David Coulthard
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.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=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
Highn=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
Highn=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
Highn=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 samplen=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
Highn=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 samplen=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 samplen=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 samplen=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
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing | 2007–2008 | 5–30 | 11–22 | Battle |
Christian Klien KLN | Red Bull Racing | 2005–2006 | 16–14 | 15–9 | Battle |
Robert Doornbos DOO | Red Bull Racing | 2006 | 2–1 | 1–2 | Battle |
Tonio Liuzzi LIU | Red Bull Racing | 2005 | 4–0 | 2–1 | Battle |
Kimi Raikkonen RAI | McLaren | 2002–2004 | 19–32 | 21–25 | Battle |
Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 1996–2001 | 31–68 | 38–50 | Battle |
Damon Hill HID | Williams | 1994–1995 | 8–17 | 6–16 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Red Bull Racing | — | 14 | DNF | |
| 2008 | Chinese Grand Prix | Red Bull Racing | — | 15 | 10 | |
| 2008 | Japanese Grand Prix | Red Bull Racing | — | 11 | DNF | |
| 2008 | Singapore Grand Prix | Red Bull Racing | — | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 2008 | Italian Grand Prix | Red Bull Racing | — | 13 | 16 | |
| 2008 | Belgian Grand Prix | Red Bull Racing | — | 14 | 11 | |
| 2008 | European Grand Prix | Red Bull Racing | — | 17 | 17 | |
| 2008 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Red Bull Racing | — | 13 | 11 | |
| 2008 | German Grand Prix | Red Bull Racing | — | 10 | 13 | |
| 2008 | British Grand Prix | Red Bull Racing | — | 11 | DNF | |
| 2008 | French Grand Prix | Red Bull Racing | — | 7 | 9 | |
| 2008 | Canadian Grand Prix | Red Bull Racing | — | 13 | 3 | 6 |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Red Bull Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16th |
| 2007 | Red Bull Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10th |
| 2006 | Red Bull Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13th |
| 2005 | Red Bull Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12th |
| 2004 | McLaren | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10th |
| 2003 | McLaren | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 7th |
| 2002 | McLaren | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 5th |
| 2001 | McLaren | 17 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 65 | 2nd |
| 2000 | McLaren | 17 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 73 | 3rd |
| 1999 | McLaren | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 4th |
| 1998 | McLaren | 16 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 56 | 3rd |
| 1997 | McLaren | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 4th |
| 1996 | McLaren | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7th |
| 1995 | Williams | 17 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 3rd |
| 1994 | Williams | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8th |