Alexander Wurz

Austrian · 1997–2007
VS

Jean Alesi

French · 1989–2001
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
3
Qualifyingahead
2
1
Alexander Wurz · Jean Alesi
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.048s
Alexander Wurz faster by the median gap over 3 sessions
1997 −0.048s 3
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
31 21
52 shared
Qualifying H2H
36 16
52 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P8
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 1
1997 P4 1998 P8 1999 P13
Teammate battle by season
0
3
1997
Career totals
Alexander Wurz Jean Alesi
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
0
2
Podiums
3
32
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
45
241
Starts
69
202
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alexander Wurz Jean Alesi
Win rate
0%
0.5%
Podium rate
4.3%
15.8%
Pole rate
0%
1%
Points / start
0.7
1.2
Avg grid
P12.2
P9.0
Avg finish
P11.4
P11.3
Finish rate
68.1%
59.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Alexander Wurz Jean Alesi
Overtakes
546
719
Overtakes / race
8.3
7.6
Places lost
392
523
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Alexander Wurz Jean Alesi
Mechanical retirements
10
52
Crash retirements
12
30
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1997
Debut season
1989
First win
1995 · aged 31
First pole
1994
First title
P3
Best finish
P1
+0.7
Avg places gained
-2.2
Season points trajectory
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Alexander Wurz Jean Alesi
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alexander Wurz Jean Alesi
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 5 · P1
WUR 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 5 · P1 Jean Alesi
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
WUR 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2
WUR 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2
WUR 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2
WUR 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2
WUR 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
WUR 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
WUR 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Jean Alesi
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
WUR 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
WUR 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
WUR 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3
WUR 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P3
WUR 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
WUR 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9
WUR 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9 Jean Alesi
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10
WUR 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10 Jean Alesi
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7
WUR 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 Jean Alesi
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P7
WUR 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P7 Jean Alesi
Team history
Alexander Wurz
BEN
Benetton 1997–2000McLaren 2005Williams 2007
Jean Alesi
FER
Tyrrell 1989–1990Ferrari 1991–1995Benetton 1996–1997Sauber 1998–1999Prost 2000Jordan 2001Prost 2001
19892007
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).