Formula 1 driver · 1994–2008

David Coulthard

NationalityBritain BritainBorn27 Mar 1971CodeCOTNumber9Last teamRed Bull Racing
Starts246
Wins13
Podiums62
Poles12
Points535
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=247 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
85-162
pole rate
4.9%
front row rate
15.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=219 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
94-125
avg finish delta when both classified
-0.765

Positions Gained

High
n=169 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
1.68
expectation adjusted
-0.07

Finishing

High
n=246 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
68.7%
teammate classification rate
68.4%
retirements
77

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
3.868

Team Points Share

High
n=180 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
535
team points
1229
points per start
2.175

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Red Bull Racing2007–20085–3011–22Battle
Red Bull Racing2005–200616–1415–9Battle
Red Bull Racing20062–11–2Battle
Red Bull Racing20054–02–1Battle
McLaren2002–200419–3221–25Battle
McLaren1996–200131–6838–50Battle
Williams1994–19958–176–16