=https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/race-driver-database/biography/alexander-wurz_-_861.html|publisher=Speedsport Magazine|access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref>}}}} |
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! Pts |
! Pts |
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| [[1996 International Touring Car Championship |
| [[1996 International Touring Car Championship|1996]] |
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! [[Joest Racing|Opel Team Joest]] |
! [[Joest Racing|Opel Team Joest]] |
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! [[Opel Calibra|Opel Calibra V6 4x4]] |
! [[Opel Calibra|Opel Calibra V6 4x4]] |
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! 16th |
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!colspan="31"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportStats/><ref>{{cite web|title=Alexander Wurz race results|url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/driver.php?name=Alexander+WURZ|publisher=TouringCars.net|access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref>}}}} |
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! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Points]] |
! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Points]] |
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| {{F1|1997}} |
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! [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |
! [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |
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! [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Benetton B197|B197]] |
! [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Benetton B197|B197]] |
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! 4 |
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| {{F1|1998}} |
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! [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Playlife]] |
! [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Playlife]] |
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! [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Benetton B198|B198]] |
! [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Benetton B198|B198]] |
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! 17 |
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| {{F1|1999}} |
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! [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Playlife]] |
! [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Playlife]] |
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! [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Benetton B199|B199]] |
! [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Benetton B199|B199]] |
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! 3 |
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| {{F1|2000}} |
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! [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Playlife]] |
! [[Mevius|Mild Seven]] [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Playlife]] |
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! [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Benetton B200|B200]] |
! [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Benetton B200|B200]] |
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|rowspan="2"| {{F1|2005}} |
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! [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |
! [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[McLaren]] [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |
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!rowspan="2"| [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4-20|MP4-20]] |
!rowspan="2"| [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4-20|MP4-20]] |
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| [[2005 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]] |
| [[2005 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]] |
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| {{F1|2006}} |
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! [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams F1 Team]] |
! [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams F1 Team]] |
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! [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Williams FW28|FW28]] |
! [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Williams FW28|FW28]] |
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! [[AT&T]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] |
! [[AT&T]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] |
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! [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Williams FW29|FW29]] |
! [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Williams FW29|FW29]] |
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!colspan="25"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportStats/><ref>{{cite web|title=Alexander Wurz – Involvement|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/alexander-wurz/engagement.aspx|work=StatsF1|access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref>}}}} |
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! {{Tooltip|Class<br />Pos.|Class Position}} |
! {{Tooltip|Class<br />Pos.|Class Position}} |
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! {{24hLM|1996}} |
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! [[1996 24 Hours of Le Mans|1996]] |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Joest Racing]] |
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Joest Racing]] |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davy Jones (racing driver)|Davy Jones]]<br />{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Manuel Reuter]] |
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davy Jones (racing driver)|Davy Jones]]<br />{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Manuel Reuter]] |
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |
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! {{24hLM|2008}} |
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! [[2008 24 Hours of Le Mans|2008]] |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot Sport|Team Peugeot]] [[Total S.A.|Total]] |
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot Sport|Team Peugeot]] [[Total S.A.|Total]] |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stéphane Sarrazin]]<br />{{flagicon|PRT}} [[Pedro Lamy]] |
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stéphane Sarrazin]]<br />{{flagicon|PRT}} [[Pedro Lamy]] |
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| 5th |
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! {{24hLM|2009}} |
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! [[2009 24 Hours of Le Mans|2009]] |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot Sport|Team Peugeot]] [[Total S.A.|Total]] |
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot Sport|Team Peugeot]] [[Total S.A.|Total]] |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Brabham]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marc Gené]] |
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Brabham]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marc Gené]] |
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |
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! {{24hLM|2010}} |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot Sport|Team Peugeot]] [[Total S.A.|Total]] |
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot Sport|Team Peugeot]] [[Total S.A.|Total]] |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marc Gené]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anthony Davidson]] |
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marc Gené]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anthony Davidson]] |
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| DNF |
| DNF |
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! {{24hLM|2011}} |
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! [[2011 24 Hours of Le Mans|2011]] |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot Sport]] [[Total S.A.|Total]] |
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot Sport]] [[Total S.A.|Total]] |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anthony Davidson]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marc Gené]] |
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anthony Davidson]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marc Gené]] |
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| 4th |
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! {{24hLM|2012}} |
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! [[2012 24 Hours of Le Mans|2012]] |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toyota Motorsport GmbH|Toyota Racing]] |
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toyota Motorsport GmbH|Toyota Racing]] |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Lapierre]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuki Nakajima]] |
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Lapierre]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuki Nakajima]] |
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| DNF |
| DNF |
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! {{24hLM|2013}} |
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! [[2013 24 Hours of Le Mans|2013]] |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toyota Motorsport GmbH|Toyota Racing]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:28, 8 March 2024
Born | Waidhofen an der Thaya, Lower Austria, Austria | 15 February 1974
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Austrian |
Active years | 1997–2000, 2005, 2007 |
Teams | Benetton, McLaren, Williams |
Entries | 69 (69 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 3 |
Career points | 45 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
First entry | 1997 Canadian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2007 Chinese Grand Prix |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 1996, 2008–2015 |
Teams | Joest Racing, Team Peugeot Total |
Best finish | 1st (1996, 2009) |
Class wins | 2 (1996, 2009) |
Alexander Georg "Alex" Wurz (German pronunciation: [ˌalɛˈksandɐ ˈɡeː.ɐ̯k vʊʁt͡s]; born 15 February 1974) is an Austrian former professional racing driver, driver training expert and businessman. He competed in Formula One from 1997 until 2007, and is also a two-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours.
He is currently under contract to race for the Toyota factory racing team in the WEC (World Endurance Championship). In Formula One, he is a commentator for TV and media, as well as being Williams F1 Team's driver coach,[citation needed] chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association,[1] and occasionally a driver steward.
Career[edit]
Cycling[edit]
Born in Waidhofen an der Thaya, Wurz competed in cycling events in his youth, and won the BMX World Championship in 1986 at the age of 12. In 2000, Wurz started a mountain bike team with his countryman Markus Rainer. The team, Rainer-Wurz.com, is sponsored by sponsors McLaren, Siemens, and Cannondale, and has won the World Cup several times.[citation needed] In the early 2000s, niche bicycle brand Katarga presented a limited edition high-end mountain bike called the Alexander Wurz EVO SL, whose frame prominently featured Wurz's autograph.[2]
Auto racing[edit]
Early career[edit]
Like most Formula One drivers, Wurz's motorsport career began with karting. In 1991, Wurz drove in Formula Ford. In 1993, he switched to the German Formula Three Championship. During his time in Formula 3, Wurz crashed out of the lead at a race at AVUS in 1995 after a collision with the safety car.[3] From 1996, Wurz drove an Opel Calibra for the Joest Racing touring car team in the DTM. Also in 1996, Wurz, together with Davy Jones and Manuel Reuter, won the Le Mans 24 Hours and in so doing became the youngest ever winner of the 24-hour race, a record he still holds.[4]
Formula One[edit]
Benetton (1997–2000)[edit]
Wurz's Formula One debut was on 15 June 1997 at Montreal for Benetton filling in for fellow Austrian Gerhard Berger, who could not race due to illness.[5] Wurz achieved a podium position in his third race (1997 British Grand Prix) before returning to being a test driver upon Berger's return to the cockpit at the German Grand Prix, which Berger won.
Wurz was given a full-time race seat for the 1998 season with Benetton and spent three more seasons at the team, partnered each year by Giancarlo Fisichella. In 1998, he outscored Fisichella by one point to finish joint 7th in the driver's championship together with Heinz-Harald Frentzen. At the 1998 Monaco Grand Prix, he was running second ahead of Michael Schumacher for a brief period, but his hopes of a podium finish were ruined when Schumacher collided with him when tried to pass at Loews hairpin. The collision broke his suspension, causing him to spin off and crash at the Nouvelle Chicane exiting the tunnel.
The 1999 season was a disappointment for both drivers with the uncompetitive B199 (although Fisichella scored a podium in Canada). In the 2000 season, Wurz scored points only at the Italian Grand Prix, while Fisichella scored podium finishes three times. For 2001, Benetton's last season before its transformation into Renault, he was replaced with Jenson Button.
Testing (2001–2006)[edit]
In 2001, Wurz was a test driver for McLaren. In 2002 he was almost promoted as race driver for McLaren to replace Mika Häkkinen but he remained as test driver after Kimi Räikkönen took over.
In April 2005, with Juan Pablo Montoya injured, Wurz drove for McLaren in the 2005 San Marino Grand Prix, finishing fourth in the race, but taking third place after both BAR-Honda drivers were disqualified. This gave him the record for the longest interval between podium finishes at eight years.
Since signing to McLaren as test driver, Wurz had been eager to return to racing. At various times, rumours linked him to a return to a full race seat. In 2003 he was strongly linked to a race seat at Jaguar, where the under-fire Antônio Pizzonia was struggling. However, McLaren were struggling with their abortive new car and blocked the move to retain Wurz as a development driver.[citation needed] Jaguar then decided to give Pizzonia more time to prove himself, before drafting in Justin Wilson.
Williams (2007)[edit]
Wurz signed a deal with WilliamsF1 to become the team's official test and reserve driver at the beginning of 2006. He drove the third car at all Friday sessions in 2006. It was announced on 3 August 2006 that Wurz would replace Mark Webber as a race driver at Williams for the 2007 season. This was Wurz's first full-time race drive since 2000, and his teammate was Nico Rosberg. At the Monaco GP on 27 May 2007, Wurz scored his first points for Williams, finishing in 7th place after qualifying 11th. He came third for the third time in his F1 career at the Canadian Grand Prix on 10 June 2007, having started 19th on the grid in an action packed race. He nearly repeated this at the European Grand Prix, but was unable to overtake Mark Webber at the final chicane. That race turned out to be Wurz's last points finish. On 8 October 2007 he announced his immediate retirement from Formula One, meaning that the 2007 Chinese Grand Prix was his final race.[6] He cited doubts over his own commitment as the main reason for his departure.[7] He was replaced by Williams test driver Kazuki Nakajima for the final race of the 2007 season in Brazil.[8]
Honda and Brawn GP (2008–2009)[edit]
Wurz was the Honda F1 test driver for the 2008 Formula One season,[9] a role he kept when the team became Brawn GP in 2009.[10]
Williams (2012)[edit]
For the 2012 Formula One season, Wurz rejoined the Williams F1 Team, this time to guide the team's inexperienced drivers Bruno Senna and Pastor Maldonado.[11]
Sportscars[edit]
Wurz signed with Peugeot to be part of their driving squad for the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans and he also participated 1000km of Spa in the Le Mans Series.
In 2009, together with Marc Gené and David Brabham, he took outright victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours, driving a works Peugeot.[12] The 13-year gap between Wurz's victories is the largest in the event's history.[4] Together with his victory in 2010 of the 12hrs race of Sebring with Marc Gené and Anthony Davidson and his victory of the 1000 miles race of Road Atlanta with Stéphane Sarrazin and Franck Montagny in 2011 it made him win the 3 big Sportscar Classic Races in a Peugeot 908.[13][14] Wurz continued to race for Peugeot Sport Total through 2010 and 2011, though no further Le Mans wins were forthcoming. In November 2011, Toyota Motorsports confirmed Wurz as one of their factory drivers for the companies planned return to the 24 Heures du Mans in 2012.[15] Wurz will drive their new LMP1 Hybrid Prototype alongside Nicolas Lapierre and Kazuki Nakajima.[16]
Rallycross[edit]
In May 2018 Wurz announced that he would follow in the footsteps of his father by making his competitive rallycross debut at the FIA World Rallycross Championship's World RX of Norway at Lånkebanen the following month, driving a Ford Fiesta Supercar for MJP Racing Team Austria.[17]
Road safety[edit]
Wurz is involved in many projects regarding road safety and driver education and training. In 2006, he and his father founded the company Test and Training International, a leader in the field of road safety and driver training. He also works closely with the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile), since 2011 as an operating partner of the FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy.
Medical car driver[edit]
In the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, Wurz drove the medical car after regular driver Jacques Tropenat fell ill.[18]
Team management[edit]
Team Superfund[edit]
Wurz lodged an entry for his own team into Formula One (announced on 31 May 2009) but the application was unsuccessful. Team Superfund was one of several new applicants hoping to compete in the sport from the 2010 season onwards. It was believed that Wurz would prefer to align the team with an existing constructor based in the UK, perhaps renting space, facilities and staff from its factory, while Superfund takes time to build up its own headquarters, possibly based on existing resources in Austria.[19] The team would have been funded by Christian Baha, the owner of the Superfund Group, and the cars would be powered by Cosworth engines.
Personal life[edit]
Wurz is the second son of former rallycross driver Franz Wurz, who won the European Rallycross Championship in 1974, 1976 and 1982.
Wurz resides in Monaco, is married to Julia Horden and has three sons: Charlie (also a racing driver), Felix and Oscar.[20][21] He used to race with different coloured boots on each foot,[citation needed] but since his return to racing in 2007, he wears matching pairs. On 10 November 2015 Wurz announced via his Twitter that after 20 years he would retire from racing.[22]
Racing record[edit]
Career summary[edit]
Complete International Touring Car Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Pos. | Pts |
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1996 | Opel Team Joest | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 DSQ |
EST 1 10 |
EST 2 8 |
HEL 1 Ret |
HEL 2 9 |
NOR 1 12 |
NOR 2 8 |
DIE 1 9 |
DIE 2 8 |
SIL 1 7 |
SIL 2 4 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 DNS |
MAG 1 10 |
MAG 2 6 |
MUG 1 6 |
MUG 2 9 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 DNS |
INT 1 |
INT 2 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
16th | 43 |
Complete Formula One results[edit]
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† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Sports car racing[edit]
Le Mans 24 Hours results[edit]
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1996 | Joest Racing | Davy Jones Manuel Reuter |
TWR Porsche WSC-95 | LMP1 | 354 | 1st | 1st |
2008 | Team Peugeot Total | Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy |
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | LMP1 | 368 | 5th | 5th |
2009 | Team Peugeot Total | David Brabham Marc Gené |
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | LMP1 | 382 | 1st | 1st |
2010 | Team Peugeot Total | Marc Gené Anthony Davidson |
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | LMP1 | 360 | DNF | DNF |
2011 | Peugeot Sport Total | Anthony Davidson Marc Gené |
Peugeot 908 | LMP1 | 351 | 4th | 4th |
2012 | Toyota Racing | Nicolas Lapierre Kazuki Nakajima |
Toyota TS030 Hybrid | LMP1 | 134 | DNF | DNF |
2013 | Toyota Racing | Nicolas Lapierre Kazuki Nakajima |
Toyota TS030 Hybrid | LMP1 | 341 | 4th | 4th |
2014 | Toyota Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin Kazuki Nakajima |
Toyota TS040 Hybrid | LMP1-H | 219 | DNF | DNF |
2015 | Toyota Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway |
Toyota TS040 Hybrid | LMP1 | 387 | 6th | 6th |
Le Mans Series results[edit]
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
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2010 | Team Peugeot Total | LMP1 | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot HDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) |
LEC | SPA 4 |
ALG | HUN | SIL | 31st | 11 |
2011 | Peugeot Sport Total | LMP1 | Peugeot 908 | Peugeot HDI 3.7 L Turbo V8 (Diesel) |
LEC | SPA1 1 |
IMO | SIL | EST | NC | N/A |
- 1 Driver run for the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, no points awarded for the Le Mans Series.
American Le Mans Series results[edit]
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2010 | Team Peugeot Total | LMP1 | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | SEB 1 |
LNB | MON | UTA | LIM | MID | AME | MOS | PET 2 |
NC | – | [30] |
2011 | Peugeot Sport Total | LMP1 | Peugeot 908 | Peugeot HDI 3.7 L Turbo V8 (Diesel) |
SEB1 8 |
LBH | LIM | MOS | MDO | RDA | BAL | MON | PET1 1 |
NC | N/A | [31] |
- 1 Driver run for the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, no points awarded for the American Le Mans Series.
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup results[edit]
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Peugeot Sport Total | LMP1 | Peugeot 908 | Peugeot HDI 3.7 L Turbo V8 (Diesel) |
SEB 8 |
SPA 1 |
LMS 4 |
IMO | SIL | PET 1 |
ZHU | [32] |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[edit]
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Toyota Racing | LMP1 | Toyota TS030 Hybrid | Toyota 3.4 L V8 (Hybrid) | SEB | SPA | LMS Ret |
SIL 2 |
SÃO 1 |
BHR Ret |
FUJ 1 |
SHA 1 |
3rd | 96 |
2013 | Toyota Racing | LMP1 | Toyota TS030 Hybrid | Toyota 3.4 L V8 (Hybrid) | SIL 4 |
SPA Ret |
LMS 4 |
SÃO | COA | FUJ 1 |
SHA 2 |
BHR Ret |
4th | 69.5 |
2014 | Toyota Racing | LMP1 | Toyota TS040 Hybrid | Toyota 3.7 L V8 (Hybrid) | SIL 2 |
SPA 3 |
LMS Ret |
COA 6 |
FUJ 2 |
SHA 2 |
BHR 1 |
SÃO 4 |
5th | 116 |
2015 | Toyota Racing | LMP1 | Toyota TS040 Hybrid | Toyota 3.7 L V8 (Hybrid) | SIL 4 |
SPA 5 |
LMS 6 |
NÜR 6 |
COA Ret |
FUJ 6 |
SHA 5 |
BHR 3 |
6th | 79 |
Source:[25]
|
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | P | Ford EcoBoost Riley DP | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 Turbo | DAY 5 |
SEB | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | COA | PET | 27th | 27 |
Source:[25]
|
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results[edit]
(key)
Supercar[edit]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WRX | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | MJP Racing Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | BAR | POR | BEL | GBR | NOR 18 |
SWE | CAN | FRA | LAT 18 |
USA | GER | RSA | 29th | 0 |
Source:[25]
|
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External links[edit]
- Official website
- Alexander Wurz career summary at DriverDB.com
- interview: Tyler's Long One: Alex Wurz, interviewer: Graham Tyler Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine,
- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Waidhofen an der Thaya District
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers
- Austrian Formula One drivers
- Benetton Formula One drivers
- McLaren Formula One drivers
- Williams Formula One drivers
- Austrian racing drivers
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- BMX riders
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- German Formula Three Championship drivers
- EFDA Nations Cup drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- Austrian Formula Three Championship drivers
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in England
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- 12 Hours of Sebring drivers
- Sportspeople from Lower Austria
- Walter Lechner Racing drivers
- RSM Marko drivers
- G+M Escom Motorsport drivers
- Team Joest drivers
- Mercedes-AMG Motorsport drivers
- Peugeot Sport drivers
- Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers
- Porsche Motorsports drivers
- Chip Ganassi Racing drivers