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David Coulthard

1994–2008
246
Starts
13
Wins
62
Podiums
12
Poles
0
Titles
535
Points

Season by season

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Season Team ENT R Win Pod Pole Pts WDC
1994 Williams 8 8 0 1 0 14 P8
1995 Williams 17 17 1 8 5 49 P3
1996 McLaren 16 16 0 2 0 18 P7
1997 McLaren 17 17 2 4 0 36 P3
1998 McLaren 16 16 1 9 3 56 P3
1999 McLaren 16 16 2 6 0 48 P4
2000 McLaren 17 17 3 11 2 73 P3
2001 McLaren 17 17 2 10 2 65 P2
2002 McLaren 17 17 1 6 0 41 P5
2003 McLaren 16 16 1 3 0 51 P7
2004 McLaren 18 18 0 0 0 24 P10
2005 Red Bull 19 18 0 0 0 24 P12
2006 Red Bull 18 18 0 1 0 14 P13
2007 Red Bull 17 17 0 0 0 14 P10
2008 Red Bull 18 18 0 1 0 8 P16

Race engineer

Teammates, head to head

most races first · default: both classified
Teammate Qualifying Race Points
Mika Häkkinen '96–'01 31–68 20–28 296 360
Kimi Räikkönen '02–'04 19–32 5–17 116 160
Christian Klien '05–'06 16–14 10–7 32 11
Mark Webber '07–'08 4–31 3–12 22 31
Damon Hill '94–'95 8–17 2–8 63 131
Vitantonio Liuzzi '05 4–0 1–1 6 1
Robert Doornbos '06 1–2 1–0 0 0

Compare with any driver

career records side by side · any era

Teammate Head-to-Head (above) covers same-car seasons only. Compare reaches across any era — pick any driver.

Reliability & consistency

era-dependent · see explanation
30.9% DNF rate 76 in 246 starts
49.2% points-finish rate 121 in 246 starts
P1 best finish
P1 best grid
DNF rate & points-finish rate

DNF rate — "how often did they not finish?"

The share of race starts that ended without a classified finish. Formula: races not finished ÷ race starts × 100. Races the driver did not start are excluded from both sides. A disqualification counts as a finish that scored nothing, not a DNF. Why it sits apart from the era-fair rates: unlike a win or a podium, finishing meant something very different in different eras. Cars in the 1950s–70s broke constantly; modern cars almost always reach the flag. A high DNF rate in 1955 says far more about the machinery than the driver. Comparing two drivers within the same season is meaningful — they faced the same conditions. Across eras it's context, not a verdict.

Points-finish rate — "how often did they score?"

The share of race starts that ended in a points-paying position. Formula: races finished in a scoring position ÷ race starts × 100, using that season's real points system. Why it's era-dependent: the number of positions that pay points has changed repeatedly — the top five scored in 1950, the top ten score today. A modern driver has roughly twice as many scoring positions available for the same relative performance, so a higher percentage doesn't necessarily mean a better driver. Like DNF rate, it's shown as context.