Jean Alesi
French · 1989–2001
VS

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