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Key facts
- Born
- Alexander Georg Wurz , ( 1974-02-15 ) 15 February 1974 (age 52) , Waidhofen an der Thaya , Lower Austria, Austria
- Spouse
- Julia Horden ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 )
- Children
- 3, including Charlie and Oscar
- Nationality
- Austrian
- Active years
- 1997 – 2000 , 2005 , 2007
- Teams
- Benetton , McLaren , Williams
- Entries
- 69 (69 starts)
- First entry
- 1997 Canadian Grand Prix
- Last entry
- 2007 Chinese Grand Prix
- Categorisation
- FIA Platinum
- Years active
- 2012 – 2015
- Best season finish in the championship s
- 3rd in 2012 ( LMP1 )
- Participating years span years
- 1996 , 2008 – 2015
- Best finish
- 1st ( 1996 , 2009 )
- Class wins
- 2 ( 1996 , 2009 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Waidhofen an der Thaya
- Father
- Franz Wurz
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Romy
- Sport
- cycle sport
- Member of team
- Benetton Formula
- Official website
- www.wurz.com
- Image
- Alexander Wurz 2013 WEC Silverstone.jpg
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- Alexander Wurz
- date of birth
- 1974-02-15
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- Alexander Wurz
- social media followers
- 87033
- points for
- 45
- number of wins
- 0
- pole positions
- 0
- podium finishes
- 3
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 94
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexander Georg Wurz ( German pronunciation: [ˌalɛˈksandɐ ˈɡeː.ɐ̯k vʊʁt͡s]; born 15 February 1974) is an Austrian former racing driver, motorsport executive and businessman, who competed in Formula One between 1997 and 2007. In endurance racing, Wurz is a two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1996 and 2009 with Joest and Peugeot, respectively.
Amongst several test driver roles, Wurz competed at 69 Grands Prix across six seasons with Benetton, McLaren, and Williams; he achieved three podiums. Since his retirement, he has been a commentator for television, as well as chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association. and occasionally a driver steward.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alexander Wurz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.