Giancarlo Fisichella vs Alexander Wurz

1998·

Giancarlo Fisichella edged Alexander Wurz 8–7 in the races and 10–6 in qualifying at Benetton in 1998. Alexander Wurz scored 17 points to 16.

Giancarlo FisichellaAlexander Wurz

10Qualifying6

16 shared races

8Race day7

16 shared races, 1 tied

16Points17

in shared races, as awarded at the time

88Points (today’s rules)86

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 2/0
Poles: 1/0
Retirements: 5/5
Best finish: P2/P4
Avg. grid: 7.1/8.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Giancarlo Fisichella and Alexander Wurz
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alexander Wurz	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	7/11	Broken wing	P7	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	7/5	P6	P4	1 / 3
3	3Argentine Grand Prix	10/8	P7	P4	0 / 3
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	10/5	Spun off	Engine	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	4/5	Collision	P4	0 / 3
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	3/6	P2▲	Spun off	6 / 0
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	4/11	P2▲	P4	6 / 3
8	8French Grand Prix	9/10	P9	P5	0 / 2
9	9British Grand Prix	10/11	P5	P4	2 / 3
10	10Austrian Grand Prix	1/17	Collision	P9	0 / 0
11	11German Grand Prix	8/7	P7	P11▼	0 / 0
12	12Hungarian Grand Prix	8/9	P8	Gearbox	0 / 0
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	7/11	Collision	Collision	0 / 0
14	14Italian Grand Prix	11/7	P8	Gearbox	0 / 0
15	15Luxembourg Grand Prix	4/8	P6	P7	1 / 0
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	10/9	P8	P9	0 / 0
	Average finish		P6.2	P6.2

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Giancarlo Fisichella / Alexander Wurz.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Giancarlo Fisichella and Alexander Wurz in other seasons

Other seasons in which Giancarlo Fisichella and Alexander Wurz were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2000	Benetton	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Alexander Wurz	13–4	9–8	18–2
1999	Benetton	Giancarlo Fisichella vs Alexander Wurz	13–3	9–7	13–3

Giancarlo Fisichella’s career Alexander Wurz’s career Benetton 1998 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.