David Coulthard

DOB: 27th March 1971

Birthplace: Twynholm, Scotland

Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco

David Coulthard started his racing life from the tender age of 12 in the Scottish Junior Karting Championships. He immediately announced his arrival in motorsports by winning the championship in his first season (1983) and every season onwards until he moved onto the Scottish Open Championship in 1986.

Typically for Coulthard he won the Scottish Open Karting Championship in his first season and also won the British Super Kart 1 Championship! He won the Scottish Open until 1989, when he moved into Formula Ford, the learning ground for a lot of the top drivers.

In his first year of Formula Ford racing Coulthard won the Dunlop/Autosport Championship and the P&O Ferries Junior Championship. Not bad for his debut year! This emphatic start earned him the much coveted McLaren/Autosport Young Driver of the Year 1989 award.

In 1990 Coulthard joined Paul Stewart Racing in the Formula Vauxhall Lotus and also the GM Lotus Euroseries. He achieved a very respectable 4th in the Formula Vauxhall-Lotus an 5th in the GM Lotus Euroseries.

Still with Paul Stewart Racing, Coulthard then moved onto British Formula 3 in 1991 and achieved second place, and in 1992 moved up to Formula 3000 and achieved 9th place. Also in 1992 Coulthard cam first in the Le Mans 24 hour GT class for Jaguar.

While driving in the various classes Coulthard had a couple of test drives for F1 teams. In 1992 he tested in the Benetton Ford team, and in 1993 he tested for Williams Renault. Williams were suitably impressed with DC's test that he became the teams test driver for 1994.

In 1994 Coulthard only entered one Formula 3000 race, finishing second. His break into F1 came in tragic circumstances as he replaced Ayrton Senna after his fatal crash. He went on to compete in the F1 Championship, sharing a seat with Nigel Mansell.

Coulthard got his first full season in 1995, still with Williams. He had a solid year for the team but didn't shine as much as he would have hoped. He finished third in the championship and won the Portuguese GP in Estoril, his first ever F1 victory.

At the end of the 1995 season Williams announced the arrival of Jacques Villeneuve in replacement to Coulthard. So a move to McLaren secured a seat for DC in 1996. However at the time McLaren were struggling.

Below are Coulthard's racing results from the start of his career until the end of 2002.

David Coulthard's Championship Results

Year	Championship	Position
1983-1985	Scotish Junior Kart	1st
1986-1988	Scottish Open Kart	1st
1986-1987	British Super Kart 1	1st
1989	Dunlop/Autosport FF1600	1st
1989	P&O Ferries Junior FF1600	1st
1989	Formula Ford Festival, Brands Hatch	3rd
1989	McLaren/Autosports Young Driver of the Year award	1st
1990	Formula Vauxhall-Lotus	4th
1990	GM Lotus Euroseries	5th
1991	Briish Formula 3	2nd
1991	Marlboro Masters of Formula 3	1st
1991	Euro-Macau-Fuji Formula 3	1st
1992	Euro-Macau-Fuji Formula 3	8th
1992	Formula 3000	9th
1992	Formula 1 (Benetton)	Tested
1993	Formula 3000	3rd
1993	GT Class, Le Mans 24 Hour	1st
1993	Le Mans 24 Hour Overall	15th
1994	Formula 3000 (only one race completed)	9th
1994	Formula 1 (Williams)	Test Driver
1994	Formula 1 (Williams) (8 races)	8th
1995	Formula 1 (McLaren)	3rd
1996	Formula 1 (McLaren)	7th
1997	Formula 1 (McLaren)	3rd
1998	Formula 1 (McLaren)	3rd
1999	Formula 1 (McLaren)	4th
2000	Formula 1 (McLaren)	3rd
2001	Formula 1 (McLaren)	2nd
2002	Formula 1 (McLaren)	5th

David Coulthard's F1 Individual Race Results

1995

Circuit	Grid	Finished	Winner
Interlagos	3rd	2nd	M Schumacher
Buenos Aires	1st	DNF	Damon Hill
Imola	3rd	4th	Damon Hill
Barcelona	4th	DNF	M Schumacher
Monte Carlo	3rd	DNF	M Schumacher
Montreal	3rd	DNF	Jean Alesi
Magny Cours	3rd	3rd	M Schumacher
Silverstone	3rd	3rd	Jonny Herbert
Hockenheim	3rd	2nd	M Schumacher
Hungaroring	2nd	2nd	Damon Hill
Spa	5th	DNF	M Schumacher
Monza	1st	DNF	Jonny Herbert
Estoril	1st	1st	David Coulthard
Nurburgring	DNE		M Schumacher
Aida	1st	2nd	M Schumacher
Suzuka	6th	DNF	M Schumacher
Adelaide	2nd	DNF	Damon Hill

1996

Circuit	Grid	Finished	Winner
Melbourne	13th	DNF	Damon Hill
Interlagos	14th	DNF	Damon Hill
Buenos Aires	9th	7th	Damon Hill
Nurburgring	6th	3rd	J Villeneuve
Imola	4th	DNF	Damon Hill
Monte Carlo	5rd	2nd	Olivier Panis
Barcelona	14th	3rd	M Schumacher
Montreal	10th	DNF	Damon Hill
Magny Cours	7th	4th	Damon Hill
Silverstone	9th	6th	Jonny Herbert
Hockenheim	7th	5th	Damon Hill
Hungaroring	9th	DNF	J Villeneuve
Spa	4th	DNF	M Schumacher
Monza	5th	DNF	M Schumacher
Estoril	8th	13th	J Villeneuve
Suzuka	8th	8th	Damon Hil

1997

Circuit	Grid	Finished	Winner
Melbourne	4th	1st	David Coulthard
Interlagos	12th	10th	J Villeneuve
Buenos Aires	10th	DNF	J Villeneuve
Imola	10th	DNF	H H Frentzen
Monte Carlo	5th	DNF	M Schumacher
Barcelona	3rd	6th	J Villeneuve
Montreal	5th	7th	M Schumacher
Magny Cours	9th	DNF	Damon Hill
Silverstone	6th	4th	J Villeneuve
Hockenheim	8th	DNF	Gerhard Berger
Hungaroring	8th	DNF	J Villeneuve
Spa	10th	DNF	M Schumacher
Monza	6th	1st	David Coulthard
A1 Ring	10th	2nd	J Villeneuve
Nurburgring	6th	DNF	J Villeneuve
Suzuka	11th	10th	M Schumacher
Jerez	6th	2nd	Mika Hakkinen

1998

Circuit	Grid	Finished	Winner
Melbourne	2nd	2nd	Mika Hakkinen
Interlagos	2nd	2nd	Mika Hakkinen
Buenos Aires	1st	6th	M Schumacher
Imola	1st	1st	David Coulthard
Barcelona	2nd	2nd	Mika Hakkinen
Monte Carlo	2nd	DNF	Mika Hakkinen
Montreal	1st	DNF	M Schumacher
Magny Cours	3rd	6th	M Schumacher
Silverstone	4th	DNF	M Schumacher
A1 Ring	14th	2nd	Mika Hakkinen
Hockenheim	2nd	2nd	Mika Hakkinen
Hungaroring	2nd	2nd	M Schumacher
Spa	2nd	7th	Damon Hil
Monza	4th	DNF	M Schumacher
Nurburgring	5th	3rd	Mika Hakkinen
Suzuka	3rd	3rd	Mika Hakkinen

1999

Circuit	Grid	Finished	Winner
Melbourne	2nd	DNF	Eddie Irvine
Interlagos	2nd	DNF	Mika Hakkinen
Imola	2nd	2nd	M Schumacher
Monte Carlo	3rd	DNF	M Schumacher
Barcelona	3rd	2rd	Mika Hakkinen
Montreal	4th	2nd	Mika Hakkinen
Magny Cours	4th	DNF	H H Frentzen
Silverstone	3rd	1st	David Coulthard
A1 Ring	2nd	2nd	Eddie Irvine
Hockenheim	3rd	5th	Eddie Irvine
Hungaroring	3rd	2nd	Mika Hakkinen
Spa	2nd	1st	David Coulthard
Monza	3rd	5th	H H Frentzen
Nurburgring	2nd	DNF	Johnny Herbert
Sepang	3rd	DNF	Eddie Irvine
Suzuka	3rd	DNF	Mika Hakkinen

2000

Circuit	Grid	Finished	Winner
Melbourne	2nd	DNF	M Schumacher
Interlagos	2nd	DIS	M Schumacher
Imola	3rd	3rd	M Schumacher
Silverstone	4th	1st	David Coulthard
Catalunya	4th	2nd	Mika Hakkinen
Nurburgring	1st	3rd	M Schumacher
Monte Carlo	3rd	1st	David Coulthard
Montreal	2nd	7th	M Schumacher
Magny Cours	2nd	1st	David Coulthard
A1 Ring	2nd	2nd	Mika Hakkinen
Hockenheim	1st	3rd	R Barrichello
Hungaroring	2nd	3rd	Mika Hakkinen
Spa	5th	4th	Mika Hakkinen
Monza	5th	DNF	M Schumacher
Indianapolis	2nd	5th	M Schumacher
Suzuka	3rd	3rd	M Schumacher
Sepang	3rd	2nd	M Schumacher

2001

Circuit	Grid	Finished	Winner
Melbourne	6th	2nd	M Schumacher
Sepang	8th	3rd	M Schumacher
Interlagos	5th	1st	David Coulthard
Imola	1st	2nd	R Schumacher
Catalunya	3rd	5th	M Schumacher
A1 Ring	7th	1st	David Coulthard
Monte Carlo	1st	5th	M Schumacher
Montreal	3rd	DNF	R Schumacher
Nurburgring	5th	3rd	M Schumacher
Magny Cours	3rd	4th	M Schumacher
Silverstone	3rd	DNF	Mika Hakkinen
Hockenheim	5th	DNF	R Schumacher
Hungaroring	2nd	3rd	M Schumacher
Spa	9th	2nd	M Schumacher
Monza	6th	DNF	J-P Montoya
Indianapolis	7th	3rd	Mika Hakkinen
Suzuka	7th	3rd	M Schumacher

2002

Circuit	Grid	Finished	Winner
Melbourne	4th	DNF	M Schumacher
Sepang	6th	DNF	R Schumacher
Interlagos	4th	3rd	M Schumacher
Imola	6th	6th	M Schumacher
Catalunya	7th	3rd	M Schumacher
A1 Ring	8th	6th	M Schumacher
Monte Carlo	2nd	1st	D Coulthard
Montreal	8th	2nd	M Schumacher
Nurburgring	5th	DNF	R Barrichello
Silverstone	6th	10th	M Schumacher
Magny Cours	6th	3rd	M Schumacher
Hockenheim	9th	5th	M Schumacher
Hungaroring	10th	5th	R Barrichello
Spa	6th	4th	M Schumacher
Monza	7th	7th	R Barrichello
Indianapolis	3rd	3rd	R Barrichello
Suzuka	3rd	DNF	M Schumacher