Alexander Wurz
Austrian · 1997–2007
VS

Nico Rosberg
German · 2006–2016
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
10
Qualifyingahead
1
15
Alexander Wurz · Nico Rosberg
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.521s
Nico Rosberg faster by the median gap over 16 sessions
2007 +0.521s 16
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
6 — 10
16 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 — 15
16 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
3
P8
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
2007 P9
Teammate battle by season
6
10
2007
Career totals
Alexander Wurz Nico Rosberg
Championships
0
1
Wins
0
23
Poles
0
30
Podiums
3
57
Fastest laps
0
20
Career points
45
1,594.5
Starts
69
206
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alexander Wurz Nico Rosberg
Win rate
0%
11.2%
Podium rate
4.3%
27.7%
Pole rate
0%
14.6%
Points / start
0.7
7.7
Avg grid
P12.2
P6.9
Avg finish
P11.4
P8.3
Finish rate
68.1%
85.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Alexander Wurz Nico Rosberg
Overtakes
546
1,583
Overtakes / race
8.3
7.9
Places lost
392
1,574
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 Nico Rosberg
Mechanical retirements
10
15
Crash retirements
12
14
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
2006
—
First win
2012 · aged 26
—
First pole
2012
—
First title
2016 · aged 31
P3
Best finish
P1
+0.7
Avg places gained
-1.3
Season points trajectory
1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015
Alexander Wurz Nico Rosberg
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alexander Wurz Nico Rosberg
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P6 3 · 4 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 2 · 5 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 4 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 3 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 2 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P13 1 · 3 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 3 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P9
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P11
Team history
Alexander Wurz
BEN
Benetton 1997–2000McLaren 2005Williams 2007
Nico Rosberg
WIL
MER
Williams 2006–2009Mercedes 2010–2016
19972016
Alexander Wurz → Nico Rosberg → Compare others
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).