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Alexander Wurz

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Wurz is the 313th most popular racing driver (up from 351st in 2019), the 827th most popular biography from Austria (up from 841st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Austrian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Alexander Wurz ranks 313 out of 1,080. Before him are Richard Petty, Mauro Baldi, Bertrand Gachot, Johnny Claes, André Simon, and Mário de Araújo Cabral. After him are Roberto Mieres, Daniel Ricciardo, Fabrizio Meoni, David Murray, George Abecassis, and Cliff Allison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Alexander Wurz ranks 102. Before him are Charlotte Perrelli, Murat Yakin, Dušan Petković, Joel Edgerton, Flávio Conceição, and Àlex Corretja. After him are Benoît Magimel, Julian Castro, Taribo West, Chloë Sevigny, Giorgio Marengo, and Costinha.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Alexander Wurz ranks 827 out of 1,424. Before him are Mihály Pollack (1773), Josef Abel (1764), Trude Beiser (1927), Hans Mock (1906), Robert Körner (1924), and Ernst Haas (1921). After him are Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger (1795), Walter Zeman (1927), Richard Wettstein (1863), Eva Janko (1945), Robert Sara (1946), and Matthias Kaburek (1911).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Austria

Among racing drivers born in Austria, Alexander Wurz ranks 9. Before him are Helmut Marko (1943), Gerhard Berger (1959), Helmuth Koinigg (1948), Harald Ertl (1948), Franz Tost (1956), and Karl Wendlinger (1968). After him are Jo Gartner (1954), Dieter Quester (1939), Hans Binder (1948), Otto Stuppacher (1947), Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg (1997), and Christian Klien (1983).

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