Alexander Wurz

Alexander Wurz is a former Formula One driver who competed for , and between and in three separate stints in the sport. He also tested for is and in .
Wurz' best season result in F1 came in his first full season in 1998, when he finished 8th in the Drivers' World Championship with Benetton. It was during this season, at the where a suspension failure caused a huge accident in which Wurz hit the Nouvelle Chicane barrier head-on at high speed after emerging from the tunnel with no front wheels. Wurz was not seriously hurt in the incident and was able to compete at the following race.
He crashed a McLaren when testing the car at Paul Ricard.
While not racing in F1, Wurz had competed in six runnings of the Le Mans 24 Hours, securing Class victories in 1996 and 2009.
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==Formula One Career==
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year	Entrant 	Team	WDC Pts. 	WDC Pos. 	Report
 	Mild Seven Benetton Renault 	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	Report
 	Mild Seven Benetton Renault 	 	4 	14th 	Report
 	Mild Seven Benetton Renault 	 	17 	8th 	Report
 	Mild Seven Benetton Renault 	 	3 	13th 	Report
 	Mild Seven Benetton Renault 	 	2 	15th 	Report
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	
 	West McLaren Mercedes Team McLaren Mercedes	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	Report
 	West McLaren Mercedes Team McLaren Mercedes	 	6 	17th 	Report
 	Williams F1 Team 	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	
 	AT&T Williams 	 	13 	11th 	Report
 	Honda Racing F1 Team 	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	
 	Brawn GP F1 Team 	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	
===Career Statistics===
===Career Results===
*† Did not finish, but still classified as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Notes==
Category:Austrian Drivers
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Category:1974 births
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Category:1997 Début Drivers
 
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