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David Coulthard is a 41 year old British former F1 driver who last drove for Red Bull-Renault in 2008.
He was born on March 27th 1971 in Dumfries. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Williams-Renault during the 1994 Grand Prix of Spain. Coulthard was active for 15 consecutive seasons between 1994 and 2008. He scored 535 points in 247 races. During his career Coulthard achieved 13 wins and 62 podiums. His last race was the the 2008 Grand Prix of Brazil.
He was born on March 27th 1971 in Dumfries. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Williams-Renault during the 1994 Grand Prix of Spain. Coulthard was active for 15 consecutive seasons between 1994 and 2008. He scored 535 points in 247 races. During his career Coulthard achieved 13 wins and 62 podiums. His last race was the the 2008 Grand Prix of Brazil.
| Name: | David Coulthard |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | March 27th 1971 (41) |
| Birthplace: | Dumfries | Races: | 247 races |
| Total points: | 535 points |
| Wins: | 13 wins |
| Podiums: | 62 podiums | Pole positions: | 12 poles |
| Retirements: | 77 retirements |
| First race: |  1994 Spain |
| Last race: |  2008 Brazil |
| First win: |  1995 Portugal |
| Age first win: | 24 years, 5 months, 28 days |
David Coulthard by year
| All years | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
| 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
| 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 |
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Overall stats: David Coulthard
| #1 | Best Finish | David Coulthard |  | 1 (13x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | David Coulthard | | 1 (12x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | David Coulthard | | 4 (2x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | David Coulthard | | 1 (4x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | David Coulthard | | 1 (4x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | David Coulthard | | 1 (4x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | David Coulthard | | 1 (16x) |
Wins
Pole positions
Best practice 1
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2005 | 18 | Suzuka | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | Melbourne | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 4 |
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2003 | 2 | Sepang | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Friday practice | 1 |
| 2003 | 6 | A1-Ring | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Friday practice | 1 |
| 2003 | 11 | Silverstone | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Friday practice | 1 |
| 2003 | 12 | Hockenheim | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Friday practice | 1 |
Best saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2004 | 17 | Suzuka | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Saturday practice 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 17 | Suzuka | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Saturday practice 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | Sepang | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Saturday practice 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7 | Monte Carlo | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Saturday practice 2 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4 | Imola | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Qualifying | 1 |
| 2001 | 7 | Monte Carlo | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Qualifying | 1 |
| 2000 | 6 | Nurburgring | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Qualifying | 1 |
| 2000 | 11 | Hockenheim | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 | Buenos Aires | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1998 | 4 | Imola | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1998 | 7 | Montreal | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | Buenos Aires | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1995 | 12 | Monza | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1995 | 13 | Estoril | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1995 | 14 | Nurburgring | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1995 | 15 | TI Aida | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| #1 | Worst Finish | David Coulthard | | 18 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | David Coulthard | | 22 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | David Coulthard | | 27 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | David Coulthard | | 28 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | David Coulthard | | 20 (8x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | David Coulthard | | 28 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | David Coulthard | | 22 (1x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2008 | 3 | Bahrain | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 18 |
Worst qualifying
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Qualified |
| 2006 | 6 | Catalunya | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | 22 |
Worst practice 1
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2006 | 14 | Istanbul | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | 27 |
Worst practice 2
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2006 | 14 | Istanbul | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | 28 |
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2006 | 14 | Istanbul | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | Friday practice 2 | 28 |
Worst saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2006 | 6 | Catalunya | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | Qualifying | 22 |
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 2008 Red Bull Racing 2007 Red Bull Racing 2006 Red Bull Racing 2005 Red Bull Racing 2004 West McLaren Mercedes 2003 West McLaren Mercedes 2002 West McLaren Mercedes 2001 West McLaren Mercedes 2000 West McLaren Mercedes 1999 West McLaren Mercedes 1998 West McLaren Mercedes 1997 West McLaren Mercedes 1996 Marlboro McLaren Mercedes 1995 Rothmans Williams Renault 1994 Rothmans Williams Renault | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2:39 Didn't Q2:14 | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3:11 Didn't Q3:43 |
Ranking: David Coulthard
| #24 | Average practice result | David Coulthard |  | 11.41 place | |
| #14 | Average qualifying result | David Coulthard | | 7.71 place | |
| #49 | Average race points | David Coulthard | | 3.17 points | |
| #4 | Most points finishes | David Coulthard | | 121 finishes | |
| #515 | Average race result | David Coulthard | | 5.83 place | |
| #67 | Ratio avoidable retirements | David Coulthard | | 0.4 retirements | |
| #3 | Most avoidable retirements | David Coulthard | | 31 retirements | |
| #3 | Most race laps | David Coulthard | | 12394 laps | |
| #194 | Oldest driver | David Coulthard | | 37 years, 7 months, 6 days | |
| #4 | Most races | David Coulthard | | 247 races | |
| #79 | Youngest driver | David Coulthard | | 23 years, 2 months, 2 days | |
| #139 | Biggest gain in race | David Coulthard | | 15 places gained | |
| #22 | Start from P1 | David Coulthard | | 12 starts | |
| #12 | Most retirements | David Coulthard | | 77 retirements | |
| #7 | Most podiums | David Coulthard | | 62 podiums | |
| #9 | Most points | David Coulthard | | 535 points | |
| #19 | Most wins | David Coulthard | | 13 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 22 | Mark Webber | 10.84 |
| 23 | Olivier Panis | 11.16 |
| 24 | David Coulthard | 11.41 |
| 25 | Nelsinho Piquet | 11.49 |
| 26 | Jarno Trulli | 11.92 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 12 | Mika Hakkinen | 7.42 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | 7.56 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | 7.71 |
| 15 | Robert Kubica | 7.8 |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | 7.94 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 47 | Denny Hulme | 3.18 |
| 48 | Peter Collins | 3.17 |
| 49 | David Coulthard | 3.17 |
| 50 | Bruce McLaren | 3.11 |
| 51 | Gerhard Berger | 3.1 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 138 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 128 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | 121 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 110 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 100 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 513 | Jacky Ickx | 5.89 |
| 514 | Keke Rosberg | 5.85 |
| 515 | David Coulthard | 5.83 |
| 516 | Elio de Angelis | 5.8 |
| 517 | Peter Revson | 5.76 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 65 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 0.4 |
| 66 | Eddie Irvine | 0.4 |
| 67 | David Coulthard | 0.4 |
| 68 | Emanuele Pirro | 0.4 |
| 68 | Gregor Foitek | 0.4 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 1 | Andrea de Cesaris | 36 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | 32 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | 31 |
| 4 | Ukyo Katayama | 30 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | 29 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | 15728 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 15064 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | 12394 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | 11595 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 11509 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 192 | Graham Whitehead | 37 years, 8 months, 7 days |
| 193 | Andre Simon | 37 years, 8 months, 3 days |
| 194 | David Coulthard | 37 years, 7 months, 6 days |
| 195 | Giulio Cabianca | 37 years, 6 months, 16 days |
| 196 | Conny Andersson | 37 years, 6 months, 5 days |
| Driver | Races | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 272 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | 257 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | 247 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | 241 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 231 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 77 | Scott Speed | 23 years, 1 month, 16 days |
| 78 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 23 years, 1 month, 25 days |
| 79 | David Coulthard | 23 years, 2 months, 2 days |
| 80 | Roberto Guerrero | 23 years, 2 months, 7 days |
| 81 | Mike Hawthorn | 23 years, 2 months, 12 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 136 | Timo Glock | 15 |
| 136 | Nelsinho Piquet | 15 |
| 136 | David Coulthard | 15 |
| 136 | Ralf Schumacher | 15 |
| 136 | Narain Karthikeyan | 15 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 19 | Jacques Villeneuve | 13 |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | 13 |
| 22 | David Coulthard | 12 |
| 22 | Gerhard Berger | 12 |
| 24 | Jochen Rindt | 10 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | 80 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 80 |
| 12 | David Coulthard | 77 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | 75 |
| 13 | Niki Lauda | 75 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 63 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | 62 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | 62 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | 60 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | 59 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | 579 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | 543 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | 535 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | 488 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | 485.5 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 16 | Graham Hill | 14 |
| 16 | Jack Brabham | 14 |
| 19 | David Coulthard | 13 |
| 19 | Alberto Ascari | 13 |
| 21 | Sebastian Vettel | 12 |
| #31 | Average practice result | David Coulthard | | 13.7 place | |
| #24 | Average qualifying result | David Coulthard | | 13.36 place | |
| #26 | Average race points | David Coulthard | | 1 points | |
| #20 | Average race result | David Coulthard | | 9.94 place | |
| #15 | Ratio avoidable retirements | David Coulthard | | 0.53 retirements | |
| #19 | Most points finishes | David Coulthard | | 11 finishes | |
| #6 | Most avoidable retirements | David Coulthard | | 9 retirements | |
| #18 | Most race laps | David Coulthard | | 2578 laps | |
| #18 | Most races | David Coulthard | | 53 races | |
| #50 | Youngest driver | David Coulthard | | 34 years, 11 months, 13 days | |
| #5 | Oldest driver | David Coulthard | | 37 years, 7 months, 6 days | |
| #14 | Biggest gain in race | David Coulthard | | 15 places gained | |
| #33 | Start from P1 | David Coulthard | | 0 starts | |
| #1 | Youngest win | Sebastian Vettel | | 21 years, 2 months, 11 days | |
| #5 | Oldest win | David Coulthard | | ||
| #7 | Most retirements | David Coulthard | | 17 retirements | |
| #20 | Most points | David Coulthard | | 36 points | |
| #33 | Most wins | David Coulthard | | 0 wins | |
| #17 | Most podiums | David Coulthard | | 2 podiums |
| Driver | Place | |
| 29 | Kamui Kobayashi | 13.58 |
| 30 | Romain Grosjean | 13.62 |
| 31 | David Coulthard | 13.7 |
| 32 | Sergio Perez | 13.78 |
| 33 | Sebastien Bourdais | 14.2 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 22 | Vitaly Petrov | 12.77 |
| 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | 13.21 |
| 24 | David Coulthard | 13.36 |
| 25 | Sergio Perez | 13.67 |
| 26 | Nelsinho Piquet | 13.93 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 24 | Nelsinho Piquet | 1.12 |
| 25 | Alexander Wurz | 1.08 |
| 26 | David Coulthard | 1 |
| 27 | Jacques Villeneuve | 0.88 |
| 28 | Paul di Resta | 0.67 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 18 | Ralf Schumacher | 9.68 |
| 19 | Jacques Villeneuve | 9.75 |
| 20 | David Coulthard | 9.94 |
| 21 | Alexander Wurz | 10.08 |
| 22 | Paul di Resta | 10.33 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 12 | Scott Speed | 0.55 |
| 14 | Jenson Button | 0.53 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | 0.53 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | 0.5 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | 0.5 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | 12 |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | 11 |
| 18 | David Coulthard | 11 |
| 20 | Ralf Schumacher | 10 |
| 21 | Sebastien Buemi | 9 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | 9 |
| 4 | Nelsinho Piquet | 9 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | 9 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 8 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | 7 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 2864 |
| 17 | Timo Glock | 2737 |
| 18 | David Coulthard | 2578 |
| 19 | Michael Schumacher | 2246 |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | 1987 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 61 |
| 17 | Timo Glock | 54 |
| 18 | David Coulthard | 53 |
| 19 | Michael Schumacher | 40 |
| 20 | Sebastien Buemi | 39 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 48 | Narain Karthikeyan | 34 years, 2 months, 13 days |
| 49 | Jacques Villeneuve | 34 years, 11 months, 3 days |
| 50 | David Coulthard | 34 years, 11 months, 13 days |
| 51 | Pedro de la Rosa | 35 years, 4 months, 22 days |
| 52 | Michael Schumacher | 37 years, 2 months, 9 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | 38 years, 10 months, 25 days |
| 4 | Luca Badoer | 38 years, 7 months, 5 days |
| 5 | David Coulthard | 37 years, 7 months, 6 days |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 36 years, 9 months, 18 days |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | 36 years, 9 months, 4 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 11 | Timo Glock | 15 |
| 11 | Nelsinho Piquet | 15 |
| 11 | David Coulthard | 15 |
| 15 | Lewis Hamilton | 14 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | 14 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 15 | Nelsinho Piquet | 0 |
| 15 | Sebastien Bourdais | 0 |
| 15 | David Coulthard | 0 |
| 15 | Takuma Sato | 0 |
| 15 | Anthony Davidson | 0 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 21 years, 2 months, 11 days |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 22 years, 5 months, 3 days |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | 23 years, 6 months, 1 day |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | 24 years, 7 months, 11 days |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | 25 years, 4 months, 2 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | 33 years, 11 months, 5 days |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 33 years, 2 months, 5 days |
| 5 | David Coulthard | |
| 6 | Jenson Button | 30 years, 2 months, 30 days |
| 7 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | 18 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | 17 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | 17 |
| 8 | Heikki Kovalainen | 16 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | 15 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | 44 |
| 19 | Kamui Kobayashi | 42 |
| 20 | David Coulthard | 36 |
| 21 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 26 |
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 25 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 13 | Nelsinho Piquet | 0 |
| 13 | Sebastien Bourdais | 0 |
| 13 | David Coulthard | 0 |
| 13 | Takuma Sato | 0 |
| 13 | Anthony Davidson | 0 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | 4 |
| 16 | Timo Glock | 3 |
| 17 | David Coulthard | 2 |
| 17 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | 1 |
David Coulthard versus teammates
Qualifying duel
Points duel
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