Drivers/United Kingdom
David Coulthard
- 1994–2008
- COU
- Born 27 March 1971 in Twynholm
- David Marshall Coulthard
- Starts246247 entries
- Wins135% of starts
- Podiums6225% of starts
- Pole positions1212× started from P1
- Fastest laps18
- Titles0best finish P2
Career numbers
- Avg grid position7.6
- Avg finish5.8
- Retirement rate31%
- Pole-to-win conversion17%
- Positions gained+280
- Points scored535
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak6
- Longest points-scoring streak10
- TeamsWilliams (1994–1995) · McLaren (1996–2004) · Red Bull (2005–2008)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Williams | 8 | 1 | 14 | P8 | |
| 1995 | Williams | 17 | 1 | 8 | 49 | P3 |
| 1996 | McLaren | 16 | 2 | 18 | P7 | |
| 1997 | McLaren | 17 | 2 | 4 | 36 | P3 |
| 1998 | McLaren | 16 | 1 | 9 | 56 | P3 |
| 1999 | McLaren | 16 | 2 | 6 | 48 | P4 |
| 2000 | McLaren | 17 | 3 | 11 | 73 | P3 |
| 2001 | McLaren | 17 | 2 | 10 | 65 | P2 |
| 2002 | McLaren | 17 | 1 | 6 | 41 | P5 |
| 2003 | McLaren | 16 | 1 | 3 | 51 | P7 |
| 2004 | McLaren | 18 | 24 | P10 | ||
| 2005 | Red Bull | 18 | 24 | P12 | ||
| 2006 | Red Bull | 18 | 1 | 14 | P13 | |
| 2007 | Red Bull | 17 | 14 | P10 | ||
| 2008 | Red Bull | 18 | 1 | 8 | P16 |
Every race
247 entries, 246 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entrySpanish Grand Prix 1994DNF · Williams
- First winPortuguese Grand Prix 1995P1 · Williams
- Last winAustralian Grand Prix 2003P1 · McLaren
- Last startBrazilian Grand Prix 2008DNF · Red Bull
All 247 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Häkkinen | 1996–2001 | 20:28 | 30:68 | +0.29% | 293 : 360 | Compare |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2002–2004 | 5:17 | 19:32 | +0.24% | 116 : 160 | Compare |
| Mark Webber | 2007–2008 | 3:12 | 4:31 | +0.39% | 22 : 31 | Compare |
| Christian Klien | 2005–2006 | 10:7 | 16:12 | −0.14% | 31 : 11 | Compare |
| Damon Hill | 1994–1995 | 2:8 | 8:17 | +0.16% | 63 : 131 | Compare |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 2005 | 1:1 | 4:0 | −0.41% | 6 : 1 | Compare |
| Robert Doornbos | 2006 | 1:0 | 1:2 | +0.21% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: David Coulthard came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverstone | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6.4 |
| Monaco | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Albert Park | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Monza | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| José Carlos Pace | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5.3 |
| Magny-Cours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2.9 |
| Estoril | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5.3 |
| Catalunya | 15 | 4 | 6.3 | |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 15 | 2 | 5.6 | |
| Hungaroring | 15 | 5 | 5.3 | |
| Hockenheimring | 14 | 4 | 5.4 | |
| Nürburgring | 13 | 5 | 4.9 | |
| Suzuka | 12 | 4 | 5.1 | |
| Sepang | 10 | 2 | 5.2 | |
| Indianapolis | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| Bahrain | 5 | 12 | ||
| Shanghai | 5 | 9 | ||
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 4 | 6.5 | ||
| İstanbul Park | 4 | 10.3 | ||
| Fuji | 2 | 4 |