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1998 / DRIVER DOSSIER / Austrian

AlexanderWurz

Benetton

Explore Alexander Wurz's 1998 Formula 1 results, teams, race starts, podiums and championship statistics. Browse other seasons.

CHAMPIONSHIPP8
POINTS17
RACE WINS0
PODIUMS0

The season in numbers.

16 STARTS
BEST FINISHP4
AVERAGE GRID8.8
AVERAGE FINISH9.6
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -13

+3411 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH5
FINISH RATE68.8%
PODIUM RATE0%
RACE POINTS / START1.1Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1Australian8 Mar117+40+1 Lap
ROUND 2Brazilian29 Mar54+13Finished
ROUND 3Argentine12 Apr84+43Finished
ROUND 4San Marino26 Apr5R-140Engine
ROUND 5Spanish10 May54+13Finished
ROUND 6Monaco24 May6R-100Spun off
ROUND 7Canadian7 Jun114+73Finished
ROUND 8French28 Jun105+52+1 Lap
ROUND 9British12 Jul114+73+1 Lap
ROUND 10Austrian26 Jul179+80+1 Lap
ROUND 11German2 Aug711-40Finished
ROUND 12Hungarian16 Aug9R-70Gearbox
ROUND 13Belgian30 Aug11R-60Collision
ROUND 14Italian13 Sept7R-100Gearbox
ROUND 15Luxembourg27 Sept87+10Finished
ROUND 16Japanese1 Nov9900+1 Lap
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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